Tyler Gee focuses his practice on patent prosecution, strategic patent portfolio development and technology licensing with an emphasis on electrical and computer related technologies. Mr. Gee's practice also focuses patent litigation in federal courts and the International Trade Commission as well as copyright, trademark, antitrust and other complex commercial and intellectual property litigation. He has experience in copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as applied to software and operating systems. Mr. Gee has represented companies in a broad range of technologies and industries, including computer hardware and software, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), semiconductors and semiconductor packaging and eCommerce. Before joining the firm, Mr. Gee was a judicial extern for Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, where he focused on patent issues including Markman hearings and the Northern District's Patent Local Rules. Professional & Community Activities San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, Member Bar Association of San Francisco, Member Industries Semiconductors & Electronics; Technology & Software; Consumer Products & Retail Publications 28 September 2010, Ninth Circuit Finds Autodesk Software Licensed, Not Sold Source: Townsend IP Update, Articles 09 June 2008, Supreme Court Opinion in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. Source: Townsend IP Update, Articles |