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Attorney Robert Magee

Robert Magee

Partner, Blue Peak Law Group

Email | robert@bluepeak.law
Phone | 650-395-8073
vCard | Robert Magee

Office | Silicon Valley, CA

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Legal Background

Robert Magee is a trial lawyer who specializes in intellectual property and technology issues. Mr. Magee has litigated cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants across a variety of technologies and in nationwide venues, including District Courts in California, Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Texas, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

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Mr. Magee is also experienced in intellectual property licensing and patent portfolio analysis. He has advised clients in support of portfolio acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, and adverse negotiations.

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Additionally, Mr. Magee has also taken on a variety of pro-bono clients. He has litigated against the California penal system to defend prisoner rights. Robert has helped refugees seek asylum and parents of disabled children obtain conservatorships. He has also advised educational non-profit organizations on governance and technology issues and worked with Oscar-winning documentarians on copyright and trademark issues.

Representative Matters

  • CareDx, Inc. v. Natera, Inc. (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for plaintiff CareDx, Inc. (false advertising and unfair competition litigation)

  • Altria Client Services LLC v. RJ Reynolds Vapor Co. (M.D. North Carolina): Trial counsel for plaintiff Altria Client Services LLC in district court and IPR counsel before the PTAB

  • Illumina, Inc. v. BGI Genomics Co., Ltd. (N.D. California): Trial counsel for plaintiff Illumina, Inc.

  • Intuitive Surgical Inc. v. Ethicon LLC (PTAB): IPR Counsel for patent owner Ethicon LLC

  • Complete Genomics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc. (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for defendant Illumina, Inc.

  • Industrial Print Technologies, LLC v. HP Inc. (MDL consolidated in N.D. Texas): Trial counsel for defendants HP Inc. and its customers in district court and appellate counsel in the Federal Circuit

  • Red Rock Analytics, LLC v. Apple Inc. (E.D. Texas): Trial counsel for defendant Apple Inc.

  • Nuance Communications, Inc. v. MModal Services Ltd. (PTAB): IPR counsel for petitioner Nuance Communications, Inc.

  • Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc. (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for plaintiff Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in district court, appellate counsel in the Federal Circuit, and IPR counsel before the PTAB

  • Zscaler, Inc. v. Symantec Corp. (PTAB): IPR counsel for petitioner Zscaler, Inc.

  • Lone Star Silicon Innovations LLC v. Micron Technology, Inc. (N.D. California): Trial counsel for defendant Micron Technology, Inc. in district court and IPR counsel before the PTAB

  • Micron Technology, Inc. v. Daniel L. Flamm (PTAB): IPR counsel for petitioner Micron Technology, Inc.

  • Samsung Electronics Co., LTD v. DSS Technology Management, Inc. (E.D. Texas): Trial counsel for defendant Samsung Electronics Co., LTD in district court and IPR counsel before the PTAB.

  • RF Capable Integrated Circuits and Products Containing the Same (ITC): Trial counsel for defendant Apple Inc.

  • ParkerVision, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (M.D. Florida): Trial counsel for defendant Apple Inc.

  • T-Rex Property AB v. Outfront Media Inc. (D. Minnesota): Trial counsel for defendant Outfront Media Inc.

  • Cypress Semiconductor Corp. v. BlackBerry Corp. (N.D. California): Trial counsel for plaintiff Cypress Semiconductor Corp. in district court and IPR counsel before the PTAB

  • Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Google LLC (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for defendant Google LLC

  • HBAC MatchMaker Media Inc. v. Google Inc. (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for defendant Google Inc.

  • Tomita Technologies USA, LLC v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (S.D. New York): Trial counsel for defendant Nintendo Co., Ltd.

  • Walker Digital LLC v. Google LLC (D. Delaware): Trial counsel for defendant Google LLC

  • Red River Fiber Optic Corp. v. Verizon Services Corp. (N.D. Texas): Trial counsel for defendant AT&T Corp.

  • Williamson v. The Reinalt-Thomas Corp., d/b/a/ Discount Tire Company/America’s Tire Co. (N.D. California): Trial counsel for defendants in district court (false advertising and unfair competition class action litigation)

Prior Positions

  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

  • Kaye Scholer LLP

  • Baker Botts L.L.P.

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 2010

  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 2004

Court Admissions

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California

  • State of California

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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