Thales Visionix, Inc. v. United States (Ct. of Fed. Cl.) – Representing patent owner, Thales, in patent infringement suit against the United States for motion tracking system in military helmets used in the F-35 aircraft. Litigation has been decided in Thales’s favor in two appeals and a decision at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Case is currently pending.
RideApp, Inc. v. Lyft, Inc., (Fed. Cir.). Represent appellant on appeal of a summary judgment decision relating to section 112 indefiniteness regarding mobile applications for location tracking and ride hailing systems. Case is currently pending.
Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. v. Honeywell Int’l. Inc. (Fed. Cir.). Represent appellant on appeal of a decision of the PTAB upholding a patent related to hydrofluorocarbons (HFO) refrigerants in automobile air-conditioning systems. Case is currently pending.
Honeywell Int’l. Inc. v. Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. (Fed. Cir.). Represent appellee on two appeals of PTAB decisions invalidating patents related to HFO refrigerants used in air-conditioning systems. Case is currently pending.
Triple T Enterprises v. KFC (D. Idaho). Representing trademark owner, Triple T Enterprises, in suit against KFC for infringement of “Smoky Mountain” trademark rights. Case is currently pending.
MModal v. Nuance (N.D. Ga.). Representing defendant and counterclaim plaintiff in multi-patent infringment litigation over voice recognition technology for the medical industry. Case is currently pending.
Gebo Cermex, Inc. v. ACMI USA, Inc. (N.D. Ga.). Representing patent owner, Gebo Cermex, in assertion of patent infringement related to bottling conveyor systems. Case is currently pending.
Arconic v. Novelis (E.D. Penn.). Represented Defendant Novelis in trade secret misappropriation case brought by its primary competitor regarding chemical bonding treatment used for automotive aluminum (most notably on the Ford F-150). Case is currently pending on various grounds, but trade secret claims were rejected on a summary judgment.
Corus Realty Holdings, Inc. v. Zillow Inc. (W.D. Wash.). Represented patent owner, Corus Realty, in patent infringement litigation relating to mobile applications and GPS location technology for conducting real estate searching and listing. Pending.
Adidas v. Under Armour (D. Del.). Represented patent owner adidas in an infringement suit against its competitor for infrigement of large portfolio of patents covering mobile fitness tracking software applications. Litigation resulted in extensive deiscovery in the U.S. and Europe. Case resulted in favorable claim construction, summary judgment denials, and settlment.
RealTek Semiconductor Corp. v. LSI Corp. (N.D. Cal.). Represented patent owner in breach of contract suit regarding wireless internet technology, which resulted in the first jury trial in the country to set the royalty rate for standard essential patents.
Merial, Inc. v. True Science Holdings, LLC (M.D. Ga.). Defended True Science Holdings in false advertising and breach of contract suit. Plaintiff requested a preliminary injunction that was denied after an extensive evidentiary hearing.
Adidas v. ASICS (D. Del.). Represented patent owner adidas in an infringement suit against competitor for infringement of large portfolio of patents covering mobile fitness tracking software applications. Case favorably settled.
Wi-Lan v. Toshiba (S.D. Fla.). Represented patent owner in patent infringement suit over television display technology that went from filing to trial in one year that included over 40 depositions including ten multi-day and multi-lingual depositions in Japan and Korea. Managed all substantive infringement, invalidity, and technical issues in the case, including all technical experts.
Chemfree Corp. v. J. Walter, Inc. (N.D. Ga. & Fed. Cir.). Successfully defended J. Walter from patent infringement claims related to microbial cleaning. After bench trial, all asserted patent claims were held invalid for obviousness.
SRI International v. Internet Security Systems, Inc. (D. Del. & Fed. Cir.). Defended Internet Security Systems in patent jury trial and appeal regarding Internet monitoring and intrusion detection security software. Obtained verdict and judgment of non-infringement on three asserted patents that was affirmed on appeal.
Flash3D v. Facebook (D. Del.). Represented Facebook in defending against patent assertion related to website organization. Case settled favorably.
Taylor v. IBM (E.D. Tex). Counsel for defendant IBM in a patent infringement suit concerning software optimization patent that resulted in a summary judgment of patent invalidity and favorable settlement.
Valmet, Inc. v. Andritz (USA) Inc. (N.D. Ga.). Defended Andritz in patent infringement and breach of contract assertion related to dust collection patent technology. Case settled favorably.
NXEGEN, LLC v. Comverge, Inc. (D. Conn.). Defended smart grid technology provider in patent infringement suit that resulted in the grant of multiple motions to dismiss and ultimately a favorable settlement.
Black Diamond Inc. v. Salewa North America (D. Utah). Represented defendant accused of infriging patent to rock climbing equipment. Case settled favorably.
In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation (Multi-District Litigation). Represented defendants Cox Communications and Earthlink in multi-district patent litigation over call processing technology.
Hayes v. L3 Communications (S.D.N.Y.). Represented principal manufacturer of flight data recorders (a/k/a “black boxes”) in patent infringement suit regarding fire retardant insulations used in its products. Settled favorably after discovery.
Riley Power v. DTE Energy Services (N.D. Ga.). Defended power provider against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims regarding coal-to-wood burning power plant conversion technology. Case settled favorably.
Easy IP Licenses, LLC v. New Point Media Group (W.D.W. Va.). Sussessfully defended New Point Media Group and its customers in a patent infringement suit regarding online real estate advertising. Case was voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff.
Honeywell v. United States (Ct. Fed. Cl. & Fed. Cir.). Defended defense contractor in patent infringement suit against United States related to night vision goggles and aircraft display systems.