Talin Gordnia

Talin Gordnia is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she is a member of the patent litigation practice. Talin focuses on patent disputes and has substantial experience representing clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of complex technology areas, including video processing, data compression and encryption, network engineering and security, semiconductor fabrication, medical devices, biotechnology, solar power, and online advertising.

She has experience handling all aspects of patent infringement suits, from the investigation phase through trial, and has extensive experience relating to claim construction and Markman hearings. Talin has also handled oral arguments in inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including as first chair.

Prior to joining the firm, Talin was on the trial team that secured a $175 million settlement for Juniper Networks. She also represented TiVo in a number of patent infringement cases resulting in more than $1 billion in settlements for TiVo.

Before attending law school, Talin worked in the intellectual property department at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, where she prosecuted patents and advised on technology development and patent portfolio management.

Previously, she worked at Northrop as an electrical engineer.Talin speaks on topics relating to patent litigation, diversity, and hiring. She guest lectures at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in the course titled “Intellectual Property for Technology Entrepreneurs and Managers.”

EDUCATION:

• J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2010
  Editor, Journal of Law and Technology
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, and B.A., Science, Technology, and Society, Stanford University, 2004

ADMISSIONS:

• State Bar of California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office