Olivia M. Kim

Partner

Los Angeles
T +1.310.442.8824
F +1.310.820.8859

Overview

Olivia Kim is the leader of the Los Angeles IP Group and an IP trial lawyer, concentrating her practice on complex patent litigation, including contentious competitor cases. Olivia has a national trial practice, including trials in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, New York and Texas, and has significant experience in examining and cross-examining critical lay and expert witnesses. She also has cutting-edge experience in the area of patent damages, including developing new methodologies in recent jury trials and for pre-trial and summary judgment phases. 

Olivia’s trial experience involves various technologies from pharmaceuticals to computer hardware and software, including biotechnology, clinical testing, medical devices, biometric sensors, computer processor architecture, graphical user interfaces, Internet payment systems, mobile phone systems, network security and plasma display panels. She has led teams in all stages of litigation, including claim construction briefing and hearings, inventor and expert depositions and expert reports, the drafting and negotiation of settlement agreements, and substantive and discovery motion practice.

Prior to starting her legal career, Olivia performed research in immunology and physiology laboratories at UCLA and co-authored papers on immune responses in diabetic mice and methods for membrane protein purification.

Select Experience

  • Quest Licensing Corp. v. Bloomberg et al. (D. Del.). Representing Bloomberg and Charles Schwab. Obtained summary judgment of noninfringement, which was affirmed on appeal.
  • Hologic v. Minerva (D. Del.). Representing Minerva. Obtained denial of Hologic's motion for preliminary injunction, and later permanent injunction, on patents relating to medical devices.
  • Anesta AG et al. v. Mylan (D. Del.). Represented Mylan in a jury trial on damages. The case settled favorably for Mylan right after closing statements.
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Experience

  • Quest Licensing Corp. v. Bloomberg et al. (D. Del.). Representing Bloomberg and Charles Schwab. Obtained summary judgment of noninfringement, which was affirmed on appeal.
  • Hologic v. Minerva (D. Del.). Representing Minerva. Obtained denial of Hologic's motion for preliminary injunction, and later permanent injunction, on patents relating to medical devices.
  • Anesta AG et al. v. Mylan (D. Del.). Represented Mylan in a jury trial on damages. The case settled favorably for Mylan right after closing statements.
  • Protegrity Corp. v. Voltage Security, Inc. (D. Conn.). Defended Voltage in a de facto bet-the-company case relating to protection of data in databases. The case settled favorably during trial.
  • Interwoven, Inc. v. Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. (N.D. Cal.). Represented HP's subsidiary, Interwoven, relating to software for creating and managing websites. Successfully obtained a partial summary judgment and the case favorably settled a few weeks before trial.
  • Intellectual Ventures I v. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., et al. (D. Del.). Defended Intel-owned subsidiary McAfee, Inc., against allegations of infringement of four patents directed to purported inventions of network security systems and methods. The case settled favorably.
  • LML Patent Corp. v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et al. (E.D. Tex.). Represented PayPal, Deutsche Bank and M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank in a multi-defendant patent infringement suit concerning payment-processing transactions that occur over computer networks, including the Internet. Resulted in favorable settlements for the clients.
  • Island Intellectual Property, LLC et al. v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, et al. (S.D.N.Y.). Defended Deutsche Bank and Total Bank Solutions against allegations of infringement of seven patents relating to deposit-sweep services. Resulted in favorable settlements for the clients on the eve of trial.
  • Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. et al. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. et al. (C.D. Cal. And W.D. Pa.). Represented Samsung in a case involving a total of 19 patents relating to plasma display panel technology. Resulted in a favorable settlement for the client.
  • Cornell University et al. v. Hewlett-Packard Company (N.D.N.Y.). Represented Cornell University in a jury trial that resulted in a verdict for Cornell and a damages award of $184 million. Cornell also prevailed at a bench trial relating to inequitable conduct and other non-jury issues.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • Daily Journal: Top Intellectual Property Attorneys in California (2017)
  • Managing IP: IP Stars (2017 to 2018)

Community

  • USC Gould School of Law Intellectual Property Institute: Planning Committee (2017 to present)
  • Western Center on Law & Poverty: Board (2017 to present)

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • California

Education

  • J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2003
  • B.S., Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Languages

  • Korean