Alan Daniel Sege

Specialty / Focus Areas. Sege's patent work centers on software and technology disputes, with a current emphasis on biometric identity-verification and liveness-detection software. In his tracked matters he represents defendants in the FaceTec v. Jumio litigation (N.D. Cal.), which concerns 3D facial-recognition/liveness patents, and a second defendant-side matter. Web-verified appearances outside the tracked list also touch database software (Actian v. Diasorin, C.D. Cal.), laboratory products (Biozone v. Next Step, E.D.N.Y.), and trademark litigation (Appetize v. Apptizer; BLK Enterprises v. Unix Packaging). His firm describes itself as outside general counsel for technology and media companies, with IP services spanning acquisition, drafting/prosecution advice, and enforcement.

Side Preference. Both tracked appearances are defendant-side (defending operating companies such as Jumio Corp. and intervenor iProov Ltd. against FaceTec's infringement claims). Web-verified work shows he also appears for plaintiffs (e.g., iProov as plaintiff in Delaware, Actian and Biozone in patent suits), so the practice is mixed, though the tracked record skews toward defending accused technology providers rather than prosecuting for NPEs/PAEs.

Firm Context. Sege is principal of Alan Sege Esq., PC, doing business as The Sege Law Practice, a small Los Angeles firm (established circa 2011) that serves as outside general counsel to technology companies. No prior law-firm affiliations were found in reliable sources; Martindale lists a "VP & Gen. Coun." title at a Los Angeles address without identifying the employer, so any in-house history is unverified.

Notable Cases / Outcomes. The most prominent matter is FaceTec, Inc. v. Jumio Corporation (N.D. Cal., 3:24-cv-03623), where Sege (with Ryan Hatch) represented Jumio and iProov. The case has drawn Law360 coverage: Perkins Coie was disqualified from representing Jumio in March 2025 over prior work for FaceTec, and in June 2026 the PTAB upheld all challenged claims in four parallel IPRs (IPR2025-00106 through -00109), leaving the district court case active as of mid-2026. No verdicts or settlements attributable to Sege were verified.

PTAB / IPR Experience. No evidence that Sege appears regularly before the PTAB; the IPRs in the FaceTec dispute were handled by Perkins Coie and later Morrison & Foerster for Jumio, with Sege's role confined to district court counsel.

Bar / Education. Admitted California Bar (1995); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1994); B.A., Oberlin College (1989).