Bas de Blank

Bas de Blank is a patent litigator and partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe whose practice focuses on disputes in federal district courts and Section 337 investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). His litigation experience covers a diverse range of technologies, including telehealth, semiconductors, GPS, graphics processing, internet communications, and consumer products. De Blank has represented clients such as Robert Bosch Healthcare, Sonos, Trina Solar, NVIDIA, and Hitachi.

While the single tracked case, Visa USA Inc v. Cortex MCP Inc, was a plaintiff-side representation for Visa, de Blank's broader practice involves significant work for both plaintiffs and defendants. Notable outcomes highlighted by his firm include representing Sonos in a major ITC patent victory against Google, representing Brocade in a case that resulted in a $112 million jury award against A10 Networks, and securing a defense verdict for EMC in the Eastern District of Texas in a suit brought by Oasis Research LLC.

De Blank also has an extensive practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). He heads Orrick's contentious prosecution practice and has led more than 30 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, representing both patent owners and petitioners. His successes in this forum include securing IPR denials on behalf of patent owner Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems and obtaining terminations of IPRs based on the petitioner's failure to identify the real parties in interest.

Admitted to the California and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office bars, de Blank holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College, and a B.A. in English Literature from Scripps College.