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jeff Lindgren

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Jeff Lindgren is an IP attorney.  Jeff represents a wide range of companies, from venture backed start-ups to large publicly traded technology companies, on all types of intellectual property matters, including IP licensing and contracts, trademark and copyright prosecution, IP-related transactions, general IP counseling, and patent, copyright, and trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation matters.  He also provides clients with strategic advice and assistance on many day-to-day business matters.  Prior to founding Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren LLP, Jeff worked at Cooley Godward LLP and Morgan Miller Blair, where his practice focused in intellectual property, corporate and white collar crime matters.  While at Cooley Godward, Jeff served a 3-month stint in the Alameda County District Attorney’s office as part of the firm’s pro bono DA program.

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Representative matters include:

  • Currently defending two network equipment companies accused of patent infringement in the District of Delaware federal court in Chalumeau Power Systems v. Avaya, Inc., et al., where plaintiff claims Power over Ethernet switch products infringe its patent.
  • Successfully defended media company client accused of patent infringement in Eastern District of Virginia federal court in Triangle Software v. Garmin International, et al., where plaintiff claimed its fire patents covered web-based traffic mapping systems.
  • Providing general counsel services to multiple technology start-up company clients on IP and general corporate business matters.
  • Providing strategic advice to multiple technology company clients on various IP matters, including IP licensing demands and pre-litigation disputes.
  • Currently defending two power supply companies accused of patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas federal court in SynQor, Inc. v. Artesyn, et al., where the plaintiff claims certain DC/DC converters infringe on a number of patents allegedly directed at Intermediate Bus Architecture power converter systems.
  • Currently defending three wireless network equipment companies accused of patent infringement in the Northern District of Alabama federal court and transferred to Northern District of California federal court, in NorthPeak Wireless LLC v. 3Com, et .al., where plaintiff claims its patents read on all Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) modulation technology.
  • Successfully defended network equipment company accused of patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas federal court in Network 1 v. Cisco Systems, Inc., et al. where plaintiff claims its patent reads on the IEEE 802.3af standard for “Power over Ethernet.”
  • Successfully defended two network switch companies accused of patent infringement in Eastern District of Texas federal court in Fenner Investments, LLC v. 3Com, et.al.
  • Successfully defended four wireless network equipment companies accused of patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas federal court in CSIRO v. Toshiba, et al. where plaintiff claimed its patent reads on the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11n (draft) wireless standards.
  • Successfully defended Bay Area author in copyright infringement case brought in Northern District of California federal court.
  • Prosecution and maintenance of worldwide trademark portfolio for multiple consumer products company and technology company clients.
  • Successfully defended trademark infringement case on behalf of global golf equipment company client against competitor in Central District of California federal court in Burrows Golf LLC v. MacGregor Golf Company.
  • Structuring and negotiation of North American software licensing programs for software clients in financial reporting and electronic medical records sectors.
  • Defended Bay Area software company in copyright infringement case brought by Fortune 100 competitor in Eastern District of Michigan federal court.
  • Represented multiple consumer products company clients in various IP acquisition transactions and licensing transactions.
  • Successfully defended five network equipment manufacturers in District of Delaware federal court in Proxim v. 3Com and the International Trade Commission (ITC) In Re Wireless Network Interface Cards, from allegations of patent infringement based on patents allegedly reading on 802.11b wireless systems.

Education:

  • University of Vermont, BA 1987
  • American University, JD, Cum Laude 1992

Admissions

  • California Supreme Court
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, Eastern District of Texas, and District of Columbia
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit