Bo Tang

Prior to his legal career, Bo was a software engineer at a Fortune 500 company for 10 years. Prior to that, he was a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at Mississippi State University, during which his main research area was artificial intelligence. When Bo was an undergraduate and graduate student, he worked at several semiconductor and electronics companies, performing various tasks including writing electronic design automation (EDA) software, designing electronic circuits, as well as installing and repairing large-scale LED displays at client sites.

• Boviet  Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Boviet Renewable Power LLC, Boviet Solar USA Ltd. and Ningbo Boway Alloy Material Co. Ltd. (collectively, Boviet) in a Section 337 investigation before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) filed by Advanced Silicon Group Technologies LLC (ASGT) asserting infringement of six patents covering complex solar power and conductive cell technology. In September 2022, the administrative law judge found in favor of our clients on multiple grounds, including no infringement on all asserted patent claims, invalidity on certain asserted patent claims, and complainant not meeting the technical prong of the domestic industry. In March 2023, secured an affirmation before the ITC upholding the judge’s finding in favor of our clients. This total win helps our clients avoid a ban on the importation of a large portion of the industry’s solar products designed for clean energy. Also forced ASGT to dismiss its parallel complaint against Boviet in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in April 2023.
• A US mobile technology research and development company in a series of patent invalidity proceedings and associated appellate proceedings concerning standards-essential patents related to various wireless communication technologies, and obtained mostly favorable rulings 
• A US mobile technology research and development company in civil litigations involving fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing of standards-essential patents for wireless communications before the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Court    
• One of China’s largest cellular phone manufacturers in litigations involving standards-essential patents for wireless communications, including the FRAND licensing and infringement thereof, against one of Europe’s largest mobile communications equipment and service providers before various Chinese courts
• One of China’s largest cellular phone manufacturers in a dispute with a Japanese non-practicing entity (NPE) involving the FRAND licensing of standards-essential patents for wireless communications
• A leading European multinational naval engineering company in a patent infringement dispute related to its technology licensees in China
• A leading US wireless technology company on matters related to their patent portfolio, including standards-essential patents, as well as patents covering technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving    
• One of the best-known US multinational technology companies in drafting and prosecuting hundreds of patent applications    
• A number of companies in IP due diligence related to investment and M&A transactions    
• A number of companies in legal services related to IP licensing, including licensing negotiations as well as drafting and revising licensing agreement    
• Several fintech companies on IP related issues, including ways to protect their technologies in the areas of blockchain, AI-driven autonomous trading systems, data security, and fraud detection
• A number of companies in providing non-infringement, invalidity, and freedom-to-operate opinion