Chun M. Ng
- Seattle
- Taipei
Working in both the United States and Asia, Chun supports the world's leading innovators.
Chun Ng provides strategic intellectual property (IP) counseling, patent diligence and enforcement, and litigation support to international technology companies, including DJI, HTC Corporation, Mindray Medical International, Monolithic Power Systems Inc., Synology Inc., and Microsoft Corporation. For these companies and others, he handles IP matters and manages adversarial proceedings around the world, particularly in Asia. Chun works regularly in areas including wireless protocols (UMTS, 802.11, LTE), analog and digital circuit design, semiconductors, uncrewed vehicles, and biomedical devices.
Chun has managed numerous inter partes proceedings in the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) and has briefed and argued appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. When necessary, he coordinates these proceedings with parallel pending patent litigation, developing a hybrid practice in patent litigation, contentious USPTO proceedings, patent licensing, and patent prosecution.
A leader in the firm, Chun served as firmwide chair of the IP practice, Executive Committee member, and Taiwan office managing partner.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1991
- University of Washington, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1988
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Related Employment
- Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP, Seattle, WA, Office Managing Partner, 1999-2002; Firmwide Management Committee, 2001-2002
- Christensen O’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC, Seattle, WA, Associate, 1991-1997; Partner, 1998-1999
Professional Recognition
Named IAM Global Leader, 2020-2024
Listed in “IAM Strategy 300 - The World’s Leading IP Strategists,” 2018-2019
Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2015-2024; National: Post-Grant, 2018-2024
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington’s Super Lawyers,” 2003, 2005-2019
Named Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Patent Law, 2016
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Litigation - Patent; Patent Law, 2010-2024
Listed as a Recognized Practitioner by Chambers USA, Washington: Intellectual Property, 2016
Selected for Puget Sound Business Journal, “40 Under 40,” 1999
Impact
Professional Leadership
- University of Washington, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Board of Advisors
- Washington State Bar Association
- Asian Bar Association of Washington, President, 1998
- Asian Bar Association of Washington, Board Member, 1995-1998
- University of Washington, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Board of Advisors
Community Involvement
- Kin On Health Care Center, Board of Directors
News
Professional Experience
Patent
HTC Corporation - Patent
Representing HTC Corporation in various diligence, third-party patent opinion and analysis, patent prosecution, and related activities.
Kilopass Technology Inc. - Patent
Representing Kilopass Technology in various diligence, third-party patent opinion and analysis, patent prosecution, and related activities.
Microsoft Corporation - Patent
Representing Microsoft Corporation in various diligence, third-party patent opinion and analysis, patent prosecution and strategic planning for patent portfolios.
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. - Patent Counsel
Represented Monolithic Power Systems in its initial public offering as intellectual property counsel.
OmniVision Technologies Inc. - Patent Counsel
Represented OmniVision Technologies in its initial public offering as intellectual property counsel.
Spreadtrum Communications Inc. - Patent
Representing Spreadtrum Communications in various diligence, third-party patent opinion and analysis, patent prosecution, and related activities.
Patent Litigation
Glenayre Electronics Inc. v. Polansky Electronics Ltd.
Represented defendant in patent infringement case.
In re OmniVision Technologies Inc. v. Photobit Corporation
Represented defendant in multipatent infringement case and related International Trade Commission action relating to CMOS image sensors.
In re Certain Flash Memory and Products Containing Same
Represented Synology Inc. as a respondent in investigation involving two patents relating to flash memory chips, ITC proceeding 337-TA-685.
Stragent, LLC, et al. v. Freescale Semiconductor Inc., et al.
Defended Lattice Semiconductor Corporation in patent infringement case relating to field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The patent at issue involves hardware circuits for conducting cyclic redundancy checking.
Intellectual Property Litigation
RealNetworks Inc. v. Streambox Inc.
Represented client in Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright infringement and trademark infringement case.