Sharif E. Jacob
`
`Sharif E. Jacob designs strategies to win and resolve high-stakes
`litigation. He has successfully tried commercial, patent, and civil rights
`actions. His practice focuses on complex business disputes,
`intellectual property litigation, civil enforcement actions, and white collar
`criminal matters. In addition to his work at Keker & Van Nest, Mr. Jacob
`serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Hastings
`College of the Law.
`
`Mr. Jacob has extensive experience with patent litigation. He represents
`leading firms in the video streaming, social networking, and wireless
`phone industries in disputes pending before the district courts, the
`International Trade Commission, and the Patent and Trademark Office.
`
`Mr. Jacob has repeatedly litigated actions advancing the constitutional
`rights of inmates. He has won judgments and appeals for prisoners
`locked in solitary confinement or brutalized in prison. His pro bono work
`has led to systemic reform of California’s prison system and has been
`covered by the national press.
`
`Mr. Jacob graduated first in his class from Hastings and received his
`undergraduate degree from Yale University. After law school, Mr. Jacob
`clerked for the Honorable Mary M. Schroeder of the Ninth Circuit Court of
`Appeals.
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`CASES OF NOTE
`
`In the Matter of Certain Products Containing Interactive Program
`Guide and Parental Control Technology: We defended our clients
`Netflix, Inc. and Roku Corporation in a U.S. International Trade
`Commission complaint filed by Rovi Corporation. The complaint
`accused our clients, along with Mitsubishi Electric Corp., LG Electronics
`Inc., and Vizio Inc., of infringing several patents related to interactive
`program guides. The complaint sought an order banning television and
`media-player makers from entering the U.S. By the time of the trial, the
`other defendants had all settled and our clients faced four patents. We
`successfully defended our clients, with the ALJ finding one of the
`patents invalid and none of the patents infringed, as well as no
`actionable importation or available remedy. The ITC reviewed the entire
`investigation and confirmed there was no violation.
`
`Apple Inc. v. HTC Corp: We served as lead counsel for HTC, a Taiwan-
`based manufacturer of handheld devices, in its battle with Apple over
`smartphone technology. Apple first sued HTC in district court and
`before the International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming our client
`had infringed on 20 patents related to various computer-related
`technologies, including user interfaces, operating systems, power
`management, and digital signal processing. The ITC hearing that went
`to decision resulted in a favorable ruling, and HTC obtained a
`settlement to become the first Android handset maker licensed by
`Apple.
`
`M&H Realty Partners v. Aerojet-General Corporation: We represented
`M&H Realty Partners in a multi-million dollar breach of indemnification
`agreement and tort action against Aerojet and Boeing. The case
`concerned environmental contamination in Fullerton, California.
`
`evYsio Medical Devices v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems: We
`represented evYsio Medical Devices in asserting patents for its cardiac
`stent technology. Prior to jury selection, the case became part of a
`global settlement between Medtronic and Abbott. Our client, the inventor
`of several stents in the suit, received $42 million as part of the
`settlement.
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`Sharif E. Jacob
`PARTNER
`sjacob@kvn.com
`Tel. (415) 676-2237
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`Education
`UC Hastings College of the Law,
`J.D., summa cum laude, 2007
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`Yale University, B.A., 2000
`
`Clerkships
`Hon. Mary M. Schroeder
`U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
`Circuit, 2007-2008
`
`Bar Admissions
`California
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`News
`
`Keker & Van Nest Elevates Three
`Attorneys to Partner
`12/15/2014 — We are pleased to
`announce the elevation of Simona
`Agnolucci, Sharif Jacob and Khari Tillery
`to partner.
`
`Keker & Van Nest Fends off Intrusive
`Demands and Secures Sanctions for
`Client Netflix
`07/09/2014 — A federal judge refused to
`force Netflix Inc. to comply with Straight
`Path IP Group's “oppressive” subpoena
`demanding depositions, source code
`and more for its patent suits, finding
`Tuesday that Netflix is a nonparty in the
`cases and Straight Path may face
`sanctions.
`
`Sharif Jacob Secures Release of Pro
`Bono Client
`06/27/2014 — The client whose case
`has shaped California's parole system
`is released.
`
`LG, Toshiba Seek New ITC Penalty For
`Last-Minute Withdrawal
`05/09/2014 — Keker & Van Nest team
`called for a change to the ITC rules that
`would enable the agency to punish
`companies abandoning patent
`infringement cases at the last minute.
`
`Keker & Van Nest Pro Bono Settlement
`Will Shape California's Parole System
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`LG Electronics Exhibit 1030
`LGE, et al. v. Straight Path IP
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`National Union Dispute: We represented a national union in a dispute
`with another union, as well as during the initial stages of a federal court
`case.
`
`Henderson v. Petersen et al: We represented a prisoner in a civil rights
`suit against three correctional officers who beat him in Pelican Bay
`State Prison and one officer who failed to intervene to stop the beating.
`After the plaintiff's case survived summary judgment, the federal court
`asked us to step in and represent him at trial. Following a five-day trial
`and five hours of jury deliberation, Defendants settled the case for
`nearly twice the number the plaintiff presented to the jury.
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`AWARDS AND HONORS
`
`Executive production editor, Hastings Law Journal
`Order of the Coif
`Thurston Society
`Academic Excellence Scholarship
`Roger J. Traynor Student Writing Scholarship Andrew G. Pavlovsky
`Memorial Scholarship
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`PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
`
`Co-author, "State Antitrust Law and Intellectual Property," Chapter 12
`of the California Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, Revised
`Edition, 2014
`Presenter, "Antitrust Issues Stemming From Abbreviated New Drug
`Application (ANDA) Disputes," Bloomberg, 2012
`Co-author, "ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for
`Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators," American Bar Association, 2012
`Co-author, "Antitrust Issues that Arise in ANDA Disputes," Bloomberg
`BNA Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report, 2012
`Co-author, "U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Criminal Law and
`Related Topics, October 2005-2006 Term," The State of Criminal
`Justice, 2006, 2007
`"Deficits in Language Mediated Operations in Patients with
`Schizophrenia," 53(3) Schizophrenia Research, 2002
`
`12/17/2013 — The settlement gives
`inmates an incentive to work toward
`parole eligibility, eases California's
`financial strain and prison overcrowding
`crisis.
`
`ITC Confirms Groundbreaking Patent
`Victory on Behalf of Netflix
`11/01/2013 — The U.S. International
`Trade Commission affirmed an ITC
`judge's ruling that Keker & Van Nest's
`client Netflix Inc.'s streaming software
`didn't infringe digital entertainment
`technology company Rovi Corp.'s
`patented parental control and program
`guide technology.
`
`Ashok Ramani Leads Netflix to Victory
`in Groundbreaking ITC Patent Case
`06/10/2013 — The multi-patent case
`involved novel arguments which tested
`the ITC's definition of “unfair foreign
`competition.”
`
`On Behalf of HTC, Keker & Van Nest
`Secures Deal To End Smartphone
`Patent Suits
`11/14/2012 — As lead counsel for HTC,
`we helped our client reach a global
`settlement that includes the dismissal
`of all current lawsuits and a 10-year
`license agreement.
`
`Events
`
`Antitrust Issues Stemming From
`Abbreviated New Drug Application
`(ANDA) Disputes
`06/20/2012 — Asim Bhansali and Sharif
`Jacob will lead this webinar brand and
`generic drug companies' in-house
`counsel.
`
`eDiscovery: Why to Care About It and
`How Not to Let It Ruin Your Life
`05/03/2011 — Laurie Mims will
`moderate this panel, which features
`Sharif Jacob and other young
`practitioners.
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