
Michael Ng is an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer focusing on intellectual property litigation, regulatory matters and commercial disputes. His most recent matters span the U.S., Asia, Europe and Australia, with a focus on high-stakes cases in the technology sector.
Mr. Ng is regularly asked to serve as lead counsel in trade secret, patent, copyright, trademark and licensing disputes. He has represented clients in a wide variety of technology areas, including wireless data transmission, semiconductor manufacturing, network hardware, enterprise and consumer software, software as a service (SaaS), cybersecurity, datacenters, construction materials and consumer electronics.
Mr. Ng also has extensive experience leading investigations and litigation involving U.S. government agencies, as well as disputes involving misappropriation of trade secrets or other loss of confidential information, often coordinating with the firm’s government enforcement defense team and in-house data security group. In addition to disputes and investigations, Mr. Ng helps clients design intellectual property strategies aimed at furthering their business goals, such as protecting trade secrets and other intangible assets, maximizing the value of intellectual property holdings, securing freedom to operate, or preparing to engage with competitors in new markets.
Prior to joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Ng was partner and head of the intellectual property practice at Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, where his work also included commercial disputes, corporate governance, unfair business practices, media, antitrust and constitutional cases.
Mr. Ng currently serves as the chair of the board of the East Bay Community Law Center, a clinical affiliate of Berkeley Law School and the East Bay’s largest nonprofit legal services provider.
Admissions
- California
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Executive Office for Immigration Review
Education
- Harvard Law School, JD
- Harvard College, AB
Select Engagements
Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation
Government Enforcement Defense
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
- Michael Ng Recognized Among Top Global IP Strategists in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide
- Michael Ng Honored as Top IP Strategist in Latest IAM Strategy 300
- Kobre & Kim and IP Litigators Michael Ng, Daniel Zaheer and Michael Rosen Recognized By IAM Patent 1000
- Michael Ng Discusses Intel’s $2.2B Patent Judgment With Chinese Media 21CBR
- Benjamin Sirota, Daniel Zaheer and Michael Ng on the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property
- Clearing Your Name: Fending Off Trade Secret Theft Judgment Claims
- Making Patents Pay: Monetizing Dormant Assets in an Economic Downturn
- Michael Ng Quoted in Bloomberg Article Addressing Changes in Patent Enforcement Litigation Strategies
- Clearing Your Name: When Trade Secret Disputes Become a National Security Issue
- Clearing Your Name against U.S. Civil Trade Secret Theft Claims
- U.S. Increasingly Enforcing Against India
- Litigation Funding for Israeli Companies - Webinar
- Kobre & Kim Wins US Court Restraining Order Against Chinese Billionaire Jia Yueting in International Enforcement
- Empowering Israeli Innovators to Take on Industry Giants
- Kobre & Kim and Bentham IMF Launch First Fund Empowering Israeli Tech Innovators to Challenge Industry Giants
- Michael Ng Discusses Trade Secrets Litigation and Cross-Border Investigations at Sedona Conference
- Michael Ng Explores Cross-Border Internal Investigations in Asia at NAPABA Annual Convention
- Michael Ng Explores Patent Mediation at ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference
- How to Win the Evidence Game at Trial? IP Litigator Michael Ng Discusses Strategy at California Trial Advocacy Seminar
- On-Demand Webinar: New Protections for Confidential Business Information: The US Defend Trade Secrets Act and EU Trade Secrets Directive of 2016
- IP Lawyer Michael Ng Tackles Global Implications of IP Protection Strategies at Palo Alto Trade Secrets Forum
- U.S. and Europe Trade Secret Laws to Face Big Changes, IP Lawyer Michael Ng Explains
- Kobre & Kim Panel: The U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act and European Trade Secrets Directive of 2016
- IP Trial Lawyer Michael Ng Explores the Newest Federal Trade Secrets Law and Its Impact on U.S. Companies
- Michael Ng and Robert Henoch Explore Litigation Funding as a Solution for Israeli Tech Companies
- Kobre & Kim’s Israel Team Presents: Litigation Funding and Other Monetization Tools
- Whip Laches: IP Managers Beware. Litigation Attorneys Michael Ng and Daniel Zaheer Explain Why
- Kobre & Kim Launches SF Outpost With IP Focus
Professional & Community Involvement
- East Bay Community Law Center, Chair of the Board of Directors
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Member and Former Subcommittee Chair of Patent Exhaustion
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, "Cross-border trade secret litigation" (Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secret Issues, Scottsdale, December 2017)
- Moderator, "Internal Investigations and the Global Enterprise: Cross-Border Information Gathering in Asia and Elsewhere" (2017 NAPABA Convention, Washington, DC, November 2017)
- Speaker "Patent Mediation: What is the Future?" (ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, San Francisco, April 2017)
- Speaker, "Making the Most Out of Your Motions in Limine" (PLI’s California Trial Evidence 2016, October 2016)
- Co-author, "Preparing for Life Under the New US and European Trade Secret Laws" (ACC Docket, September 2016)
- Speaker, "Foreign Subsidiaries" (Managing Intellectual Property Trade Secrets Forum, September 2016)
- Co-author, "What The New Trade Secrets Law Means for U.S. Companies" (Fast Company, May 2016)
- Co-author, "Litigation Funding: Levelling the Playing Field" (Legal Business, April 2016)
- Moderator, "Patentability of Software and Business Method Patents in the Age of Alice" (ALM IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum, New York, November 2015)
- Co-author, “Whip Laches: IP Managers Beware” (Intellectual Property Magazine, November 2015)
- Speaker, "Intellectual Property Roundtable" (California Lawyer, October 2014)
- Speaker, "The Audience Is Watching: Presenting to Juries, the Press, Opposing Counsel, and the Next Client" (Bar Association of San Francisco Bench Bar Conference, October 2013)
Credentials
Admissions
- California
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Executive Office for Immigration Review
Education
- Harvard Law School, JD
- Harvard College, AB
Engagements
Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation
Government Enforcement Defense
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
News
- Michael Ng Recognized Among Top Global IP Strategists in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide
- Michael Ng Honored as Top IP Strategist in Latest IAM Strategy 300
- Kobre & Kim and IP Litigators Michael Ng, Daniel Zaheer and Michael Rosen Recognized By IAM Patent 1000
- Michael Ng Discusses Intel’s $2.2B Patent Judgment With Chinese Media 21CBR
- Benjamin Sirota, Daniel Zaheer and Michael Ng on the Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property
- Clearing Your Name: Fending Off Trade Secret Theft Judgment Claims
- Making Patents Pay: Monetizing Dormant Assets in an Economic Downturn
- Michael Ng Quoted in Bloomberg Article Addressing Changes in Patent Enforcement Litigation Strategies
- Clearing Your Name: When Trade Secret Disputes Become a National Security Issue
- Clearing Your Name against U.S. Civil Trade Secret Theft Claims
- U.S. Increasingly Enforcing Against India
- Litigation Funding for Israeli Companies - Webinar
- Kobre & Kim Wins US Court Restraining Order Against Chinese Billionaire Jia Yueting in International Enforcement
- Empowering Israeli Innovators to Take on Industry Giants
- Kobre & Kim and Bentham IMF Launch First Fund Empowering Israeli Tech Innovators to Challenge Industry Giants
- Michael Ng Discusses Trade Secrets Litigation and Cross-Border Investigations at Sedona Conference
- Michael Ng Explores Cross-Border Internal Investigations in Asia at NAPABA Annual Convention
- Michael Ng Explores Patent Mediation at ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference
- How to Win the Evidence Game at Trial? IP Litigator Michael Ng Discusses Strategy at California Trial Advocacy Seminar
- On-Demand Webinar: New Protections for Confidential Business Information: The US Defend Trade Secrets Act and EU Trade Secrets Directive of 2016
- IP Lawyer Michael Ng Tackles Global Implications of IP Protection Strategies at Palo Alto Trade Secrets Forum
- U.S. and Europe Trade Secret Laws to Face Big Changes, IP Lawyer Michael Ng Explains
- Kobre & Kim Panel: The U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act and European Trade Secrets Directive of 2016
- IP Trial Lawyer Michael Ng Explores the Newest Federal Trade Secrets Law and Its Impact on U.S. Companies
- Michael Ng and Robert Henoch Explore Litigation Funding as a Solution for Israeli Tech Companies
- Kobre & Kim’s Israel Team Presents: Litigation Funding and Other Monetization Tools
- Whip Laches: IP Managers Beware. Litigation Attorneys Michael Ng and Daniel Zaheer Explain Why
- Kobre & Kim Launches SF Outpost With IP Focus
Professional & Community Involvement
- East Bay Community Law Center, Chair of the Board of Directors
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Member and Former Subcommittee Chair of Patent Exhaustion
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Speaker, "Cross-border trade secret litigation" (Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secret Issues, Scottsdale, December 2017)
- Moderator, "Internal Investigations and the Global Enterprise: Cross-Border Information Gathering in Asia and Elsewhere" (2017 NAPABA Convention, Washington, DC, November 2017)
- Speaker "Patent Mediation: What is the Future?" (ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Conference, San Francisco, April 2017)
- Speaker, "Making the Most Out of Your Motions in Limine" (PLI’s California Trial Evidence 2016, October 2016)
- Co-author, "Preparing for Life Under the New US and European Trade Secret Laws" (ACC Docket, September 2016)
- Speaker, "Foreign Subsidiaries" (Managing Intellectual Property Trade Secrets Forum, September 2016)
- Co-author, "What The New Trade Secrets Law Means for U.S. Companies" (Fast Company, May 2016)
- Co-author, "Litigation Funding: Levelling the Playing Field" (Legal Business, April 2016)
- Moderator, "Patentability of Software and Business Method Patents in the Age of Alice" (ALM IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum, New York, November 2015)
- Co-author, “Whip Laches: IP Managers Beware” (Intellectual Property Magazine, November 2015)
- Speaker, "Intellectual Property Roundtable" (California Lawyer, October 2014)
- Speaker, "The Audience Is Watching: Presenting to Juries, the Press, Opposing Counsel, and the Next Client" (Bar Association of San Francisco Bench Bar Conference, October 2013)
“Calm, thoughtful, open-minded in terms of solutions and an exceptional litigator all round,” and “thoroughly understands the nuances of the litigation funding world and knows it better than anyone.”
– IAM Patent 1000