Vigen Salmastlian
650-335-7853
vsalmastlian@fenwick.com
Partner
Litigation
Vigen
Salmastlian
Vigen
Salmastlian
Partner
Litigation
Vigen represents companies in high-stakes patent litigation disputes. Vigen’s technical background and industry experience allow him to quickly grasp complex technologies, develop successful case strategies, and explain complex ideas in an understandable way. Vigen has successfully represented clients in various technology fields, including AI, cloud computing, machine learning, natural language processing, video coding, networking and telecommunications, smart home devices, medical devices, e-commerce, location-based services, semiconductors, and analog circuits. His experience also extends to litigating trade secret, cybersecurity and antitrust matters, as well as licensing, evaluation of intellectual property portfolios and transactional matters.
Vigen has represented clients in various jurisdictions around the country, including the District of Delaware, Western District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Northern District of California, Northern District of Illinois, and District of Columbia. Vigen has also represented clients in Section 337 investigations instituted by the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Some of Vigen’s winning highlights include:
- Represented Amazon in a patent infringement case brought by IPA Technologies in the District of Delaware, and successfully invalidated three patents directed to natural language processing technology on the pleadings under § 101, and later in the case secured summary judgment of non-infringement on the remaining patents.
- Represented Novo Nordisk in a Hatch-Waxman patent litigation related to its blockbuster diabetes drug Victoza® against ANDA filer Teva Pharmaceuticals. Prevailed in claim construction proceedings, which helped lead to a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
- Represented CNEX Labs in trade secret dispute brought by Huawei in the Eastern District of Texas relating to controllers for solid state drives. Huawei alleged trade secret misappropriation by CNEX and one of its founders, and CNEX counterclaimed with its own trade secret claims. After a three-week trial, the jury issued a verdict in CNEX’s favor, rejecting Huawei’s claims and finding that Huawei had misappropriated CNEX’s trade secrets.
Some of Vigen’s winning highlights include:
- Represented Amazon in a patent infringement case brought by IPA Technologies in the District of Delaware, and successfully invalidated three patents directed to natural language processing technology on the pleadings under § 101, and later in the case secured summary judgment of non-infringement on the remaining patents.
- Represented Novo Nordisk in a Hatch-Waxman patent litigation related to its blockbuster diabetes drug Victoza® against ANDA filer Teva Pharmaceuticals. Prevailed in claim construction proceedings, which helped lead to a favorable settlement on the eve of trial.
- Represented CNEX Labs in trade secret dispute brought by Huawei in the Eastern District of Texas relating to controllers for solid state drives. Huawei alleged trade secret misappropriation by CNEX and one of its founders, and CNEX counterclaimed with its own trade secret claims. After a three-week trial, the jury issued a verdict in CNEX’s favor, rejecting Huawei’s claims and finding that Huawei had misappropriated CNEX’s trade secrets.
- Represented a leading technology company in a trade secret dispute involving misappropriation of trade secrets by two former employees, and reached a favorable pre-litigation settlement.
- Represented Google subsidiary Nest Labs in a patent infringement case brought by BRK Brands in the Northern District of Illinois, and prevailed at claim construction (before Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner sitting by designation) on nearly all disputed terms. BRK stipulated to invalidity and non-infringement, and the parties resolved the matter while an appeal was pending.
- Represented Google in a patent infringement case brought by British Telecommunications in the District of Delaware, and developed the strategy for a series of patent infringement cases brought by Google against British Telecommunications. Shortly before trial in Delaware, the Court granted one of Google's motions for summary judgment of non-infringement and the parties resolved the remaining issues in all pending cases.
- Represented Google as a third-party intervenor in a patent infringement case brought by Nokia against HTC in the District of Delaware, and prevailed at claim construction, resulting in a favorable settlement.
- Represented Google in a Section 337 investigation brought by Enterprise against various parties, and reached a favorable settlement before trial.
- Represented a major financial services firm in an arbitration arising from a cyber-attack stealing client data. The parties resolved the matter shortly before the arbitration hearing.
- Represented Anthem in a proposed $54 billion merger with Cigna in an antitrust suit brought by the DOJ in the District Court for the District of Columbia.
- Represented a leading technology company in a trade secret dispute involving misappropriation of trade secrets by two former employees, and reached a favorable pre-litigation settlement.
- Represented Google subsidiary Nest Labs in a patent infringement case brought by BRK Brands in the Northern District of Illinois, and prevailed at claim construction (before Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner sitting by designation) on nearly all disputed terms. BRK stipulated to invalidity and non-infringement, and the parties resolved the matter while an appeal was pending.
- Represented Google in a patent infringement case brought by British Telecommunications in the District of Delaware, and developed the strategy for a series of patent infringement cases brought by Google against British Telecommunications. Shortly before trial in Delaware, the Court granted one of Google's motions for summary judgment of non-infringement and the parties resolved the remaining issues in all pending cases.
- Represented Google as a third-party intervenor in a patent infringement case brought by Nokia against HTC in the District of Delaware, and prevailed at claim construction, resulting in a favorable settlement.
- Represented Google in a Section 337 investigation brought by Enterprise against various parties, and reached a favorable settlement before trial.
- Represented a major financial services firm in an arbitration arising from a cyber-attack stealing client data. The parties resolved the matter shortly before the arbitration hearing.
- Represented Anthem in a proposed $54 billion merger with Cigna in an antitrust suit brought by the DOJ in the District Court for the District of Columbia.
- Amazon
- Novo Nordisk
- CNEX
- Anthem
- Amazon
- Novo Nordisk
- CNEX
- Anthem