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Chris Marchese is a first-chair trial lawyer who has handled patent infringement cases across a wide range of technologies, successfully leading both jury and bench trials, and has extensive experience with all aspects of patent litigation. 

In more than 30 years of practice, Chris has litigated and tried utility and design patent, trademark, and trade dress cases in federal courts as well as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). He has extensive experience in the U.S. district courts of the Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California, leading dozens of cases in these courts. He has first-chaired jury trials in the Central and Southern Districts of California, representing both plaintiffs and defendants and securing favorable verdicts in numerous cases. 

Chris has led litigation matters ranging from the most complex to simpler and smaller cases. He works with clients to manage their cases effectively and efficiently and guides them through all stages of litigation to obtain favorable outcomes. Known for his depth of knowledge in patent damages law, Chris frequently helps clients navigate their options and mitigate exposure in complex or unique damages issues. In addition to patent, trademark, and trade dress litigation, Chris also represents clients in commercial litigation (including trade secrets, unfair competition, data theft, and fraud) and in matters involving inter partes review and ex parte reexamination.  

As a complement to his litigation practice, Chris also performs patent portfolio analyses for clients, has prepared and prosecuted numerous patent and trademark applications, and has handled trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.  

Chris’s technical expertise and knowledge extends to a wide variety of technologies that include:

Software   Video, image, and audio processing   Wireless communications   Semiconductors and integrated circuitry   Computer networking   Medical and mechanical devices   Chemistry and cleantech   A thought leader in the area of patent damages, Chris co-authored a 1999 comprehensive treatise on patent damages that is updated annually and has been cited by the Federal Circuit in Astrazeneca AB v. Apotex Corp., Asetek Danmark a/s v. CMI USA Inc., and Lucent v. Gateway, as well as by numerous U.S. district courts. He has participated in panel discussions, given speeches and seminars around the country, and co-authored a blog on patent damages. In addition, he has written numerous law review articles on subjects that include patent damages and federal jurisdiction. Chris’s articles have been cited by the Federal Circuit and U.S. district courts.  

Chris is also active in pro bono matters. He is on the board of directors for California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) and has handled a range of matters referred to the firm by CLA.  

Chris was an adjunct professor of law from 2012 to 2015 at the University of San Diego, where he taught a course on patent litigation.

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Patent infringement cases

BOA v. MacNeill (S.D. Cal.) – Defended the MacNeill defendants in a four-patent competitor case involving rotary dial shoe lacing systems; case settled favorably after claim construction. 

Scramoge v. Anker (C.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Anker in three-patent case involving wireless chargers; case settled after IPRs filed.  

HID Global v. WaveLynx (D. Del. and D. Colorado) – Lead counsel for HID in multi-patent competitor case, which settled after about one year of litigation and a stipulated transfer to Colorado District Court.  

Ameristar v. RSA (D. Del.) – Lead counsel for Ameristar in DJ patent action filed in Delaware; IPR was filed, and case settled.  

UPL v. Tide International (USA) et al. (C.D. Cal.) – Represented Tide in defense of chemical patent asserted by UPL; case dismissed after successful IPR.  

Lead counsel for an international manufacturer of electronic test equipment in a series of litigation matters involving oscilloscope hardware and software. The opposing party dismissed the ITC case in which it had asserted patents, and the parties proceeded on our client’s offensive patent case in the district court case. That offensived district court case settled at the end of fact discovery. (C.D. Cal., ITC) 

First-chair for a maker of optical electronics and its customer in one jury trial and second-chair in another jury trial in Los Angeles involving digital camera technology. These cases were part of global litigation that ultimately settled.  

Columbia Sportswear v. Seirus Innovative Accessories (D. Or. and S.D. Cal.) – First chair for Seirus in jury trial in San Diego obtaining a verdict invalidating Columbia’s asserted utility patent. Federal Circuit affirmed invalidity of the utility patent, reversed summary judgment of infringement for an asserted design patent, and remanded the case for a new trial on the design patent. 

Crypto Research v. ASSA ABLOY & HID Global (E.D.N.Y.) – Lead counsel for defendants in three-patent case related to cryptography.  

CH2O v. Meras & Houweling’s (C.D. Cal.) – First-chair for CH2O in jury trial involving chemical technology for treating irrigation systems, obtaining verdict of willful infringement and $12.5M in damages.  

Yodlee v. Plaid (D. Del.) – Represented Yodlee in competitor case involving multiple computer software patents. Settled shortly before trial.  

ViXS adv. Entropic, DirecTV, Wistron, and CyberTan (S.D. Cal., ITC) – Represented ViXS in district court and the ITC actions, in which eight patents were asserted, including patents related to the MoCA standard. Settled favorably for ViXS.  

LG adv. Sony (C.D. Cal., S.D. Cal., ITC) – Represented LG against Sony in global patent litigation, involving more than 20 patents in the Southern and Central Districts of California. Technologies and products included televisions, Blu-ray, cellular telephones, telecommunications, personal computers, and PlayStation.  

Raytheon AST v. Teledyne Paradise Datacom and ViaSat (N.D. Cal.) – Represented ViaSat and Teledyne Paradise Datacom in five-patent competitor case involving satellite modems and cancellation technology.  

Multimedia Patent Trust v. Microsoft No. 06-CV-0684 H (S.D. Cal.) – Represented Microsoft against video compression patent asserted by MPT, seeking more than $400 million in damages. Jury returned verdict of no infringement and awarded no damages.  

Lucent and MPT v. Microsoft No. 07-CV-2000 H (S.D. Cal.) – Represented Microsoft against patents asserted by Lucent/MPT, seeking nearly $1 billion in damages. Jury returned a verdict of no infringement and invalidity and awarded no damages for the video patent.  

Lucent v. Microsoft No. 02-CV-2060 B consolidated with 03-CV-0699 B and 03-CV-1198 B (S.D. Cal.) – Defended Microsoft in multi-part lawsuit. In one part, Lucent claimed Microsoft infringed three speech compression patents. Obtained dismissal of two speech patents, one during fact discovery, and the other after completion of expert discovery. Summary judgment granted on third speech patent (Lucent had sought more than $170 million in damages). Federal Circuit affirmed (525 F.3d 1200). In another part, Lucent claimed MP3 software infringed three audio compression patents. Obtained dismissal of one audio patent during fact discovery.  

District court overturned jury verdict of $1.5 billion on remaining two patents. Federal Circuit affirmed (2008 WL 4349326). Named by IP Law & Business to “Top 10 Litigation Wins” of 2008.  

National Law Journal’s 2009 “Appellate Hot List”: Predicate Logic v. Distributive Software (S.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Predicate Logic in patent infringement action on software patent. Obtained complete reversal in Federal Circuit of district court decision invalidating claims. Reported at 544 F.3d 1298. Case settled after remand.  

National Law Journal’s 2000 “Top Defense Victories”: Bellcore v. FORE Systems (D. Del.) – Defended FORE against assertion of four patents relating to telecommunications technology, including ATM and Ethernet. Bellcore dismissed two patents after expert discovery. On eve of jury trial involving damages claim for more than $200M, court issued favorable Markman ruling on the two remaining patents, resulting in judgment for FORE. Named top defense victory by National Law Journal in 2000.  

Design patent/trademark/trade dress/unfair competition/commercial cases  

Represented multiple defendants in a copyright, trademark, and unfair competition case involving the secondary ticket market. Case settled during discovery. 

FiveStar v. Local Bounti (C.D. Cal.) – Represented plaintiff FiveStar in trade dress case involving ready-made salads. Case settled late in fact discovery. 

Armadillo v. In Dime We Trust and In Dime We Trust v. Armadillo (M.D. FL) – Lead counsel for Armadillo in two actions involving trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, breach of contract, copyright, and other claims related to electric guitars; defeated preliminary injunction motion after full-day evidentiary hearing in Tampa courthouse.  

Lead counsel for an independent filmmaker in a pro bono contract, fraud, and false advertising case in Los Angeles Superior Court regarding an independent feature film; case settled after more than two years of litigation. 

Columbia Sportswear v. Seirus Innovative Accessories (D. Or. and S.D. Cal.) – First chair for Seirus in two jury trials in San Diego involving a design patent. First trial is discussed above. Also first chair in the second trial in San Diego, in which Seirus won defense verdict of no infringement. 

Columbia Sportswear v. Seirus Innovative Accessories (D. Or. and S.D. Cal.; RICO and fraud action) – Lead counsel for Seirus defending against RICO and fraud claims; successfully moved under Rule 12 to win dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction in Oregon, and the Oregon court transferred the remaining defendants to San Diego; case settled.  

Wooden Camera adv. RED.COM (S.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Wooden Camera in design patent, trade dress, and unfair competition case involving camera accessories.  

USP v. Innotek (S.D. Cal.) – Lead counsel for Innotek in two separate actions involving allegations of design patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition. Cases settled favorably for Innotek. 

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