J. James Li - a San Jose, United States Patent, TradeMark and CopyRight Lawyer

San Jose Patent, TradeMark and CopyRight Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Patent, TradeMark and CopyRight
Business and commercial litigation
Employment law
Others

Litigation: 80%

Attorney Information

Overview

Dr. Li is a seasoned trial lawyer who has handled cases in intellectual property (IP) and business litigation since 1999. Dr. Li is listed in the National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. Over the years, Dr. Li has handled all types IP litigation including patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and right of publicity. He has also litigated many different types of business litigations, including contract, unfair competition, fiduciary duty, fraud, defamation, false light, legal malpractice, and employment. Dr. Li has conducted various jury trials, bench trials, and arbitration hearings. He has also argued various cases in federal and state appeal courts.

Dr. Li has exceptional strength in technology-related litigation. He studied biomedical electronics design and neuroscience before he went to law school. As a lawyer, he has handled cases involving a broad spectrum of technologies. On the electrical side, he has litigated IP cases involving:

Digital and analog integrated circuit designs;
Simulation software;
Hardware description languages;
Semiconductor manufacture;
LCD panel design and manufacture;
Biometrics devices;
Wireless communications circuits;
Computer technologies including microprocessor architecture, cache memories, modems, power supplies;
Network technologies including virtual LANs, Internet browsers, and Internet-based application systems; and
Wireless technologies such as power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, antennas, media access control (MAC) and baseband

On the biomedical and biotechnical side, Dr. Li has handled cases involving:

Biocatalysis
Oncology animal models;
Gene therapy vectors;
DNA arrays;
Polymerase chain reaction reagents and devices;
Dietary supplements;
Herb medicines;
Radio therapy devices;
Kidney dialysis machines; and
Image-guided surgery devices

Awards and Honors

Honors

Listed in National Register’s Who’s Who

Education

Legal Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California
  J.D.
  Law Review: Technology Law Review, member, 1996 - 1998
Non Legal Education
- University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  Ph.D.
  Major: Physiology
- Peking University
  B.S.
  Major: Biophysics
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
  Postdoctoral Fellow

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Past Positions

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Shareholder, 2007 - 2010
McDermott Will & Emory LLP, Associate & Partner, 2002 - 2006

References

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Crown Biosciences, Inc.
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Unigate Enterprises, Inc.
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AllCells, LLC
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EnzymeWorks, Inc.
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Languages

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English
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Mandarin Chinese
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Representative Clients

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Crown Biosciences, Inc.
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Unigate Enterprise, Inc.
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Raymat Materials, Inc.
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OSD Audio
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Mintel Learning Technology, Inc
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TRTUSA Corp.
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Oriental Semiconductor Electronics Ltd.
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Delson Group, Inc.
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Epic Communications Inc.
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IncRev, Corporation
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ACRO BIOSYSTEMS
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AllCells, LLC
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EnzymeWorks, Inc.
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Representative Cases

Transonic Systems, Inc. v. Fresenius USA, Inc.,
- Citation: 425 F. Supp. 2d 1082 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (represented the defendant Fresenius in this patent infringement case and obtained a summary judgment of noninfringement)
Epic Communications, Inc. v. Richwave Technology, Inc.,
- Citation: 179 Cal. App. 4th 314 (2009), petition for review denied, 2010 Cal. LEXIS 1143 (represented Epic in this chip design trade secret case and obtained on appeal reversal of an order quashing service of process)
Design Data Corporation v. Unigate Enterprise, Inc. et al.,
- Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108632 (N.D. Cal. 2014) (Represented Unigate in this copyright infringement case and obtained summary judgment in favor of Unigate).
ACRO Biosystems v. Acrobiosystems USA LLC
- Citation: 2015 TTAB LEXIS 78 (Trademark Trial & App. Bd.), Mar. 20, 2015. (Represented ACRO Biosystems in this trademark opposition proceeding, and obtained summary judgment in favor of the client)
Strohmeyer v. Santos Electronics
- Citation: Superior Court of Orange County (representing Defendant and obtained jury verdict of no discrimination and no sexual harassment)
Beiing Tong Ren Tang (USA) Corp. v. TRT USA
- Citation: N.D. Cal. (representing Defendants: jury verdict of no liability under Plaintiff’s complaint and $4 million jury verdict under defendant’s cross-complaint).

Bar Admissions

California, 1999
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2012
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2012

Other Affiliations

American Intellectual Property Law Association, 2014 - 2015 (Member)
Santa Clara Counnty Bar Association, 2013 - 2015 (Member)

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Contact

San Jose, CA

1905 Hamilton Ave
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95125

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Phone: 650-387-7675

Fax: (650) 521-5955

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Website: https://www.lilaw.us/

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