- Represented defendants Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Ericsson Inc. in a patent litigation dispute related to 3G and 4G base station equipment and software. Collision Communications, Inc. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Ericsson Inc., No. 2:21-cv-327 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented petitioner Universal Electronics Inc. in inter partes review of remote control equipment and software patent. Case IPR2022-00818.
- Represented patent owner Universal Electronics Inc. in ex parte re-examination proceedings for consumer electronics and remote control equipment and software patent. Reexamination Control No. 90019072.
- Represented respondent Universal Electronics Inc. in a patent litigation dispute related to consumer electronics and remote control equipment and software. In the Matter of Certain Televisions, Remote Controls, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1263 (ITC).
- Represented the petitioner, a multinational oilfield services company, in post-grant review proceedings relating to perforating guns for oil and gas applications. Case PGR2021-00089.
- Represented the defendant, a multinational oilfield services company, in a patent litigation dispute relating to perforating guns for oil and gas applications (W.D.Tex.).
- Represented defendants Verizon Communications Inc. and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in a patent litigation dispute relating to power control in mobile telecommunications systems. TOT Power Control, S.L. v. Verizon Communications Inc. and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, No. 6:21-cv-110 (W.D. Tex).
- Represented complainants Nokia Technologies Oy and Nokia Corporation in a patent litigation dispute related to video coding technology. In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices, Including Computers, Tablet Computers, and Components and Modules Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1208 (ITC).
- Represented patent owner Nokia Technologies Oy in inter partes review proceedings relating to video coding technology. Cases IPR2020-01685,IPR2021-00035, -00036, -00037, -00038, -00039, -00040, -00041, -00042, -00043.
- Represented complainant Universal Electronics Inc. in a patent litigation dispute related to consumer electronics and remote control equipment and software. In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices, Including Streaming Players, Televisions, Set Top Boxes, Remote Controllers, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1200 (ITC).
- Represented petitioner Nokia of America Corporation in inter partes review proceedings relating to fiber optic telecommunications equipment. Case IPR2020-00610.
- Represented appellees Nokia Corporation and Alcatel Submarine Networks in Federal Circuit appeal from inter partes review proceedings relating to fiber optic telecommunications equipment, No. 20-1386 (Fed. Cir.).
- Represented patent owner Universal Electronics Inc. in inter partes review proceedings related to consumer electronics and remote control equipment and software. Cases IPR2019-01595, -01608, -01612, -01613, -01614, -01615.
- Represented plaintiff Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. in a patent litigation dispute related to vaccine compositions and use. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. Intervet Inc., et al., No. 18-9534 (D.N.J.).
- Represented defendants Nokia Corporation, Nokia of America Corporation, and Alcatel Submarine Networks in a patent litigation dispute related to fiber-optic telecommunications networks. Xtera Inc., et al. v. Nokia Corporation, et al., No. 6:19-cv-00278 (W.D.Tex.).
- Represented defendants Verizon Communications Inc. and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in a patent litigation dispute relating to wireless communications standards and technology. Sol IP LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc., et al., No. 2:18-cv-00528 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented petitioners Nokia Corporation and Alcatel Submarine Networks in inter partes review proceedings relating to fiber-optic telecommunications equipment. No. IPR2018-01157, -01158 (PTAB).
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- Represented plaintiff MiMedx Group Inc. in a patent litigation dispute relating to tissue engineering.MiMedx Group Inc. v. Tissue Transplant Technology Ltd., et al., No. 5:14-cv-00719 (W.D.Tex.).
- Represented respondents Alcatel Submarine Networks and Nokia Corp. in a patent litigation dispute related to fiber-optic telecommunications networks.In the Matter of Certain Subsea Telecommunication Systems and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1098 (ITC).
- Represented defendants Lupin Ltd. and Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. in an ANDA patent dispute.Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., et al. v. Lupin Limited, et al., No. 18-cv-00292 (D.N.J.).
- Represented plaintiff MiMedx Group Inc. in a patent litigation dispute relating to tissue engineering.MiMedx Group Inc. v. NuTech Medical Inc., et al., No. 15-cv-00369 (N.D. Ala.).
- Represented plaintiff MiMedx Group Inc. in a patent litigation dispute relating to tissue engineering.MiMedx Group Inc. v. Liventa Bioscience Inc., et al., No. 14-cv-01178 (N.D. Ga.).
- Represented plaintiffs Nokia Technologies Oy and Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. in a patent litigation dispute relating to chipset and circuit design.In the Matter of Certain Electronics Devices, Including Mobile Phones, Tablet Computers, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1039 (ITC).
- Represented plaintiffs Nokia Technologies Oy and Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. in a patent litigation dispute relating to chipset and circuit design.Nokia Technologies Oy and Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 16-cv-01441 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented plaintiffs Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC and Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy in a patent dispute relating to wireless communications standards and technology. Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC, et al. v. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., et al., Nos. 16-cv-00753, -00754, -00755, -00756 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented intervenors Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC and Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy in a patent dispute relating to wireless communications standards and technology. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., et al. v. T-Mobile US Inc., et al., Nos. 16-cv-00052, -00055, -00056, -00057 (E.D. Tex.).
- Represented defendants Dell Inc. and SonicWALL Inc. in a patent case relating to wireless communications technology. NorthPeak Wireless LLC v. 3Com Corporation, et al., No. 09-cv-00602 (N.D. Cal.), aff’d by Nos. 2016-1477, -1481 (Fed. Cir.).
- Represented Merial Ltd. in a false advertising Lanham Act case relating to animal health and pharmaceutical products. Merial Ltd. v. Elanco Animal Health, No. 14-cv-00038 (M.D. Ga.).
Nick Tsui is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on patents and patent litigation in the district courts, ITC, and PTAB related to technologies including telecommunications, circuit design, software, mobile applications, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals/ANDA.
Nick received his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2014. He earned a B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2007. Both degrees are in materials science and engineering. Before law school, Nick worked at a U.S. Department of Defense think tank.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Stanford University (J.D., 2014)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2007)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 2002)
Memberships
- Georgia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia