Eric Hanson is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he is a member of the firm's litigation workgroup. He specializes in intellectual property.

Mr. Hanson received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he was a member of the California Law Review. He earned his B.S.J. from Northwestern University.

Representative Matters

Peer Communications Corp. v. Skype, Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex.) – Represented defendants eBay and Skype in a patent infringement suit related to internet communications, including what is known as VoIP (voice over internet protocol). The plaintiff was a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp. After claim construction, the district court entered judgment for eBay and Skype based on patent invalidity and dismissed the case with prejudice. The judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Net2Phone, Inc. v. Skype, Inc., et al. (D. N.J.) – Represents Skype, a world-leading Voice over Internet communications company, and its parent eBay in a patent infringement case involving computer networking technology. The accused product is Skype’s pioneering VoIP software.