Intellectual Property & Technology Litigation

Representative Matters

• Obtained an eight-figure judgment on behalf of a publisher of data federation software following a multi-week copyright infringement trial against the U.S. government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
• Defended a publicly held manufacturer of fluid handling equipment in trade secret litigation relating to wireless control technology. Successfully opposed the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and compelled arbitration. The case settled on confidential terms following a successful appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, confirming the parties’ arbitration obligations.
• Defended publishers of payroll processing software in a nine-figure dispute involving claims of copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, and breach of contract. Obtained a complete defense verdict following a multi-week jury trial.
• Represented a leading provider of direct marketing services in a trade secret suit against former executives and their new employer. The case settled on confidential terms after a hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment.
• Defended a medical device company in a multi-patent infringement suit related to pulse electromagnetic field technology in medical and veterinary devices. Following successful claim construction, obtained dismissal of all claims with prejudice and without payment of any settlement amount.
• Represented a telecommunications equipment manufacturer in a patent infringement action against a competitor. Following a four-week trial in the District of Arizona, obtained a jury verdict that 60 separate products infringed our client’s patent and that rejected challenges to patent validity. The District Court upheld the jury’s verdict and award of damages and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting sales of infringing products. Also served as lead appellate counsel successfully defending the verdict and injunction on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Represented the defendant in a $100 million international arbitration proceeding brought by a multinational seller of luxury goods arising from the alleged breach of a trademark license agreement; obtained a complete defense verdict and an award of fees from a unanimous three-member panel.
• Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation case brought against the client’s former employees and their new company in a case involving computer infrastructure and routing technologies. The case settled shortly after the patent claim construction hearing.
• 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.
• Represented 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 challenges, and the plaintiff withdrew its preliminary injunction motion after reexamination challenges were initiated on the third patent.
• Represented 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 challenges, the case settled confidentially, and the opposing party modified its accused product offering.
• Served as lead counsel for a leading global medical technology and life sciences company in multiple patent infringement cases involving artificial intelligence and various medical imaging modalities.
• Prevailed on a motion to dismiss a patent infringement case involving hybrid tire cord technology.
• Represented respondents in a patent infringement Section 337 action in the International Trade Commission, including defending against a motion for a temporary exclusion order.
• Served as lead counsel for a manufacturer of synthetic turf in a case alleging breach of contract. Obtained dismissal with prejudice for failure to state a claim.
• Served as lead counsel for an email marketing company in a patent infringement case. Obtained dismissal with prejudice on grounds of lack of standing and failure to state a claim.
• Defended a manufacturer of ultraviolet LED semiconductors in a patent infringement dispute. Successfully moved for early-stage summary judgment on non-infringement, leading to a confidential settlement.