Gary Weiss. Representative Engagements. Representative Trade Secret Cases. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: Agilent Technologies, Inc.

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1 Practice Areas Intellectual Property Trade Secrets Litigation Honors "Litigation Star," Benchmark Litigation, Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Chambers USA, "Best Lawyers in America," U.S. News & World Reports, Northern California Super Lawyer, 2004, State Bar of California's Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Services Award, 1993 Bar Association of San Francisco VLSP's Outstanding Pro Bono Lawyer Award, 1989 Education J.D., Columbia Law School, 1983 B.A., Cornell University, 1979 Memberships State Bar of California State Bar of New York New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) Gary Weiss Senior Counsel Silicon Valley T E gweiss@orrick.com... Gary Weiss, a senior partner in the Intellectual Property Group, focuses his practice on civil and criminal matters involving trade secrets, inevitable misappropriation, industrial espionage and employee raiding. Gary is the former chair of Orrick's Intellectual Property Group ( ); Managing Partner, North America ( ); and Silicon Valley Office Leader ( ). Gary has represented clients such as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Affymetrix, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., CNET Networks, Inc., Facebook, Genentech, Lucent Technologies, Handspring, Inc., Harris Corporation, Juniper Networks, Siebel Systems, Inc., and Wind River Systems, Inc., in civil and criminal matters involving trade secrets, inevitable misappropriation, industrial espionage and employee raiding. Representative Engagements The following are some of Gary's more notable engagements. Representative Trade Secret Cases Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: AMD v. Hyundai America, Inc. (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 1996, 6th Dist. Ct. App. 1996, Cal. Supreme Ct. 1996). Gary obtained for AMD, and successfully defended in appellate writ proceedings, a preliminary injunction regarded as the first "inevitable misappropriation" injunction ever issued in California, in a trade secret and employee raiding case involving flash memory semiconductor technology. Silvaco Data Systems v. AMD (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 2006). Gary represented AMD in this trade secrets case involving semiconductor design software. Agilent Technologies, Inc.: Silvaco Data Systems v. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 2008; Sixth District Court of Appeal 2010). Gary represented Agilent in this trade secret case involving Orrick Biography: Gary Weiss 1

2 semiconductor design software. Agilent obtained summary judgment dismissing the action in its entirety. The case was argued in the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, State of California, in April, 2010 and the Sixth Appellate District affirmed the judgment in May, Applied Materials, Inc.: Applied Materials v. Semiconductor Equipment Specialists, Inc. (Arizona Sup. Ct. 2006). Gary represented Applied Materials as plaintiff in this matter involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, conversion and unfair competition. Applied Materials obtained a Temporary Restraining Order, and ultimately a stipulated injunction against Semiconductor Equipment Specialists (SES) that enjoined SES from using or disclosing Applied Materials' trade secrets and confidential information. Applied Materials v. Certified Applied Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 2004). Gary represented Applied Materials as plaintiff in this trade secret case involving Applied Material's PVD semiconductor manufacturing technology. He obtained for Applied first a preliminary injunction precluding defendants' sales and servicing of equipment, and later a permanent injunction and substantial monetary payment in settlement of the dispute. Semitool, Inc. v. R.W. Berner (Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court, July 1999). Gary represented the defendant, the CTO hired by Applied Materials, in a trade secrets and inevitable disclosure case involving copper semiconductor manufacturing technology. He defeated the plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction, and later obtained a summary judgment on all of plaintiff's claims. Applied Materials, Inc. v. McDowell & Co. (N.D. Tex and N.D. Cal. 2002). Gary represented plaintiff Applied Materials in litigation of trade secret and copyright claims involving semiconductor manufacturing equipment technology, and internal coordination of federal criminal prosecution regarding the matter. He obtained a preliminary injunction against the defendants in February The case settled thereafter with a permanent injunction and a substantial cash payment to Applied Materials. Applied Materials, Inc. v. Semiconductor Spares, Inc. (N.D. Cal and 1999). Gary represented plaintiff Applied Materials in litigation of trade secret, copyright, and RICO claims involving semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and internal coordination of simultaneous federal criminal prosecution of the same conduct. He obtained a preliminary and permanent injunction against the defendant, after which the defendant ceased doing business. Extreme Networks, Inc.: Network Peripherals Inc. v. Extreme Networks Inc. (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 1997). Gary represented defendant Extreme Networks in litigation of trade secret, inevitable disclosure and unfair competition claims involving networking software and custom chips. He defeated the plaintiff's application for a Orrick Biography: Gary Weiss 2

3 temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. The case settled thereafter, with no injunction, job restrictions, or cash payments of any kind. Genentech: Johnson & Johnson v. Genentech (N.D. Cal. 2006). Gary represented Genentech as defendant against claims for employee raiding, tortious interference and unfair competition. Johnson & Johnson complained that Genentech "raided" 10 key employees from J&J's Vistakon group throughout the United States, and hired them to work on Genentech's new Lucentis drug the first drug capable of addressing macular degeneration and actually improving the eyesight of sufferers of this disease. The court granted Genentech's motion to dismiss, and the case ended shortly thereafter with no injunction or damages whatsoever paid by Genentech or any of its employees. Harris Corporation: Harris Corporation v. Caly Networks (W.D. Wash. 2001). Gary represented plaintiff Harris in a trade secret case involving TDD broadband wireless technology. He obtained a stipulated injunction precluding the use or disclosure of trade secrets through, among other things, "clean room" segregation of departing employees and imposition of a neutral third-party inspector to monitor and report on defendants activities. Harris Semiconductor v. Semtech (D.N.C. 1998). Gary represented Harris as plaintiff in litigation of trade secret claims involving Harris' semiconductor technology. ihello.com: Onebox.com, Inc., v. ihello.com (San Mateo Sup. Ct. 1999). Gary represented the defendant in litigation of trade secret claims involving Internet voice mail and facsimile technology. He defeated the plaintiff's application for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction for alleged threatened and inevitable misappropriation. The case settled thereafter, with no injunction, job restrictions, or cash payments of any kind. Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.: Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. v. Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. (SF Superior Ct. 2007). Gary represented Protiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. in a trade secrets case filed in the State Court of California involving allegations that defendant Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. misappropriated Protiva's technology for the systemic delivery of small interfacing RNA (sirna). We argued for and obtained a sweeping preliminary injunction for Protiva and the case subsequently settled. Siebel Systems, Inc.: Siebel Systems, Inc., v. SAP Labs (Santa Clara Sup. Ct. 2000). Gary represented the plaintiff Siebel Systems in multistate trade secret, inevitable disclosure and unfair Orrick Biography: Gary Weiss 3

4 competition litigation involving B2B and CRM software technology. Speeches and Programs "The Basics of Copyright, Trade Secrets and Trademarks," American Bar Association "Trade Secrets: Some Practical Approaches to Protecting Your Technology in an Age of Employee Mobility," The American Employment Law Council Annual Conference, Naples, Florida "Tips on Winning in Trade Secrets Litigation," ITechLaw Conference, San Francisco, California "Protecting And Avoiding Use Of Trade Secrets In Outsourced Manufacturing Arrangements," Technology Forecasters, Inc.: Quarterly Forum Recent Developments in California Trade Secrets Law," Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel: Sixteenth Annual All Hands Meeting, Santa Clara, California "ADR and the High Tech Problem Employee," American Bar Association Meeting, San Francisco, California "Protecting Your Trade Secrets After a Failed Marriage," Association of Corporate Counsel of America of the Bay Area: Fall Lunch Program, Menlo Park, California "Techno Geeks and Prima Donnas: Employment Issues in High Tech and Creative Employment," Bar Association of San Francisco, California "The Secrets to Trade Secrets Practice in California," Berkeley Technology Law Journal and Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, Berkeley, California "Current Trends in California Trade Secrets Practice," Bar Association of San Francisco, California "Biting the Hand that Stops Feeding: How to Protect Trade Secrets from Misappropriation by Laid Off Employees," Practicing Law Institute: Reductions in Force Conference, San Francisco, California Admissions California New York Court Admissions United States Courts of Appeals Ninth Circuit United States Courts of Appeals Second Circuit United States District Courts Eastern District of California Orrick Biography: Gary Weiss 4

5 United States District Courts Eastern District of New York United States District Courts Northern District of California United States District Courts Southern District of New York Orrick Biography: Gary Weiss 5