FRAND Rate Setting and Negotiation Conduct: U.S., UK, EU, and China

Dr. Liu focuses on inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), litigation in district courts, investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her practice includes patent prosecution, strategic client counseling, and portfolio development. Dr. Liu leverages her extensive experience across an array of technical areas, including WiFi, LTE/4G/5G telecommunications, computer networks, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, secure communication and encryption, haptic feedback technology, mobile applications, digital rights management, medical devices, semiconductors, and radio frequency (RF) technologies. Her experience related to standard essential patents (SEPs) in the wireless local-area network (WLAN) and telecommunications field involves analyzing secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) protocols; the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP); and high efficiency video coding (HEVC) documents and standards.

Mr. Ooi focuses on high-stakes IP litigation, with a particular emphasis on complex, multi-jurisdictional patent disputes in the life sciences, technology, and consumer products sectors. Clients benefit from his dual scientific and legal training, which enables him to engage deeply with technical subject matter and develop effective litigation strategies aligned with regulatory and commercial considerations. Mr. Ooi is widely recognized for his sophisticated approach to litigation, advocacy skills, and ability to navigate technically demanding disputes involving cutting-edge innovations. He represents clients in patent litigation, damages inquiries, trade secrets disputes, and related regulatory and competition matters, frequently coordinating such proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. His work has involved pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices and advanced technologies, including biologics and biosimilars, DNA sequencing, vaccines, transgenic platforms, cochlear implants, and reduced-risk consumer products. Mr. Ooi has extensive experience litigating some of the most significant patent cases in the United Kingdom and beyond, with multiple matters reaching the UK Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. His work includes representing major pharmaceutical companies in landmark disputes over blockbuster drugs, as well as securing interim injunctions and defending patent validity against coordinated generic challenges. 

Mr. Puknys' career in intellectual property began more than 25 years ago, when he joined the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office as a patent examiner. Currently serving his second term as the Palo Alto office managing partner, started his legal career at Finnegan’s Washington, D.C. office in 1994, and moved to California in 1997 to help open an office in Silicon Valley. Mr. Puknys has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in district courts around the United States, in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in the U.S. Supreme Court. He has worked for startups and Fortune 100 companies in a wide variety of technical fields, including software, telecommunications, computer hardware, semiconductors, medical diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Puknys  is consistently recognized for his work as a leading patent litigator. He has been recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for patent litigation, and as a leading patent litigator in California by Intellectual Asset Management. He was selected as one of the 75 Leading Intellectual Property Litigators in California by the Daily Journal. Erik was named in The 2015 BTI Client Service All-Stars for “superior client service.”

Mr. Seitz, admitted as an attorney at law in Germany, advises and represents clients in patent litigation before national German courts. His work focuses on mechanics and electronics with vast experience related to semiconductors, computers and communication technology. Mr. Seitz represents clients in all patent-related disputes, including preliminary injunction proceedings and patent infringement proceedings before German civil courts, nullity proceedings before the German Federal Patent Court and the German Federal Court of Justice as well as compulsory licensing proceedings. He has experience in a wide range of technologies such as consumer electronics, semiconductors, communication technology, computers, software, automotive, mechanical, consumer goods and sport goods. Mr. Seitz also advises clients on licensing and transfer of intellectual property rights as well as agreements regarding research and development.