Hudnell Law Group P.C.
IP Solutions For Businesses And Independent Inventors
Hudnell Law Group is a modern intellectual property law firm committed to innovating, adding value, and delivering results for our clients. Hudnell Law Group develops and implements innovative IP solutions that add value to our clients' businesses. We employ new and alternative practices designed to enhance the value of IP services. We demonstrate our value by the results we are able to achieve for our clients and our commitment to providing outstanding client service.
We represent clients in a variety of industries, including electronics, telecommunications, internet, e-commerce, semiconductors, networking, computer software and hardware, digital media, and financial services. Our clients range from large publicly traded companies and midsize companies to startups and individual patent holders. We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients and are committed to providing them the trusted counsel that they need to make the right IP decisions for their business.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
Patents
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Trials
- Patent Licensing
- Patent Prosecution
- IP Counseling
To see how Hudnell Law Group can help you achieve your intellectual property goals. Call Lewis Hudnell today at 650-564-7720 to arrange your consultation.
Attorney Lewis E. Hudnell, III
Bar Admissions:
- California
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
Education:
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- J.D.
- Cornell University - Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
- B.S.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Northern California Super Lawyers, 2015 - 2018
- AV® PreeminentTM, Martindale-Hubbell®
- American Bar Association, Member
- California State Bar Association, Member
- California Minority Counsel Program
- National Bar Association, Member
Opticurrent, LLC v. Power Integrations (N.D. Cal.), Won jury verdict of infringement of patent relating to circuit for minimizing power leakage
Next Lighting Corporation v. Cree, Inc. (N.D. Cal.), Obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement action involving lighting unit design
MEC Resources, LLC v. Apple Inc. (N.D. Cal. and PTAB) Obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement action and dismissal of petition for inter partes review in matters involving semiconductor technology
Talsk Research Inc. v. Evernote Corporation (N.D. Cal.)Successfully represented internet archiving company who obtained favorable settlement in patent infringement action
Phenix, LLC v. Integrated Memory Logic et al. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented programmable gamma correction licensing company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement actions
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Responsys, Inc. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Exact Target, Inc. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Readnotify.com et al. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
Worldwide Home Products, Inc. v. Time, Inc. et al. (S.D.N.Y.)Successfully defended major retailer and won summary judgment of inequitable conduct in patent infringement action
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Zix Corporation (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Telarix, Inc. (E.D. Va.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
RPost Holdings, Inc. et al. v. CanadaPost Corporation et al. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully represented email authentication software company in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
Main Hastings, LLC v. SanDisk Corporation (N.D. Cal.)Successfully represented qui tam realtor in obtaining favorable settlement in patent false marking action regarding solid state disk drives
Japan Cash Machine et al. v. MEI, Inc. (D. NV.) Won jury verdict of invalidity in patent infringement action involving bill validation technology
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Renesas Technology Corporation et al. (ITC)Led litigation team that obtained favorable settlement after trial in patent infringement action involving direct memory access controller technology
Mars et al. v. Japan Cash Machine et al. (D.N.J.)Defeated Motion for Summary Judgment of Invalidity and obtained favorable claim constructions on almost all disputed terms at Markman hearing in patent infringement action regarding bill validation technology.
DataTreasury Corp. v. Bank of America Corp. (E.D. Tx.)Defended large financial institution in patent infringement action regarding check imaging technology
Web Chang v. Atmel Corp. (E.D. Tx.)Successfully defended semiconductor manufacturer in obtaining dismissal with prejudice of patent infringement action regarding field programmable gate arrays
Seagate Technology LLC, v. Cornice, Inc. (ITC and D.Del.)Obtained favorable settlement on the eve of trial in patent infringement action regarding hard disk drive technology
Millennium, LP v. ScanSoft, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) Successfully defended document imaging software manufacturer in obtaining favorable early settlement in patent infringement action
Highland Industries, Inc. v. Toyobo Co., Inc. (M.D.N.C.)Successfully defended air bag manufacturer in obtaining early dismissal with prejudice of patent infringement action
Plasma Physics Co. v. LSI Logic Corp. (E.D.N.Y.) Successfully defended semiconductor manufacturer in obtaining favorable settlement in patent infringement action
Cisco Systems Inc., v. Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. (E.D. Tex.)Represented major networking company in patent litigation regarding operating system for networking devices
Amazon.com, Inc. v. BarnesandNoble.com, Inc. (W.D. Wash.)Won reversal of the District Court's preliminary injunction order on appeal and settled the case favorably to BarnesandNoble.com
Wistron Corporation v. Phenix Longhorn, LLC (PTAB), Defeated petition to institute Inter Partes Review of patent relating to programmable gamma integrated circuits
Symantec Corporation v. RPost Communications Limited (PTAB)Defeated two petitions to institute Inter Partes Review of patents relating to verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages
Symantec Corporation v. RPost Communications Limited (PTAB)Partially defeated petition to institute Inter Partes Review of patent relating to verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages
Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc. et al. v. RPost Communications Limited (PTAB)Defeated two petitions to institute Covered Business Method Review of patents relating to verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages
Epsilon Data Management, LLC et al. v. RPost Communications Limited (PTAB) Defeated petition to institute Covered Business Method Review of patent relating to verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages