Jason Witten - Founder

Jason Witten is the founder of Witten Law, Ltd. He is a licensed solicitor in England and Wales, a licensed attorney in California, and a Magistrate Judge in England.

Jason provides legal services in the EU, England and UK from London and Berkshire, and in the US from the Los Angeles area in Southern California, including a network of law firms in California and Washington D.C. Jason also has extensive experience in China and Taiwan and a network of law firms there to assist you in these jurisdictions.

Jason’s practice focuses on international transactions, commercial transactions, intellectual property, business litigation and corporate guidance between the US, the EU and Asia. In addition, he counsels on mergers and acquisitions, corporate fraud, labor issues, as well as providing day-to-day advice in how to correctly proceed in order to avoid litigation.

Further, Jason has significant lead trial experience and has represented large domestic and overseas companies in their day-to-day business dealings. Below are a few examples of Jason Witten's work.

Trials:

Obtained a $2.7M jury verdict in favor of the client for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing arising from the defendant's refusal to honor a $1.3 promissory note between defendant and the widow's late husband. The jury rejected the defendant's claim that the note had been cancelled by the late husband, instead finding the writing of the alleged cancellation to be a forgery and refusing to believe the defendant's story.

Represented a large technology company lessee against a property owner lessor in a triple net lease action resulting in jury verdict that saved the client over a million dollars which accounted for 80% of the demand.

Represented a land owner against his partner at trial severing their partnership, retaining 80% of the land, and defeating a claim for fraud.

Represented an Asian technology company against its U.S. customer at trial obtaining a verdict for the full amount owed of $520,000 and fraud.

Notable Non-Trial Litigation Resolutions:

UTStarcom, Inc. adv. Thomas:  Defeated a patent holder in a mobile phone patent litigation case in North Carolina.

Sprint Spectrum, LP adv. Thomas:  Defeated a mobile phone patent holder in litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.

Alvarez adv. Banker:  Successfully negotiated and settled a securities and fraud litigation case for the defendant client in California State Court.

Wang v. The Staywell Company: Successfully negotiated and settled a copyright and contract litigation case with the licensee in the Central District of California.

Karen Umbrella Co., Ltd v. Yeh Hung Co., Ltd & Albertsons: Obtained a large settlement representing a Plaintiff in Patent Litigation.

Vivitar v. Edwards: Successfully negotiated and settled a labor litigation case in the Central District of California.

Widmer v. Rowedder, AG: Successfully negotiated and settled a German corporation's U.S. subsidiary dispute in California State Court.

Non-Litigation Representations:

Represented two dozen Asian, EU and US companies in ongoing commercial transactions including OEM, ODM, Master Purchase/Sale Agreements, Indemnity Agreements, LOI, Consumer/ Customer issues, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Shareholder Disputes, Issuance of Stock, Formation, and Licensing.

Education:
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1998
J.D.
Honors: First Place, Litigation Skills Workshop, 1997
Honors: Dean's Honor Roll, 1995

University of California Santa Barbara, California, 1994
B.A.
Major:  Law & Society
Honors:  Dean's Honor Role, 1990, 1991

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Cybersecurity Requirements in Government Contracting; Intellectual Propety Issues for Subcontractors in Defense Contracts.  C5 Conference on Defense Contracting, Frankfurt, Germany, September, 2015

Intellectual Property Issues in the FAR and DFARS.  C5 Conference on Defense Contracting, London, England, July, 2014

Protecting Intellectual Property in Government Contracts.  C5 Conference on Defense Contracting, Frankfurt, Germany, December, 2013

Allocation Theory in Patent Damages.  Speaker after Chief Judge Randall Rader of the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals at International Conference on IP Management & Patent Litigation, discussing many of Chief Judge Rader’s rulings at the Court.  June 2010.

Protecting Attorney Client Privilege in International Disputes.  Simmons & Simmons, Ltd., London, England, July 2009

Innovative Patent Defense Strategies & Tactics for Taiwan IT Manufacturers, Taipei, Taiwan, April 2009

Winning the US Patent Damages Case and Management of IP Litigation in the US, Beijing, China, March 2009

Comparison of US and China Patent Laws.  Annual Washington in the West Conference, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, January 29, 2009

Methods of IP Valuation. IP Commercialization & Practice Seminar, Beijing IP Protection Association, October 27, 2008 - October 28, 2008

Strategy - Analysis Process: An Introduction to Intellectual Property Litigation in the United States, Intellectual Properties Committee of Beijing Bar Association, Beijing, China, 2004

Introduction to Patent Litigation in the United States, Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association Summer Lecture, Taiwan, 2002

4th Amendment, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Summer Lecture, Dade County Chapter, 1997

Honors and Awards:

• Certificates of Recognition for Outstanding Academics and Community Service, California State Senate and California Legislature Assembly, 1990
• Dean's Honor Roll, University of California Santa Barbara, 1990 - 1991
• United Nations Model Debate, First Place, Harvard University, 1990
• United Nations Model Debate, First Place, University of California, Berkeley, 1990
• United Nations Model Debate, First Place, University of California, San Diego, 1990
• Superior Academics and Community Service, City of Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, Ted Bartlett Memorial, 1990