Mark Rowland works with companies to add value to their technology investments by providing creative solutions to intellectual property disputes that include litigation, arbitration, and patent reexamination proceedings. Named one of California’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers for 2012, he strives to understand the technology and business goals of clients, to solve their IP problems efficiently and reliably, and to deliver repeat success, as he has done over many years with chipmaker Linear Technology Corporation and semiconductor equipment manufacturer Varian. He applies his 25+ years of legal and engineering experience to technical fields including electronics, software, and medical devices.
- Cybersource v. Retail Decisions: Successfully moved to invalidate Internet-based fraud detection software patent on summary judgment under In Re Bilski.
- Linear Technology v. Micrel: After initially prosecuting original patent on integrated circuit voltage regulators, and defending it through multiple reexaminations and on-sale bar challenge, obtained a willful infringement verdict.
- Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates v. Applied Materials: Arbitrated infringement of patents relating to equipment for manufacturing semiconductors, resulting in award of royalties pursuant to a patent license.
- E-Pass Technologies v. PalmSource: Summary judgment of noninfringement and award of attorney fees upheld on appeal in patent case relating to handheld computer devices.
Honors & Awards
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Education
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JD, The George Washington University Law School, 1986
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BS (Electrical Engineering), University of Notre Dame, 1983
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Peninsula Intellectual Property Law Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
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