Nicholas T. Tsui

Nicholas T. Tsui is a Partner at Alston & Bird, specializing in high-value patent litigation across various technology sectors. His practice areas encompass telecommunications, video coding, standard-essential technologies, circuit design, software, mobile applications, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals/ANDA. With a background that includes a Ph.D. in engineering and materials science, he brings deep technical expertise to cases involving complex technologies.

Tsui represents both patent owners and defendants, having secured trial victories for clients on both sides of the docket. His tracked experience includes plaintiff-side representation for Nokia Technologies Oy in multiple disputes, notably Nokia Technologies Oy v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al. and Nokia Technologies Oy v. [Various Defendants], concerning video coding technologies in District Courts and the ITC. On the defendant side, he was Of Counsel for Alston & Bird in Atlas Global Technologies LLC v. Dell Technologies, Inc., and his firm biography specifies his representation of defendant ASUSTek in an ITC dispute brought by Atlas Global Technologies, LLC involving Wi-Fi router technologies.

He possesses significant experience in post-grant proceedings, actively participating in cases before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the International Trade Commission (ITC). Tsui is recognized as a top-performing ITC and PTAB attorney by Patexia, and has been a featured speaker on the interplay between PTAB, district court, and ITC proceedings.

Tsui earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2014, and a B.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002. He is recognized among the "Top 25 Telecommunications Attorneys of 2025" and "Top 25 Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2024" by Attorney Intel.