Ehsun Forghany

Client Work 

District Court 

• Facet Tech., LLC v. LifeScan, Inc., No. 2-22-cv-01717 (C.D. Cal. 2024)
  Represented LifeScan as defendant in a patent litigation involving lancing devices for blood glucose testing; obtained a $412k sanctions award against the plaintiff for discovery violations and a complete defense judgment after invalidating the asserted patent claims in a parallel post-grant proceeding.
• SPEX Technologies, Inc. v. Apricorn, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-07349 (C.D. Cal. 2020)
  Represented Apricorn as defendant in a patent litigation involving hardware-based data encryption on memory storage devices; obtained a judgement of non-infringement following a 12-day jury trial.
• Ericsson Inc. v. TCL Comm. Ltd., No. 2:15-cv-00011 (E.D. Tex. 2020)
  Represented TCL as defendant in a patent litigation involving access contr0l systems for mobile devices; obtained favorable judgment after the asserted patent claims were found invalid on appeal for reciting patent-ineligible subject matter under §101.
• Blackbird Tech LLC v. Evernote Corp., No. 6:20-cv-00603 (W.D. Tex. 2020)
  Represented Evernote as defendant in a utility patent litigation involving multi-hierarchical data structure systems with user-defined metalabels; obtained a favorable settlement prior to the Markman hearing.
• Gentex Corp. v. Galvion Inc., No. 1:19-cv-00921 (D. Del. 2020)
  Represented Gentex as plaintiff in a utility and design patent litigation involving military helmet systems with integrated or standalone mounting rails; obtained a pre-trial settlement on favorable terms, including a royalty-bearing license for past and future use of the helmet system patents.
• Gavrieli Brands LLC v. Soto Massini Corp., No. 1:18-cv-00462 (D. Del. 2019)
  Represented Tieks as plaintiff in a design patent, trade dress, and false advertising litigation involving footwear with polymer-based outsoles; obtained a $2.9 million judgment following a 10-day jury trial and a permanent, worldwide injunction.
• Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle Int’l Corp., No. 2:14-cv-01699 (D. Nev. 2018)
  Represented Oracle as cross plaintiff in a copyright litigation involving the reproduction, distribution, and creation of derivative works from Oracle’s PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel software products; obtained a permanent injunction and a $28.5 million attorneys’ fees award.
• Alfred E. Mann Foundation v. Cochlear, No. 2:07-cv-08108 (C.D. Cal. 2018)
  Represented the Alfred E. Mann Foundation as plaintiff in a patent litigation involving cochlear implant technology; obtained a $268 million judgment after the district court doubled the jury’s damages award for willful infringement.
• Five Star Gourmet Foods v. Ready Pac Foods, No. 5:18-cv-02436 (C.D. Cal. 2018)
  Represented Ready Pac as defendant in a design patent and trade dress litigation involving container packaging and overwrap assemblies; obtained a favorable settlement prior to the Markman hearing.
• Lyda v. CBS Interactive, Inc., No. 4:16-cv-06592 (N.D. Cal. 2017)
  Represented CBS as defendant in a patent litigation involving electronic voting systems for a remote audience of a televised broadcast; obtained sanctions award against the defendant and case dismissal at the pleading stage.
• Memjet Tech. Ltd. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., No. 3:15-cv-01769 (S.D. Cal. 2016)
  Represented Hewlett Packard as defendant in a patent litigation involving multi-via inkjet printers and printhead assemblies; obtained global settlement on favorable terms.
• Fujifilm Corp. v. Motorola Mobility Inc., No. 3:12-cv-03587 (N.D. Cal. 2015)
  Represented Fujifilm as plaintiff in a patent litigation involving color image data compression technology; obtained a $10.2 million judgment following a jury verdict of patent infringement.

International Trade Commission

• Certain Flats with Colored Outsoles, Inv. 337-TA-1428 (ITC 2025)
  Represented Tieks as complainant in a design patent-based investigation targeting certain footwear with polymer-based outsoles; obtained a determination of design patent infringement and a general exclusion order.
• Certain Smart Wearable Devices, Inv. 337-TA-1398 (ITC 2024)
  Represented Oura as complainant in a patent-based investigation targeting certain wearable smart ring devices and related mobile applications; obtained an initial determination finding the asserted patents valid and infringed.
• Certain Routers, Access Points, Controllers, Inv. 337-TA-1227 (ITC 2022) 
  Represented Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Netgear, and CommScope as respondents in a patent-based investigation targeting certain networking hardware (e.g., access points, routers, switches, Wi-Fi extenders, and wireless LAN controllers) and related software products (e.g., web-based management platforms); obtained a final determination of no violation.
• Certain Video Processing Devices, Inv. 337-TA-1341 (ITC 2022)
  Represented HP Inc. as respondent in a patent-based investigation targeting certain processors that encode video data in H.265; obtained a final determination of no violation.
• Certain Batteries and Products Containing Same, Inv. 337-TA-1244 (ITC 2020)
  Represented Ryobi as complainant in a design patent-based investigation targeting certain lithium-ion battery packs for power tools; obtained a final determination of design patent infringement and a general exclusion order.
• Certain Inkjet Printers and Printheads, Inv. 337-TA-1011 (ITC 2016)
  Represented HP Inc. as complainant in a patent-based investigation targeting certain multi-via inkjet printers and printhead assemblies; obtained favorable settlement after the investigation was instituted.
• Certain Access Control Systems, Inv. 337-TA-1016 (ITC 2016)
  Represented Ryobi as respondent in a patent-based investigation targeting certain access control hardware (e.g., Wi-Fi enabled garage door openers) and related operating systems; obtained a final determination of no violation.

Patent Trial & Appeal Board

• Samsung Elec. Co., Ltd. v. Ouraring Inc., IPR2024-01078, -01079 (PTAB 2024)
  Represented Oura as patent owner in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents directed to wearable smart ring devices; case pending.
• LifeScan, Inc. v. Facet Tech. LLC, IPR2023-00712 (PTAB 2023)
  Represented LifeScan as petitioner in an inter partes review proceeding challenging a patent directed to lancing devices for blood glucose testing; obtained a final written decision invalidating all challenged patent claims.
• Canon USA, Inc. v. Slingshot Printing LLC, IPR2023-00312, -00313 (PTAB 2023)
  Represented Canon as petitioner in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents directed to inkjet heater chips for sensing temperature on a multi-via printhead; obtained a final written decision invalidating all challenged patent claims.
• Canon USA, Inc. v. Slingshot Printing LLC, IPR2022-01416 (PTAB 2022)
  Represented Canon as petitioner in an inter partes review proceeding challenging a patent directed to a fluid supply tank for a micro-fluid ejection head; obtained a final written decision invalidating all challenged patent claims.
• HP Inc. v. Slingshot Printing LLC, IPR2020-01085 (PTAB 2020)
  Represented HP Inc. as petitioner in an inter partes review proceeding challenging a patent directed to a printhead ink supply for inkjet printers; obtained favorable settlement after PTAB instituted trial.
• Olympus Corp. v. Papst Licensing, IPR 2017-01617, -1682, -01808 (PTAB 2017)
  Represented Olympus as petitioner in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents directed to Wi-Fi drivers for wireless data transmission; obtained favorable settlement after PTAB instituted trial.
• HP Inc. v. Memjet Tech. Ltd., IPR2016-00869, -00867, 00913 (PTAB 2016)
  Represented HP Inc. as petitioner in multiple inter partes review proceedings challenging patents directed to multi-via inkjet printhead assemblies; obtained favorable settlement prior to PTAB institution date. 

Previous Work

• Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Intellectual Property Disputes Group (2014-2024)
• United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) Unit (2013-2014)

Recognitions

• The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch (2023-2026)
• Lawyers on the Fast Track: 40 under 40, ALM California Legal Awards (2022)

Memberships

Ehsun has been inducted into the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary society with membership limited to 1% of the lawyers licensed to practice in a jurisdiction.

Professional Activities

A recognized authority on patent law, Ehsun regularly serves as a guest lecturer at law schools, including the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, the University of California College of Law, San Francisco, and Santa Clara University School of Law.  

Ehsun also presents on patent law developments at local and national conferences, including those for the San Francisco and Silicon Valley IP Lawyers Associations, the PTAB Bar Association, and the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section.

Boards

Ehsun sits on the Board of Directors for Get Vocal for Victims, a 501(c)(3) organization created by experienced prosecutors and victim advocates to provide no-fee legal representation to crime victims.