Case Results

Successfully defended a value added reseller who was accused of infringing five patents on medical imaging software; won on eleven summary judgment motions; Non-Infringement and Invalidity Rulings were all Affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in one word: Affirmed.

Successfully defended a patent infringement case brought against our British client by a U.S. company over flame retardant materials; settled by purchasing the patent for less than the costs of procuring it.

Successfully prosecuted a claim of trademark infringement and domain name cyber squatting against a small entity on behalf of a major California soap manufacturer. Successfully prosecuted a claim for domain name infringement and cyber squatting against a Canadian company who used the same name as my client.

Obtained for the 'Father of the Cloud' a $15 Billion Valuation for his patents on technology architecture that allows users to share things, locations, objects, and people in virtual reality and augmented reality environments such that they can be shown and shared digitally, enabling interactions across geographical and temporal boundaries while improving the experiences of users of social media and online gaming.

Successfully defended a company that makes t-shirts for Disney and Warner Brothers against a charge of patent infringement on a new technique for making silk-screen t- shirt appliques.

Successfully obtained more than a dozen patents on modifying a CMYK toner printer to printing with a white toner cartridge or other specialty toner cartridges, such as clear or sublimation toner, including patenting single pass over printing, single pass under printing, and patenting a printer that can easily switch between both over printing and under printing.

Represented several trading companies accused of infringing utility patents and design patents of a major New York fashion company; negotiated favorable license agreements in settlement.

Successfully defended the manufacturer of a dietary supplement against charges of patent infringement brought by an extremely aggressive plaintiff; negotiated a settlement and a license agreement very favorable to our client.

Successfully defended a Lanham Act case in which my client was accused of false representation for claiming ownership in a portfolio of patents by a former joint venture partner who misappropriated the portfolio patents for its own account; the settlement entailed assigning the patents in exchange for a stream of royalty payments.