Matters
- Represented a health care IT consulting firm in a suit by a former employee who claimed ownership of a proprietary health care software program and sought more than $150 million in damages. After substantial discovery and active litigation, the Polsinelli team secured a complete summary judgment for our client weeks before trial.
- Represented a financial services client as part of trial defense team defending against an electronic check processing patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. The jury returned a verdict finding no infringement and further invalidated the patent under 35 U.S.C. § 101. It is believed this is the first case where a jury invalidated a patent under 35 U.S.C. § 101 since the Federal Circuit’s precedential decision in Berkheimer.
- Assisted Fortune 500, Fortune 100, Fortune 50, and startup clients develop and protect patent portfolios (domestic and foreign) in industries including, aerospace, consumer electronics, energy, telecommunications, enterprise networks, semiconductor chip manufacturing, and financial services. Served as a member on client-side patent review boards, and prepared and successfully prosecuted numerous patent applications.
- Represented a leading privately held cosmetic company in multiple trademark and copyright infringement actions against a number of defendants. Successfully obtained ex parte seizure orders, temporary restraining orders that were converted into injunctions, defended against counterclaims under California’s Anti-SLAPP statute in connection with the publicity of the cases, and obtained a judgment awarding $4 million in statutory damages against non-settling defendants.
- Represented a plastics manufacturing company involving infringement of multiple patents related to tamper resistant and tamper evident containers. Successfully appealed an adverse claim construction ruling at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, which led to a favorable settlement.
- Represented an LED manufacturer against allegations of patent infringement by three optics patents in the Eastern District of Texas. Successfully argued indefiniteness during claim construction under the Supreme Court’s Nautilus decision, resulting in an early dismissal with prejudice.
- Represented a Fortune 200 financial company in a post grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), resulting in a denial of an institution of an Inter Partes Review.
