Oberembt, Clark

Clark
Oberembt

Attorney

Clark Oberembt assists clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including patent litigation and prosecution, related to semiconductor, software, telecommunication, data processing, and oil and gas exploration technologies.  Mr. Oberembt has experience in the PTAB, District Courts, the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

After law school, Mr. Oberembt clerked for the Honorable Richard G. Taranto of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  Prior to law school, Mr. Oberembt worked as a Senior Engineer at Structural Integrity Associates in Denver, CO and Austin, TX, where he focused on serving clients in the energy industry.  Mr. Oberembt performed inspections, evaluated flaws, and designed repairs for pressure vessel and piping components in the nuclear power, fossil power, and oil and gas sectors.  Mr. Oberembt also developed and implemented automated data acquisition systems to perform real-time remote monitoring of critical components in nuclear and fossil power plants and developed repair-and-replace strategies for energy clients.

Mr. Oberembt’s technical background in mechanical and materials engineering includes experience with stress analysis, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, fracture mechanics, failure analysis, and materials evaluation.  While at the South Dakota School of Mines, he researched advanced joining and manufacturing techniques for the defense, aerospace, and automotive industries.  His research included friction stir welding, ultrasonic welding, laser welding, laser deposition, and cold-spray deposition techniques.

Education

  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law with honors; Chancellor-at-Large; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review; Associate Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
  • M.S., Materials Sci. and Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology with honors; National Delegate, Tau Beta Pi
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology with honors

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Practices

  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patent Trial & Appeal Board
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office

Technologies & Industries

  • Semiconductor
  • Software
  • Telecommunication
  • Data Processing
  • Oil & Gas

Representative Matters

LITIGATION

Apple v. Qualcomm (CAFC) (SCOTUS) — Represented appellee Qualcomm in post-settlement IPR appeal

Cellwitch v. Tile (CAFC) — Represented appellee/cross-appellant Tile in Federal Circuit appeal involving tracking devices

Power Integrations v. Semiconductor Components (CAFC) — Represented appellee in Federal Circuit appeal involving switch mode power supply technology (settled before argument)

ARRIS v. Realtime (CAFC) — Represented appellant in Federal Circuit appeal involving statutory limitations on PTAB authority (settled before argument)

Collabo v. Advanced Micro Devices (W.D. Tex.) ― Represent defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit involving processor shutdown management

Polaris v. Advanced Micro Devices (W.D. Tex.) ― Represent defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit involving interface signal error detection and using data strobe for memory interface signal integrity

Aquila v. Advanced Micro Devices (W.D. Tex.) ― Represent defendant AMD in a patent infringement suit involving processor clock design and VLSI design for power management of power supplies

Quartz Auto v. Lyft (W.D. Tex.) (D. Del.) (PTAB) — Represent defendant Lyft in patent infringement suit related to mobile applications and ride sharing technology

Lyft v. Quartz Auto (N.D. Cal.) — Represent plaintiff Lyft in declaratory judgement action

Quartz Auto v Grubhub (N.D. Ill.) — Represent defendant Grubhub in patent infringement suit

SAS Institute v. World Programming Ltd. (E.D. Tex.) (PTAB) — Represented foreign defendant WPL in patent infringement suit and related IPRs involving database management software

 

PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES, AND PRESENTATIONS

State Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar IPRs, Intellectual Property Report, September 2019

Federal Circuit Year in Review, Austin Intellectual Property Association, July 2022