Albert Shih ASSOCIATE

Litigation Palo Alto

FOCUS AREAS EXPERIENCE

Albert Shih is an associate in the Palo Alto oﬀice of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Litigation where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. He has litigated Patent Litigation more than 25 patent cases before federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, including a $31 million judgment obtained for his client in the ﬁeld of telecommunication protocol. He also regularly advises clients on company intellectual property strategy, technology transactions, licensing negotiation, FRAND-rate setting for standard-essential patents, and patent prosecution matters.

Prior to law school, Albert was a design engineer at Intel, where he taught courses at Intel University on chipset design. His ﬁeld experience and knowledge allow him to understand and appreciate the unique business and technical perspective associated with leaders and innovators in the ﬁeld of mobile telecommunication protocol, baseband processor, liquid crystal display, semiconductor fabrication, digital signal processors, digital receivers and tuners, image sensors, Internet security software, and various digital and analog circuit designs.

Educated in Taiwan and Singapore in his early years, Albert is ﬂuent in Mandarin Chinese.

CREDENTIALS

Education J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Associations and Memberships Member, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association Member, Asia Paciﬁc Intellectual Property Association Member, International Trade Commission Trial Lawyer Association

Honors Named to the 2015-2018 editions of the "Rising Stars" list published by Northern California Super Lawyers

Admissions State Bar of California U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan U.S. Patent and Trademark Oﬀice

Notable Matters

Epistar Corporation v. Lowes Companies, Inc. (C.D. California). Represented plaintiff Epistar Corporation against Lowe's Companies in a five-patent case relating to LED designs. Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (N.D. California and D. Delaware). Represented defendant OmniVision Technologies against Godo Kaisha IP Bridge in a 10-patent case relating to image sensors. LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. v. AU Optronics (D. Delaware). Represented counterclaim plaintiff AU Optronics against competitor LG Display in a 13-patent case relating to the design of LCD panels. Collabo Innovations, Inc. v. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (D. Delaware). Represented defendant OmniVision Technologies against Collabo Innovations in a five-patent case relating to image sensors. MaxLinear v. Silicon Labs (S.D. California). Represented declaratory plaintiff MaxLinear in a 20-patent competitor case against Silicon Labs. Silicon Labs asserted that MaxLinear hybrid TV tuners infringed numerous Silicon Labs patents. Panavision v. Omnivision (C.D. California). Represented defendant Omnivision in a competitor patent case. SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. v. Yuneec International Co., Ltd. (C.D. California). Represented plaintiff DJI in a competitor patent case. Bandspeed, Inc. v. MediaTek USA, Inc. (W.D. Texas). Represented defendant MediaTek against plaintiff Bandspeed in a patent case relating to communication protocol. Advanced Display Technologies v. HTC (E.D. Texas). Represented defendant HTC against plaintiff Advanced Display Technologies in a patent case relating to the design of LCD panels. Eidos Display, LLC et al v. AU Optronics Corporation et al. (E.D. Texas). Represented defendant AU Optronics Corporation in a patent case relating to the design of LCD panels. Sampo IP, LLC v. Salesforce.COM, Inc. (E.D. Virginia). Represented defendant Salesforce in a patent case relating to Internet communications. Cascades Computer Innovation, LLC v. HTC Corporation. Represented defendant HTC in a patent case relating to software compilers. Raytheon Company v. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (E.D. Texas). Represented defendant OmniVision in a patent case relating to manufacturing techniques. Multiplayer Network Innovations, LLC v. Tencent Holdings Limited, and Tencent America LLC (E.D. Texas). Represented defendant Tencent in a patent case relating to game systems. Sasken Communication Technologies Limited vs. Spreadtrum Communications Inc. et al. (JAMS). Represented plaintiff Sasken Communication Technologies in an arbitration against Spreadtrum Communications. In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Including Monitors, Televisions, and Modules, and Components Thereof (Inv. No. 337-TA-749). Represented respondent AU Optronics in a patent case relating to liquid crystal displays. In the Matter of Certain Flat Panel Display Devices, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-793). Represented complainant AU Optronics in a patent case relating to liquid crystal displays. In the Matter of Certain Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof (ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-800). Represented complainant InterDigital in a patent case relating to telecommunication protocol. In the Matter of Certain Devices with Secure Communication Capabilities, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same (Inv. No. 337-TA-858). Represented complainant InterDigital in a patent case relating to telecommunication protocol.

CLIENTS

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AU Optronics InterDigital Cyntec Technology Marvell Semiconductor DJI MaxLinear Epistar Corporation MediaTek HTC OmniVision Technologies Salesforce.com

INSIGHTS

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"Diminishing Claim Vitiation Limitation to the Doctrine of Equivalents," Law Journal Newsletters: The Intellectual Property Strategist, May 2013 "Netlist Veriﬁcation - A Static Approach to Timing Veriﬁcation," Intel Design Test and Technology Conference, May 2004

Select Speaking Engagements

“Damage Exposure/Risk for Non-U.S. Business Activities,” Wilson Sonsini Podcast, October 2020 "The Challenges Of Enforcing And Defending Patents In The United States," 2018 Developments in Patent Practice in the United States and Taiwan, and its Impact to Your Patent Strategy, Taipei, Taiwan, November 27, 2018 "Generating Leverage and Momentum for the Enforcement and Monetization of Your Company's Patent Program," 2016 Developments in Patent Practice in the United States and Taiwan, and its Impact to Your Patent Strategy, Taipei, Taiwan, November 30, 2016 "Best Practices for ITC Investigations," Symposium on Intellectual Property Crimes and Combating Counterfeiting for People's Republic of China Ministry of Commerce, Los Angeles, California, February 3, 2015 Host, 2011 Symposium on Patent Litigation and Antitrust Issues for Taiwanese Technology Companies, Hsinchu, Taiwan, September 6, 2011