Profil
Valerie Ho is a seasoned legal advisor with over 25 years of experience counseling and representing technology, e-commerce, and retail clients in the United States and Asia. Valerie represents and advises clients on various intellectual property matters (including copyright, trademark, patent, and licensing) and platform liability, regulatory and trade matters.
Valerie has served in corporate counsel roles and was General Counsel for the Americas at the e-commerce company SHEIN. Valerie has robust experience working with in-house legal and business teams to design and implement multilayered compliance programs, including those relating to IP compliance, regulatory compliance, supply chain, and forced labor compliance and platform governance.
Valerie also has deep experience in both federal and state courts, having handled numerous intellectual property, platform liability, and other commercial disputes, both as outside and in-house counsel. Her litigation experience includes trials, arbitrations, and numerous court hearings and depositions.
Concentrations
- e-Commerce
- Platform governance and liability
- Regulatory compliance
- Intellectual property counseling
- Intellectual property litigation
Expertise
Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Technologie
Einzelhandel
Copyright Registration & Licensing
Anti-Counterfeiting
Regulierung und Compliance
Internet, Domain Name, E-Commerce & Social Media
Urheberrechtsstreitigkeiten und Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz
Trade Secrets
Trademark & Brand Management
Innovation und künstliche Intelligenz
Erfahrung
- B. Braun Melsungen AG, et al. v. Becton, Dickinson and Company, et al. (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware): Representation of B. Braun in a litigation involving infringement by Becton, Dickinson and Company of ten patents generally relating to IV catheter safety systems.
- CareFusion 303, Inc. v. B. Braun Medical, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented B. Braun in patent infringement suit involving medical devices. Case was dismissed on the eve of the trial after the Court awarded terminating sanctions.
- Fastek, LLC v. Steco, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California): Represented Fastek and Advanced Steel Technology in patent infringement suit involving container loading machinery. Obtained favorable Markman ruling in Fastek, LLC v. Steco, 2011 WL 4499101 (Sept. 27, 2011); and Fastek, LLC v. Steco, 2011 WL 1304606 (April 6, 2011).
- Philips LCD Co. Ltd. v. Tatung Company, et al. (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware): Represented major computer and electronic home appliance company in patent litigation involving flat panel display technology. Obtained a Markman victory followed by a favorable settlement.
- Philips LCD Co. Ltd. v. Tatung Company, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Litigated a patent infringement action involving liquid crystal display mounting technology on behalf of a major computer and electronic home appliance company.
- Uniloc USA, Inc., et al. v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas): Represented Samsung in patent litigation involving pedometer application on mobile devices. Won a Daubert motion on the eve of the trial which excluded most of plaintiff’s damages; the case was subsequently dismissed. Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Am., Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00651-JRG, 2019 WL 2267212 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 17, 2019).
- AirWair International Ltd. v. Zoetop Business Co. Ltd. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California): Represented Zoetop and Shein in a trademark infringement and breach of contract action involving AirWair’s footwear trademarks and Shein’s counterclaims to cancel or limit AirWair’s trademark registrations.
- TI Beverage Group, Ltd. et al. v. eBay Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented eBay in a suit involving claims of trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition. Obtained dismissal of the action.
- BB Online UK Limited v. 101domain, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California): Represented 101domain in domain name and trademark dispute, which resulted in the global transfer of domains and marks to 101domain.
- Brown-Forman v. Barton, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky): Obtained a national product recall on behalf of a large alcoholic beverages company in trademark and trade dress infringement case after two weeks of trial. Defeated counterclaim for false advertising under the Lanham Act.
- Spin Master Ltd., et al. v. Your Store Online LLC, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented toy manufacturers and distributors in patent, trademark, and copyright infringement action against an online retailer. Obtained consent permanent injunction and monetary recovery.
- Spin Master Ltd., et al. v. Ecoman Corp. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented toy manufacturers and distributors in patent and copyright infringement action involving patent mismarking counterclaims. Obtained a consent permanent injunction.
- Spin Master Ltd., et al. v. Raiden Technology, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented toy manufacturers and distributors in copyright and trademark infringement action. Obtained a temporary restraining order, a consent permanent injunction, and monetary recovery.
- Spin Master Ltd., et al. v. Hobbytron, et al. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented toy manufacturers and distributors in a patent, copyright, trademark, and false advertising action. Obtained consent permanent injunction and monetary recovery.
- Lomax v. Apple, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented Apple in a copyright dispute.
- Oracle America Inc. v. Google Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California): Represented Google in a software copyright infringement suit.
- UMG Recordings Inc. v. Crackle Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California): Represented user-generated content website in a copyright infringement suit.
- CatchPlay Inc. v. Studio Solutions Group, Inc., et al. (Central District of California): Represented a Taiwanese motion picture distributor in contract and fraud action involving a library of over 1,000 works; obtained a preliminary and permanent injunction.
- Emperor v. NBC Universal (California State Court): Defeated request for an injunction in a contract and interference action involving The Mummy 3.
- Yu v. Asia-Pacific California, Inc. (California State Court and Court of Appeal): Won an Anti-SLAPP motion and obtained the dismissal of a defamation action and attorneys' fees. Argued and won an appeal before the California Court of Appeal.
- General Counsel for the Americas, SHEIN, 2021-2024
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, Thomson Reuters, “Stand-Out Lawyers,” 2026
- Listed, Managing IP Magazine's World IP Handbook and Survey, "IP Stars: Los Angeles Patent Stars and Trademark Stars," 2014-2020
- Listed, "IP Stars-Top 250 Women in IP," 2013-2014
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2006-2009, 2011-2012
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, California State Bar, Intellectual Property Section
- Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Board Member, Barristers, Los Angeles, Board of Directors, 2005-2006
Ausbildung
Akademische Ausbildung
- J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley
Zulassung
- California
- 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 Eastern District of Texas
Sprache
- Chinese (Cantonese), Native
- Chinesisch (Mandarin), Conversational