Reuben Chen

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I combine the science and art of patent litigation to achieve great results for clients.

Experience

Absolute Software Announces $870 Million Acquisition by Crosspoint Capital

May 15, 2023

Cooley advised Absolute Software, a data risk management solutions and endpoint security provider, on its acquisition by Crosspoint Capital for approximately $870 million, inclusive of debt.

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Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Patrick Pang
Associate, New York
Queenie Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Tracy Rubin
Partner, Palo Alto
Megan Browdie
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Amanda Griggs
Associate, New York
Patrick Flanagan
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Anthony Hajj
Associate, New York
Xander Lee
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Mor Agam
Associate, New York
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Annie Froehlich
Partner, Washington, DC
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto

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CoolIT Protects Key Patent at PTAB

September 1, 2020

In August 2020, Cooley convinced a panel of judges at the PTAB to protect a key patent for CoolIT, a leader in data center cooling. A three-judge panel upheld the validity of all challenged claims while adopting arguments Cooley advanced against Petitioner’s expert and his proposed prior art combination.

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Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto
Heidi Keefe
Partner, Palo Alto
Daniel Knauss
Partner, Palo Alto
Dustin Knight
Associate, Washington, DC

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Facebook scores key victory by nixing online messaging patent

May 16, 2017

In May 2015, Cooley convinced a panel of judges at the PTAB to cancel claims of an online messaging patent asserted against Facebook by plaintiff EveryMD. A three-judge panel ruled that the challenged claims of the patent are invalid and also threw out EveryMD's proposed new claims finding that the plaintiff failed to prove the validity of those claims in light of prior art. In March 2016, the Federal Circuit upheld the PTAB's decision in its entirety.

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Heidi Keefe
Partner, Palo Alto
Mark Weinstein
Partner, Palo Alto
Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto
Andrew Mace
Special Counsel, Palo Alto

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Mist Systems Sells to Juniper Networks

March 22, 2013

Cooley advised Mist Systems, a pioneer in cloud-managed wireless networks powered by artificial intelligence, on its $405 million sale to Juniper Networks.

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Mark Medearis
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Steve Tonsfeldt
Partner, Palo Alto
Josh Seidenfeld
Partner, Palo Alto
Gaël Y. Hagan
Associate, Colorado
Allison Pang
Associate, Palo Alto
Reuben Chen
Partner, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Blake Martell
Partner, San Francisco
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Wendy Brenner
Partner, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC
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Partner, Washington, DC

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Admissions and credentials

California

Rankings and accolades

Super Lawyers: Leading IP Litigator (2013 - 2024)

Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award

Lawyers of Color Hot List

Legal 500: Intellectual Property: Patents - Litigation

Stanford Governors' Award

Memberships and affiliations

American Bar Association (ABA)

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley, Strategic Advisory Committee

Monte Jade West Science and Technology Association, Board Member

Stanford Law School Board of Visitors

Reuben is a highly skilled litigator able to tackle large, complex litigation matters. With his strong client focus, he understands the client's business, technology, and objectives, and pursues those objectives all while litigating the case aggressively – whether to win or bring the matter to a positive resolution.

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Varian Medical Systems