IP LAW LEADERS PLLC
BAR ADMISSIONS
Cameron H. Tousi
Managing Partner
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
EDUCATION
J.D., George Washington University Law
School, 1998
B.S., Electrical Engineering, College of
Engineering, University of Maryland,
1989
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society
B.S., Mathematics, College of Computer,
Mathematical and Physical Sciences,
University of Maryland, 1989
Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association, Business
Law Section:
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Committee;
Intellectual Property Law Section:
Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution
& Related Issues Committee
American Intellectual Property Law
Association
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia
International Technology Law
Association
TechLaw Group, Board
Cameron H. Tousi has broad intellectual property (IP) and business
transactions legal experience, and counsels the world’s leading
companies on their most sophisticated issues. He provides clients over
20 years of breadth and diversity in industry experience.
Mr. Tousi is an experienced and nationally respected IP litigator,
representing major corporate defendants and plaintiffs. His focus is on
complex litigations, where he brings breadth in case strategy as well as
tactical advantages by virtue of his highly technology oriented
background.
In the IP counseling area, he negotiates licenses and technology transfer
agreements; analyzes infringement, validity and freedom-to-operate
issues; procures patents and trademarks; conducts IP audits and
management programs; and provides high-level strategy and
management.
His representative technologies have included telecommunications, green
and clean tech, software, hardware, semiconductors, e-commerce,
business methods, medical devices, mechanical matters and life
sciences. He has been an active member of the Litigation, Alternative
Dispute Resolution & Related Issues Committee of the ABA Intellectual
Property Law Section.
In the IP transactions area, his practice focuses on business oriented
technology solutions. He assists companies in creating, protecting,
acquiring, developing, and commercializing technology, as well as in
distributing, servicing, and marketing products and services. Mr. Tousi
represents clients on complex business transactions such as joint
ventures, distribution agreements, strategic alliances, research and
development, electronic commerce, complex procurement, endorsement,
outsourcing, and the general management and disposition of IP.
An experienced corporate attorney, Mr. Tousi also counsels clients on
financing, mergers and acquisitions, sales of assets, venture capital
investments, and other general corporate matters. Mr. Tousi has been a
member of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Committee of the ABA
Business Law Section.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Mr. Tousi has held multiple executive level positions. He served as
Director of Intellectual Property for the Telecommunications Business of
Samsung Electronics. He has also held partner and senior counsel
positions with Venable, Genus Law Group and Sterne Kessler. He cofounded and managed corporate strategy and legal affairs for a marketing
company in NASCAR.
He began his legal career as a Patent Examiner for the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, and previously held positions as an engineering
consultant at the firm of Booz Allen Hamilton, and software engineer at
IBM.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Mr. Tousi has represented over 200 business entities, from Fortune 50 to
early stage startups, across the gamut of industries. Notable industries
include high techs, green businesses, life sciences, government
contractors and nanotechnology.
REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATIONS
Representative litigation matters have included:

Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v. Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc., No. 2:12-CV-00264 (E.D. Tex. May 1, 2012); Advanced
Processor Technologies LLC v. Altera Corp., No. 2:2012-CV-00602
(E.D. Tex. Sep. 18, 2012); Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v.
Atmel Corp., No. 2:12-CV-00152 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012);
Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v. Conexant Systems, Inc.,
No. 2:12-CV-00153 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012); Advanced Processor
Technologies LLC v. Creative Technology Ltd., ZiiLabs Pte Ltd and
Creative Labs Inc., No. 2:12-CV-00154 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012);
Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v. Marvell Semiconductor,
Inc., No. 2:12-CV-00155 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012); Advanced
Processor Technologies LLC v. Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., No.
2:12-CV-00156 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012); Advanced Processor
Technologies LLC v. NVIDIA Corporation, No. 2:12-CV-00157 (E.D.
Tex. Mar. 23, 2012); Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v.
PMC-Sierra, Inc., No. 2:12-CV-00603 (E.D. Tex. Sep. 18, 2012);
Advanced Processor Technologies LLC v. Xilinx, Inc., No. 2:12-CV00158 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2012); Advanced Processor Technologies
LLC v. Analog Devices, Inc. , Conexant Systems, Inc. , Digi
International Inc. , Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. , Micrel, Inc.,
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. and Zoran Corp., No. 2:11-CV-00019
(E.D. Tex. Jan. 18, 2011). Representation of plaintiff Advanced
Processor Technologies in asserting seminal semiconductor
technology patents directed to memory management used through
the semiconductor industry.

Agere Systems Guardian Corp. v. Proxim, Inc., No. 1:01-CV-00339
(D. Del. May 23, 2001). Represented plaintiff in infringement action
concerning patents related to wireless technology under IEEE 802.11
standard.

AIM IP, LLC v. Media5 Corporation, No. 8:2013-CV-00187 (C.D. Cal.
Feb. 4, 2013). Represent defendant in a patent infringement matter
alleging violation of a telecommunications standard.

Atwater Partners of Texas LLC v. AT&T, Inc., Actiontec Electronics,
Inc., ADTRAN, Inc., Allied Telesis, Inc., Billion Electric Co. Ltd., BEC
Technologies, Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc.,
Cisco Systems (USA) Pte. Ltd., Cisco Systems International BV,
Comtrend Corporation, Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.,
Enablence Technologies, Inc., Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.,
Motorola, Inc., Netopia Inc., Netgear Inc., Occam Networks, Inc.,
Rad Data Communications, Ltd., Rad Communications, Inc.,
Shareband Technologies, LLC, Tellabs, Inc., Wintegra, Inc., Zhone
Technologies, Inc. and ZyXEL Communications, Inc., No. 2:10-CV00175 (E.D. Tex. May 27, 2010). Represented defendants
Comtrend Corporation and Consolidated Communications Holdings
in a patent infringement suit involving alleged infringement of modem
related telecommunications technologies.

Hearthware, Inc. v. E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. (Emson), No. 1:2011-CV05233 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 2, 2011). Represented plaintiff in action
involving copyright infringement, trademark infringement, false
association and designation of origin, false advertising, unfair
competition and deceptive trade practices.

In re KATZ Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation No. 2:2007ML-01816 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2007).
Formerly represented
defendants in a multi-district case alleging infringement of several
patents related to telephony and call processing operations.

Morningware, Inc. v. Hearthware Home Products, Inc. No., 1:2009CV-04348 (N.D. Ill. July 20, 2009).
Representation of
defendant/counterclaimant in action involving infringement of patent
directed to cookware technology, trade dress infringement, unfair
competition and product disparagement under § 43(a) of the Lanham
Act, deceptive trade practices under Illinois state law, common law
unfair competition and commercial disparagement.

Network Gateway Solutions, LLC v. Adtran, Inc., Audiocodes Ltd.,
Audiocodes Inc., Avaya Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Genband Inc.,
Juniper Networks,Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.,
Media5 Corporation, Mediatrix Telecom Inc., Metaswitch Inc., Mitel
Networks Corporation, Mitel Networks Inc., Multi-Tech Systems Inc.,
Patton Electronics Co., Quintum Technologies LLC, Siemens AG,
Siemens Corporation, Sonus Networks Inc. and Zhone Technologies
Inc., No. 1:2009-CV-00667 (D. Del. Sep. 4, 2009). Represented
defendants Media5 Corporation and Mediatrix Telecom, Inc., leading
Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telecommunications equipment manufacturers,
in a matter alleging infringement of plaintiff's digital network access
server patent.

Telarix v. Vero Systems/TEOCO, No. 1:08-CV-00587 (E.D. Va. June
5, 2008). Represented computer software company as defendant in
a patent suit involving computer software relating to optimal cost
routing in telecommunication networks.

Telebrands Corp. v. Hearthware, Inc., No. 2:2012-CV-02455 (D. N.J.
Apr. 25, 2012). Representation of defendant in action involving
trademark infringement under §§ 32 and 43(a) of the Lanham Act,
Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair
Competition and Unfair Competition under N.J State statute.

Texas Instruments Inc. v. Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., No.
1:2006-CV-02305 (S.D. N.Y. Mar. 24, 2006). Represented
Powerchip Semiconductor, one of the world's leading semiconductor
manufacturers, as defendant in a large dispute concerning a mutual
patent license agreement with plaintiff.

UTStarcom, Inc. v. Starent Networks Corp., No. 1:07-CV-02582
(N.D. Ill. May 8, 2007). Represented plaintiff UTStarcom, a global
leader in the manufacture of IP-based solutions and end-to-end
telecommunications networking in alleged misappropriation of trade
secrets, copyright infringement, and patent infringement relating to
geographically mapped telephone routing methods and systems.

Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. A9.com, Amazon.com,
Inc., Google, Inc., Nokia, Inc. and Ricoh Innovations, Inc., No. 3:12CV-01217 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2012), transferred from No. 2:10-CV00364 (E.D. Tex. Sep. 14, 2010); Wireless Recognition Technologies
LLC v. Nokia Corporation and Ricoh Company, Ltd., No. 5:12-CV01218 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2012), transferred from No. 2:10-CV00365 (E.D. Tex. Sep. 14, 2010); Wireless Recognition Technologies
LLC v. A9.com, Amazon.com, Inc., Google, Inc., Nokia, Inc. and
Ricoh Innovations, Inc., No. 4:12-CV-01219 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 12,
2012), transferred from No. 2:10-CV-00577 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 21,
2010); Wireless Recognition Technologies LLC v. Nokia Corporation
and Ricoh Company, Ltd., No. 5:12-CV-01220 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 12,
2012), transferred from No. 2:10-CV-00578 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 21,
2010). Representation of plaintiff in multiple infringement actions
against leading defendants in a matter regarding infringement of
patents directed to mobile recognition of objects and documents.
ACTIVITIES
Mr. Tousi lectures extensively on IP and business transactions law. He is
a former member of the ABA’s Private Equity & Venture Capital
Committee of the Business Law Section, and Litigation, Alternative
Dispute Resolution & Related Issues Committee of the Intellectual
Property Law Section.
PUBLICATIONS
Representative publications have included:

Cameron H. Tousi and Ralph P. Albrecht, Do Business Method
Patents Hurt or Help? A Financial Industry Perspective, 14 VA.
J.L. & TECH. 147 (2009).

Dynamic Patent Drafting/Prosecution Strategies for the New
Age, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan,
Republic of China, 9/2004, 9/2005, 10/2006.

New Age Strategies for Licensing/Litigation/Patent Portfolio
Dynamics, Enterprise Manager Association for the Advancement
of Hsinchu, 6/2005.

US Intellectual Property Litigation: Advances in Law, Small &
Medium Enterprise (SME) Incubation Center of Tainan, 8/2005.

Robert Liu, The Prior Art of VOIP, TMCnet.com, article
interviews Mr. Tousi on a telecommunications litigation matter,
11/11/2005.

Cameron Tousi Named Senior Vice-President of Corporate
Strategy and General Council of Bang, L.L.C., Bang! Racing
press release, Media Contact: Jennifer Jaudon, 3/22/2004.

Maryland Technology Transactions: The Venable Practice and
Forms Manual (2002) (contributing author).
EVENTS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Annual Meeting and World Conference, ITECHLAW
(International
Technology
Law
Association),
Firm
Representative, 4/24-25/2008.

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Visiting Scholar,
9/2004, 9/2005, 10/2006.

Enterprise Manager Association for the Advancement of
Hsinchu, Visiting Scholar, 6/2005.

Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) Incubation Center of Tainan,
Visiting Scholar, 8/2005.