David C. C. Perez

David Perez is an accomplished patent litigator with a focus on defending technology companies in high-stakes intellectual property disputes. His practice areas include patent litigation, trade secrets, and copyright, alongside broader complex business litigation and class actions. He primarily represents defendants, as demonstrated by his sole tracked appearance defending Google LLC.

Currently a partner at Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Perez previously spent over 14 years as a partner at Perkins Coie in Seattle, where he also served as firmwide chair of the Business Litigation practice. This background underscores his experience in handling significant legal challenges for corporate clients.

In his tracked case, EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Google LLC, Mr. Perez acted as of counsel for the defendant. This case involved patents related to mobile technology, specifically systems and methods for programming mobile devices, presenting information on mobile devices, and integrating widgets. Related Federal Circuit appeals concerning Express Mobile's patents, where Google was a defendant in a coalition with other tech companies, resulted in affirmances of unpatentability, which ultimately benefited the defendants. While his firms, Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster, are recognized for their patent litigation and post-grant proceedings capabilities, specific details of Mr. Perez's individual PTAB or IPR appearances are not explicitly detailed in publicly available summaries. [cite: 6 (first search output), 13 (first search output)]

Mr. Perez earned his B.A. from Gonzaga University and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2010. He is admitted to practice in Washington (2011), Arizona, and Oregon. He is consistently recognized for his work in Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Intellectual Property.