Ben represents clients in all types of high-stakes intellectual property disputes, with a focus on patent and trade secret litigation. Ben understands that every case, big or small, is an important case and takes the time to understand his clients’ goals, businesses, and technology.
Ben is a client focused advocate with experience working on computing, electronics, and medical device litigations, as well as copyright and trademark cases. Ben also assists representing clients before the Patent Office in inter partes reviews and ex parte reexaminations. Accordingly, Ben brings his experience and insights to bear to help guide clients between district court litigations and these often interrelated proceedings. Ben also guides responses to third-party subpoenas in an efficient and minimally disruptive manner.
With his litigation background, Ben is also well-positioned to advise clients prior to disputes. Ben helps clients minimize their infringement risk and strengthen their patent portfolios through directed prosecution.
Ben graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. During law school, Ben engaged with the intellectual property and startup communities by serving as an editor of the Journal of Law and Technology and representing startups with the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship project.
Ben received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC), graduating summa cum laude. Upon graduation Ben was honored with the Philip S. Biegler Memorial Award, which is given to the Electrical Engineering student with the highest graduating GPA. While at USC he served as a research assistant to Professor Eshaghian-Wilner.
Ben joined Knobbe Martens in 2019.
Harvard Law School, J.D., Line Editor and Submissions Committee member of the Journal of Law and Technology, Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project
University of Southern California (USC), B.S., Electrical Engineering, Philip S. Biegler Memorial Award for Excellence in Electrical Engineering
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court – Central District of California
Chemical, Industrial & Materials
Electrical
Semiconductors
Communications Technology
Cellular Networking & Communications
Internet Telephony
Wireless Local Area Networks
Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology
Electronics & Semiconductors
Software & IT
Medical Devices & Procedures
Vital Signs, Physiologic, & Hemodynamic Monitoring
Advertising, Media & Entertainment Practice
Inter Partes Review (IPR)
Litigation
Patent Litigation
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) Trials (Post Grant)
Trade Secret
Trade Secret & Employee Mobility Litigation
Trade Secret & Employee Mobility Litigation
Trademark & Brand Protection
Trademark Enforcement
Trademark Litigation & Unfair Competition
Trademark Litigation & Unfair Competition
Unfair Competition Litigation
- Named a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers (2025)
- Selected as a winner of the Profiles in Diversity Journal Emerging Leader Awards (2024)
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (Fmr. Patent and Trade Secret Committee Chair)
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
