Taraneh Maghamé has more than 18 years of experience practicing law at well-recognized large law firms such as Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison, and Perkins Coie, and serving as in-house counsel at a number of public technology companies, including Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company. Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Maghamé was a Vice President at Tessera Technologies in San Jose, California, where she created and was responsible for the company’s government relations program, and provided legal support for intellectual property strategy, licensing and litigation matters as well as a range of corporate and business matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and investor and media relations. Ms. Maghame was recently invited to testify before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Federal Trade Commission in connection with the impending patent reform legislation. The full 2-hour Senate Judiciary Committee hearing can be viewed by clicking here. Ms. Maghamé’s subsequent interview with C-SPAN can be viewed by clicking here.

Ms. Maghamé has represented clients in a range of matters, with particular focus on intellectual property and government relations. The depth and breadth of her experience provides her with the unique ability to expertly serve the legal and policy needs of her clients. Her experience includes:

• Serving as key member of management team of public technology company and legal advisor to executive team and Board of Directors
• Leadership and management of corporate communications in periods of crisis and transition, including CEO and CFO changes
• Hands-on management of teams of attorneys in multi-million dollar intellectual property and commercial litigation matters in federal courts, the International Trade Commission and foreign jurisdictions
• Management of international anti-counterfeiting program for a major technology company
• Proven leadership in strategic planning, budgeting and management of in-house legal teams
• Extensive experience and superior skills in negotiating and managing acquisitions and licensing deals;
• Sole responsibility for developing and managing company government affairs program, including participation in meetings, briefings and hearings on Capitol Hill
• Management of media and public relations activities relating to litigation and IP matters

Ms. Maghame received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from California State University at Northridge. She is admitted to the state bars of California and Washington, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Maghame has extensive experience litigating intellectual property and complex commercial cases in the courts of the states of California and Washington and before the United States International Trade Commission. She is registered to represent clients before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

KEY PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 

• FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION
  • Co-Chair, PTO Committee (2009)
• INNOVATION ALLIANCE
  • Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member (2006-2009)
• NATIONAL INVENTORS’ HALL OF FAME
  • Board Member (2007-2008)
• ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL – IP Committee:
  • Chair (2007-2008);
  • Vice Chair (2006-2007);
  • Secretary (2005-2006);
  • Program Chair (2004-2005);
  • Advocacy Subcommittee Chair (2003-2004)
• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
  • Chair, Litigation Committee (2005);
  • Chair, Trade Secrets Committee (2004)

RECENT APPEARANCES

Federal Trade Commission Hearing on the Evolving IP Marketplace – Testimony, February 11, 2009

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, “Patent Reform in the 111th Congress: Legislation and Recent Court Decisions” – Testimony, March 10, 2009

“The Communicators”, C-SPAN – Interview, March 21, 2009

 

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

“Assessing and Managing IP Risks and Managing Litigation in a Changing Legal Environment”  – ABA Minority Conference Program, San Francisco, CA (October 2009)

“Reexamination Process, Strategy and Outcomes” – IPO Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (September 2009)

“Facing Unprecedented Financial Volatility, A New Administration, and Different Congressional Makeup, Will Patent Reform Legislation Finally Pass?” – IP Counsel Café, Palo Alto, CA (April 2009)

“Administrative Contested Proceedings and Their Impact on Litigation” – IP Counsel Café, Palo Alto, CA (April 2009)

Federal Circuit Visits the Valley – General Counsel Panel Discussion regarding Patent Policy – Palo, Alto, CA (November 2008)

“Patent Reform – Is It Dead or Alive?” – Annual IP Counsel Forum, San Jose, CA (March 2008)

“Impact of Recent Cases on IP Licensing Model” – Sedona Patent Litigation Conference, Sedona, CA (October 2007)

“Developing a Due Diligence Methodology” – American Conference Institute, Tech IP Due Diligence Conference, San Francisco, CA (June 2007)

“Preventing Adverse Findings From Termination of the Deal” – American Conference Institute, Tech IP Due Diligence, San Francisco, CA (June 2007)

“eBay v. MercExchange – the Aftermath” – IP Law & Business Conference, Innovations in IP Litigation, San Jose, CA (May 2007)

“Merging and Acquiring Intellectual Property” – ACC Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (October 2006)

“Avoiding Patent Litigation” – ACC Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. (October 2005)

“Patent Litigation: Sport of Kings” – Law Seminars International, San Francisco, CA (April 2005)

“Profiting from Your Company’s IP Assets” – ACCA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (October 2004)

“Outsourcing Your Company’s Trade Secrets” – IPO Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (September 2004)

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