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Daniel P. Muino

Partner | Washington, D.C.

Experience

(Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre) Lead counsel for a yield improvement services provider in a dispute with a major semiconductor foundry. The dispute involves complex issues of semiconductor fabrication technology.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-1287) Represented Amazon in an ITC investigation filed by NXP Semiconductors N.V. and NXP USA, Inc. against MediaTek involving certain accused integrated circuits and downstream electronic devices containing the same.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-1119). Lead counsel for respondent Renesas in an ITC investigation initiated by Broadcom involving systems-on-chip powering automobile infotainment systems. Following an ITC trial, secured a complete victory before the Administrative Law Judge and the Commission on all four patents asserted against Renesas; invalidated claims of two of the patents in related IPRs; and successfully defended these victories on appeal to the Federal Circuit.

(Northern District of California). Representing plaintiff Teradata in an action against SAP for trade secret misappropriation and antitrust violations relating to SAP’s HANA database.

(Northern District of California). Represented Uber in a high-profile action brought by Waymo for alleged trade secret misappropriation pertaining to LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-994). Lead counsel for respondent BlackBerry in an ITC investigation involving a hierarchical user interface for accessing music tracks on portable media players. Respondents obtained an early initial determination from the ALJ finding the asserted patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

(Southern District of New York). Won a jury verdict of infringement, validity, and reasonable royalty damages for plaintiff Microscan in a patent case related to high-end barcode scanners.

(International Trade Commission, 337-TA-855). Represented complainants Hitachi Metals and its U.S. affiliate in an ITC investigation involving high-strength magnets made of neodymium and other rare earth elements. Obtained favorable settlements for clients with more than two dozen respondents.

(Northern District of California). Won summary judgment of non-infringement for Yahoo! on two patents asserted by Augme covering Internet display advertising technology. Augme stipulated to infringement of one of Yahoo!’s patents. The judgment was affirmed on appeal.

(Northern District of California). Represented Oracle America in an action for copyright and patent infringement based on Google's inclusion of Java platform technology in the Android software platform and operating system, culminating in a month-long jury trial.