Linfong Tzeng

linfong.tzeng@lw.com

+1.650.463.3092

Profile

Linfong Tzeng represents public and private companies in the life sciences, biotech, and technology industries on complex intellectual property litigation before federal courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the US International Trade Commission.

Linfong leverages his scientific analytical and research skills to help clients navigate complex pharmaceutical and technology patent disputes, as well as high-stakes intellectual property matters.

Prior to joining Latham, Linfong worked for BioLegend, a biomedical research tool development company, where he analyzed biotechnology patents to advise business development.

Before that, Linfong was a research and teaching assistant at the University of California, Davis, where he researched the relationship between DNA replication and initiation of sporulation in the bacterium Myxococcus xanthus and taught advanced microbiology lab, microbial physiology, and biochemistry lab sections.

Linfong has published articles in leading science and technology publications.

Experience

Linfong's experience includes representing:

Life Technologies in a patent infringement case in the Southern District of California involving methods of making bead arrays (Illumina v. Life Technologies)
LG Display in patent infringement litigation in the Western District of Texas involving OLED screen technology (Solas v. LG Display)
LG Energy Solution in trade secret litigation before the ITC involving electric battery technology (Certain Lithium-Ion Battery Cells, Battery Modules, Battery Packs, Components Thereof, And Products Containing the Same)
Capital One in successfully defeating a five-patent infringement case that Intellectual Ventures brought in the Eastern District of Virginia, including two patents on summary judgment of invalidity based on lack of patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Intellectual Ventures v. Capital One)
A leading biological product with annual US sales exceeding US$8 billion in securing a significant victory at the PTAB when the Board denied institution of inter partes reviews

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

California
US Patent and Trademark Office

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2011
PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, 2005
BA in Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1997

Practices

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April 12, 2021 Our Work

Latham Secures US$1.8 Billion Settlement for LG Energy Solution

SK Innovation to pay LGES to resolve trade secret dispute over electric vehicle batteries in one of the largest trade secrets settlements ever.

February 16, 2021 Our Work

US International Trade Commission Affirms Latham’s Electric Trade Secret Win for LG Energy Solution

In a precedent-setting decision, ITC issues a 10-year exclusion order precluding competitor SKI from importing batteries or components used to make batteries in the US for electric vehicles.