Professional Biography

Grant E. Kinsel Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3516

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3516

    GKinsel@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

Patent Litigation

IoT, RFID, Tracking and Mapping Methods, Devices and Systems

Axcess International, Inc. v. TransCore LP

RFID-based remote monitoring systems.

Microsoft Corporation v. Geotag, Inc.

Mapping products and services.

Microsoft Corporation v. LBS Innovations LLC, et al.

Web-based mapping products and services.

LBS Innovations LLC v. Microsoft Mobile

Mobile mapping products.

Single Chips Systems v. TransCore Inc.*

Radio Frequency Identification systems.

TransCore Inc. v. Electronic Transaction Corporation*

Radio Frequency Identification systems.

Williams Wireless Technology Inc. v. Rockwell Collins Inc., et al.*

UHF and VHF flight data transmission systems.

Cloud and Internet Services, Content Provision, Encryption and Digital Rights Management

Zitovault, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al.

Cloud encryption and security.

Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Internet content provision.

Multiplayer Network Innovations, LLC v. Nintendo of America, et al.

Multiplayer network protocols.

Digital Media Technologies, Inc. v. Netflix, Inc., et al.

Digital rights management.

Guardian Media Technologies, Ltd. v. Acer America Corporation

Parental control systems.

Guardian Media Technologies, Ltd. v. Coby Electronics Corporation

Parental control systems.

American Video Graphics L.P. v. Electronic Arts Inc.*

3-D modeling technologies.

Speech Recognition and Optical Character Recognition

Microsoft Corporation v. Phoenix Solutions

Speech recognition and natural language processing.

Potter Voice Technologies, LLC v. Google, Inc., et al.

Associative searching for speech recognition.

Nuance Communications v. ABBYY USA Software House*

Optical character recognition technology.

Semiconductors, LEDs and MEMS

Triton Tech of Texas, LLC v. Nintendo of America Inc.

Mems-gyroscopes and accelerometer technologies.

Thorner v. Microsoft Corporation

Haptic feedback devices and methods.

Shared Memory Systems, LLC v. Apple

Graphics processing systems and methods.

Harvatek Corporation v. Cree, Inc.

LED design.

e.Digital Corporation v. Sanyo North America*

Flash ROM memory systems.

In re Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing LP*

Interactive call processing technology.

Optics and Audio Systems

ThinkOptics, Inc. v. Nintendo of America Inc., et al.

Optics-based direct-pointing devices and methods.

Scalar v. Celestron*

Night vision systems.

Crest Audio, Inc. v. QSC, LLC

Use of DSPs in audio amplifiers.

Shure Incorporated v. ClearOne

Beam microphone and DSP systems.

SyncPoint Imaging LLC v. Nintendo of America Inc., et al

Optics-based pointing systems.

Design Patents, Toys, Lighting Systems and Sporting Goods

Daimler AG v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Design patents.

Juno Manufacturing, LLC v. Nora Lighting, Inc.

Recessed lighting systems.

Quintal Research v. Nintendo of America Inc.

Handheld computing devices.

Clark v. The Walt Disney Co.

Electronic art work.

Spiegel v. Pro Performance Sports LLC

Football tees.

Patent Category Co. v. Target Stores, et al.*

Self-erecting structures.

JAKKS Pacific Inc. v. Imperial Toy Company*

Elastomeric gels.

Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

Allergan Inc. v. Pharmacia Corporation*

Ophthalmic solutions.

Optivus v. Ion Beam Applications, S.A.*

Proton beam therapy systems.

 

* Prior firm experience

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Washington
  • California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Education

  • UCLA School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1994
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Philosophy, 1991