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Grace Wang

Partner, Intellectual Property

Overview

Grace Wang, Ph.D. is a partner in the Intellectual Property practice of Paul Hastings in New York.

Dr. Wang leverages her Ph.D. in electrical engineering to aggressively represent technology companies in IP litigation in federal district courts and the International Trade Commission. She leads teams on the technical merits of IP litigations and was a critical member on two ITC trial teams for Google that achieved complete victories on technology related to artificial intelligence software and consumer products. Dr. Wang is also known for her expertise in post-grant patent proceedings at the PTAB, where she is ranked as the fourth overall best performing attorney in the nation. 

Representations

  • ParkerVision, Inc. v. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (W.D. Tex.). Defending Realtek against patent infringement claims related to down-conversion technology.
  • Jawbone Innovations LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc. (W.D. Tex. and PTAB). Defending Meta against patent infringement claims related to noise suppression technology, and asserting IPR challenges to Jawbone’s patents.
  • Meta Platforms Inc. v. Eight KHz (PTAB). Representing Petitioner Meta in IPR proceedings that obtained institutions challenging Eight KHz patents related to spatial audio technology.
  • Resmed Corp. v. New York University (PTAB). Represented Petitioner Resmed in seven IPR proceedings challenging NYU patents related to CPAP machines. Final decisions in all IPR proceedings held all claims (>100) unpatentable.
  • EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC (N.D. Cal., W.D. Tex., ITC, and PTAB). Defending Google Inc. against 17 patents asserted against Nest Thermostats. Obtained two ITC trial victories on 5 patents based on invalidity and non-infringement, obtained non-infringement in a jury verdict and invalidated a patent at summary judgment in W.D. Tex., and invalidated multiple patents at the PTAB. 
  • Square Inc. v. AnywhereCommerce (PTAB). Represented Petitioner Square in six IPR proceedings challenging AnywhereCommerce patents related to mobile payment technology. Final decisions in all IPR proceedings held all claims (>100) unpatentable.
  • Topcon Healthcare v. Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. (PTAB). Represented Carl Zeiss Meditec as patent owner in an IPR proceeding related to ophthalmology software, prevailing at institution decision with a full denial of the IPR petition.
  • CosmoKey v. Cisco Systems (D. Del., Fed. Cir., PTAB). Represented CosmoKey as patent owner for multi-factor authentication technology, obtained a reversal of a finding of patent ineligibility on appeal, and prevailed at institution decision with full denial of two IPR petitions.
  • Regents of the University of California v. Walmart (ITC). Defended Walmart against patent infringement claims relating to filament LEDs. Complainant voluntarily dismissed Walmart after motions for summary determination.
  • Biotronik, Inc. v. W.H. Wall Family Holding (N.D. Ga.). Defended Biotronik against patent infringement claims related to stent technology.

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property


Languages

Englisch


Admissions

United States Patent & Trademark Office

New York Bar


Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D.

Harvard Law School, J.D.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S.E.E.