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(Main Office)

Our law firm encompasses a diverse set of practices, enabling our team of lawyers to draw from a wide range of legal and technical knowledge and craft creative, innovative solutions. Our diverse experience encompasses over 13 years industrial and technical experience, 10 years intellectual property experience, supervisory engineering experience, and other practical experience. As a result, we have gained real world knowledge of these specific industries and are better able to service our clients in a more effective manner.

Statement of Practice

Intellectual Property litigation including copyrights, licensing agreements, patents, trade secrets, trademarks. Patent and trademark prosecution. Real Estate transactions, landlord-tenant litigation, Insurance Litigation, Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Contract Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defamation, Corporate Mediation.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

1301 Dove Street, Suite 1050
Newport Beach, CA 92660, (Orange Co.)

Phone

Phone: 949-833-8483
Fax: 949-833-2281

Website

http://www.whgclaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Beijing, China Office: Suite 1227, 12/F Excel Centre, No. 6, Wudinghou Street, Xicheng District, 100032. Telephone: +86 10 8800 3788. Fax: +86 10 8800 3800.

Mountain View, California Office: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 440, 94040. Telephone: 650-209-1230. Fax: 650-209-1231.

Taipei, Taiwan Office: 2 F., No. 131, Sec. 3, Minsheng E. Road, 105. Telephone: +886 (0)2 2717-2778. Fax: +886 (0)2 2717-2779.

ATTORNEYS

Jeffrey C.P. Wang (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1989, California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: National Taiwan University Department of Law (LL.B., 1980); Southern Methodist University (M.C.L., 1983); University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., 1985); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Orange County (Member: Committee of College of Trial Advocacy; Trial Attorney Project) and American (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property and Technology; Business and Corporation; Employment; Immigration) Bar Associations; International Trade Commission Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Business Reorganization; Employment Law; Immigration and Naturalization; Business Immigration; Citizenship; Consular Law; Employment Authorizations; Employment Immigration; Employment Visas; Family Immigration Law; Investor Visas; Labor Certifications; Permanent Visas; Visas; Intellectual Property Licensing; International Licensing; Labor Law.Email: Jeffrey C.P. Wang

Kenneth A. Ohashi (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of Southern California (M.A., Music, 1999); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003).

Robert M. Hartmann (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; Supreme Court of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1982); Oxford University; Loyola Law School (J.D., 1986). Judge Pro Tempore, Orange County Superior Court. Listed: Who's Who Executives and Professionals; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals; American Biographical Institute. Named: Republican of the Year, 2001; Man of the Year, 2003. Member, Board of Directors, 2004—: Girls and Boys Town of Southern California; The Original Father Hanagan's Boys' Home. Former Member, Orange County Bar Association, 1987-1990. Political Fundraiser, 1987—. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Embezzlement; Counterfeiting; Computer Crimes; Insurance Fraud; Software Counterfeiting; Check Fraud; Alien Forfeiture.Email: Robert M. Hartmann

Franklin E. Gibbs (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Fullerton Junior College (A.A., Biology, 1978); California State University (B.A. Physics, 1983; M.S. Physics, 1990); Western State University (J.D., 1996). Practical Engineer, The Hughes Aircraft Company and Raytheon. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA); Orange County Patent Lawyers Association (OCPLA); Federal Bar Association (FBA) (Member, Orange County Section); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution and Litigation; Trademark Prosecution and Litigation; Copyright Applications and Litigation; Unfair Competition; Trade Secret Litigation; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Franklin E. Gibbs

Peter O. Huang (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1995); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1999). Research Attorney, Sonoma County Superior Court. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Business Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; International Licensing; Litigation; Antitrust; Torts; Employment Law; Contracts.Email: Peter O. Huang

Jason B. Witten (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Law and Society, 1994); University College of London, London, England; University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1998). Dean's List. Recipient, First Place: U.C. San Diego, 1990 and U.C. Berkeley, 1990, United Nations Model Debate; United Nations Model Debate, Harvard University, 1990; Litigation Skills Workshop, University of Miami School of Law, 1997. Recipient: California State Senate, 1990 and California Legislature Assembly, 1990, Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Academics and Community Service; Ted Bartlett Memorial Award for Superior Academics and Community Service, City of Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, 1990. Advisor, National Education Committee, 1989-1990. Transactions: Jason Witten's practice concentrates on business litigation and corporate guidance with an emphasis on international transactions, intellectual property, real property and contracts. Specifically, he litigates a variety of business matters including intellectual property, corporate fraud, labor issues, and commercial transactions, as well providing day-to-day advice in how to avoid litigation in these areas of law. Further, Jason Witten has handled a number of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he is the contact window for the majority of WHGC's corporate clients. Jason Witten has significant lead trial experience and has represented large domestic and overseas companies in their day-to-day business dealings. Represented large tech company lessee against property owner lessor in a triple net lease action resulting in jury verdict that saved his client over a million dollars which accounted for 80% of the demand. Represented a land owner against his partner at trial severing their partnership, retaining 80% of the land, and defeating a claim for fraud. Represented an Asian tech company against its U.S. customer at trial obtaining a verdict for the full amount owed of $520,000 owed and fraud. Notable Litigation Resolutions: May 2008, defeated patent holder in mobile phone patent litigation in North Carolina; May 2008, defeated mobile phone patent holder in litigation in Eastern District of Texas; June 2008, successful negotiation and settlement of securities and fraud litigation for defendant client California State Court; June 2008, successful negotiation and settlement of copyright and contract litigation with licensee in Central District of California; Large settlement representing Plaintiff in Patent Litigation; May 2008, successful negotiation and settlement of labor litigation in Central District of California; March 2008, successful negotiation and settlement of German corporation, US subsidiary dispute in California State Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Securities Litigation; Contract Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Insurance Litigation; Defamation; Corporate Law; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Transactions; Limited Liability Company Law; Employment Law; Labor Law; International Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Jason B. Witten

Erick P. Wolf (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1997); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 2001). Transactions: Mr. Wolf has been extensively involved in all aspects of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, discovery, summary judgment, and trial preparation, argument and examination. Mr. Wolf has enjoyed considerable success on both the litigation and prosecution sides of IP law. Wolf successfully argued a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a heated copyright dispute over medical coders. In that litigation, the court dismissed the case from Pennsylvania, allowing WHGC's client to file in California. After further litigation, the client ended up settling on favorable terms. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution; International Licensing; Intellectual Property Rights; Business Organization; Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Erick P. Wolf

Victor S.Y. Cheng (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Taiwan. (Not admitted in California). Education: National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan (B.A., Law, 2000; LL.M., 2004); Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (LL.M., cum laude, 2007). Languages: Mandarin and Taiwanese. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Litigation.Email: Victor S.Y. Cheng

OF COUNSEL

John F. O'Rourke (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Pennsylvania; 1995, District of Columbia; registered to practice the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in California). Education: Villanova University (B.E.E., 1984; M.S.E.E., Adaptive Signal Processing and Advanced Computer Architectures, 1989); Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Patent Prosecution; Patents; Patent Infringement; Design Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Mechanical Patents; Patent Applications.Email: John F. O'Rourke

George C.C. Chen (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, Taiwan. Education: National Taiwan University School of Law (LL.B., 1978); University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington (LL.M., 1985). (Resident, Taipei, Taiwan Office). Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Shanghainese Chinese and English. Practice Areas: International Law; Business Organization; Intellectual Property Licensing.