Ni, Wang & Massand

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From: Senior Patent Litigation Analyst
Date: 2026-05-02
Subject: Firm Summary: Ni, Wang & Massand PLLC

Firm Overview

Ni, Wang & Massand PLLC is an intellectual property boutique law firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded by attorneys with experience at large national firms like McKool Smith and Patton Boggs, the firm focuses on IP litigation and licensing. Its attorneys are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and various federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The State Bar of Texas lists the firm's size as between 2 and 5 attorneys. Publicly available rankings in sources such as AmLaw or Chambers were not found, consistent with its status as a specialized regional boutique.

IP Litigation Specialty & Side Preference

Based on the firm's authoritative case list, which tracks one appearance, Ni, Wang & Massand has undertaken work for defendants. In Vannisi et al. v. LiPang et al., the firm appeared as of counsel for the defendant. However, attorney biographies and third-party media reports indicate a broader practice that includes significant representation of patent holders. The firm's website describes experience litigating on behalf of patent licensing companies and representing clients in enforcement campaigns. News reports from 2020 and 2023 associate the firm with patent-asserting entities such as Commstech LLC and Mel Navip LLC. A 2026 industry report ranked firm attorney Steve Moore highly for plaintiff-side patent litigation performance. This suggests a mixed practice working for both plaintiffs and defendants, with a notable focus on assertion.

The firm’s attorneys describe expertise across a range of technologies, including wireless communication standards (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, WCDMA), image compression, online dating technology, and consumer electronics. Partner Timothy Wang's biography lists representative clients including California Institute of Technology and University of Virginia, as well as matters involving CMOS image sensors and portable battery jump starters before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

Notable Cases and PTAB Practice

No public verdict or appellate outcome for the single tracked case, Vannisi et al. v. LiPang et al., could be verified through web searches. The firm has represented patent owners in matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Court filings and news reports show the firm representing patent holders such as Porto Technology Co., Ltd. and Mel Navip LLC in response to inter partes review (IPR) petitions filed by defendants. The scale of the firm's PTAB practice cannot be quantified from available public data.

Key Partners

The firm’s key patent litigation partners include its name partners, Hao Ni and Timothy Wang. Mr. Ni was previously an attorney at McKool Smith and Patton Boggs and has been named a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers. His representative matters include representing patent holding companies in litigation involving online dating and image compression technologies. Timothy Wang previously practiced at the IP boutique Shore Chan DePumpo LLP. His experience includes district court litigation and ITC investigations, and he was listed by Docket Navigator in 2015 as a top patent litigator by number of lawsuits.