
Overview
Mark Rogge is an intellectual property litigator in Dickinson Wright’s Silicon Valley office with a decade of experience involving software patents. His practice includes patent litigation and prosecution, licensing, and software subscription agreements, with a particular focus on technology companies and startups working with cloud-based technologies.
Before entering private practice, Mark served as in-house counsel to a cloud computing software startup. Prior to law school, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Submarine Warfare Officer.
Experience
- Defended a major technology company in the Central District of California in a five-patent dispute involving video coding and display technology
- Represented a software company in the Eastern District of Texas in patent infringement litigation involving virtual clothing design technology
- Represented a truck accessories company and its subsidiaries in an ITC patent infringement investigation involving seven patents and 21 domestic and Chinese respondents
- Represented a technology and entertainment company in an ITC investigation involving remote-control technology, prevailing on key issues including infringement, importation, and standing
- Represented a major digital media and electronics company in an inter partes review challenging the validity of one of its patents
- Represented a packaging company in patent infringement litigation in the Northern District of California
- Represented a Taiwan-based semiconductor company in patent infringement matters in the Eastern District of Texas and Northern District of California
Focus Areas
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Credentials
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Prepared amicus brief for Cato Institute in Immigrant Legal Resource Center v. Wolf
- Best Lawyers in America®
- “Ones to Watch,” Entertainment and Sports Law, 2026

