Peter Detre is a senior counsel in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Mr. Detre’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. Mr. Detre has represented both patentees and accused infringers in cases involving a wide range of technologies.
Mr. Detre was born in Montreal, Canada. He received his B.S. degree from McGill University (with great distinction) in 1980 and went on to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1988. Mr. Detre was then an assistant professor of mathematics for three years before going to law school. He received his J.D. degree from the Yale Law School in 1994, where he was a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Detre served as law clerk to the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994-95).
Mr. Detre is a member of the California Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Experience
Representative matters include:
- Representation of Google Inc. in patent infringement litigation involving products and services for mobile phones and tablets.
- Representation of Verizon Services Corp. in patent infringement litigation involving telecommunications equipment and services.
- Representation of Tessera Technologies Inc. in patent infringement actions relating to semiconductor packaging technology.
- Representation of Rambus Inc. in patent infringement actions relating to DRAM technology.
- Representation of Verizon Wireless in patent infringement litigation relating to routing of cellular telephone calls.
- Representation of Tumbleweed Communications Corp. in patent infringement actions relating to software.
- Representation of Northrop Grumman Corp. in a patent infringement litigation relating to filters for cellular phones.
Education
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Yale Law School (J.D., 1994); senior editor, Yale Law Journal
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UC Berkeley (Ph.D., 1988)
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McGill University, Montreal (B.S., with great distinction, 1980)
Clerkships
- Judge Kimba M. Wood, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994-1995
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Experience
Representative matters include:
- Representation of Google Inc. in patent infringement litigation involving products and services for mobile phones and tablets.
- Representation of Verizon Services Corp. in patent infringement litigation involving telecommunications equipment and services.
- Representation of Tessera Technologies Inc. in patent infringement actions relating to semiconductor packaging technology.
- Representation of Rambus Inc. in patent infringement actions relating to DRAM technology.
- Representation of Verizon Wireless in patent infringement litigation relating to routing of cellular telephone calls.
- Representation of Tumbleweed Communications Corp. in patent infringement actions relating to software.
- Representation of Northrop Grumman Corp. in a patent infringement litigation relating to filters for cellular phones.
Practice Areas
Education
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Yale Law School (J.D., 1994); senior editor, Yale Law Journal
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UC Berkeley (Ph.D., 1988)
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McGill University, Montreal (B.S., with great distinction, 1980)
Clerkships
- Judge Kimba M. Wood, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994-1995
Bar Admissions
- California
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office