Ashlee N. Lin

Ashlee N. Lin is an Of Counsel attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, focusing her practice on patent litigation for technology and retail clients. Her experience spans cases involving electronics, computers, semiconductors, and software-related patents. She consistently represents defendants, particularly operating companies, in complex intellectual property disputes.

Ms. Lin played a role in significant defense victories. Notably, she was involved in eDekka LLC v. Sally Beauty Supply LLC, a patent infringement case where the underlying patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,266,674), asserted by a prolific patent assertion entity, was found to claim an unpatentable abstract idea, leading to the dismissal of numerous related cases. As an associate at Milbank, she was also part of the team that secured a complete win for a technology company against Wi-LAN Inc. in a patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas, obtaining a jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity, which the Federal Circuit affirmed on appeal in 2016.

While the provided information does not specifically detail her experience in PTAB or IPR proceedings, her involvement in Federal Circuit appeals suggests a broad engagement in various stages of patent litigation.

Ms. Lin earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2010 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2011. She was recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers for 2020-2021.