Overview
Daniel Kiang, based in the firm’s Orange County office, represents clients in patent and trademark litigation matters, including before district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.
Mr. Kiang has extensive experience representing both petitioners and patent owners in AIA post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes reviews, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Mr. Kiang earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 2015, where he was a founding member of the Intellectual Property Law Association and a member of the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program. Prior to law school, Mr. Kiang earned his bachelor’s degrees in physics and applied mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Kiang has research experience at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Education
- University of California - Los Angeles - School of Law (UCLA) (J.D., 2015), Top Brief Writer, Moot Court Honors Program, Founding Member, Intellectual Property Law Association at UCLA Member, Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association
- University of California - Berkeley (B.A. Physics, 2012), High Honors, Thesis: Improving the Energy Resolution of the NEXT-DBDM in Simulation with 29 keV X-Rays and Silicon Photomultipliers
- University of California - Berkeley (B.A. Applied Mathematics, 2012)
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Recognized in the “Best Lawyers 2025 Guide: Ones to Watch” for Patent Litigation in Best Lawyers in America (2024)
Affiliations
Member, Orange County Asian American Bar Association
News & Insights
Articles
Co-author, “Tips for Patent Prosecutors from Litigators: Enhancing Litigation Outcomes,” IP Watchdog (August 2024).
Jessie Yang, Daniel Kiang, Paul Stewart, “Fed. Circ. In April: The Trademark Tacking Doctrine’s Reach“, Law360 (April 2023) (PDF)
WORLDS INC. V. BUNGIE, INC.
M-I DRILLING FLUIDS UK LTD. V. DYNAMIC AIR LTDA
FINJAN, INC. V. BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC.
Patent Infringement Judgment Against ION Geophysical for its Sales of Seismic Survey Devices Reduced to $26 Million from Original $124 Million Damages Award
Jury Awards $10.4 Million in Damages to Philips for ZOLL’s Infringement of Defibrillator Patents
“Federal Circuit Report | IP Litigator Issue May/June 2018, Volume 24 Number 3,” Co-Author, IP Litigator
Litigation Blog
- Hard to Stomach: Things You Say to Prosecute a Patent Can and Will Be Used Against You
- Argument Forfeited When Raised for the First Time Fourteen Months After an Appeal
- An Obvious Solution to an Unknown Problem?
- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board Has Jurisdiction Over IPRs Challenging Expired Patents
- Read the Fine Print: Federal Circuit Vacates Dismissal of Patent Infringement Claims Based on an Express License, Where Some Transactions Could Fall Within the Scope of the Claims Yet Remain Unlicensed
- Are Literal Infringement and the Doctrine of Equivalents the Same Issue?
- Estoppel Does Not Apply to Previously Issued Claims
- Obviousness Analysis Does Not Consider Unclaimed Limitations
- Consider the Relevant Technology Carefully Before Claiming Ranges in Patent Applications
- Federal Circuit Instructs PTAB How to Apply Public Accessibility Standard
- IPR Decision Based on a Barely Mentioned Typo Violated the APA Notice Requirement
- “Magic Words” Unnecessary in Identifying Field of Endeavor for Analogous Art
- How Far Can the Music Go: The Limited Reach of the Trademark Tacking Doctrine
- Patent Affirmed as Unenforceable Due to Prosecution Laches