Hector G. Gallegos

Partner

Washington D.C., (202) 887-6920

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Education

Loyola Marymount University (BSEE, 1984)
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Loyola Marymount University (M.S.E.E., 1988)
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University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 1994)

Practices

Patent Litigation

Intellectual Property Litigation

Trials

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
District of Columbia

Hector Gallegos is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Gallegos represents companies in intellectual property litigation and other high technology disputes. Mr. Gallegos has represented foreign and domestic companies in patent litigation in U.S. District Courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and before the International Trade Commission. He also counsels clients in support of licensing of intellectual property rights worldwide.

Mr. Gallegos was formerly head of the firm’s Los Angeles litigation department. His substantial experience includes a broad range of complex business litigation involving copyright infringement, software development disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition. Mr. Gallegos also has considerable experience with government contracts in the defense procurement area, and has represented clients in connection with government investigations under the federal False Claims Act.

Active in several professional organizations, Mr. Gallegos served on the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association’s Committee on Local Patent Rules for the Central District of California. He is a frequent speaker on intellectual property issues both in the U.S. and internationally. He has also served on the UCLA Law Alumni Board, and is a Trustee of the Mexican American Bar Foundation. From 2009 to 2012 Mr. Gallegos served on the Board of Commissioners for the Los Angeles Convention Center. Mr. Gallegos also maintains an active pro bono practice and, in 2000, was awarded the Pro Bono Civil Liberties Award by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California.

Mr. Gallegos holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he devoted seven years to an engineering career with Hughes Aircraft Company, where he developed specific expertise in the areas of computer hardware and software architecture, communication systems, digital and analog electronics, and digital signal processing.

EPOS Technologies, Ltd. v. Pegasus Technologies, Ltd.

(District of the District of Columbia). Won summary judgment of non-infringement in a declaratory relief patent action involving digital ultrasound pen technology.

In re Certain Electronic Imaging Devices

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-850). Counsel for Huawei Technologies in patent infringement case involving mobile imaging technology used in handsets, tablets, and other mobile devices.

Amado v. Microsoft Corporation

(Central District of California, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit). Secured jury verdict for an individual inventor in a software patent infringement trial against Microsoft Corporation. Judgment of infringement was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Norton v. Norton

(Los Angeles County Superior Court). Won a favorable decision in a protracted trial involving software development and copyright ownership, brand value, executive compensation, and business valuation.

Xilinx Inc. v. Altera Corporation

(Northern District of California, International Trade Commission, 337-TA-441). Successfully defended Altera Corporation in patent infringement trials in district court and the International Trade Commission involving programmable logic devices. The district court granted judgment to Altera, and a favorable settlement was reached before a post-trial decision was rendered by the judge in the ITC action.

Centillion Data Systems v. Qwest Corporation, et al.

(Southern District of Indiana, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit). Prevailed on summary judgment of patent noninfringement involving telephone billing systems. Case is pending after a Federal Circuit appeal.

Computer Cache Coherency Corporation v. Intel Corporation

(Northern District of California, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit). Prevailed on summary judgment of patent noninfringement involving interface circuits in multiprocessor systems. Affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

Angeion Corporation v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

(District of Minnesota). Prevailed on summary judgment of patent infringement involving implantable defibrillator technology, and subsequently obtained a $35 million settlement.