Amanda Tessar

Sisvel v. Cradlepoint

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Currently serving as lead counsel for Cradlepoint in two related suits brought by Sisvel relating to alleged SEP cellular (2G, 3G, and LTE) technologies. First case originally involved 12 patents, six of which have been dismissed. The second case involves nine patents, for a total of 15 mostly unrelated patents currently in dispute.

EVS Codec Technologies, LLC v. Huawei Device USA, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 
Lead counsel for Huawei in a patent case related to audio codecs. Successfully settled.

Trimble Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC

U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Currently serving as lead counsel for Trimble in 15-patent dispute relating to geofencing and electronic tracking technologies, involving both declaratory judgment and dueling infringement suits, as well as a pending appeal before the Federal Circuit.

Analog Devices, Inc. & Hittite Microwave v. MACOM

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Lead counsel in defending MACOM against patent infringement and trade secret claims relating to power amplifiers and crosspoint switches. Case successfully settled.

Confidential IP Arbitrations

AAA and ICC
Lead counsel in eight separate arbitrations for three different clients over the past few years relating to contractual disputes involving patent and other IP issues, including supplier/foundry indemnity disputes, supplier/packaging contractor indemnity disputes, and alleged breaches of warranties relating to payment systems and pharmaceuticals in the acquisitions context.

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. v. Infineon Technologies AG, et al.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Lead counsel for MACOM in competitor breach of license and patent infringement case relating to GaN-on-Si RF semiconductor technologies for cellular base stations, including for 5G and LTE networks. Won preliminary injunction against Infineon, which was affirmed in main part on appeal. Case settled favorably.

Tellus Fit, LLC v. Fitbit, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Lead counsel for Fitbit in patent case relating to wearable GPS technologies. Settled favorably.

Optical Measurement Systems, LLC v. Broadcom Corporation

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Lead counsel for Broadcom in patent case involving memory technologies. Secured complete walk-away from plaintiff, who dismissed claims with prejudice.

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. v. Laird Technologies, Inc.

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Lead counsel for MACOM in competitor patent case relating to GPS modules. Won preliminary injunction against Laird’s infringement.

Vantage Point Technology v. Broadcom

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented Broadcom in connection with infringement claims brought by Vantage Point relating to ARM processors.

Enfish LLC v. Microsoft Corp., Fiserv, Inc., Intuit Inc., Sage Software, Inc., & Jack Henry & Assocs., Inc.

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Represented Microsoft, Fiserv, Intuit, and Jack Henry in connection Enfish’s assertion of two database patents. Argued prevailing summary judgment motion relating to 112(f) invalidity issues. Settled favorably.

Bruckbauer v. LeMans

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Represented LeMans in connection with infringement claims relating to motorcycle bleed valves. Settled favorably.

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. v. Gigoptix

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Lead counsel for MACOM in competitor patent case relating to high-speed optical communication devices. Settled favorably.

Norman IP v. Lexmark v. Broadcom

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Defended Broadcom against third-party claims by Xerox for indemnity, contribution, and breach of an alleged warranty against infringement. Claims voluntarily withdrawn by Xerox after motion to dismiss filed.

BIAX v. Motorola, Cisco, Ricoh, and Brother

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Represented Motorola Mobility and nonparty Broadcom Corporation in connection with infringement claims relating to MIPS processors. Settled favorably.

Wyncomm v. System 76

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Defended System 76 against infringement claims relating to patents alleged to cover WiFi. Settled favorably.

Novelpoint Tracking v. CNH America

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented CNH America and its supplier in connection with claims relating to GPS devices. Settled favorably.

DietGoal Innovations v. QIP Holder LLC

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented Quiznos in connection with infringement claims relating to its website calorie counter. Settled favorably.

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips & Products Containing The Same (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-753)

Represented Broadcom Corporation in an investigation filed by Rambus Inc. relating to digital signal transmissions and memory controller technologies. Case was tried in October of 2011 and settled favorably shortly thereafter.

Rambus Inc. v. Broadcom Corporation

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Lead counsel for Broadcom Corporation in 19-patent case relating to memory controller and digital signaling technologies. Settled favorably.

In re Wellbutrin Xl Antitrust Litigation*

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Defended Biovail Corporation against claims of sham patent litigation arising from Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) litigation relating to extended-release pharmaceutical technology for bupropion hydrochloride.

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Package Size and Products Containing the Same (III) ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-630*

Represented complainant Tessera Technologies Inc. from start to finish in investigation against 18 respondents—which comprised a large portion of the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) industry—relating to semiconductor packaging technology. Argued motions and handled witnesses at trial.

Tessera Inc. v. A-Data Technology Co., et al.*

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Represented Tessera Inc. in patent case against 18 defendants relating to semiconductor packaging technology.

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Package Size and Products Containing the Same ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-605*

Represented complainant Tessera Inc. in investigation against seven respondents relating to semiconductor packaging technology. Assisted with successful appeal to the Federal Circuit.

In re Rembrandt Technologies LLP Patent Litigation*

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Defended Cablevision Systems Corporation in patent infringement case relating to cable modems and Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) technology.

In re Ditropan XL Antitrust Litigation*

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Defended Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. affiliate Alza Corporation against claims of sham patent litigation and Walker Process fraud arising from ANDA litigation relating to extended-release pharmaceutical technology for oxybutynin chloride.

Israel Bio-Engineering Project v. Amgen Inc., et al.*

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Represented intervenor Serono S.A. (now Merck Serono S.A.) in complex patent ownership and infringement case relating to tumor necrosis factor binding protein. Case resolved favorably through summary judgment, which was affirmed on appeal.

In re Columbia University Patent Litigation*

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Represented Columbia in declaratory judgment action brought by Amgen Inc. relating to the pioneering Axel patents relating to contransformation (a method for introducing foreign Deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA} into eukaryotic cells). Settled favorably.

* Prior experience