Christine M. Morgan

cmorgan@reedsmith.com

San Francisco
T: +1 415 659 5970

Chris is an intellectual property litigator. She has tried patent cases in the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Texas, and the International Trade Commission. Chris’ patent litigation experience includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving both design and utility patents. Her patent cases have involved a wide range of technologies and products. Examples include semiconductors, semiconductor packaging, software, wireless technology, Power over Ethernet technology, LED technology, promotion programs, and printer cartridges.

Chris has substantial experience litigating standardized technologies, including in recent nationally-reported trials. These matters have involved numerous parties and complicated technical and damages issues. Of note, Chris represented a semiconductor manufacturer in Realtek Semiconductor Corporation v. LSI Corporation, et al., which resulted in the first U.S. jury verdict to set a reasonable and nondiscriminatory (“RAND”) royalty rate for declared standard essential patents.

Chris also has had recent success invalidating patents as "abstract" and ineligible for patent protection under the Supreme Court's landmark decision Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014).

While her practice focuses on patent litigation, Chris also handles trade secret, unfair competition, trademark, copyright, and complex commercial disputes. Chris’ trial experience includes not only patent cases, but also breach of contract, fraud, and even criminal prosecution matters

Credentials

Santa Clara University, 1993, J.D., cum laude
University of California, Davis, 1989, B.S., managerial and agricultural economics

California

U.S. District Court - Central District of California
U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

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