Eric Hanson’s practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on high-stakes patent cases. He has deep experience litigating patent cases from pre-filing through trial and appeal. He has strong technical knowledge in software, hardware, networking, web, and mobile fields.
Eric has represented a patent holder in infringement litigations involving video codec technology; represented a large television and video streaming company in infringement litigation involving program guide technology; represented Juniper Networks in infringement litigation involving Internet gateways; represented BlackBerry in infringement litigations involving display technology and 3G wireless technology, represented St. Jude Medical in infringement litigation involving vascular closure devices, and represented eBay and Skype in infringement litigations involving computer networking and Internet communications, including VoIP technology. His PTAB work includes successfully representing a patent holder of video codec technology and securing non-institution of the IPR; representing a publicly traded integrated circuit company in Covered Business Method Review proceedings involving mobile payment technologies; and representing a large patent holding consortium in IPR proceedings involving integrated circuit packaging, networking, and graphical user interface technologies.
Eric earned his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.
Cases of Note
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LookSmart v. Google
We successfully defended Google against patent claims brought in the Northern District of California by LookSmart, which targeted Google’s search technology. The court dismissed the case, finding the patent was…
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Daedalus Prime v. Google
We are defending Google against a five-patent case brought by Daedalus Prime in the Western District of Texas targeting alleged power-management functionalities in Google’s Tensor system-on-chip products and Axion processors.
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Abbott Diabetes Care v. Dexcom
We defended Dexcom in the District of Delaware where Abbott asserted a dozen patents targeting Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitoring technology. The Keker team narrowed the case to four patents…
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EcoFactor v. Google
We are defending Google in a series of patent cases brought by EcoFactor targeting Google’s Nest products, which are pending in the Northern District of California, which have been stayed…
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Wildseed Mobile v. Google
We are defending Google in a five-patent case brought by Wildseed Mobile in the Northern District of California that accused multiple Google products ranging from YouTube to Google Workspace applications…
News & Events
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Law360 Trials Group Of The Year: Keker, Van Nest & Peters
Keker, Van Nest & Peters partners Bob Van Nest, Sharif Jacob, Sophie Hood and Ryan Wong reflect on the firm’s biggest trial wins which earned its place among Law360’s 2024 Trials Groups of the Year.
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12-Patent Glucose Monitoring Lawsuit Ends with Jury Finding Only One Infringed
Law360 has reported that a Delaware federal jury has cleared Dexcom, represented by Keker, Van Nest & Peters, of infringing two glucose monitor patents owned by an Abbott Laboratories unit, while finding infrin…
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