Marc David Peters

Partner

Palo Alto, (650) 813-5932

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Education

Harvard University (A.B., 1990)
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University of California, Berkeley (M.A., 1992)
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University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1997)
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Stanford Law School (J.D., 2000)

Practices

Electronics

Patent Litigation

Patent Reexaminations

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Applied Materials v. Advanced Micro Fabrication Equipment

(N.D. California) Defended Shanghai-based Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. in a California trade secret action involving semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The case settled shortly before trial on confidential terms.

Iridex Corp. v. Synergetics, Inc.

(Eastern District of Missouri). Successfully obtained a multi-million dollar settlement, on behalf of Iridex Corp., from Synergetics USA, Inc., in a patent infringement suit involving a medical laser delivery instruments. (2007)

Seoul Semiconductor Co. v. Nichia Corporation

(Eastern District of Texas). Favorably settled high-stakes patent litigation on behalf of Nichia Corporation against Seoul Semiconductor Co. concerning blue laser diodes and LEDs. The case settled favorably shortly after the claim construction hearing. (2009)