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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 12:27:40+00:00

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Kristina Hendricks is a partner in Kirkland's Chicago office with a primary focus on patent disputes. Kristina has substantial experience advising clients and litigating cases in a variety of complex technology areas and industries, including semiconductor fabrication, computer hardware and software, wireless protocols, telecommunications, database management systems, FinTech (including blockchain and cryptography technologies), and Internet security.
Kristina has handled all aspects of both district court and International Trade Commission litigation. She also has extensive experience in inter partes review proceedings, particularly as employed as part of a comprehensive defense strategy while engaged in district court litigation. In addition to her trial-related work, Kristina also advises clients on intellectual property-related licensing and other strategic issues.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kristina worked as an electrical engineer in the semiconductor industry. In addition, she studied Chinese Intellectual Property Law at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Kristina is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for Illinois Legal Aid Online, an organization that connects people to information they need to resolve their legal problems when they cannot afford an attorney.
The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Techtronic Industries N. A., et al. (N.D. Ill.): Represent Chamberlain in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of employment contract case involving a former employee.
Innovatio v. Cisco Systems, Motorola Solutions, NETGEAR, et al. (N.D. Ill. and MDL): Defended suppliers of Internet wireless routing products in complex multi-district action concerning patents pertaining to 802.11-standardized wireless technology. Court determined that Plaintiff’s claim was limited to a RAND rate of less than 10 cents for each product. The case was hailed as highly favorable to technology companies and consumers and received worldwide media attention.
Intellectual Capital Consulting, Ltd. vs. Hyundai Motor Company et al. (E.D. Tex.)/In the Matter of Certain Vehicular Smartwatch Systems, Related Software, Components Thereof, and Product Containing the Same (337-TA-3093): Defended Porsche in patent suit related to vehicle control via smartphone apps. Achieved an early dismissal in District Court case and forced Plaintiff to withdraw its ITC Complaint.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC, et al. v. Capital One Financial Corp., et al. (D. Md.): Defended Capital One in a patent litigation action regarding database management technology. Successfully challenged validity of the patent both at the District Court (under §101) and at the USPTO through an inter partes review proceeding (under §103). In a total win, invalidity under §101 was upheld on appeal to the Federal Circuit and subsequently, the appeal from the invalidity determination by the USPTO was voluntarily dismissed.
In the Matter of Certain Mobile Communications and Computer Devices and Components Thereof (337-TA-704): Represented a leading computer, mobile device and media player company in bringing an ITC action against Nokia as a part of the on-going smartphone industry litigations. Client reached a favorable settlement post-trial.
Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. v. Alcatel - Lucent USA, Inc. (E.D. Tex.): Defended Samsung in patent infringement action involving Power over Ethernet. Samsung reached a favorable settlement.
PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, et al. v. IBM (N.D. Cal.): Defended IBM in infringement action involving five patents relating to cloud computing and data archive technology. IBM settled the case on favorable terms after several pre-trial motion wins.
Vehicle Operation Technologies v. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (D. Del.): Represented Porsche in a patent infringement action related to vehicle displays. Obtained a dismissal for Rule 11 violations.
ZiiLabs Inc., Ltd. vs. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. (E.D. Tex.): Represented a leading computer, mobile device and media player company in a patent infringement action involving memory management, GPU hardware and 3D graphics processing. Achieved dismissal of six patents based on favorable claim constructions and institution of inter partes review petitions.
Research for an IP Lawyer, IP Retreat, Chicago, IL (2017).
Why Can’t We Be FRANDs? - The Impact of Recent Trials on standard Essential Patent Royalties, 21st Annual Technology & Law Seminar, Chicago, IL (2014).

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