Matters
- Obtained Foundational Portfolio of Patents for Next-Gen Technology for Multinational Company-- Obtained a suite of patents for newly developed, next-generation technology, establishing a broad wall of protection not just for the new technology as practiced by the client, but also for white space between competitor technology and the new technology.
- Payment Authentication Patent Portfolio for Fintech Client-- Developed patent portfolio for large fintech client in the area of payment authentication services. Multiple patent attorneys prepared and filed numerous patent applications directed to authenticating online users using client device metadata.
- Successful PTAB Administrative Appeal-- Won an administrative appeal for a global technology company before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board in a case involving a patent application that sought to protect a method of predicting a consumer’s future purchases, based on previous transaction card purchases indicating that a “life event” had recently occurred for the consumer. The United States Patent and Trademark Office had rejected the application as directed to an abstract idea under a 2014 Supreme Court case. In its decision in favor of the client, the Appeal Board held that any abstract idea was integrated into a practical application because the patent claims “improve the underlying consumer behavior prediction technology.”
- IP Due Diligence for $900 million Business Acquisition--Handled the IP due diligence for a client that acquired a payments technology company valued at about $900 million.
- Won Summary Judgement in Patent Case for Manufacturer-- Drafted a successful memorandum in support of summary judgment of infringement, and in opposition to summary judgment of invalidity, in a case involving several patents directed to various aspects of heavy-duty cleaning equipment.
- Eight Figure Patent Infringement Verdict Preserved in Reexamination-- Successfully defended client's patent in a reexamination proceeding initiated by a competitor at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, preserving an eight-figure litigation verdict for the client against the competitor for infringement of the patent.
