Fredrick Tsang

650-335-7982
ftsang@fenwick.com
Associate
Intellectual Property

Fredrick
Tsang

Fredrick
Tsang

Fredrick
Tsang

Associate
Intellectual Property

Fredrick has over 10 years of experience advising both emerging growth companies and established enterprises on a wide range of intellectual property issues with a focus on patent portfolio development. He works closely with both investors and successful startups, and has the industry-specific insights to successfully help clients approach patents and budget planning according to what investors and business partners in Silicon Valley would consider as the gold standard. His years of cross-discipline work in patent litigation and client counseling in mergers and acquisitions lend him a unique perspective in developing a balanced patent portfolio that is valuable in both transactions and enforcement. His unique approach to patents not only protects a company’s key market differentiators and provides defensive value, but also helps startups develop a sound and holistic larger IP strategy that is appealing to key stakeholders, including investors and potential acquirers. He has successfully scaled companies’ portfolios from single digits to hundreds of patents.

In addition to his broad legal experience, Fredrick is a rare attorney who knows how to publish smart contracts on blockchains and train neural networks. His experience in app development also allows him to identify unique legal aspects in B2B and B2C software companies. Working with a wide variety of companies, he speaks fluent technical language in various technical spaces, including IoT devices, AR/VR devices, blockchains, Web3, Fintech, AI and machine learning, AI chips, autonomous systems, robotics, bioinformatics and medical devices. He also understands the key industry-specific value proposition in those technical areas.

While attending law school, Fredrick served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Charlotte Walter Woolard of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. He was also a senior editor for the UC Law SF Journal. He also earned the prize for Best Moot Court Oral Argument and CALI Excellence for Future Award in his Patent Prosecution Seminar.

  • Leads patent due diligence effort in various M&A deals, from startup acquisitions to a public $20B deal
  • Evaluates freedom to operate risks in various settings, from rendering opinions of counsel in pre-IPO diligence and conducting IP diligence of acquisition/investment targets, to day-to-day FTO counseling
  • Assists clients in numerous licensing and contract negotiations

  • Leads patent due diligence effort in various M&A deals, from startup acquisitions to a public $20B deal
  • Evaluates freedom to operate risks in various settings, from rendering opinions of counsel in pre-IPO diligence and conducting IP diligence of acquisition/investment targets, to day-to-day FTO counseling
  • Assists clients in numerous licensing and contract negotiations

  • Lancium LLC v. Layer1 Technologies, Inc.: patent litigation involving blockchain technology
  • Shinmax Industry Co., Ltd. v. Wahuda LLC: patent litigation and parallel reexamination proceeding involving construction tools
  • DivX, LLC v. Amazon.Com, Inc.: patent litigation and ITC proceedings involving video players
  • Homeland Housewares v. Whirlpool: co-authored an appellate brief that persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reverse a final decision of an inter partes review

  • Lancium LLC v. Layer1 Technologies, Inc.: patent litigation involving blockchain technology
  • Shinmax Industry Co., Ltd. v. Wahuda LLC: patent litigation and parallel reexamination proceeding involving construction tools
  • DivX, LLC v. Amazon.Com, Inc.: patent litigation and ITC proceedings involving video players
  • Homeland Housewares v. Whirlpool: co-authored an appellate brief that persuaded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reverse a final decision of an inter partes review

  • “Emerging Issues and Critical Considerations for IP and AI in Medical Imaging,” Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging, Stanford University, May 2, 2023
  • “The Intellectual Property (IP) Baker's Dozen Every Startup Should Be Familiar With,” LAUNCH Startup Cohort, March 29, 2023
  • “IP and Legal Consideration in Formation,” Founder Institute, July 21, 2021
  • “IP Strategy for Companies,” EMBA program for Guanghua School of Management, February 28, 2019

  • “Emerging Issues and Critical Considerations for IP and AI in Medical Imaging,” Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging, Stanford University, May 2, 2023
  • “The Intellectual Property (IP) Baker's Dozen Every Startup Should Be Familiar With,” LAUNCH Startup Cohort, March 29, 2023
  • “IP and Legal Consideration in Formation,” Founder Institute, July 21, 2021
  • “IP Strategy for Companies,” EMBA program for Guanghua School of Management, February 28, 2019