Dominik Slusarczyk

Dominik Slusarczyk’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and evaluation. He has represented a variety of clients, including patent inventors and large companies, at all stages of disputes. Dominik combines a deep understanding of technology with extensive experience in the federal courts and inter partes review proceedings to develop fresh solutions to complex problems.

Dominik earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was senior editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. While in law school, he served as a judicial intern at the Santa Barbara County Superior Court.

Prior to law school, Dominik worked as a software and embedded systems engineer in real-time applications. He is fluent in Polish and conversational in Spanish.

Experience

• Demaray v. Intel Corp. et al. (W.D. Tex.). Represented the developer of patented technology for semiconductor fabrication, including physical vapor deposition (PVD), in suits alleging infringement of its patents.
• Intel Corp. v. Future Link Systems, LLC (D. Del.). Represented Future Link in a declaratory judgment action originally brought by Intel seeking relief with respect to nine patents. Counterclaimed for infringement of 15 patents—including patents relating to on-chip interconnect architectures, integrated circuit thermal monitoring systems, computer security and processing performance optimization—and obtained favorable claim construction and summary judgment outcomes.
• Hollingsworth v. Perry (U.S. Supreme Court). Amicus brief argued on behalf of Equality California that petitioners lacked Article III standing to appeal the district court’s judgment holding California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court ultimately dismissed the appeal on that basis, leaving in place the district court’s judgment.
• Tessera, Inc. v. UTAC (Taiwan) Corp. (N.D. Cal.). Represented Tessera against UTAC (Taiwan) in a breach of contract dispute relating to intellectual property in the semiconductor packaging field.
• VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp. (N.D. Cal., W.D. Tex., P.T.A.B.). Represented the plaintiff in patent infringement suits relating to power delivery architecture, cache memories, transistor fabrication technology, power management and semiconductor packaging in multiple Intel processor architectures.
• SoftView LLC. v. Apple Inc. et al. (D. Del.). Represented SoftView against Apple and Android smart phone manufacturers in a litigation involving patents relating to web browsers for mobile devices.

Honors & Awards

• Recognized on the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024-2025)

Publications

• “Clean Hands, Equitable Conduct—A Real-Life Cautionary Tale” Cal. Litig. Rev. (2025)
• “When Articles Collide (Constitutional Articles, That Is)” Cal. Litig. Rev. (2024)
• “A Brief Look at the ‘Patent Bargain’ and the Patent Office’s Brokerage Between Inventors and the Public” Cal. Litig. Rev. (2023)
• “Estop, in the Name of Equity! How the Minerva Case May Have Both Narrowed and Broadened a Centuries-Old Property Doctrine” Cal. Litig. Rev. (2022)
• “A Look at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Recent Fintiv Decision as the Board Travels Through a Crossroads” Cal. Litig. Rev. (2021)