Andrew Ong is a partner in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice.
Andrew focuses his practice on complex patent and trade secret disputes in federal courts and in proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has extensive experience with inter partes reviews and ex parte reexaminations, including coordinating parallel district court and Patent Office proceedings. Andrew is a registered patent attorney with a degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. Leveraging his technical background, Andrew has worked across a wide range of technology areas, including semiconductor devices and fabrication processes, flash memory, network devices, electronic design automation software, data storage, and machine learning and recommendation software.
Andrew’s practice also includes regularly counseling clients on various intellectual property issues, including raising and defending against claims of trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.
Andrew regularly engages in pro bono work. His recent pro bono activities include working with three professors to submit an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara on the issue of birthright citizenship. Andrew also has worked with the ACLU to file various FOIA lawsuits seeking documents relating to language access at immigrant detention centers as well as treatment of immigrants by ICE third-party contractors. Andrew also regularly takes on cases, including prisoner § 1983 cases, through the Northern District of California’s Federal Pro Bono Project.
Experience
Andrew’s representative matters include:
- Gratuity Solutions LLC v. Toast, Inc. (D. Mass.). Represented Toast in a patent infringement and breach of contract case. Invalidated one asserted patent under 35 U.S.C. § 101 on early motion to dismiss; invalidated second asserted patent in inter partes review at the PTAB.
- Samba TV v. Alphonso Inc. (N.D. Cal.). Represented Alphonso in competitor patent infringement dispute on technology relating to digital ad campaigns on TVs and mobile devices. Achieved summary judgment of non-infringement on behalf of Alphonso in N.D. Cal. On appeal, the Federal Circuit held the asserted patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101, reversing the district court’s earlier ruling on patent eligibility.
- TQ Delta, LLC v. Vantiva SA (Fed. Cir.). Represented Vantiva on TQ Delta’s appeal of adverse jury findings; Federal Circuit confirmed all findings and affirmed the district court judgment.
- Tactual Labs v. Samsung (USPTO). Represented Samsung in filing three ex parte reexaminations against asserted patents; reexamination was ordered on all three patents prior to settlement.
- Signal, LLP v. Renesas Electronics (E.D. Tex.). Defending Renesas in patent litigation involving five asserted patents directed to DDR memory devices.
- Monolithic Power Systems v. Vicor Corp. and Delta Electronics v. Vicor Corp. (W.D. Tex.). Defending Vicor against trade secret misappropriation and tortious interference claims brought by competitors.
- Applied Materials, Inc. v. Cohen (N.D. Cal.). Defended Applied Materials against claims of infringement for four patents relating to the fabrication of semiconductor devices. The case resulted in a favorable settlement for Applied Materials.
- ATI v. Parkes (D. Kans.). Represented ATI in copyright infringement lawsuit relating to defendant’s creation of study cards based on ATI’s nursing school materials. The case settled on the eve of trial.
- Applied Predictive Techs., Inc. v. MarketDial, Inc. (D. Utah). Defended MarketDial in a trade-secret misappropriation and patent infringement case relating to business analytics technology. Achieved dismissal of patent claim under 35 U.S.C. § 101 on early motion to dismiss.
- Netgear Inc. v. Ruckus Wireless Inc. (D. Del.). Secured jury verdict of non-infringement of asserted patents for Ruckus. Worked as part of team that took case over for Ruckus just two months before trial.*
- Dynetix Design Solutions, Inc. v. Synopsys, Inc. (N.D. Cal.). Defended Synopsys in patent infringement action relating to software for logic simulation tools. Secured stipulated judgment of non-infringement for Synopsys based on pre-trial motions and claim construction.*
*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin
Professional Activities
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Board Member
- Asian Law Alliance, Board Member
- Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin, Andrew served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley and to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, both in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Andrew also served as a misdemeanor trial attorney at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office, where he tried 10 cases to jury verdict.
Credentials
Education
JD2009
University of California, Los Angeles
BSElectrical Engineering and Computer Sciences2006
University of California, Berkeley
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Honorable Charles R. Breyer
Admissions
Bars
- California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Recognition & Awards
- Managing IP Notable Practitioner (2022-2026)
- Legal 500 US Next Generation Partner (2024-2025)
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List (2024)
- Crystal Award Winner from the Justice & Diversity Center’s Federal Pro Bono Project (2023)
- Managing IP Rising Star (2020)
- Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019)
Publications
- Co-Author, “Navigating the NDCA'S New Whistleblower Protections in the Context of Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims,” California Lawyer Daily Journal, September 6, 2024
- Co-Author, “A Rare California Supreme Court Move Shelters LA’s Mansion Tax,” California Lawyer Daily Journal, July 19, 2024
- Co-Author, “Navigating California’s Bans Against Non-compete Clauses,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, May 1, 2024
- Co-Author, “Preparing for Lawsuits Challenging a Company’s Sale of Securities,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, February 28, 2024
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: December 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, December 21, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: October 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 20, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: September 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, October 4, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: July 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, August 3, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: June 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, July 18, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: May 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, June 5, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: April 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, May 11, 2023
- Co-Author, “California Supreme Court Review: March 2023,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, April 13, 2023