Law clerk to the Honorable Robert Boochever, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1999-2000
Law clerk to the Honorable John C. Coughenour, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1998-1999
Ian Crosby has received national recognition from U.S. News – The Best Lawyers in America®, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and Managing IP Magazine for his work and expertise in the field of intellectual property litigation and licensing. He has tried and litigated patent, copyright, antitrust, and other complex commercial cases in federal courts throughout the country. He has also represented parties before the U.S. International Trade Commission, in private arbitrations, and in confidential licensing negotiations.
Uniloc U.S.A. v. Bitdefender LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-00394-RWS (N.D. Cal. 2017): Complete summary judgment in favor of client Bitdefender LLC on grounds that asserted software distribution patents were invalid for claiming ineligible subject matter.
VHT, Inc. v. Zillow Group, Inc., Case No. 2:15-cv-01096-JLR (W.D. Wa. 2017): Judgment entered for client Zillow on over 95% of claims for infringement of copyrighted images.
In the Matter of Certain Wearable Activity Tracking Devices, Investigation No. 337-TA-973 (I.T.C. 2016): Complaint against client Jawbone withdrawn after finding that asserted fitness tracking patents were invalid for claiming ineligible subject matter.
In Re Queen’s University at Kingston, No. 2015-145 (Fed. Cir. 2016): Grant of mandamus petition for client Queen’s University at Kingston established the application of the attorney-client privilege to prosecution-related communications with registered patent agents.
Two-Way Media LLC v. AT&T et al., No. 2014-1302 (Fed. Cir. 2015): Affirmed $40 million judgment obtained at trial for client Two-Way Media LLC for infringement of streaming content delivery patents by AT&T.
ViaSat, Inc. v. Space Systems/Loral, Inc. et al., No. 3:12-cv-00260-H (S.D. Cal. 2014): Vacated award of damages against client Space Systems/Loral for alleged infringement of satellite communications patents.
DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P. et al., No. 2013-1505 (Fed. Cir. 2014): Opinion affirming in part trial judgment obtained for client DDR Holdings was first, and, for eighteen months, only Federal Circuit decision to uphold the validity of a computer software patent on subject matter grounds after the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014).
Native American Marketing and Development Corp. v. Arctic Slope Regional Corporation et al., No. 8:07-cv-02436 (D. Md. 2009): Complete summary judgment for client Arctic Slope Regional Corporation in a suit seeking a hundred-million dollar finder’s fee on the largest single-source government contract in history.
Novell, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (2004): Settlement of antitrust claims for client Novell in a confidential amount that the New York Times later reported to be $536 million.
Pro Bono Partner, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun
ViolenceDaniels et al. v. Armslist et al., Appeal NO. 2017AP344 (Wisc. Ct. App. 2018): Prepared amicus brief on behalf of IBM computer scientist Dr. Yaser Doleh at the invitation of the Brady Campaign in support of successful appeal establishing that the Communications Decency Act did not shield online service provider from liability for features of its web site alleged to encourage illegal gun sales.
“Ian Crosby … is smart, capable, and a first-rate lawyer, able to understand and master difficult and complex areas of technology.”
—Avi Katz, President, General Counsel & Secretary, Loral Space and Communications, Inc.
“Ian delivered a powerful opening statement and followed it with incredible cross examination of the defendant witnesses that totally destroyed their case.”
—Daniel Ross, Owner, DDR Holdings, LLC
“If MIT granted honorary degrees, I would nominate you for one.”
—Dr. Joel Schindall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“You’re the smartest lawyer I’ve ever met.”
—Dr. Paul Min, Washington University
Please see additional endorsements on LinkedIn.
Brad Owens, General Counsel, Zillow Group—Seattle, Washington
— brado@zillow.com
Avi Katz, President, General Counsel, & Secretary, Loral Space & Communications, Inc.— New York, New York
— akatz@hq.loral.com
Daniel Ross, Owner, DDR Holdings, LLC—Dunwoody, Georgia
— ddross@bellsouth.net