DLA Piper welcomes Shaobin Zhu to the Patent Litigation Practice

DLA Piper is pleased to welcome Shaobin Zhu as a partner in the Patent Litigation Practice. He will be based in the firm’s Seattle office.

Zhu represents clients in the technology industry, advising them on IP litigation in US district courts and Section 337 investigations at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). His experience encompasses all aspects of IP litigation, including formulating litigation strategies, coordinating US and China teams to execute the strategies, and conducting patent validity and infringement analysis, technical discovery and production, depositions, expert reports and depositions, Markman hearings, briefing, motion hearings, trials, and settlement negotiations.

His notable experience includes representing a global mobile data service provider in defeating trade secret misappropriation allegations and preserving strong noninfringement positions for a complete victory in a patent case brought by competitors; advising a leading solar technology company in winning a Section 337 investigation before the ITC asserting infringement of six patents covering complex solar power and conductive cell technology; and representing a China-based electric enterprise in invalidating the asserted patent in an inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and securing a complete victory in a patent infringement case in the US District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, which was dismissed with prejudice.

“We are excited to welcome Shaobin to the firm, whose sterling reputation in patent litigation will be an immediate benefit to the firm’s international clients. His varied representative experience will also broaden the scope of our IPT and general disputes offerings,” said Matt Satchwell, US Chair of DLA Piper’s Patent Litigation Practice.

“Shaobin has a proven track record with advising Chinese companies in various patent disputes, and his presence will have immediate impact on the firm’s outbound work from that region,” said Trenton Dykes, Managing Partner of DLA Piper’s Seattle office.

DLA Piper's global Technology sector lawyers work across practice areas and offices to support technology clients – from startups to fast-growing and mid-market businesses to mature global enterprises – doing business around the world.