Patrick Zhang is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group. Mr. Zhang has extensive experience in utility and design patent litigation, both in district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). As a former patent agent with an aerospace engineering degree, Mr. Zhang brings rigorous patent and technical analysis to his litigation practice. In 2012, and again in 2013, Super Lawyers named him to its Rising Stars list for Northern California.
Recently, Mr. Zhang has been part of the team representing a firm client in global intellectual property litigation involving smartphones and tablets. As part of that effort, Mr. Zhang gained particular knowledge of design patent law, which figured prominently in a significant district court jury verdict and favorable initial ITC determination on behalf of the client.
Mr. Zhang has litigated cases involving a range of intellectual property, including: utility patents on electronic book technology; genetic engineering software; medical devices; semiconductor manufacturing; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); design patents for cellular phones and cases; and trade dress relating to optical character recognition (OCR) software. He has also handled licensing disputes and patent reexaminations in connection with litigation and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
In addition to his intellectual property work, Mr. Zhang is also part of the firm’s extensive pro bono practice. He has successfully obtained civil harassment restraining orders in San Francisco Superior Court, defended low-income tenants in eviction cases, and assisted domestic violence victims with temporary restraining order applications. To that end, Mr. Zhang frequently uses his Chinese language proficiency to represent non-English speaking clients.
Mr. Zhang earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Cornell University. He began his legal career as a patent agent at a prominent IP boutique in New York, and earned his law degree at Fordham while working full-time in patent prosecution and counseling.