Laura E. Muschamp

Laura E. Muschamp is a partner in the firm’s San Diego office.  Her practice emphasizes litigation in the area of electrical engineering.  She has litigated cases involving memory devices, power conversion circuits, analog-to-digital converters, microprocessors, communication protocols, semiconductor process technology, packaging, malware, and internet business models.

Representative Matters

• 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 2011). Represent leading technology companies in patent infringement litigation involving MIMO wireless communication systems.
• Finisar Corporation v. Source Photonics, Inc. et al., Case No. CV 10-00032 (N.D. Cal.2010). Represented Source Photonics in patent infringement involving fiber optic components used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks.
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 3:08-CV-0986-SI (N.D. Cal. 2008). Represent Samsung Electronics Co. in patent litigation involving various technologies including memory devices, process technology and microprocessors. 
• Barracuda Networks, Inc. v. Trend Micro, Inc., Case No. CV-08-04369-RGK (CW) (C.D. Cal. 2008). Represented Trend Micro, Inc. in patent litigation involving the detection and control of malware. 
• O2 Micro International Ltd. v. Beyond Innovation Technology, Case 2:04-cv-00032 (E.D. Tex. 2004). Represented BiTEK, on remand, in claim construction proceedings in patent litigation involving DC-to-AC converters.
• Analog Devices Inc. v. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Case No. 01 CvS 10614 (North Carolina 2001).   Represented Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. in trade secret litigation involving analog-to-digital converters; successfully argued against issuance of a preliminary injunction and the litigation subsequently settled.

Honors and Rankings

• Southern California Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation (2008)
• San Diego Best Attorneys (2008)
  

Memberships and Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Arizona
• San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association