May 2015 - LTL Attorneys LLP

On behalf of VIZIO, Inc., America’s #1 Smart TV Company, LTL obtained a complete trial victory in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. VIZIO filed a breach of contract suit against Gemtek Technology Company Ltd., a large electronics manufacturer, over the delivery of defective wireless HDMI devices. VIZIO was awarded all the damages it sought, including costs and interest, totaling over $1.4 million. VIZIO also defeated the defendant’s counterclaims in their entirety.

The case involved new and complex hardware and software technology, and witnesses from various countries. LTL conducted targeted discovery, and used the latest technology to manage discovery and create powerful trial demonstratives. But more importantly, LTL was able to aggressively and successfully cross-examine and impeach Gemtek’s witnesses to such an extent that Gemtek rested its case early without calling its final witnesses.

LTL’s trial team included partner James M. Lee, and associates Timothy Fox and Cyrus Khojandpour. Gemtek was represented by a five lawyer trial team from Venable LLP, including the head of its Intellectual Property Department. “LTL is proud of the trial victory for VIZIO,” said managing partner James M. Lee. “We leveraged our experience, background in technology, and trial presentation skills to obtain the result VIZIO deserved.”

Lee Tran & Liang LLP (LTL) bolsters and expands its Intellectual Property (IP) litigation practice with the addition of former Goodwin Proctor partner Vincent Yip and his colleague Peter Wied.

Vincent and Peter focus their practice on patent litigation. They each have more than 17 years of patent litigation experience. They have been involved in a number of significant patent cases, including representing Quanta Computer in its successful appeal to the United States Supreme Court in Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics, which revived the doctrine of patent exhaustion. They have won cases both at trial and on appeal, obtaining complete victories for their clients. Their cases cover a broad range of consumer electronics technology and their clients include some of the largest electronics manufacturers in the world.

Vincent earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He earned a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii.

Peter earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, with honors, from Brown University.

“LTL is honored to have Vincent and Peter as part of our growing intellectual property team,” said managing partner James M. Lee. “Their experience, background, and track record significantly contributes to our patent litigation team and firm overall, as we continue to build a sophisticated and recognized global litigation boutique.”