楊明道為飛翰加州辦公室主持律師,專精於專利與營業秘密訴訟及仲裁、授權談判、專利佈局、多方複審(IPRs)及智財策略。技術專長包括人工智慧、無線通訊、半導體、積體電路(IC)、軟體、汽車和網路科技。楊律師汲取20年的訴訟、談判和仲裁經驗服務亞洲和美國客戶,並被《智慧財產權管理》雜誌評選為加州的智財之星。
楊律師經常擔任訴訟案件的首席律師,包括美國地方法院、仲裁庭、國際貿易委員會、加州法院和上訴法院的訴訟,處理超過數百件授權爭議及百件訴訟及仲裁案。此外,楊律師承接的訴訟和談判案件亦涉及標準必要專利(SEPs)、公平及合理非歧視條款(FRAND)權利金,與智財授權違約等的爭議。
楊律師的訴訟經驗包括在美國國際貿易委員會(ITC)調查案中代表一積體電路公司與一無線技術產業之知名領導授權廠商所提出的專利侵權之訴做辯護,最終獲判不侵權及專利無效的判決,大獲全勝。亦曾在軟體、影音、半導體、保全監控及家電產業領域中,對非專利實施實體(NPEs)所提出的專利侵權指控做辯護,於許多案件中取得對手的無條件撤訴。也曾代表電腦網路設備供應商及零售品牌商,就競爭對手提出專利侵權的指控做辯護,最終,該競爭對手專利權人自動撤回所有請求。
楊律師經常就訴訟、授權、營業秘密、專利、人工智慧(AI)以及開源軟體(OSS)有關的主題演講、授課及發表文章。曾在知名大學之法學院及商學院擔任客座教授並時常受邀為演講嘉賓,講授專利訴訟、營業秘密保護、標準必要專利(SEPs)及授權談判之議題。楊明道律師獲國立交通大學授予傑出校友獎、『交大甲子 領航60』獎,表彰排名前 60 位的傑出業界領袖。
楊律師亦致力於公益事務,幫助需要法律服務的民眾及美國退伍軍人,取得陪審團有利判決、主導和解會議及談判,以及代表承租人爭取權益。楊律師的公益之舉亦獲Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll 表揚及CLSEPA專訪。
2:17-cv-05023, C.D. Cal., Judges Real, Segal
Defending ADATA against allegations of patent infringement directed to ADATA’s solid state drives. Case was stayed after ADATA filed two IPRs against all asserted patents, and both IPRs have been instituted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO.
8:16-cv-02005, C.D. Cal., Judges Carney, McCormick, Staton
2:15-cv-00531, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
5:15-cv-01777, N.D. Cal., Judge Koh
3:15-cv-01632, N.D. Cal., Judges Alsup, Spero, Westmore
3:14-cv-04959, N.D. Cal., Judges Donato, Ryu, Spero, Westmore
337-TA-837, ITC, Judge Shaw
3:09-cv-02535, S.D. Cal., Judges Bencivengo, Houston, Adler, Battaglia, Crawford, Dembin, Major
6:10-cv-00068, E.D. Tex., Judges Davis, Love
1:10-cv-08291, N.D. Ill., Judges Der-Yeghiayan, Tharp
Supported client Richwave, including conducting legal researches regarding relevant decisions in California.
2006-1-CV-076689, California Superior Court, Judge Kuhnle
6:08-cv-00061, E.D. Tex., Judges Davis, Love
USB Technologies, LLC v. ADATA Technology USA Co., Ltd.
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Si-Flash Drives, LLC v. ADATA Technology (USA) Co., Ltd.
Represented ADATA Technology in patent suit initiated by a non-practicing entity relating to solid state drives (SSDs), flash memories, flash memory controllers, and address mapping; led both the district court litigation and the IPRs (inter partes reviews) of the asserted patents and secured a settlement extremely favorable to the client and leading to the dismissal of the litigation and termination of two IPRs.
8:16-cv-02005, C.D. Cal., Judges Carney, McCormick, Staton
MemSmart Semiconductor Corp. v. AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
2:15-cv-00531, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
Innolux Corporation v. Applied Materials, Inc.
5:15-cv-01777, N.D. Cal., Judge Koh
Logitech Europe SA v. Acrox Technologies Co., Ltd.
3:15-cv-01632, N.D. Cal., Judges Alsup, Spero, Westmore
01-19-0001-6937; 01-20-0000-5081, American Arbitration Association (AAA)
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