David T. Xue, Ph.D., practices in the area of intellectual property law. Dr. Xue has extensive experience representing clients in a wide array of patent-related matters, including strategic counseling, portfolio management and freedom to operate analysis, reexamination proceedings, U.S. International Trade Commission proceedings and patent litigation. He focuses his practice on computer software and hardware, semiconductors, medical devices, telecommunications, wireless networks, network security and storage, web-based applications, social networking and online search. Dr. Xue has also counseled technology companies on patent matters involving multimedia content and communication, electronic transactions and identity validation, electronic messaging, digital documentation, computer graphics, clean energy and business methods.

Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Xue worked in management roles at two major Chinese technology companies: Hangzhou-based online business-to-business e-commerce company Alibaba Inc., where he was the director of product development; and Beijing-based fabless semiconductor firm Vimicro International, where he served as vice president. He has written and spoken on intellectual property and electrical engineering topics for many years.

 

While completing his legal studies in 2007, he was recognized by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction with the Excellence for the Future Award for achievement in the study of Venture Capital Law. In 2006, he received the Outstanding Chinese Patent Award by the State Intellectual Property Office of China.

 

Dr. Xue earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1997 and his J.D. in 2007 from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Prior to that, he graduated with a B.E. in Computer Science and Technology in 1990 from Tsinghua University in Beijing and received his M.S. in Computer Science in 1992 from the University of Maryland.

 

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property Law
• Patents
• Information Technology Law

Admissions

• California
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 2007
• University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 1997
• University of Maryland, M.S., Computer Science, 1992
• Tsinghua University, B.E., Computer Science and Technology, 1990

Other Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2013-present
• Goodwin Procter LLP
  - Patent Attorney, 2008-2013
• Perkins Coie LLP
  - Patent Attorney, 2007-2008
• Fliesler Meyer LLP
  - Patent Agent, 2003-2007
• Vimicro International, China
  - Vice President, 2001-2003
• Alibaba, Inc., China
  - Director of Product Development, 2000-2001

Honors / Awards

• CALI Award for excellent achievement in the study of Venture Capital Law, 2007
• Outstanding Chinese Patent Award by State Intellectual Property Office of China, 2006

Publications

• Co-author, "The ITC as an indicator of China's Potential for Innovation," Intellectual Property Today, January 2012
• Co-author, "Practical Implications for Business Method Patenting Following Ex parte Lundgren," New Matter of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 21-30, October 2006
• Co-author, "Post Global Routing Crosstalk Synthesis," IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 1418-1430, December 1997
• Co-author, "TIGER: An Efficient Timing-Driven Global Router for Gate Array and Standard Cell Layout Design," IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design, Vol.16, No.11, pp. 1323-1331, November 1997
• Author, "Post Routing Interconnect Performance Optimization," Ph.D. Dissertation, Also UCB/ERL Memo M97/60, August 1997
• Co-author, "Post Global Routing Crosstalk Risk Estimation and Reduction," Proc. IEEE/ACM Int'l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design, pp. 302-309, November 1996
• Co-author, "A Post Global Routing Optimization Approach to Crosstalk Estimation and Reduction," Proc. TECHCON 96, September 1996
• Co-author, "Post Routing Performance Optimization via Multi-Link Insertion and Non-Uniform Wiresizing," Proc. IEEE/ACM Int'l Conf. on Computer-Aided Design, pp. 575-580, November 1995
• Co-author, "Post Routing Performance Optimization via Tapered Link Insertion and Wiresizing," Proc. European Design Automation Conf., pp. 74-79, September 1995
• Co-author, "New Approaches for On-Chip Power Switching Noise Reduction," Proc. Custom Integrated Circuits Conf., pp. 133-136, May 1995. Also UCB/ERL Memo, M94/94
• Co-author, "A New Performance-Driven Global Routing Algorithm for Gate Array," Proc. Int'l Conf. on Very Large Scale Integration, pp. 8.3.1 - 8.3.10, September 1993
• Co-author, "Performance-Driven Steiner Tree Algorithms for Global Routing," Proc. 30th Design Automation Conf., pp. 177-181, June 1993

Speaking Engagements

• Featured Speaker on “Recent U.S. Patent Trends, America Invents Act (AIA) and Its Potential Impacts on Chinese Companies,” Conference on Overseas Intellectual Property Protection for Chinese Enterprises, hosted by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing, January 2013