Daniel Kiang

Partner

Orange County

daniel.kiang@knobbe.com

949-760-0404

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Overview

Daniel Kiang 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 has litigated patents in complex technology areas including physiological monitoring devices, 5G/4G cellular systems, Universal Serial Bus connectors and standards, autonomous robot navigation and inventory management systems, among others. Mr. Kiang also represents clients in trademark and trade dress disputes, including in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in district court litigations.

Education

University of California - Los Angeles - School of Law (UCLA) (J.D., 2015)
University of California - Berkeley (B.A. Physics, 2012)
University of California - Berkeley (B.A. Applied Mathematics, 2012)

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court - Central District of California
U.S. District Court - Southern District of California

Representative Experience

In re Certain Light-Based Physiological Measurement Devices and Components Thereof, 337-TA-1276 (U.S. International Trade Commission)

Successfully represented Masimo in a patent infringement investigation against Apple at the ITC that resulted in an import ban of certain Apple Watches.

VIZIO, Inc. v. Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC, IPR2024-00073 (Patent Trial & Appeal Board)

Successfully obtained a final written decision on behalf of Petitioner invalidating all claims of a patent directed to LED drivers, and successfully defended the final written decision on Delegated Director Review.

Wilson Electronics, LLC v. CellPhone-Mate, Inc. d/b/a SureCall, IPR2018-1771, -1772, 1774, -1776, -1778, 01779 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)

Successfully represented SureCall’s 5-band cellular signal booster patent against competitor challenge. Obtained non-institution of six petitions confirming patentability of all claims.

Toshiba America Information Systems v. Walletex Microelectronics Ltd., IPR2018-01538 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)

Successfully obtained a final written decision on behalf of Petitioner Toshiba invalidating all claims of a patent directed to double-sided USBs, including successfully opposing patent owner’s motion to amend claims based on lack of enablement. Also successfully defended the final written decision on appeal to the Federal Circuit, resulting in a Rule 36 summary affirmance.

Kinetic Lighting, Inc. v. Bauder, Opp. No. 91245640 (Trademark Trial and Appeals Board)

Successfully defended Christopher Bauder’s trademark from competitor opposition, resulting in a finding that the competitor’s alleged trademark had not acquired distinctiveness.

Takata Corporation v. American Vehicular Sciences, LLC, IPR2016-1794 (Patent Trial and Appeals Board)

Successfully represented IPR petitioner that resulted in a final written decision finding all 44 claims of the challenged side-curtain airbag patent unpatentable on 13 grounds.

Sotera Wireless v. Masimo Corporation, IPR2020-01082 (Patent Trial and Appeals Board)

Successfully defended Masimo’s physiological alarm simulation patent against competitor challenge. Obtained non-institution of IPR petition confirming patentability of all claims.