Lauren Hoffer

Lauren Hoffer serves as Senior Litigation Counsel for IP Matters at Dell Technologies, focusing her practice on patent litigation in federal district courts and the International Trade Commission. Her career is primarily centered on defending operating companies, a role consistent with her in-house position at Dell, where she has exclusively appeared as defendant-side counsel in tracked patent litigation. Prior to joining Dell in June 2011, Hoffer gained experience in private practice at firms including Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Jones Day.

Hoffer's specialty areas encompass patent disputes related to Dell's diverse product range, including portable computer patents, semiconductor devices, and wireless audio technology. Her involvement includes defending Dell in cases such as ONE-E-WAY, INC. v. Dell Inc. et al., which involved wireless audio products, and 3D Surfaces LLC v. Dell Technologies, Inc. et al., a patent infringement matter. She also contributed to Dell's defense in Greenthread, LLC v. Intel Corporation and Dell Inc., a case concerning semiconductor device patents in electronic products.

A significant outcome in her practice includes securing summary judgment for Dell Technologies in LiTL LLC v. Dell Technologies Inc. et al., where the court determined that an implied license shielded Dell from infringement claims related to portable computer patents. While direct appearances in PTAB/IPR proceedings are not explicitly detailed, her cases have strategically leveraged IPRs, leading to stays in related district court litigation.

Lauren Hoffer earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin. She is admitted to practice in Texas and the District of Columbia.