Melody Drummond Hansen

Experience

Future of Mobility and Transportation 

• Advises major OEM on EV battery plant, including risk analysis and intellectual property advice.
• Advises clients regarding 3G, 4G and 5G alleged standard-essential patents for connected vehicles and other connected devices.
• Advises leader in connected car technology, audio, cloud services and IoT solutions in intellectual property matters, licensing, supplier agreements and audio and wireless standards.
• Advises eVTOL company on intellectual property strategy and technology agreements.
• Advised industry-leading aerospace company regarding multiple intellectual property and competition related matters.
• Advised autonomous vehicle technology company in responding to California DMV and U.S. NHTSA inquiries regarding product under development, open-source research software and advertising.
• Advised OEM on hydrogen truck deployment with major e-commerce company, including data sharing terms.
• Advised innovative school transportation company regarding transition to EV buses.
• Advised major logistics company in acquisition of EV trucking fleet.
• Represented innovative school transportation company in dispute with direct competitor over alleged trade secrets and unfair competition.
• Advised autonomous truck technology company regarding testing permits in multiple states, accident response and data preservation.
• Advised data solutions company regarding proposed rules, standards and practices for automated and connected vehicles.

Other Mobile Telecommunications and Platform

• Advised social networking platform in litigation involving international hacking of devices and extraction of personal data. (N.D. Cal)
• Represented smart and connected home solutions leader in patent litigation accusing home security, connected home devices and mobile applications. (E.D. Tex)
• Representing leading Internet search company in patent litigation asserting 11 patents related to user interface, streaming video and audio and delivery and navigation of Internet content. (N.D. Cal)
• Represented leading streaming service in license dispute and declaratory action for non-infringement of on-demand and live video programming services. (N.D. Cal)
• Represented multinational technology company in patent litigation asserted against augmented reality products; won motion to dismiss on indirect and willful infringement. (C.D. Cal)
• Represented industry-leading computer and electronics company in multiple district court and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office matters involving patents related to interactive television and streaming media; successfully argued at IPR proceeding leading to invalidation of majority of challenged claims. (N.D. Cal. and USPTO)
• Represented global payments technology company in litigation related to significant data security breach and enforcement, including claims under California unfair competition law. (N.D. Tenn)
• Represented global communications, hosting and cloud services company in case asserting 19 patents against digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, high-speed Internet, digital television and video-on-demand, with claims related to mobile telecommunications standards; won claim construction, plaintiff moved for non-infringement on its own patents, after which a favorable settlement was reached. (W.D. Tex)
• Represented industry-leading computer and electronics company in a case asserting 16 patents against features of smartphones, tablet devices and MP3 players, and mobile telecommunications standards; after successful summary judgment motions and a trial on three patents, won partial judgment as a matter law; affirmed on appeal. (D. Del.)
• Represented leading telecommunications semiconductor company in patent infringement case involving analog to digital signal conversion and digital signal processing; won early claim construction and stipulated judgment of non-infringement; affirmed on appeal. (C.D. Cal.)
• Represented leading Internet content delivery company in patent litigation that sought to enjoin client’s business; won jury verdict of non-infringement affirmed by the Federal Circuit. (E.D. Va.)
• Represented respondent semiconductor manufacturer and consumer electronics companies in patent infringement Section 337 investigation; resulted in full respondent victory, including determination of no domestic industry and invalidity or noninfringement. (USITC)
• Represented intervener cellular telephone manufacturer in Section 337 investigation accusing 3G functionality; obtained favorable initial determination and Federal Circuit decision that set groundbreaking precedent regarding downstream relief. (USITC)

Memberships

• Transportation Research Board, Emerging Technology Law Committee
• Bar Association of San Francisco, Intellectual Property Executive Committee: Co-Chair
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

Community

• Secretary of the Board, Prison Journalism Project
• ChIPS
• Women In-House Supporting Equality (WISE)
• HiPower