Examples of Will’s experience include:

Trade Secret

• Covidien v. Esch — Served as trial counsel for a healthcare company in a trade secret and breach of contract case against a former employee. Following trial in the federal court for the District of Massachusetts, the jury found in the client’s favor on claims for breach of contract stemming from disclosure and use of confidential information to establish a competing business.
• IWCO Direct Holdings Inc. v. Nahan Printing, Inc. — Represented a leading provider of direct marketing services in a trade secret suit against former executives and their new employer. Case settled on confidential terms after a hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment.
• Virtual Radiologic Corp. v. Tandem — Represented plaintiffs Virtual Radiologic Corporation and Nighthawk Radiology Services in patent infringement, copyright, and trade secret action relating to radiologic viewing technology. Obtained permanent injunctions in favor of clients, including a finding of patent infringement.

Trademark

• National Presto Industries v. U.S. Merchants — Served as trial counsel for U.S. Merchants in successful defense of trade dress infringement claims brought by National Presto Industries. Also served as appellate counsel in successful defense of trial verdict before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Patent

• Club Car v. Yamaha — Represented Club Car, a manufacturer of utility vehicles, in a patent case involving GPS technology used to manage and control vehicle usage on golf courses. After defeating four inter partes review (IPR) challenges, the case settled confidentially, and Yamaha modified its accused product offering.
• MTD Products Co. v. The Toro Company — Represented defendant Toro, a manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, in a multi-patent dispute involving transmission technology for zero-turn-radius vehicles. The case settled on confidential terms after the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated two of the asserted patents following successful inter partes review (IPR) challenges, and the plaintiff withdrew its preliminary injunction motion after reexamination challenges were initiated on the third patent.
• Genovis AB v. Promega — Defended biotechnology company Genovis AB in a patent infringement suit in the Western District of Wisconsin involving protease sequencing technology. The case settled on confidential terms after filing of summary judgment motions.

Counseling & Transactions

• Stevenson v. WWE — Advised on a groundbreaking Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deal between a U.S. Olympian wrestler and World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) — the first of its kind for WWE.
• IP Counseling and Due Diligence in M&A — Regularly advises buyers, sellers, investors, and corporate development teams on IP issues in M&A transactions, including patent portfolio assessments, trade secret exposure analysis, software IP ownership reviews, and representation and warranty issues.