Eric Ludwig
Contact Information
(619) 929-0873Education
- UCLA, School of Law (J.D.)
- University of San Diego (B.B.A. – Business Economics)
Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States District Court of the Central District of California
Eric Ludwig
Eric Ludwig is an experienced trial lawyer and certified privacy professional with an extensive background in intellectual property, business litigation, privacy, data security, and technology matters. He represents clients in complicated, high-value patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, employment law, privacy, cyber security, and business dispute cases in California courts as well as in federal courts throughout the United States.
Background & Experience
Eric’s trial resume includes numerous complex felony criminal cases often involving fraud, with nearly two dozen cases resulting in jury verdicts. His clients come from the United States, Europe, Asia, and India and range from individual inventors and entrepreneurs to start-up ventures and Fortune 100 companies.
In addition to his trial work, Eric enjoys a sophisticated transactional practice, which covers trademark prosecution, copyright registration, and the negotiation and drafting of multifaceted licensing and business deals. He has expertise in various administrative proceedings involving intellectual property rights, such as TTAB, ICANN, UDRP, and WIPO. He also often guides clients in the monetization and leveraging of their IP portfolios.
Through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Eric has earned credentials as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), accredited under ANSI/ISO standard 17024:2012.
Prior business deal engagements consist of coordinating the sale of multi-million-dollar companies, crafting OEM design and manufacturing agreements for producers in China, preparing research and development contracts in the oil industry, and a variety of software, technology, and brand licensing transactions.
Career Highlights
Eric’s diverse legal background and experience gives him unmatched insight and proficiencies covering numerous industries and areas of law. Career highlights before launching his own firm include the following:
- Litigating patent and trade secret cases for the intellectual property firm of Gazdzinski & Associates, PC
- Serving as Deputy District Attorney in the Economic Crimes, Superior Court, and Special Operations Divisions of the San Diego County District Attorneys’ Office where he prosecuted complex felony financial crimes, counterterrorism, and political corruption cases
Working as an associate and senior counsel for the Intellectual Property Litigation Team of Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP where he was recognized by San Diego Metro Magazine as one of its “Top 40 under 40” in 2006.
Community Involvement
- San Diego Smart City Hackathon, Sponsor and Legal Advisor
- Knights of Columbus, Member
- University of San Diego Alumni Association Board of Directors, Member
- San Diego Sports Innovators, Mentor
- Trellis Arch, Senior Advisor
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America, San Diego Chapter, Board of Directors, Member
- Innovations Academy Charter School Board of Directors, Member (2014-2016)
Representative Cases
Federal Circuit Court
- Spy Optic, Inc. v. AreaTrend, LLC, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Intellectual Property -Trademark Infringement)
- Moser v. Schorr, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Libel/Defamation/Slander)
- Moser v. Lemond, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Libel/Defamation/Slander)
- Moser v. Encore Capital Group, et al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Libel/Defamation/Slander)
Federal District Court
- Teleport Mobility, Inc. v. Sywula, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Intellectual Property – Misappropriation of Trade Secret)
- Spy Optic, Inc. v. AreaTrend, LLC, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement)
- Siddle, et al. v. Technomate Manufactory, Ltd., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Class Action – Product Defect)
- Blackstone Int'l, Ltd. v. Costco Wholesale Corp., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement)
- Blackstone Int'l, Ltd. v. E2 Limited, et al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement)
- Blackstone Int'l, Ltd. v. Zhejiang Mikia Lighting Co., et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement)
- Simpson Performance Prods. v. Necksgen, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Security5, LLC v. Revolar, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- West View Research, LLC v. Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Montoya v. Orange Cty. Sheriff’s Dep’t., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Civil Rights – Employment Discrimination of Military Veteran)
- West View Research, LLC v. Audi AG et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- West View Research, LLC v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- West View Research, LLC v. Hyundai Motor Company, Ltd. et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- West View Research, LLC v. Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- West View Research, LLC v. Tesla Motors, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Scott Montoya v. Sandra Hutchens et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Labor & Employment)
- Multimedia Patent Trust v. The Walt Disney Company et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Seoul Laser Dieboard System Co. Ltd. v. Computerized Cutters, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Antor Media Corporation v. Metacafe, Inc., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Photothera, Inc. v. Oron et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Breach of Contract)
- Best Intention v. Rosenthal, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Sisco Sports Corp v. Rosenthal, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Moser v. Triarc Company Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Libel/Defamation/Slander)
- Contract Refinishing & Maintenance Corp v. U. S. Grant Hotel Ventures, LLC et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Breach of Contract)
- Broadcom Corporation v. Qualcomm Incorporated, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Drenis et al. Haligiannis et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (Securities Fraud)
- Microsoft Corporation v. Does, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Corbis Corporation v. Organic Milling Corp et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Intellectual Property – Copyright Infringement)
- Moser v. Encore Capital Group, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Torts/Negligence, Libel/Defamation/Slander)
- Trekeight LLC, et al. Symantec Corporation, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Ace Cash Express Inc. v. Chrisdino, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Federal Trade Commission v. D Squared Solutions, LLC et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (FTC Violation)
- Overland Storage Inc., et al. Virtustor Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Breach of Contract)
- D Squared Solutions v. Scintillant Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property, Copyright Infringement)
- BlueHornet Networks v. Impact Engine Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Redline Products Inc. v. Professional, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Red Bull North, et al. Moondoggies Pacific, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Colida v. Kyocera Wireless, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Florists’ Transworld v. Tina Y Rochon, et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Breach of Contract)
- Cyclone USA Inc. v. LL&C Dealer Services, et al., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Intellectual Property – Trademark Infringement/Unfair Competition)
- Stabilizer Solutions v. Eastern Products Inc., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Colida v. Kyocera Corp, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Dataquill Limited v. Kyocera Wireless, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Kyocera Wireless v. MLR LLC, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Obst v. Banner Bedding Inc., et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Intellectual Property – Copyright Infringement)
- MIT, et al. Abacus Software, et al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Intellectual Property – Patent Infringement)
- Frame, et al. Hillman, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Securities Fraud)
- Kupfer, et al. Purner, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Securities Fraud)
California Superior Court
- Teledyne RD Instruments, Inc., et al. v. Rowe Technologies, Inc., et al., County of San Diego (Misappropriation of Trade Secret)
- People v. Cabello, et al., County of San Diego (Criminal – Political Corruption)
- People v. Ambito, San Diego Superior Court (Criminal – Mortgage Fraud)
- People v. Marquis, et al., County of San Diego (Criminal – Conspiracy/Fraud)
- People v. Lee, et al., County of San Diego (Criminal – Conspiracy/Commodities Fraud)
- People v. Hoodneh, County of San Diego (Criminal – Tax Fraud)
- People v. Tran, et al., County of San Diego (Criminal – Theft)
Global Experience, Personal Focus
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