MAIN RESULTS
CMYK Printer Patent Success
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.
Printer Patent Indemnification Defense
Defended a Korean company in the printer and toner business whose customer was accused of patent infringement and suing our client for indemnification. We litigated the issues and enabled our client to collect all of the money owed to it and to avoid having to pay any money to the aggrieved customer.
Flame Retardant Patent Defense
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.
Multi-Country Trademark License
Negotiated a multi-country license for trademark rights and franchises; termination clauses were so favorable to our client that when the licensee breached, it ended up purchasing our client-licensor.
Robot Patent Defense
Successfully defended a robot manufacturer accused of infringing five patents; Jury deliberated for less than two and a half hours; Non-Infringement findings were Affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Coffee Industry IP Case
Successfully prosecuted a trademark and copyright infringement case against a competitor in the coffee industry.
