Ben Wang

Benjamin T. Wang is a highly experienced patent litigator and a partner at Russ August & Kabat, where he focuses on complex intellectual property disputes, particularly in patent and trade secret trials and appeals. His practice demonstrates a clear preference for representing plaintiffs, having exclusively appeared on the plaintiff side in all tracked cases. He is known for securing substantial monetary settlements and jury verdicts for his clients, with reported settlements totaling over $29.8 million in one 18-month period.

Wang's technology expertise spans a broad range, including mobile electronic devices, cellular network services, push messaging, encryption, data saving technology, memory devices, and medical devices. Notable cases include Headwater Research LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., where his team secured a $279 million jury verdict for infringement of push messaging patents (with a judgment reaching $340 million with pre-judgment interest). He also played a key role in achieving a $175 million jury verdict for Headwater Research LLC against Verizon Communications Inc. for background application refresh patents.

Additional significant outcomes include a $552,727,428 jury verdict (with pre-judgment interest) in SPEX v. Western Digital involving encryption patents, which was noted as one of the highest patent verdicts nationwide. He was also involved in Pavo v. Kingston, where a $13.7 million judgment for patent infringement was affirmed by the Federal Circuit, and Clear With Computers, LLC v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., which resulted in a $20 million judgment affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

Wang has experience with post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, including inter partes review (IPR). He successfully defended the validity of thirteen patents from eligibility challenges under 35 U.S.C. §101 and contributed to a case where the Federal Circuit affirmed a PTAB claim construction in LG v. Conversant. He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California, graduating Order of the Coif, and has been admitted to practice in California since 2003.