Erin P. Gibson

Partner

US Chair and Global Co-Chair, Intellectual Property and Technology Practice
Chair, International Trade Commission Practice

Erin is an excellent client advocate in intellectual property matters. She is great at trial.

— Chambers USA

Emailerin.gibson@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 619 699 2862

Washington, DC San Diego

About

Areas of FocusIntellectual Property Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Technology Patent Litigation

Bar admissionsCaliforniaDistrict of Columbia

Erin Gibson is a great litigator and strategist. Her ability to prepare witnesses for trial is one of the best I have ever seen. She is also pragmatic and direct. I find her incredibly efficient and a joy to work with.

— Chambers USA

EXPERIENCE

Neodron v. Microsoft Corp. and HP Inc. – Represented Microsoft and HP in patent litigation involving touchscreen mobile devices in the Western District of Texas and in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1162
Princeton Digital Image Corp. v. Hewlett-Packard – Won summary judgment in HP's favor in patent litigation involving JPEG and camera exposure technology in the Southern District of New York
Isola USA v. Taiwan Union Technology Corp. – Helped win a complete jury verdict for Isola, including willful infringement and lost profits damages, in the District of Arizona
Cornell v. Hewlett-Packard – Represented HP in patent litigation involving computer microprocessor technology in the Northern District of New York, which led to the seminal district court decision instigating patent damages reform
Lodsys v. Hewlett-Packard – Represented HP in patent litigation involving HP Support Assistant and SureSupply software in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Hitachi v. Milwaukee Electric Tool Co. & Techtronic Industries – Represented Milwaukee and Techtronic in patent litigation involving sintered neodymium magnets in power tool motors, in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-855
Motorola Mobility v. TiVo – Represented Motorola in patent litigation involving DVR technology in the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division
Isola USA v. Taiwan Union Technology Corp. – Represented Isola in an ITC enforcement proceeding involving printed circuit board technology, in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-659 (Enforcement)
Smart Modular v. Netlist, Inc. – Represented Netlist in patent litigation involving DDR3 HCDIMM memory technology in the Eastern District of California
Linksmart v. InterContinental Hotels Group Resources – Represented InterContinental in patent litigation involving Web authentication and redirection technology in the Central District of California
InNova v. Trend Micro – Represented Trend Micro in patent litigation involving email authentication technology in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
InNova v. Hewlett-Packard, HP Enterprise Services & Dr Pepper Snapple – Represented HP, HPES, and Dr Pepper Snapple in patent litigation involving email authentication technology in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
SkinMedica v. Histogen – Represented Histogen in patent litigation involving cell culture in the Southern District of California
Ricoh v. Oki Data – Represented Ricoh in patent litigation involving printing technology in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-619 and the District of Delaware
Motorola v. RIM – Represented Motorola in patent litigation involving smartphone technology in the Northern District of Texas
Cornell v. Hewlett-Packard – Represented HP in patent litigation involving computer microprocessor technology in the Northern District of New York
Hewlett-Packard v. Acer – Represented HP in patent litigation involving computer architecture technologies in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Hewlett-Packard v. Gateway & eMachines – Represented HP in patent litigation involving DVD drive technology, processor speed technology, and computer display technology in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-547
Hewlett-Packard v. Gateway – Represented HP in patent litigation involving computer hardware technology in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-509
Hewlett-Packard v. Gateway – Represented HP in patent litigation involving 19 patents covering numerous computer hardware technologies including processor speed technology, computer display technology, and software upgrade technology in the Southern District of California
Amiga Development v. Hewlett-Packard – Represented HP in patent litigation involving computer graphics hardware and computer monitoring software technologies in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Broadcom v. Qualcomm – Represented Qualcomm in patent litigation involving wireless communication technology in the Central District of California
Zenon Environmental v. United States Filter – Represented Zenon in patent litigation relating to water and wastewater treatment systems in the Southern District of California

Awards

Education

J.D., University of San Diego, 2003
cum laude
Order of the Barristers
San Diego Law Review
Moot Court National Team

B.J., University of Nebraska, 1999
summa cum laude

Seminars

Moderator, DLA Piper's Seventh Biannual Global Technology Summit, April 27, 2021

Media Mentions

Mentioned, "Big Law Makes Big Bets on IP Litigation Despite Tech Downturn," Law.com, December 13, 2022
Mentioned, "Wake Up Call Column," Bloomberg Law, May 21, 2021
Mentioned, "DLA Piper's New ITC Chair On Expanding The Practice," Law360 Pulse, May 20, 2021
Mentioned, "Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1," Law360, May 7, 2021
Interviewed, "Five questions with Erin Gibson: DLA Piper Partner; Technology Sector US Co-Chair; International Trade Commission Practice Chair," April 26, 2021
Mentioned, "USD School of Law Alumna Erin Gibson '03 (JD) to Co-Lead DLA Piper's US Technology Sector," University of San Diego, April 1, 2021
Mentioned, "Tech Giants Urge Justices To End IP Damages 'Loophole'," Law360, February 13, 2020

Notable Accomplishments

She was named a 2013 – 2014 Global Fellow of the Federal Circuit Bar Association. Erin is a member of the Board of Visitors and former adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law.

Memberships And Affiliations

Member, University of San Diego School of Law Board of Visitors
Board of Directors Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association
US Chairperson and Fellow, Global Fellows of the Federal Circuit Bar Association
American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter