Perry Narancic
Perry J. Narancic is a litigation and business attorney representing both businesses and individuals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and nationally in technology, intellectual property and business matters, especially in trade secret, copyright, trademark, patent, technology-related commercial litigation and other business litigation. Perry litigates cases throughout the United States in federal and state courts, in trials, appeals, and arbitrations. See Representative Litigation.
Informed by a technology-focused litigation practice, Perry provides general counsel to numerous venture-backed technology companies with the goal of mitigating risk while achieving client objectives. Services include negotiating multi-million dollar technology transactions, including licensing and venture financings, as well as advising boards on corporate governance matters. See Client Endorsements
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California, the Central District of California and the District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
EDUCATION
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Concentration in intellectual property.
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) McGill University
- Judicial Extern to Hon. Madame Justice H. LeBel, Superior Court of Quebec, 1993
- Donald F. Sim, Q.C. Memorial Prize, administered through the Federal Court of Canada for the best paper on federal law: Product Differentiation: Developments in Market Definition Analysis
- John G. Ahern, Q.C. Memorial Award for Advocacy (McGill University Faculty of Law).
TEACHING
STANFORD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Stanford, CA LECTURER IN LAW
- Securities Law. Introductory class in federal securities regulation, focusing on both black-letter law surrounding the issuance and trading of securities, and modern theories of regulation.*
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Santa Clara, CA LECTURER IN LAW
- Technology and the Regulation of Competition: designed and taught an advanced course surveying the regulation of competition in technology markets.
- Representing The Public Technology Company: a course surveying the IPO process, reporting, accounting, and corporate governance issues for publicly traded technology companies.
- Legal Problems of Start-up Businesses: a course surveying IP management, formation, tax and financing issues for start-up technology companies.
PUBLICATIONS
- Mergers & Acquisitions: Antitrust Issues in High-Tech and Emerging Growth Markets, in MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, with Susan A. Creighton (Practicing Law Institute, May 1999).
- Theories of Unilateral Anticompetitive Effects in High Technology Merger Enforcement in ANTITRUST ISSUES IN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES, with Charles T.C. Compton (American Bar Association, February 25-26, 1999).
- Antitrust Counseling in Intellectual Property Transactions Involving Competitors, in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ANTITRUST, with Susan A. Creighton, (Practicing Law Institute, 1998).
LITIGATION WINS
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, Confidentiality Agreements
- Mahamedi v. Paradice, Case No. 16-cv-2805 (N.D. Cal., filed May 24, 2016). Obtained precedent-setting orders in federal trade secret case on behalf of client against client’s former law partner, whereby all of defendant’s computer files were cloned on suspicion that defendant had misappropriated trade secrets.
- Obtained judgment against AMD for breach of confidentiality on behalf of plaintiff client in Business Applications Performance Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, No. 111-CV-203837 (Santa Clara County Sup. Crt., filed June 27, 2011).
- PQ Labs, Inc. v. Zaagtech, Inc., Case No. 12-cv-450 (N.D. Cal., filed Jan. 27, 2012). Representing defendants, succeeded at trial in reducing damages claim by over 90%, in a complex hardware and software case relating to touch screen technology.
Copyright Infringement, Breach of License Agreements
- Represented plaintiff in BMMsoft, Inc. v. White Oaks Technology, Inc., No. 09-4562 (N.D. Cal., filed Sept. 8, 2009). Confidential settlement in favor of client.
- Represented plaintiff in Verity, Inc. v. CareerBuilder LLC, No. 03-CV-03911-JW (N.D. Cal., filed Nov. 11, 2004). Obtained judgment against defendant for breach of license agreement and copyright infringement.
- Represented plaintiff in ICLUBcentral, Inc. v. Investclub, Inc. No. 03-CV-05782-SBA (N.D. Cal., filed Dec. 22, 2003). Obtained settlement in favor of client on misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement whereby infringing competitor exited the market.
- Represented defendant/counter-plaintiff in Inxight Software v. Verity, Inc., No. 05-CV-01660-SC (N.D. Cal., filed April 21, 2005). Favorable settlement.
Trademark Infringement
- Obtained sweeping preliminary injunction for client Whaleco, Inc. (operator of leading commerce website temu.com), shutting down infringing websites and applications. Whaleco, Inc. v. temuds.com, Case No. 23-cv-00367 (N.D. Cal. Filed Jan. 25, 2023).
- Represented plaintiff in obtaining full abandonment of trademark by defendants. iMatchative, Inc. v. Atlantic Fund Administration, Inc., Case No. 14-cv-4750 (N.D. Cal., filed Oct. 27, 2014)
- Bebe au Lait, LLC v. Mothers Lounge, LLC (N.D. Cal., filed July 2, 2013). Favorable confidential settlement in trade dress case.
- Sensible Foods, LLC v. World Gourmet, Inc., No. 11-cv-28119 (N.D. Cal., filed June 9, 2011). Confidential settlement in favor of client.
- Represented plaintiff in Langendorfer v. Nike, Inc., No. 09-3079 (N.D. Cal., filed July 8, 2009). Obtained judgment against Nike for willful trademark infringement.
- Represented defendant in Microsoft Corporation v. OnlineNIC, Inc., No. 08-CV-04648 (N.D. Cal., filed Oct. 7, 2008). Case voluntarily dismissed by Microsoft.
Antitrust/ Unfair Competition
- Prevailed on precedent-setting ruling on California pricing statute. Remainder of case settled confidentially in favor of client. Bebe au Lait, LLC v. Mothers Lounge, LLC (N.D. Cal., filed July 2, 2013).
- Favorable ruling on motion for judgment in Bivo v. ICLUBcentral, Inc., (Boulder Count. Dist.) that non-disparagement agreement between competitors was per se illegal.
- Successfully represented defendant Business Applications Performance Corporation in class action litigation in In re Intel Laptop Batter Litigation, No. 09-cv-2889, (N.D. Cal., filed July 22, 2009), which was dismissed by pre-trial motion.
- Represented plaintiff in Verity, Inc. v. Iphrase, Inc., No. 04-cv-04142-MEJ, (N.D. Cal., filed Sept. 29, 2004). Obtained favorable settlement for client.
Commercial
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of defendant client, knocking out 90% of plaintiff’s claims in a venture capital dispute on ownership of a company. Moore v. Bebe au Lait, LLC, No. 11-cv-176639 (Superior Court of Santa Clara County, filed July 12, 2010). Fully affirmed on appeal, Appeal No. H-037266 (6th Dist.)
- Obtained favorable settlement for plaintiff client against a software vendor, where plaintiff alleged that defendant violated a marketing agreement by acquiring competitor. National Association of Investors Corp., v. Bivio., Inc., Case No. 10-567 (D. Col., filed March 10, 2010).
- Successfully represented a venture fund named as a defendant in John Sylla v. Kataname, Inc. et al., No. CIV 449726 (San Mateo County Sup. Crt, filed September 20, 2005). Obtained dismissal of all claims against venture fund by pre-trial motion, while remaining defendants had judgment entered against them for $2.2 million. Also represented client on appeal, where trial ruling was affirmed. (Civil No. A130722, 1st Dist.)
- Represented plaintiff in Kokka & Backus, PC v. DataScout, LLC, No. 10-110 RS (N.D. Cal., filed Jan 08, 2010) alleging that plaintiff’s client and its officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to plaintiff as a creditor. Favorably settled for