Yoon Chae

Yoon represents both plaintiffs and defendants on all stages of patent litigation, including pre-filing investigation, fact development, discovery and motion practice, working with experts, infringement and invalidity analyses, claim construction and summary judgment briefing, and participating in depositions and trials. His practice also includes preparing and prosecuting patents in the US and various other countries. He is particularly interested, and is in the process of developing an expertise in, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

• Representing numerous financial institutions that were sued in the Eastern District of Texas, for which a stay was successfully obtained pending CBM review prior to any institution decision by the PTAB.
• Secured a win for leading 3D display provider as complainant against its competitor at the US International Trade Commission, which resulted in a final determination finding (1) that all asserted claims of three patents-in-suit are valid and infringed by all five of the accused products and (2) that the domestic industry requirement has been satisfied, resulting in issuance of a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders with a 100% bond against respondents.
• Secured a win for major US welding equipment manufacturer as plaintiff against its competitor in a multi-patent infringement case at the Eastern District of Texas, which resulted in settlement payment and consent judgment with a three-year injunction against defendants’ accused products.
• Represented major Japanese phone manufacturer as defendant in the Northern District of Texas, petitioner in front of the PTAB, and appellee at the Federal Circuit. Two of the three asserted patents were successfully invalidated at the PTAB based on 35 U.S.C. § 103, and this decision was affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
• Defended major blow-molding plastic table manufacturer in a multi-patent infringement proceeding and hearing on the merits at the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
• Defended major US financial software provider in a patent infringement case at the Middle District of Florida, which concluded after invalidating both asserted patents with a motion for summary judgment of invalidity based on 35 U.S.C. § 101.
• Defended major US financial software provider in a patent infringement case at the Eastern District of Texas, which concluded after invalidation of both asserted patents at the PTAB based on 35 U.S.C. § 101.
• Defended major Korean cellular phone manufacturer in a patent infringement case at the District of Nevada, which resulted in favorable settlement after the court granted a precedent-setting motion to transfer venue.
• Defended major US welding equipment manufacturer in a patent infringement case at the Eastern District of Texas, which resulted in favorable settlement after presenting strong invalidity positions based on based on 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103.

• 2018 Excellence in Innovation Award, Baker McKenzie
• Selected to the 2018 Texas Rising Star List for Intellectual Property Litigation, Texas Super Lawyers
• Certificate of Merit for International Corporate Governance, University of Michigan Law School (2011)
• Dean’s Scholarship, University of Michigan Law School (2009-2012)

• American Bar Association - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Committee 
• Dallas Bar Association - Member
• Dallas Asian American Bar Association - Member of Diversity Committee
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers - Member of Law Student Assistance Committee
• PTAB Bar Association - Mentorship Program Participant
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - Law School Mentor