James F. Valentine

ROY-G-BIV Corp. v. FANUC Ltd., et al.*

Represented defendants in a patent infringement action involving motion control systems and software.

Stormedia LLC v. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), et al.*

Represented Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in a multidefendant patent litigation involving disc drives and helped negotiate early settlement after initial invalidity contentions.

Intel Corporation v. Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.*

Represented Intel in a patent infringement action relating to semiconductor manufacturing technology. Settled favorably.

Business Objects, S.A. v. MicroStrategy Inc.*

Defended MicroStrategy against charges of infringement of a relational database patent. Obtained summary judgment of noninfringement. Business Objects, S.A. v. MicroStrateg Inc., 381 F. Supp.2d 1107 (N.D. Cal. 2005). Obtained Rule 36 summary affirmance on appeal (CAFC Appeal No. 05-1540, Sept. 13, 2006).

Sanyo Energy (USA) Corp. v. BYD Company Limited & BYD America Corp.*

Defended BYD in a patent infringement action over lithium ion battery technology. The matter was settled favorably on eve of trial after favorable rulings on pretrial motions.

Business Objects, S.A. v. MicroStrategy Inc.*

Obtained a favorable claim construction ruling which led to summary judgment of noninfringement. Business Objects, S.A. v. MicroStrategy Inc., 280 F. Supp.2d 1000 (N.D. Cal. 2003); see also Business Objects, S.A. v. MicroStrategy Inc., 393 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

In the Matter of Certain Data Storage Systems and Components Thereof*

Represented complainant EMC Corporation in an International Trade Commission investigation concerning patents over data storage system technology. The matter was settled favorably.

Intel Corporation v. VIA Technologies Inc.*

Represented Intel in multiple patent infringement actions alleging infringement of semiconductor chipset patents. The matter was settled favorably. (N.D. Cal. 2001).

Gripple Limited v. Quiedan Company Inc.*

Represented Gripple Ltd. in an action alleging infringement of a patent on a wine trellising device. The matter was settled shortly after Gripple obtained a preliminary injunction.

Intel Corporation v. Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.*

Represented Intel in a patent infringement action relating to flash EEPROM technology. The matter was settled favorably. (N.D. Cal. 1998-99).

John Kucharczyk v. The Regents of the University of California*

Defended the University of California against a challenge to its multibillion-dollar research and patent licensing program.  The action involved patents relating to imaging contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.  Obtained summary judgment in an opinion establishing a more deferential review of the university’s licensing decisions.  Kucharczyk v. The Regents of the University of California, 946 F. Supp. 1419 (N.D. Cal. 1996); see also Kucharczyk v. The Regents of the University of California, 48 F. Supp.2d 964 (N.D. Cal. 1999).

Jerome R. Singer v. The Regents of the University of California*

Second-chaired court and jury trials for the University of California in a licensing dispute involving MRI patents.  Singer v. The Regents of the University of California, 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1035 (S.F. Sup. Ct. 1996).  This was the first case to implement a more deferential review of university licensing decisions. Singer v. The Regents of the University of California, 1996 WL 775106 (Cal. App. Super. 1996).

Visto Corp. v. Seven Networks Inc.; Seven Networks Inc. v. Visto Corp.; Visto Corp. v. Smartner Information Systems, Ltd.; Seven Networks International OY v. Visto Corp.*

Visto Corp. v. Seven Networks Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2005-2007); Seven Networks Inc. v. Visto Corp. (E.D. Tex. 2005-2007); Visto Corp. v. Smartner Information Systems, Ltd. (E.D. Tex. 2005-2007); Seven Networks International OY v. Visto Corp. (N.D. Cal. 2007).Defended Seven and Smartner against charges of infringement of email patents.  Settled after an injunction stayed a pending appeal and reexaminations of patents were granted.

* Prior Experience