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Max Olson

Partner | Tokyo

Experience

(Eastern District of Texas Case No. 4:24-cv-00588-SDJ). Represented Konica Minolta, Inc. in this patent infringement action involving wireless communication network security.

(Southern District of New York Case No. 1:24-cv-00987-DLC). Represented Citizen Watch Co. of America in this patent infringement action involving solar wristwatches.

(Western District of Texas Case No. 6:23-cv-00878-ADA). Represented Fujitsu Ltd. in this 10-patent litigation involving computer technology. 

(Northern District of California Case No. 5:22-mc-80313-VKD). Obtained an order for Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. compelling arbitration of Cypress’s state court claims for alleged breach of contract, interference with contract, indemnity, and unfair competition in Tokyo, Japan, under the rules of the Japan Commerical Arbitration Association (Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. v. Cypress Semiconductor Corp., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97711 (N.D. Cal. June 5, 2023)). Press coverage: Fujitsu Wins Bid To Arbitrate Contract Breach Row In Japan, Law360, June 6, 2023.

(ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1319.) Represented respondents Socionext Inc. and Socionext America, Inc. in this ITC Section 337 investigation involving semiconductor design processes. The investigation was terminated without any relief being awarded.

(Eastern District of Michigan Case Nos. 2:22-cv-10906-GAD, -12018-GAD, -12749-GAD, and Northern District of California Case Nos. 4:23-cv-03116-YGR, -03117-YGR, -03118-YGR). Won motions on behalf of Socionext America, Inc. to transfer venue from the Eastern District of Michigan to the Northern District of California in these three patent infringement actions involving semiconductor design processes. Cases then dismissed with prejudice pursuant to licensing defenses (Bell Semiconductor, LLC. v. Socionext America, Inc., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1933 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 4, 2024)).

(Western District of Texas Case No. 6:20-cv-00559-ADA). Represented JOLED Inc. in the enforcement of its OLED display patents against Samsung’s Galaxy phones.

(ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1257). Represented respondents JOLED Inc.ASUSTeK Computer Inc., and ASUS Computer International in this ITC Section 337 investigation involving OLED displays.

(Western District of Texas Case No. 6:21-cv-00017-ADA). Represented JOLED Inc. and its customer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. in this patent infringement action involving OLED display technology.

(Western District of Texas Case No. 6:21-cv-00053‑ADA). Represented JOLED Inc. and its customer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. in this patent infringement action involving OLED display technology.


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