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Richard W. Erwine Richard W. Erwine Quinn Emanuel 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York New York 10010 work(212) 849 7000 richarderwine@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard New York Office Tel: 212-849-7000 Fax: 212-849-7100 richarderwine@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Intellectual Property Litigation International Trade Commission Proceedings Education Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1995) University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (B.S., Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 1990) Publications and Lectures “The High Cost of Settlement: Patentees May Be Prevented From Re-Litigating Claim Construction Issues Decided in Previously Settled Litigation,” Patent Strategy & Management, Volume 4, Number 6 (October 2003) “Think Before Marking,” New York Law Journal, Intellectual Property Section (May 13, 2002) “Enforcing e-Commerce Patents: The Old Reality,” Straight Through Processing: A Forum for Change, Issue 2 (2000) Prior Associations Morgan & Finnegan, LLP, New York, NY: Partner, 2005 Associate, 1995-2004 Professional Activities New York Intellectual Property Law Association: Chairperson, Meetings and Forums Committee, 2007-present Chairperson, Public Information, Education, and Awards Committee, 2005-2007 Amicus Brief Committee American Intellectual Property Law Association: Patent Litigation Committee Admissions Member, The State Bar of New York; United State Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States District Court: Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, Eastern District of Texas; United States Patent and Trademark Office	Send to a friend Biography Richard W. Erwine is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s New York Office. Richard’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. Based on his electrical engineering degree, Richard often represents computer hardware and software companies. Richard has litigated substantial matters for clients such as IBM, Samsung, Sony, Motorola and Covidien. In connection with such matters, Richard has successfully obtained resolutions by way of summary judgment, dismissal, and/or settlement following favorable claim construction rulings or other pretrial proceedings. Notable Representations Representing Motorola in a patent infringement action in the Northern District of Illinois involving eighteen patents covering a multitude of disparate technologies. Represented Respondent Cablevision in an International Trade Commission Investigation involving five set top box patents. The International Trade Commission terminated the Investigation in September 2011 – a complete victory for Cablevision. Represented Plaintiff Tyco Healthcare in a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of Texas in which the jury found Tyco Healthcare’s patents to be valid and infringed by Defendant Applied Medical Resources Corp. Represented Samsung in a patent infringement action in the Eastern District of Texas involving turbo decoding for wireless communications. Obtained a favorable resolution by way of settlement. Represented IBM in a patent infringement action in the Southern District of California involving four patents covering four disparate technologies. Obtained a favorable resolution by way of settlement. Represented IBM in a complex action in the Southern District of New York involving several allegations, including assertion of ten patents related to mainframe computers. District court granted summary judgment in favor of IBM. Represented MediaTek in a multi-patent litigation involving HDTV communications and digital signal processing. Obtained a favorable resolution by way of settlement. Defended Third Wave Technologies in a patent litigation in the Western District of Wisconsin related to Hepatitis C diagnostic tools. Negotiated a favorable settlement for Third Wave.