Philip Wang is a partner at Russ August & Kabat, where he practices in the intellectual property and litigation departments. He specializes in patent litigation and PTAB proceedings, with a focus on high-technology. Mr. Wang was an attorney at Irell & Manella from 2008 to 2013 and Latham & Watkins from 2014 to 2016.
Mr. Wang’s practice centers on large, complex patent litigations. He has represented clients in the semiconductor, computer software, and pharmaceutical industries. He has trial experience before district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Office.
Mr. Wang is also a registered patent attorney. He has been involved in more than 30 PTAB proceedings. As trial counsel in an IPR, he successfully invalidated four patents.
In 2021 and 2022, Mr. Wang was named a Top 100 “Rising Star.” Mr. Wang was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2025. Prior to that, he was recognized as a Rising Star from 2014-2023 in the area of intellectual property litigation and he was named an Up-and-Coming 100: Southern California Rising Star from 2019-2023.
Outside of work, Mr. Wang is a professional-level chess player. He holds the International Master title and is a former California State Chess Champion.
Honors/Professional Activities
- Super Lawyers Top 100 Rising Star, 2021-2022
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014–2023
- Southern California Super Lawyer in 2025
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice Pro Bono Service Award, 2016
- Notes Editor, Columbia Business Law Review
- Teaching Assistant, First Year Torts
Publications
- Teaching Assistant, First Year Torts
Recent Matters
- Samsung v. NVIDIA (E.D. Va. & ITC): Represented NVIDIA in two multi-patent cases involving semiconductor technologies and parallel IPR proceedings. Won jury trial verdict of non-infringement and validity.*
- OpinionLab v. Qualtrics (N.D. Ill.): Represented Qualtrics in six-patent case involving online survey technology and parallel IPR proceedings. Invalidated four OpinionLab patents in IPRs.*
- Adobe v. Wowza (N.D. Cal.): Represented Adobe in four-patent case involving video streaming software. Obtained settlement after summary judgment hearing.*
- Infineon v. Atmel (D. Del.): Represented Atmel in 21-patent case involving microcontroller technology. Obtained settlement after claim construction ruling.*
- University of Pennsylvania v. Genentech (N.D. Cal.): Represented the University in patent case involving Herceptin®. Obtained settlement after defeating summary judgment motion.*
- Max Planck and Alnylam v. Whitehead Institute, et al. (D. Mass.): Represented Max Planck and Alnylam in multi-party dispute over RNA patent applications. Obtained settlement before trial.*
- LG Display v. Chi Mei Optoelectronics (D. Del.): Represented Chi Mei in seven-patent case involving LCD panel technology. Obtained settlement before trial.*
- Ermita Alabado, et al. v. French Concepts, et al. (C.D. Cal.): Led pro bono team in winning $15.2 million default judgment on behalf of human trafficking victims.*
*Represents experience at a prior firm.
Ben Wang is a partner at Russ August & Kabat. He represents clients in business and intellectual property disputes, particularly in patent trials and appeals.
Ben clerked for Judge Ferdinand Fernandez of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Chief Judge George H. King of the Central District of California. He also served a three-year term on the Committee on Federal Courts for the California State Bar, and worked for the U.S. Trustee Program for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Ben earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California where he graduated order of the coif, served as Executive Notes Editor for the U.S.C. Law Review, received the James Tam Award for academic excellence, served as a teaching assistant for Professor George Lefcoe’s Real Estate Transactions and Finance classes, and worked as a legal writing instructor.
The Los Angeles Daily Journal named him one of the Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers in California. The Los Angeles Business Journal named him one of the Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Los Angeles. Super Lawyers magazine named him a Rising Star, Super Lawyer, and Top 100 Super Lawyer. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
EXPERIENCE
- Headwater Research v. Samsung – $278,791,460 jury verdict of patent infringement and no invalidity in favor of client Headwater Research. Secure push notification patents.
- SPEX v. Western Digital – $552,727,428 jury verdict of patent infringement and pre-judgment interest in favor of client SPEX. The verdict is one of the highest patent verdicts ever in the Central District of California and nationwide. Encryption patent.
- Pavo v. Kingston – $13.7M judgment based on jury verdict of patent infringement, willful infringement, enhanced damages, and interest in favor of client Pavo. All issues affirmed in a precedential opinion by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Memory device patent.
- SPEX v. Apricorn – $4M damages award after jury verdict of patent infringement. Encryption patent.
- Nanology Alpha v. WITec – 5% royalty damages award after jury verdict of patent infringement. Scanning probe/optical microscope patent.
- Mirror Worlds v. Facebook – Reversal of district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- LG v. Conversant – Published opinion by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, affirming claim construction by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in inter partes review proceedings, and that none of the claims was invalid under the prior art.
- Core Wireless v. LG – Precedential opinion by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, affirming all issues in favor of client Core Wireless, including claim constructions, no invalidity despite no rebuttal testimony about prior art, and eligibility of the patents under Section 101.
- VIA Technologies v. ASUS – Favorable settlement for client VIA in USB circuit design trade secret misappropriation case.
- Neurovision Medical Products v. Medtronic – Favorable settlement for client Neurovision in nerve monitoring electrode patent infringement case.
- Core Wireless v. Apple – $7.3M jury verdict. Cellular communications patents.
- TQP v. Newegg – $2.3M jury verdict. Encryption patent.
- Clear with Computers v. Hyundai – $19M judgment based on jury verdict of infringement and no invalidity, ongoing royalty, and interest. Marketing patent.
- St. Jude Medical v. Access Closure Inc. – $27.1M jury verdict. Medical device patent.
- MTH v. FATTOC, LLC – Favorable settlement for client MTH in high frequency trading trade secret misappropriation case.
- Santarus v. Par Pharmaceutical – Favorable settlement for client Santarus in omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate patent infringement case.
- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Intel – $110M settlement for client WARF. Data speculation circuit patent.
- Peer Communications v. Skype – Judgment of invalidity in favor of client Peer Communications. Network communications patent.
- Zenith Electronics Corp. v. Thomson, Inc. – Favorable settlement for client Thomson in set-top box patent infringement case.
- Knowles Electronics v. AAC Acoustic Technologies – Trial judgment of no trade secret misappropriation in favor of client AAC. MEMS technology.
- Ben has also advised clients in cases brought by the FTC, claims involving well-known social networking websites, and antitrust, securities fraud, copyright infringement, and breach of contract claims.
