Mark Samuels

Mark Samuels counsels leading technology and other innovative companies on some of their most challenging intellectual property matters. Mark founded O’Melveny’s Intellectual Property & Technology practice group more than two decades ago and served as its Chair for several years.

He focuses his practice on patent, trade secrets, copyright, trademark, and technology-intense litigation, including cases poised at the intersection of patent and antitrust law. The firm’s Vice-Chair and one of its most accomplished trial lawyers, his successes include serving as lead counsel for AMD in history-making litigation against Intel Corporation, which resulted in a record-breaking US$1.25 billion payment by Intel to AMD.

Mark is consistently recognized as a leading intellectual property practitioner by Chambers USA; as one of California’s top patent litigators by the Daily Journal; as one of America’s 500 top lawyers by Lawdragon 500; and as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers. In recommending Mark, Chambers USA quotes a source describing him as “extremely responsive and client-centric as well as being a superb litigator.”

Experience:

• Top Victory Electronics in Top Victory Electronics v. Hitachi Ltd., a patent infringement action involving patents related to CRT and LCD computer display technology
• Top Victory Electronics in Top Victory Electronics v. Hitachi Ltd., a second patent infringement case involving digital television technology
• Top Victory Electronics in In re Certain Digital Televisions and Certain Products Containing Same and Methods of Using Same, a Section 337 investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission involving patents related to digital television technology
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corporation, an antitrust case involving claims of unlawful monopoly maintenance in the worldwide x-86 microprocessor market, settled in 2009 for a record $1.25 billion payment by Intel to AMD, as well as other consideration
• RealPage, Inc. in Yardi Systems, Inc. v. RealPage, Inc., et. al., a case involving alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement, as well as antitrust and interference counterclaims
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and related entities in ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al., a patent infringement case involving various aspects of graphics rendering, processing, memory management and virtualization in graphics processing units; the case favorably settled following the final pre-trial conference, a week before jury selection
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in Image Processing Technologies, LLC v.  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., a patent infringement case involving image processing systems
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and related entities in 511 Innovations, Inc. v. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC et al., a patent infringement case involving systems and methods for measuring the colors of objects with a hand-held probe containing fiber-optic sensors; the parties reached a successful settlement just days before trial
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in In re Wafer-Level Packaging Semiconductor Devices and Products Containing Same (Including Cellular Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and Notebooks) and Components Thereof, a Section 337 International Trade Commission Investigation initiated by Tessera Advanced Technologies, Inc.
• Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in FotoNation Limited et al. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., et al., a patent infringement case involving imaging technologies
• Top Victory Electronics in Funai Electric Co., Ltd. v. TPV Technology, Ltd., et al., a patent infringement action involving digital television technology
• Skechers USA, Inc. in Adidas v. Skechers USA, Inc., a trademark infringement action involving footwear
• Skechers USA, Inc. in Asics Corporation v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc., a trademark infringement case involving footwear designs
• Complainants Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and StarSight Telecast, Inc. in In Re Certain Set-Top Boxes and Components Thereof, a § 337 patent infringement investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission involving four patents covering interactive television program guides

Admissions:

• California

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1982: Order of the Coif; Chief Managing Editor, UCLA Law Review
• University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1979: Phi Beta Kappa

Member:

• American Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Federal Circuit Bar Association
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers