Daniel N. Yannuzzi

Daniel Yannuzzi is a partner and Practice Group Leader of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. He advises clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent and other intellectual property litigation, strategic portfolio development, technology licensing and transactional matters.

Areas of Practice

Daniel advises high-technology companies and their stakeholders on complex, business-critical IP matters. His practice involves developing IP strategies and IP portfolios aligned with business goals; assessing, avoiding and responding to third-party IP threats; intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on patent litigation; in-bound and out-bound technology licensing, including standards-based licensing; and negotiating IP asset transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and the like. His clients include tech, energy, aerospace, transportation and communication leaders such as Toyota, Chevron, Mercury Mission Systems, L3Harris, Dish Network, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Virgin Galactic, in addition to others. In addition to representing large multinational corporations, Daniel serves as primary outside intellectual property counsel to numerous electronics, software, telecommunications and medical device companies.

Daniel previously served in in-house legal roles for several years, including as Vice President of Worldwide Legal Affairs and Assistant Corporate Secretary to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., and as Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel to Conexant Systems, Inc., a multi-billion dollar semiconductor company.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Daniel was an engineering manager at Allied Signal Aerospace, where he managed the development and integration of spacecraft communication and tracking systems for various NASA programs. He also led a team of scientists and engineers in the development of high precision satellite laser ranging systems for NASA's Crustal Dynamics Project.

Honors

Top IP Lawyer, Daily Journal, 2024

Leading Life Sciences Lawyer - Intellectual Property (Patent Strategy & Management, General Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution), LMG Life Sciences, 2021-2024

Ranked as the #2 IPR attorney in the country representing petitioners, Patexia IPR Intelligence Report, 2019

Intellectual Property Star, Patent Strategy & Management, General Patent Litigation and Patent Prosecution, LMG Life Sciences, 2019

Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2018-2025

The Legal 500 US, Copyright, 2018

San Diego Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2015-2023

Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2012-2013

Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2012-2014

Top 25 Portfolio Managers, Prosecutors & License Specialists, Daily Journal

Life Sciences Star, LMG Life Sciences, 2012-2013

Articles

Intellectual Property Law Blog Posts

• "'Egregious Abuse' of the PTAB Process Leads to Adverse Decision Sanctions in IPR Proceeding," May 25, 2023
• "SCOTUS: 'The More a Party Claims for Itself the More it Must Enable'," May 22, 2023

• "USPTO Issues Guidance on Examination of Generic.com Terms," October 14, 2020

• "Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of PTAB Judge Appointments," October 14, 2020

• "USPTO Announces New Pilot Program to Expedite Appeals Process," July 1, 2020

• "USPTO Announces a New Initiative to Provide Applicants Additional Time to Petition for Restoring a Right of Priority or Benefit," June 22, 2020

• "USPTO Announces a New Initiative to Expedite Examination of COVID-19 Related Patent Applications," June 22, 2020

• "COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program Now Available for Small and Micro Entities," May 8, 2020

• "USPTO Provides Form for Claiming 30-Day COVID-19 Extensions," May 7, 2020
• "Today’s Special: Validity Goulash – Serving Up 101 in the Mechanical Arts," October 7, 2019
• "Federal Circuit Weighs in on Patent Subject-Matter Eligibility of Dietary Supplements," March 21, 2019 
• "En Banc: Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Application of On-Sale Bar to Contract Manufacturers," July 13, 2016
• "Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Sides With PTAB in Inter Partes Review Appeal," February 5, 2015
• "USPTO Issues Preliminary Examination Instructions in Light of Alice Corp." June 27, 2014
• "District Court Draws Line on Terminal Disclaimers for IP Owned by Subsidiaries," October 24, 2012
• "What You Need to Know About the New Inter Partes Review Process," August 24, 2012
• "What You Need to Know About the New Post-Grant Review Process for U.S. Patents," August 24, 2012

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, PatCon 8: The Annual Patent Conference, March 2, 2018, San Diego, CA
• Speaker, PatCon 5: The Annual Patent Conference, January 16, 2015, San Diego, CA
• Speaker, PatCon 4: The Annual Patent Conference, April 4, 2014, San Diego, CA
• Moderator, "Current Developments re Intellectual Property Issues in Insolvency Proceedings," West Legal Education Video, September 28, 2013, Paris, France
• Panelist, "Current Legal Problems at the Interface of Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law," West Legal Education Video, May 31, 2013
• Moderator, "Look Near First! Capture the Value of Local Outsourcing in Medical Device and Life Science Instrumentation," August 2012, San Diego, CA
• Speaker, "Playing The Role of Ostrich or Fox: Which Approach Do You Take with Respect to Competitor Patents?," ACC America, March 30, 2007, San Francisco, CA
• Moderator, San Diego Software Industry Council Managing Innovation Conference, 2006.
• Speaker, "Responding to IP Threat Letters – It’s Your Move," San Diego Bar Association, June 14, 2005
• Speaker, "Recent Trends in IP Due Diligence," The VC Roundtable, March 9, 2005
• Speaker, "Drafting and Negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements with Business Partners," ACC America, December 2004, San Diego, CA
• GAO Expert Panelist, Foreign Patent Challenges; 2002 Expert Panel Report: "Federal Action Needed to Help Small Businesses Address Foreign Patent Challenges"
• Speaker, "Giving Your Intellectual Property Law Department a Tune-Up," ACCA Annual Meeting, October 2001, San Diego, CA
• Speaker, "Foreign Patent Prosecution Strategies," AIPLA Spring Meeting, April 2001, San Francisco, CA
• Luncheon Speaker/Panelist, "Mentoring in Intellectual Property," AIPLA Spring Meeting, April 2001, San Francisco, CA
• Instructor/Sponsor, Legal Module, University of California, Irvine Vantage MBA Program, 2000-2002
• Instructor, University of California, San Diego, Intellectual Property for Engineers

Events

Memberships

Member, San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association (SDIPLA)

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)