Theresa H. Wang - Shareholder, Seattle

Theresa H. Wang

Shareholder | Seattle


Theresa has spent her career helping companies protect their intellectual property across the country and around the world. She excels at building strong, transparent relationships with in-house legal teams, and developing streamlined processes for IP management and enforcement that provide clear oversight of IP portfolios and greater predictability for legal expenses. Her priority for each client is to design and implement long-term strategies for securing and maintaining the maximum protection and value of intellectual property assets.

Theresa has a deep understanding of the intricacies of the software industry and enforcement of license agreements and protection of the invaluable copyrights associated with her clients’ products.  She has over a decade of experience working closely with software asset management groups to ensure compliance and bolster the value of product portfolios. These services range from assisting clients with navigating licensing agreements and negotiating with customers, all the way to litigation and trial.  Theresa also frequently handles matters involving trademark protection and enforcement on both the prosecution side, to assist clients in developing their brand and global presence, and when disputes arise in litigation in federal courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  

Admissions

  • Washington, 2007
  • U.S. District Courts for the Western (2008) and Eastern (2010) Districts of Washington
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington (2009)

Education

  • University of Washington School of Law, J.D. (2007)
  • University of California, San Diego, B.A. in the Study of Religion, and Chinese Studies (2004)

Recognition & Honors

  • Named a Leading Trademark Professional by World Trademark Review 1000 (2023)
  • Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Intellectual Property (2022 - 2024)
  • Washington Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property (2021 - 2023)
  • Acritas Star Lawyer (2017 - 2021)
  • Litigation Counsel of America, Senior Fellow (2016 - present)
  • Rising Star, Washington Super Lawyers (2012 - 2017)
  • Washington Leadership Institute Fellow (2014)

Representative Work

  • Represent international software companies in license and copyright enforcement actions in over a dozen federal and state courts, as lead or co-counsel.
  • Represent businesses in contested proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 
  •  Advise businesses regarding trademark prosecution, copyright protections and other intellectual property issues.

Representative Intellectual Property Litigation

  • Quest Software Inc. v. Nike Inc. (D. Oregon 2019). Represented software company alleging breach of contract, Digital Millennium Copyright Act and copyright infringement claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Claims resolved through settlement.
  • Micro Focus (US), Inc. v. Change Healthcare Technologies, LLC f/k/a/ McKesson Technologies Corporation (D. Maryland 2019). Represented software company alleging breach of contract and copyright infringement claims before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Claims resolved through settlement.
  • Allen Systems Group, Inc. v. Avon Products, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2018). Represented software company alleging breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Claims resolved through settlement.
  • Fidelity National Financial, Inc. v. Attachmate Corporation (M.D. Fla. 2017). Represented software company alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Claims resolved through settlement.
  • Belen Jesuit Preparatory School v. Sportswear (S.D. Fla. 2016). Represented online clothing retailer defending against claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Obtained judgment in favor of client on all claims following a bench trial.
  • Medical College of Wisconsin v. Attachmate Corporation (E.D. Wis. 2015). Represented software company alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Claims resolved through settlement.
  • MOD Super Fast Pizza, LLC v. Carl Chang et al. (W.D. Wa. 2014). Represented fast-casual restaurant owners alleging trade dress infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract claims before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Claims resolved through settlement.

Publications & Presentations

  • "Admissibility of E-mail and Internet Evidence," presenter, Lorman Education Services CLE (October 2016)
  • "Protection of Product Shapes," presenter, IP Essentials for the Business Lawyer: Know Enough Not to be Dangerous, CLE presented by the WSBA (September 2016)
  • "Myriad Genetics and the Work of Barbara Brenner," and a reading from So Much To Be Done, speaker, presentation co-sponsored by the ACLU of Washington (June 2016)
  • "Lighten Up, It’s Just Fashion: Intellectual Property Rights in Apparel and Accessories," speaker, King County Bar Association CLE (December 2015)
  • "Representing Your Client in Federal Court," speaker, National Business Institute seminar (October 2015)
  • "Mastering the Deposition: A Critical Skills Program," speaker, CLE presented by Pincus Professional Education (September 2014; June 2016)
  • Roundtable on World Portfolio Management, presented by the International Trademark Association, co-host with Leslie Ruiter (June 2013)
  • "Trading the People's Homes for the People's Olympics: The Property Regime in China," 15 PAC. RIM L. & POL'Y J. 599 (2006)

Professional & Community Activities

  • King County Bar Association, Board of Trustees Executive Committee, Treasurer
  • Member, ACLU of Washington Board of Directors (2017 - 2023)
  • Member, Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
  • Past Chair, Intellectual Property Section, King County Bar Association
  • Member, Asian Bar Association of Washington
  • Member, International Trademark Association
  • Theresa has also served as a cooperating attorney with the ACLU of Washington on matters involving First, Fourth and Sixth Amendment rights

Background & Interests

Prior to joining the firm, Theresa clerked for the Hon. Judge J. Robin Hunt of the Washington State Court of Appeals.  During law school, she served as an extern to the Hon. Judge David Armstrong of the Washington State Court of Appeals, and as an intern to the Judiciary Committee of the Washington State Senate Committee Services. Theresa is fluent in conversational Mandarin.