Biography
Etai Lahav, Partner
(646) 502 -5957 | etai@radip.com | 5 Penn Plaza, 19th Fl, New York, NY 10001
Etai Lahav is Partner of Radulescu LLP, an elite patent litigation boutique firm based in New York City. The firm has a reputation for focusing on high-stakes, complex patent litigation where a deep understanding of the interplay between technology and legal issues is critical to a company's litigation success. The firm often works on matters where patent litigation is the most important risk facing a client, typically in the context of a multi-patent, multi-jurisdiction dispute with a primary competitor.
Mr. Lahav has supervised numerous patent cases in Federal District Courts throughout the United States, at the International Trade Commission, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has successfully argued numerous substantive and non-substantive motions, including a number of claim construction hearings, and has argued before the Federal Circuit. Mr. Lahav has trial experience including examining and cross examining both fact and expert witnesses and arguing motions during trial. Mr. Lahav earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Cooper Union, and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas P. Griesa in the Southern District of New York after graduating from Cardozo Law School in New York. Mr. Lahav was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for intellectual property litigation in 2013-2019.
Education
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
(J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Cardozo Law Review, 2006)
Cooper Union
(B.S., Electrical Engineering
Eta Kappa Nu, 2004)
Prior Associations
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP:
Associate, 2011-2013
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP:
Associate, 2007-2011
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Law Clerk to The Honorable Thomas P. Griesa, 2006-2007
Admissions
The State Bar of New York
United States Federal Courts:
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
Eastern District of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Lectures
Patent Law 101
HackNY Summer Fellowship Program (July 29, 2013). Introductory patent law lecture to college-level software engineering and computer science students.
Cooper Union.
Annual introductory patent law lecture to freshman engineering students.
Notable Representations
Vaxcel International Co., Ltd. v. HeathCo LLC
Counsel for Defendant HeathCo in a patent infringement action in the District of Delaware involving eleven patents related to outdoor LED lighting products. Invalidated 67 patent claims across five patents ultimately leading to the withdrawal of the lawsuit by Vaxcel.
337-TA-1261 (Certain LED Landscape Lighting Devices and Components Thereof) Wangs Alliance Corp., d/b/a WAC Lighting v. Cast Lighting LLC, et al.
Counsel for Complainant WAC Lighting in a patent infringement action against several defendants involving patents relating to LED landscape lighting products. Obtained Consent Orders preventing importation of all relevant accused products.
Mears Technologies Inc. v. Finisar Corp.
Counsel for Defendant Finisar Corp. in patent infringement action in the Eastern District of Texas involving optical communication technology. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement. Mears appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Represented Finisar before the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the victory before the district court.
IPRs 2018-1574 and 2019-0834 (Intel v. Institute of Micro-Electronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Counsel for Patent Owner IMECAS in two Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board involving IMECAS Patent No. 9,070,719. Obtained denial of institution in both cases.
IPR 2016-00013 (TDK Corp. v. Lambeth Magnetic Structures LLC)
Counsel for Patent Owner Lambeth Magnetic Structures in an Inter Partes Review Petition filed before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board filed by TDK related to U.S. Patent No. 7,128,988. Obtained denial of institution.
DSS, Inc. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Counsel for Appellee Seoul Semiconductor in an appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit of IPR2020-00938 which invalidated all asserted claim of DSS’s patent.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. et al v. GE Healthcare, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action pending in the District of Delaware involving ten patents related to LED structures and packages for use in healthcare products.
LED Wafer Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al
Counsel for Intervenor-Defendant Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action pending in the Northern District of California involving three patents related to LEDs for use in mobile phones.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. et al v. Feit Electric Company, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action pending in the Central District of California involving twelve patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Nichia Corporation v. Feit Electric Company, Inc.
Counsel for third-party defendant in a patent infringement and contract indemnity action pending in the Central District of California.
Lexington Luminance LLC v. Bulbrite Industries, Inc.
Counsel for Defendant Bulbrite in a patent infringement action pending in the District of New Jersey involving a patent related to LEDs.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. et al v. Finelite, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action pending in the Northern District of California involving fourteen patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. et al v. Ace Hardware Corporation
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action pending in the Eastern District of Virginia involving nine patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Nitek, Inc. v. Lite-On Technology Corporation et al
Counsel for Plaintiff Nitek in a patent infringement action pending in the Western District of Texas involving three patents related to UVLEDs.
Seoul Viosys Co. Ltd. v. Namsung America. Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Viosys in a patent infringement action in the Middle District of Florida involving eleven patents related to UVLEDs. Obtained consent judgment and permanent injunction against further importation and sale of the accused products.
CG3 Media, LLC v. Belleau Technologies, LLC
Counsel for Declaratory Judgment Defendant Belleau in a patent infringement action pending in the Southern District of New York voice-tracking teleprompter software.
HeathCo LLC v. Vaxcel International Co., Ltd.
Counsel for Plaintiff HeathCo in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of Illinois involving patents related to LED security lighting products and designs.
Crystal IS, Inc. v. Nitride Semiconductors Co.
Counsel for Declaratory Judgment Defendant Nitride Semiconductors in a patent infringement action pending in the Northern District of New York involving AlGaN-based UV LED products.
IPRs 2022-0395, 0396, 0397, 0406, 0419 (SETi v. Lite-On Technology Corporation and Genesis Photonics Inc.); 2022-0780 and 0781 (Lite-On Technology Corporation v. SETi)
Counsel for Petitioner and Patent Owner SETi in seven Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board concerning patents related to UV LED devices for use in LED lighting products.
Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) v. Lite-On Technology Corporation, et al.
Counsel for Plaintiff SETi in a patent infringement action pending in the Western District of Texas involving nine offensive patents and five defensive patents related to UV LED devices for use in LED lighting products.
Nitride Semiconductors Co., Ltd. v. Lite-On Technology Corporation
Counsel for Plaintiff Nitride Semiconductors in a patent infringement action pending in the Western District of Texas involving AlGaN-based UV LED products.
Nitride Semiconductors Co., Ltd. v. Digi-Key Corporation d/b/a Digi-Key Electronics
Counsel for Plaintiff Nitride Semiconductors in two patent infringement actions in the District of Minnesota involving AlGaN-based UV LED products.
Finisar Corporation v. Capella Photonics, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Finisar in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of California involving patents related to Wavelength Selective Switches.
IPRs 2020-0247 and 0836 (Satco Products, Inc. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.)
Counsel for Patent Owner Seoul Semiconductor in two Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board involving Seoul Semiconductor’s U.S. Patent Nos. 7,081,722 and 9,807,828.
Satco Products, Inc. v. Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd. et al
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of Georgia involving three patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. et al. v. Satco Products, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of New York involving nine patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., et al. v. Satco Products, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Seoul Semiconductor in a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of New York involving eleven patents related to LED structures and packages for use in LED lighting products.
Super Lighting v. CH Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., Elliott Electric Supply, Inc., and Shaoxing Ruising Lighting Co., Ltd.
Counsel for Defendants in a patent infringement action filed by Super Lighting in the Western District of Texas involving eight patents relating to LED tubes.
Super Lighting v. MaxLite
Counsel for Defendant MaxLite in a patent infringement action filed by Super Lighting in the Central District of California involving six patents relating to T8 LED tubes.
337-TA-1081 (LED Lighting Devices, LED Power Supplies, and Components Thereof) Signify Holding BV f/k/a Philips Lighting Holding BV, et al. v. Wangs Alliance Corp., d/b/a WAC Lighting
Counsel for Respondent WAC Lighting in a patent infringement action filed by Signify (represented by Finnegan Henderson) in the ITC involving five patents relating to LED technology including patents originating from Color Kinetics Inc.
Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Wangs Alliance Corp., d/b/a WAC Lighting
Counsel for Defendant WAC Lighting in a patent infringement action filed by Philips (represented by Finnegan Henderson) in the District of Massachusetts involving ten patents relating to LED technology including patents originating from Color Kinetics Inc.
IPRs 2015-1287, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293 and 1294 (WAC Lighting v. Philips)
Counsel for Petitioner WAC Lighting in seven Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board requesting the cancellation of asserted invalid claims in Philips’ U.S. Patent Nos. 6,013,988; 6,147,458; 6,250,774; 6,561,690; 6,586,890; 7,038,399; and 7,352,138.
Philips v. Howard Corp.
Counsel for Defendant Howard in a patent infringement action filed by Philips in the Southern District of Mississippi involving 4 patents relating to LED technology.
IPRs 2018-1482, 1483, 1484, 1485 (Everlight v. Bridgelux)
Counsel for Patent Owner Bridgelux in four Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board involving Bridgelux Patent Nos. 6,869,812; 8,567,988; 8,092,051; and 8,256,929.
Lambeth Magnetic Structures LLC vs. Western Digital, et al.
Counsel for Plaintiff Lambeth Magnetic Structures in a patent infringement action in the Western District of Pennsylvania related to magnetic materials for use in hard drives.
Lambeth Magnetic Structures LLC vs. Seagate, et al.
Counsel for Plaintiff Lambeth Magnetic Structures in a patent infringement action in the Western District of Pennsylvania related to magnetic materials for use in hard drives.
Lambeth Magnetic Structures LLC v. Toshiba Corp., et al.
Counsel for Plaintiff Lambeth Magnetic Structures in a patent infringement action against Toshiba, et al. in the Western District of Pennsylvania involving magnetic materials for hard disk drives.
Headway Technologies, Inc. v. Lambeth Magnetic Structures
Counsel for Defendant Lambeth Magnetic Structures in a patent infringement action in the Central District of California related to magnetic materials for use in hard drives
Toggled v. Forest Lighting
Counsel for Defendant Forest Lighting in a patent infringement action filed by Toggled in Southern District of Texas involving eleven patents related to LED replacements for fluorescent lighting tubes.
Golight, Inc. v. Oracle Lighting, LLC
Counsel for Defendant Oracle Lighting in a patent infringement action filed by Golight in District of Colorado relating to LED housing apparatus.
Finisar Corp. v. Nistica Corp.
Counsel for Plaintiff Finisar Corp. asserting six patents in a patent infringement action against Nistica in the Northern District of California involving optical communication technology.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. Intrinsic ID, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of California involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. NXP Semiconductor Netherlands B.V. and NXP USA, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Western District of Texas involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. Coherent Logix Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF asserting one patent in a patent infringement action in the Western District of Texas involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of California involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. Synopsys, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of Texas involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. The Athena Group, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of Florida involving IoT semiconductor security.
UPF Innovations, LLC v. Redpine Signals, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff UPF in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of California involving IoT semiconductor security.
Zond LLC v. Renesas Electronics Corp. & Renesas Electronics America Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology.
Zond, LLC v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. & Global Foundries U.S., Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology.
Zond, LLC v. TSMC and Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology.
Zond, LLC v. Toshiba Corp.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology.
Zond, LLC v. SK Hynix Corp.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology. Settled on favorable terms after limited discovery and Zond’s service of detailed infringement contentions.
Zond, LLC v. Gillette Corp. and Proctor & Gamble Corp.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting ten patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving plasma deposition technology.
Zond, LLC v. Intel Corp.
Counsel for Plaintiff Zond asserting seven patents in a patent infringement action in the District of Massachusetts involving semiconductor processes employing plasma deposition technology.
Swan Co. Ltd. v. Finisar Corp. & Fujitsu Ltd.
Counsel for Defendant Finisar Corp. in patent infringement action filed by Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. (represented by Fish & Richardson) in the Eastern District of Texas involving optical communication technology. Obtained favorable settlement after fact discovery and claim construction.
IPRs 2014-0460, 0461, 0462 and 0465 (Finisar v. Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd)
Counsel for Petitioner Finisar in four Inter Partes Reviews before the U.S. Patent Trial & Appeal Board requesting the cancellation of invalid claims being asserted by Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,145,710; 7,664,395; 8,089,683 and 8,335,033.
Nomadix v. Aruba Networks
Counsel for Defendant Aruba Networks in a Central District of California patent infringement action brought by Nomadix relating to network guest-access technology.
Aon Benfield v. Guy Carpenter
Counsel for Patent Owner Guy Carpenter in a Southern District of New York declaratory judgment action brought by Aon Benfield relating to real-time weather systems for insurers.
337-TA-809 (Devices for Mobile Data Communication ) Unwired Planet v. Apple
Counsel for Respondent Apple in an ITC Investigation brought by Unwired Planet against Apple and RIM relating to mobile internet technology.
Carnegie Mellon v. Marvell
Counsel for Defendant Marvell in a Western District of Pennsylvania patent infringement action brought by Carnegie Mellon related to signal detection in read channel chips.
Commil USA v. Aruba Networks
Counsel for Defendant Aruba Networks in an Eastern District of Texas patent infringement action brought by Commil USA relating to wireless networking protocols.
Motorola v. Aruba Networks
Counsel for Defendant Aruba Networks in a District of Delaware patent infringement action brought by Motorola relating to wireless networking protocols.
Litton v. Pirelli
Counsel for Defendant Pirelli in a Central District of California patent infringement action brought by Litton relating to optical fiber amplifier technology.
Iqbal v. Ashcroft, et al.
Pro Bono Counsel for Plaintiff Javaid Iqbal, a Pakistani Muslim arrested shortly after September 11, 2001 by INS and FBI agents, in a Bivens action in the Eastern District of New York and the United States Supreme Court.