Deanna Kwong

Deanna Kwong is resident in our Silicon Valley office practicing in the areas of litigation and intellectual property.  Previously, she was resident in our San Francisco office.

Representative Matters

• Representation of Huawei Technologies in trade secret lawsuits against Motorola Solutions involving wireless base station technology.
• In the Matter of Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Systems, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, Investigation No. 337-TA-775 (U.S. International Trade Commission).  Representation of multiple respondents in patent infringement litigation involving 802.11n wireless devices, resulting in complainant withdrawing its complaint.
• Defense of LendingTree, LLC in patent infringement litigation concerning on-line financial services.
• Defense of DVD authoring software manufacturer in patent infringement litigation involving patents on recording video onto disk.
• Co-authorship of amicus brief in In re Seagate Technology, LLC.
• Defense of online dating services companies in patent infringement suit involving web-based database systems.
• Member of trial team in the defense of a Fortune 500 food company in a patent infringement suit.
• Defense of pharmaceuticals corporation in litigation involving authorized generics and alleged violations of California antitrust laws.
• Intellectual property counsel on the IPO, related debt financings, and spin-off of the chemical business of a global energy company.
• Defense of manufacturer in patent infringement litigation concerning LCD technologies.

Honors and Rankings

• Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award, The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (2012)
• Northern California Rising Stars, Intellectual Property Litigation (2009-2012)

Pro Bono

• Successfully briefed and argued a Ninth Circuit appeal seeking reversal of the dismissal of an alien's habeas petition, which challenged the procedures through which an immigration judge had ordered him removed from the country.
• Co-authored amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court case Horne v. Flores, Case Nos. 08-289 & 08-294, on behalf of The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and over twenty additional nonprofit organizations whose mission is to advocate on behalf of or provide direct services to Asian American and other immigrant communities in various jurisdictions across the United States.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Board of Directors
• ABTL Leadership Development Committee (2009-2010)
• Intellectual Property Organization, Software & Business Methods Committee (2010); Damages & Injunctions Committee Member (2009); Damages & Injunctions Committee Member (2008); Patent Law (US) Committee Member (2007); Patent Law (US) Committee Member (2006); and Damages Committee Member (2005).
• San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
• American Bar Association

Publications and Speeches

• "Nine Unanswered Questions After In re Seagate Technology LLC," Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal (April 2008), Co-Author
• "Willfulness and Privilege after In re Seagate," SFIPLA (2007), Author
• "Managing Litigation Risks," ACI Corporate Counsel's Guide to Software Patents Seminar (2006)