Gurtej (Tej) Singh
Counsel Intellectual Property
Silicon Valley
San Francisco
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Tej Singh's focus on the intersection of law and technology allows him to develop legal arguments based on the technical idiosyncrasies of any intellectual property (IP) case. Tej has a passion for understanding the complete development background of many of the technologies that are taken for granted every day.
Tej represents clients before federal district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Tej has extensive IP litigation experience involving a wide range of technologies, including software, telecommunications, and medical devices, and is familiar with all phases of patent litigation, including fact and expert discovery, claim construction, motion practice, and trial.
Tej also leverages his computer science background and knowledge of the law to advise clients on trade secret matters, including pre-litigation strategy and best practices.
Representative experience
Obtained jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity of all asserted claims directed towards computer recovery software in three-patent case in the Western District of Texas.
Represented life sciences company in trade secret misappropriation dispute stemming from nearly decade-old contract resulting in dismissal based on expiration of statute of limitations.
Represented autonomous vehicle company in patent infringement lawsuit resulting in favorable settlement.
Represented smartphone manufacturer in a seven-patent infringement case in the Eastern District of Texas involving USB chargers.*
Represented smartphone manufacturer in a seven-patent infringement case in the Eastern District of Texas involving cellular phones, tablets, laptops, and Wi-Fi access points.*
Represented a Taiwanese company in contract and copyright dispute relating to GPS maps.*
Represented respondents in USITC investigation involving patents relating to water filters.*
Represented respondents in USITC investigation involving patents related to wireless headsets.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2012
- B.A. Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
- California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- Board Member and IP Committee Co-Chair, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
- Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
- Member, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California