Karl Kramer is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Kramer’s practice concentrates on complex commercial litigation and trials, with a particular focus on intellectual property matters, including patent litigation and negotiations for high-technology clients. He has handled cases for clients in a broad range of technology industries, including computers, networking and semiconductors. Mr. Kramer has represented numerous corporations in intellectual property disputes and trials, including Altera, EchoStar, Denon Electronics, Fujitsu, Sanyo Electric, Synaptics and Toshiba. Mr. Kramer has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in district courts throughout the U.S. and before the International Trade Commission.
Mr. Kramer is routinely listed in San Francisco Magazine as one of Northern California’s Super Lawyers in Intellectual Property Litigation and is listed in Best Lawyers in America 2012-2014. He is a member of the intellectual property sections of the American Bar Association and California Bar Association.
Mr. Kramer received his B.A., cum laude, from Lawrence University and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he served as notes and comments editor of the Wisconsin Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Intellectual Ventures v. Altera Corporation et al
(District of Delaware). Lead counsel for Altera in patent infringement action relating to programmable gate array patents.
Altera v. MOSAID
(Northern District of California). Lead trial counsel for Altera in patent infringement action relating to circuit technology.
Toshiba v. Imation et al.
(Western District of Wisconsin). Lead trial counsel for Toshiba in case involving DVD disk technology. Matter is pending after favorable remand from Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Orinda v. Denon Electronics and D&M Holdings, et al.
(Northern District of California). Lead trial counsel for Denon and D&M Holdings in patent infringement action relating to disk technology.
Intravisual, Inc. v. Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc., et al.
(Eastern District of Texas). Lead trial counsel for Fujitsu in patent infringement action relating to compression processes in video encoders and decoders. Matter recently settled.
HSM and TPL v. Fujitsu Semiconductor et al.
(District of Delaware). Represented Fujitsu as lead trial counsel in patent infringement action relating to semiconductor and circuit technology.
U.S. Ethernet Inovations, LLC v. Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu America, Inc. et al.
(Northern District of California). Representing Fujitsu as lead trial counsel in patent infringement action relating to networking technology.
Altera Inc. v. LSI Corporation and Agere Systems, Inc
(Central District of California). Represented Altera in action involving 26 patents. Case settled favorably for Altera before trial.
Altera Corp. v. Clear Logic
(Northern District of California). Represented Altera in marks work infringement action. $30M jury verdict for client Altera; argued and won affirmance in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Certain Plasma Display Panels and Products Containing Same; CTI/UI v. Fujitsu, et al.
(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-445; Northern District of California). Represented Fujitsu in patent infringement action relating to display driver technology. Judgment for client Fujitsu; affirmed on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp., et al.
(Eastern District of Texas). Represented Fujitsu in patent infringement action relating to wireless technology. Case settled favorably for our client on the eve of trial.
Zilog, Inc. v. Altera Corp. and Actel Corp.
(Northern District of California). Represented Altera in patent infringement action relating to circuit design. Case settled after reexamination rulings against adversary.
Elantech Devices Corp. v. Synaptics, Inc., et al. and Synaptics, Inc. v. Elantech Devices Corp.
(Northern District of California). Represented Synaptics in patent infringement action relating to touchpad technology. Cases settled prior to trial.
TV Interactive v. Fujitsu Computer Systems, et al.
(Northern District of California). Represented Fujitsu in patent infringement action relating to “auto-play” technology. Case settled favorably for our client prior to trial.
Certain Integrated Circuits and Products Containing Same
(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-402). Represented Fujitsu against Samsung in patent infringement action relating to semiconductor design and manufacturing technology. Proceeding settled after favorable trial results for client Fujitsu.
Certain EPROM, EEPROM, Flash Memory, and Flash Microcontroller Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing Same
(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-395). Represented Sanyo in patent infringement action relating to semiconductor design technology. Trial ruling in favor of client Sanyo; reversal in part on appeal with limited exclusion order not affecting client Sanyo.
Cylink v. RSA
(Northern District of California). Represented Cylink in patent infringement action relating to public key cryptography technology. Case settled favorably for our client prior to trial.
Advanced Technical Resources, Inc. v. Kelly Services, Inc.
(California Superior Court). Represented Kelly Services in trade secret action. Jury verdict for client Kelly Services; affirmed on appeal.