Allison Harms focuses on intellectual property litigation, both state and federal, at the trial and appellate levels, with a primary focus on patent litigation.

Ms. Harms has experience in various stages of patent litigation including pre-suit investigations, pre-trial, trial, and post-trial. 

She has assisted in infringement and invalidity contentions, claim construction, expert discovery, discovery management, depositions, and various briefing at the pre-trial, trial, and post-trial stages, including discovery motions, summary judgment, motions in limine, motions for reconsideration, motions for judgment as a matter of law, as well as drafted appellate briefing in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Ninth Circuit. She has argued motions in court, including a motion for default judgment and a motion for summary judgment. Ms. Harms has litigated a variety of patented technologies, including speech transcoding, hard disk drives, wireless data transfer, liquid crystal displays, semiconductor processing, organic light emitting diode displays, dental implants and abutments, medical stents, automotive design, and network communications.

In addition to her work in patent litigation, Ms. Harms also has experience in other areas of intellectual property including trade secret litigation, as well as trademark and copyright litigation and enforcement.

Ms. Harms’ received her JD from University of California, Hastings College of Law. She received a BS in Electrical Engineering from University of San Diego.

Ms. Harms’ representative active matters include the following:

  • Solas v. LG Display (W.D. Tex.): Representing LGD in a patent infringement case related to OLED displays.
  • Magna Mirrors v. SMR (W.D. Mich.): Representing SMR in a patent infringement case related to automobile side view mirrors.
  • FlexStent, LLC v. Abbott Laboratories, et al. (C.D. Cal.): Representing Abbott in a patent infringement case relating to vascular stents. Successfully obtained a stay after IPR instituted.

Ms. Harms’ representative prior matters include the following:

  • Straumann v. TruAbutment (C.D. Cal.): Represented TruAbutment in a patent litigation related to dental abutments. Parties entered into favorable settlement agreement.
  • Integrated Sensing Systems v. Abbott Laboratories (E.D. Mich.): represented Abbott in a patent infringement case related to heart monitors. After successfully staying the district court litigation and instituting two IPRs, Plaintiff requested adverse judgment before PTAB and dismissed the lawsuit.
  • Nikola Corporation v. Tesla Incorporated (N.D. Cal.): Represented Tesla in a design and utility patent infringement case relating to the design of alternative fuel semi-trucks.
  • Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC v. Western Digital Corporation, et al. (W.D. PA): Represented Western Digital and HGST in a patent infringement case relating to structure of HDDs. Parties entered into favorable settlement agreement after successfully obtained summary judgment that substantially limited plaintiff’s damages.
  • FotoNation, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Corporation, et al. (E.D. Tex.): Represented FotoNation in a patent infringement case relating to micro-electromechanical cameras in smartphones. Parties entered into favorable settlement agreement.
  • Saint Lawrence Communications LLC v. Apple Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex.): Represented Apple in a patent infringement case relating to speech transcoding. Parties entered into favorable settlement agreement.
  • Fujifilm Corporation v. Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., et al. (N.D. Cal.): Represented Motorola Mobility in patent infringement case relating to wireless data transfer. Obtained favorable jury verdict finding asserted claims invalid.
  • Auto-Kaps, LLC v. Clorox Company (E.D. NY.): Represented Clorox in patent infringement case relating to spray bottle manufacturing. Successfully obtained summary judgment of non-infringement.
  • NFL Properties LLC v. Does (N.D. Cal.): Represented NFL Properties in trademark counterfeit and seizure action. Successfully obtained seizure order and preliminary injunction.

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2014
    cum laude, honors
  • BS in Electrical Engineering & Mathematics and Physics, University of San Diego, 2011
    summa cum laude, honors

Languages Spoken

  • English