Stephen Sandor Korniczky

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Cases: u-blox AG et al v. Interdigital, Inc. et al (S.D. Cal.)
  Represent u-blox AG, u-blox San Diego, Inc.,
  u-blox America, Inc. in breach of contract
  declaratory judgment action seeking a FRAND rate setting pursuant to the ETSI
  3GPP IPR policies relating to alleged st
  ard-essential patents for 2G, 3G
  4G mobile cellular technologies.
  TCL Communication Technology Holdings v. Telefonaktienbolaget LM Ericsson
  Ericsson Inc. (C.D. Cal.)
  Represented TCL in a breach of contract
  declaratory judgment action relating to ETSI
  3GPP IPR policies
  Ericsson's obligation to license its St
  ard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 3G UMTS
  4G LTE under Fair, Reasonable
  Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
  Ericsson Inc.
  Telefonaktienbolaget LM Ericsson v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, et al. (E.D. Tex./C.D. Cal.)
  Represented TCL in a two-patent infringement action relating to Ericsson's alleged SEPs. Successfully moved to transfer action from Eastern District of Texas to the Central District of California.
  Ericsson Inc.
  Telefonaktienbolaget LM Ericsson v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, et al. (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented TCL in a five-patent infringement action relating to telecommunication st
  ards, operation of chipsets
  Android OS. Four of five patents were invalidated after Patent Office instituted 17 of 17 IPR petitions.
  u-blox AG et al v. Interdigital, Inc. et al (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented u-blox AG, u-blox San Diego, Inc.,
  u-blox America, Inc. in breach of contract
  declaratory judgment action relating to FRAND
  the IPR policies of ETSI
  3GPP relating to alleged st
  ard-essential patents for 2G, 3G
  4G mobile cellular technologies.
  u-blox AG et al v. Sisvel International S.A. et al (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented u-blox AG, u-blox San Diego, Inc.,
  u-blox America, Inc. in breach of contract
  declaratory judgment action relating to FRAND
  the IPR policies of ETSI
  3GPP
  Lattice Semiconductors v. Technicolor (D. Del.)
  Represented founding member of HDMI st
  ard in SEP infringement action
  defense of allegations of breach of FRAND license obligations.
  MLR, LLC v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited (N.D. Ill.)
  Represented TCL in a six-patent infringement lawsuit involving Wi-Fi enabled
  broadb
  -capable portable h
  sets. Case dismissed.
  Intellect Wireless v. HTC Corporation, et al. (N.D. Ill.)
  Represented Defendants HTC Corporation
  HTC America, Inc., in a two-patent infringement action brought by Intellect Wireless in the Northern District of Illinois. At trial, the Honorable William T. Hart ruled that Intellect Wireless had engaged in inequitable conduct before the Patent Office rendering the patents unenforceable
  dismissed the lawsuit. The decision was upheld on appeal to the Federal Circuit. Subsequently, the case was found to be exceptional,
  Intellect Wireless
  its litigation counsel were held jointly
  severally liable for $4,000,000 to reimburse HTC's attorney fees
  costs. The patents covered wireless portable communication devices that receive
  display caller ID information, non-facsimile pictures, video messages
  /or Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS).
  Intellect Wireless v. HP/Palm, et al. (N.D. Ill.)
  Represented Defendants Hewlett-Packard Co.
  Palm, Inc., in a two-patent infringement matter regarding wireless portable communication devices that receive
  display caller ID information, non-facsimile pictures, video messages
  /or MMS. The Honorable Rebecca Pallmeyer granted HP/Palm's motion for summary judgment that the patents are not directly infringed. Subsequently, the case was found to be exceptional,
  Intellect Wireless
  its litigation counsel were held jointly
  severally liable for HP/Palm's attorney fees
  costs.
  Internet Patents Corporation v. Tree.com, et al. (Fed. Cir.)
  On appeal to the Federal Circuit, obtained precedential opinion on behalf of Tree.com finding asserted patent ineligible on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion.
  Honeywell v. Samsung SDI
  Samsung Mobile Display (D. Del.)
  Represented Defendants Samsung SDI
  Samsung Mobile Display in a patent infringement action related to LCD backlighting technology. On summary judgment, we invalidated the asserted patent based on the on-sale bar after 23 other defendants licensed the patent-in-suit. The decision was upheld on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
  Conexant Systems, Inc. v. Novellus Corporation (Orange County Sup. Ct.)
  Arbitrated an indemnity action on behalf of Conexant against supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Client was awarded a confidential sum of money.
  Qualcomm v. Conexant Systems
  Skyworks Solutions, (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented defendants in an action initiated by Qualcomm asserting nine patents
  a trade secret misappropriation claim. Defendants counter-claimed with four patents
  a trade secret misappropriation claim of their own
  , subsequently, filed an early motion to compel Qualcomm's confidential license arrangement with customers, a motion for sanctions for withholding discovery
  a motion for summary judgment of non-infringement. After all three motions were granted
  Qualcomm's liability claim was eliminated, Qualcomm agreed to settle the dispute paying defendants tens of millions of dollars.
  Wi-LAN v. Alcatel (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented HTC Corporation
  HTC America, Inc., in a multi-patent lawsuit relating to 3G cellular technology, including HSDPA, HSUPA
  HSPA. After a six-day jury trial, obtained a complete defense verdict that HTC did not infringe the asserted patents
  all of the asserted claims were invalid as anticipated
  /or obvious. The trial victory led to a global settlement of several other lawsuits that Wi-LAN had filed against HTC.
  Wi-LAN v. Apple (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented HTC America, Inc., in a multi-patent lawsuit relating to Wi-Fi, HSPA, LTE
  CDMA2000 (EVDO Rev. A) technologies. Obtained favorable settlement after trial victory in related case.
  Wi-LAN v. PCD (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented Personal Communication Devices, LLC, (PCD) in a two-patent lawsuit relating to Wi-Fi
  CDMA2000 technologies. Obtained an extremely favorable settlement for PCD after filing three motions for summary judgment on PCD's behalf.
  Wi-LAN v. HTC (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented HTC Corporation
  HTC America, Inc., in a multi-patent lawsuit relating to Wi-Fi, LTE, Wi-MAX
  CDMA2000 (EVDO Rev. A) technologies. Obtained favorable settlement after trial victory in related case.
  Freeny, et al. v. HTC America, Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented HTC America, Inc., in a four-patent infringement lawsuit involving a multiple integrated machine system performing multiple digital functions from a single operating system. Favorable settlement reached.
  Novatel Wireless v. Franklin Wireless (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented Franklin Wireless, Inc., in a four-patent lawsuit relating to wireless modems, USB modems
  Wi-Fi.
  Golden Bridge v. HTC (D. Del.)
  Represented HTC Corporation
  HTC America, Inc., in a two-patent lawsuit relating to WCDMA 3G technology. Case was dismissed after Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment decision of non-infringement.
  UO! IP of Delaware v. HTC (D. Del.)
  Represented HTC Corporation in a two-patent lawsuit relating to language translation devices. Successfully negotiated an early license on extremely favorable terms.
  MediaTek, Inc. v. Sanyo Electric Co. (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented plaintiff in a three-patent infringement action covering integrated chipset solutions for compressing video
  audio data in cameras, DVDs
  televisions. Case favorably settled on eve of trial.
  Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. v. Semiconductor Mfg. Int'l Corp. (N.D. Cal.)
  Represented defendant in an action of over $1 billion in damages claimed based on the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets
  infringement of fourteen patents regarding a variety of semiconductor fabrication processes, SRAM designs
  related technologies. Case favorably settled for a cross-license in exchange for $175 million.
  Turn-Key-Tech LLC v. Hitachi-Maxwell Ltd., et al. (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented plaintiff in a patent infringement action in the field of injection molding. Case favorably settled
  defendant agreed to license patent under confidential terms.
  Allied Steel & Tractor Products, Inc. v. Pierce Arrow Int'l, Inc., et al. (E.D. Wis.)
  Represented the plaintiff/patentee in a three-week infringement trial involving a patent in the pneumatic tool industry. The patent was held valid
  infringed,
  $14 million in damages were awarded.
  Apcon v. MRV Communications (C.D. Cal.)
  Represented MRV Communications, a leading provider of telecommunications equipment. After Apcon threatened MRV's customers
  sued MRV for patent infringement, we countersued with claims of patent misuse, inequitable conduct
  unfair competition. Within 10 months, Apcon surrendered its patent suit by agreeing to a no payment walk-away settlement
  agreed to issue a press release stating that MRV's products do not infringe any Apcon patent
  that MRV's customers can conduct business without fear of reprisal from Apcon.
  Datascape, Inc. v. Sony Ericsson (N.D. Ga.)
  Represented Sony Ericsson in a six-patent infringement action. The accused technology relates to data communications
  internet access in wireless devices.
  Datascape, Inc. v. Kyocera Wireless (N.D. Ga.)
  Represented Kyocera Wireless in a six-patent infringement action. The accused technology relates to data communications
  internet access in wireless devices.
  NovelPoint Tracking LLC vs. Hyundai Motor America (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented Hyundai Motor America in patent lawsuit relating to GPS-based multimedia navigation systems. Negotiated favorable settlement for client in early stages of litigation.
  NovelPoint Tracking v. TCT Mobile (E.D. Tex.)
  Represented TCT Mobile in a patent lawsuit relating to GPS technology. Obtained favorable settlement.
  Litex, Inc. v. Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. et al. (D. Mass.)
  Represented plaintiff in a two-patent infringement action covering non-thermal plasma enhanced catalytic converters for reducing pollutant emissions from motor vehicles. Case settled in arbitration under confidential terms.
  Directed Electronics, Inc. v. Allen Hayes
  LTH Electronics (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented plaintiff in a multiple patent infringement action in the field of electromagnetic sensors in the vehicle security industry. Case settled after preliminary injunction obtained.
  Directed Electronics, Inc. Patent Enforcement Campaign (California, Texas
  New York District Courts)
  Represented plaintiff in a multiple patent infringement action against over 40 infringers in the field of electromagnetic sensors in the vehicle security industry. Consent judgment, permanent injunctions
  /or damages obtained in all cases.
  Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Inc. v. The Perkin-Elmer Corporation (
  Celera Genomics) (N.D. Cal.)
  Represented the plaintiff/patentee in an infringement action in the DNA sequencing industry seeking over $1 billion in damages. Won motion for summary judgment that patent is infringed. Case favorably settled on confidential terms.
  IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., et al. v. Neogen Corporation (D. Conn.)
  Represented the plaintiffs in a patent infringement action in the field of diagnostics for E.coli
  total coliforms. Case favorably settled after preliminary injunction obtained.
  Environetics, Inc. et al. v. Millipore Corporation (D. Conn.)
  Represented Plaintiffs Environetics, Inc., Access Medical Systems, Inc.,
  two Yale Professors in a patent infringement action against Millipore Corporation to enforce a patent covering a system for testing water samples for the presence of certain bacteria
  microbes, specifically E. coli
  coliforms. On the eve of trial, Millipore agreed to exit the business, discontinue selling its infringing product
  pay Plaintiffs a confidential sum of money.
  Edberg v. CPI-The Alternative Supplier, Inc. (D. Conn.)
  Represented plaintiff in patent infringement suit to enforce patents covering diagnostic for E. Coli
  total coliforms. Case favorably settled.
  GenSci Regeneration Lab., Inc. v. Osteotech, In (C.D. Cal.)
  Represented Plaintiff in declaratory judgment, unfair competition
  business tort action involving bone regeneration patents
  technology. Case favorably settled.
  Nanogen, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc., et al. (S.D. Cal.)
  Represented the plaintiff in a declaratory judgment action of non-infringement
  patent invalidity in the area of DNA biochip arrays. Case favorably settled.
  DigiVision, Inc. v. DigiVision Satellite Services, Inc., et al. (S.D. Cal.)
  Successfully represented plaintiff, a national video enhancement technology producer, against trademark infringer. Case settled in mediation after defendant agreed to discontinue use of mark.
  Laminating Co. of America v. Tri-Star Laminates (C.D. Cal.)
  Represented the defendants in a trade secret theft action in the printed circuit board industry. Case favorably settled.
  Martin v. Walt Disney Internet Group
  ESPN (S.D. Cal.)
  Successfully defended Disney
  ESPN against motion for preliminary injunction. Decision was subsequently upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  Microsoft Corporation v. Lindows.com, Inc. (W.D. Wa.)
  Represented defendant, a computer operating system developer, in trademark
  unfair business practice action. Defeated Microsoft's motion for preliminary injunction
  obtained ruling from the Court questioning the validity of the 'Windows' trademark.