Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP


Bruce Zisser Bruce Zisser Quinn Emanuel 865 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor Los Angeles California 90017 work(213) 443 3000 brucezisser@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 brucezisser@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Satellite and Aerospace Litigation Education Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1995) Order of the Coif University of California at Los Angeles (B.S. Electrical Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, 1985) Prior Associations Bright & Lorig: Of Counsel, 1996-2006 United States Air Force: Captain, 1985-1990 Professional Activities Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office Admissions Member, The State Bar of California	Send to a friend Biography Bruce Zisser’s practice is focused almost exclusively on patent litigation. With over fourteen years experience litigating patent disputes and, before that, over ten years experience as an electrical engineer, including more than five years working on a wide range of high tech communication systems in the United States Air Force, Mr. Zisser is able to bring substantial experience to bear on the complex legal and technical issues he faces. Mr. Zisser has litigated matters in Federal court in California, Texas and Delaware as well as before the International Trade Commission. He is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Representative Clients Mr. Zisser has and continues to represent a number of large multinational corporations, including Samsung, Intermec and Northrop-Grumman. Notable Representations Represented Northrop-Gruman in its industry-wide enforcement of a pioneering patent related to fiber optic communications. Helped achieve settlements totaling over $200 million. Represented a global telecommunications company before the International Trade Commission (ITC) in a patent dispute to enforce patents related to controlling the power transmitted by cell phones. Succeeded in convincing the ITC Staff attorney that none of the three asserted patents was infringed and at least one was invalid. Represented Unova, Inc. (now Intermec) in a series of four cases against a total of eleven of the largest computer companies to enforce Unova’s pioneering patents on the smart battery management technology used in virtually every notebook computer. After litigating several of the cases to the eve of trial, help secure nine judgments of infringement and validity and settlements totaling over $200 million. Represented Intermec in its enforcement of foundational patents related to radio frequency identification technology (RFID) against Symbol Technologies. Case settled after Markman briefing on very favorable terms for Intermec. Represented small company Celeritas against giant Rockwell in case for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract on technology related the cellular transmission of data over the analog cellular phone system. Obtained a jury verdict on all three counts in favor of Celeritas, which was affirmed on appeal resulting in ultimate payment to Celeritas of over $60 million.