Gideon Korrell

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C. Gideon Korrell is a California attorney and registered patent attorney (USPTO) with 19 years of experience advising technology companies on commercial transactions, intellectual property, and corporate matters. Before practicing law, he earned a B.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked as an engineer, including in nuclear power and defense. Before establishing his current practice, Gideon served as Senior Director of Legal at a publicly traded battery technology company, where he advised on IP strategy, technology licensing, and cross-border commercial transactions, including a major technology transfer agreement with a global automotive manufacturer.

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Socket Solutions v. Import Global: Federal Circuit Demands Doctrinal Discipline Before Granting Preliminary Patent Injunctions | The Technology & Information Law Blog

The Federal Circuit’s decision in Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC, Case No. 2025-1121 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), illustrates that preliminary patent injunctions do not alter the governing standards of claim construction or equitable relief. Because a preliminary injunction can remove products from the marketplace long before infringement has been finally adjudicated, courts must apply ordinary patent-law principles with particular care before allowing one competitor to exclude another...
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A.L.M. Holding v. Zydex: Federal Circuit Clarifies Constitutional Standing for Patent Owners After Exclusive Licensing | The Technology & Information Law Blog

The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in A.L.M. Holding Company v. Zydex Industries Private Ltd., Case No. 25-1317 (Fed. Cir. May 19, 2026), provides important clarification regarding constitutional standing in patent infringement suits where a patent owner has granted broad exclusive rights to a licensee but retained certain enforcement and economic interests.

The opinion addresses a recurring issue in modern patent licensing structures: when does a patent owner retain enough rights to sue a...
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Gideon Korrell Examines Merck Serono v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures’ Impact on 'By Another'

Gideon Korrell, a seasoned attorney with more than 15 years of experience and a distinctive background in nuclear power and defense engineering, is offering timely and insightful commentary on a recent Federal Circuit decision that is drawing wide attention across the legal, life sciences, and technology communities. The court’s ruling in Merck Serono S.A. v. Hopewell Pharma Ventures, Inc. provides long-awaited clarity on how U.S. patent law treats prior art created “by another,” an issue that sits at the center of collaborative innovation.
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V.O.S. Selections v. Trump: When Emergency Powers Meet the Constitution’s Tariff Clause

The Federal Circuit’s recent en banc decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States addressing challenges to former President Trump’s sweeping tariff regime represents one of the most consequential trade-law rulings in decades. Sitting en banc, the court affirmed the core constitutional holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose open-ended, across-the-board tariffs of the kind at issue. At the same time, the court sharply limited the immediate practical effect of that holding by vacating the nationwide injunction entered by the Court of International Trade (CIT) and remanding for a more tailored remedial analysis.
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V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States: ITC Strikes Down Presidential Tariff Authority Under IEEPA

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a major decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United States, holding that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs—imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—exceeded the limits of executive authority and violated the Constitution. The ruling vacates the tariffs and enjoins their enforcement, bringing them to an immediate halt nationwide.
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About C. Gideon Korrell | Technology Attorney

I am a California attorney with 19 years of experience advising technology companies and other businesses on commercial transactions, intellectual property, corporate matters, and complex negotiations.

Before becoming a lawyer, I studied electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech and then worked as an engineer for several years. That technical foundation remains central to my legal practice, allowing me to understand not only the legal terms of a transaction, but also the underlying technology, the commercial objectives, and the practical concerns of the people responsible for making it work.

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