Patent Litigation
Our patent litigation practice rivals that of many larger firms, but
without the inefficiency and inflexibility that are often a byproduct at
larger firms. We can also offer alternative billing structures ranging
from fixed fees, to flat monthly fees to contingency. As a small firm, we
take pride in having efficiently and successfully handled complex patent
litigations for both the largest corporations in the United States, as
well as small companies and even individual inventors. We have litigated
patents in a wide variety of technological fields, including
pharmaceutical solutions, opto-electronic transceivers, computerized
casino gaming machines, hardware logic emulation systems, and consumer
appliances. Our attorneys not only possess the ability to understand the
complex science and technology behind these cases, but, just as
importantly, we are able to explain the complexity to the lay judges and
jurors who determine the outcome of patent infringement suits.
Some representative cases our attorneys have handled include:
- Defended SSW Holding Company, a major supplier to global appliance
OEMs, against patent infringement claims related to slide oven racks.
- Defended Win-Holt Manufacturing Group against patent infringement
claims brought by Cambro Manufacturing related to three design patents
for food service equipment.
- Represented International Game Technology (IGT) in a major patent
infringement and antitrust lawsuit against Bally Gaming related to
IGT's "Wheel of Fortune" computerized casino games.
- Represented Meade Instruments in several patent infringement
lawsuits involving techniques for aligning computer-controlled
celestial telescopes.
- Represented Targus in a patent infringement lawsuit regarding
scroll-wheel mice technology.
- Represented Conexant Systems in a patent infringement lawsuit
brought by a patent "troll" related to Conexant's dial-up modem
products.
- On behalf of the U.S. Navy, litigated patent infringement lawsuits
against multiple large corporations that were using the Navy's patented
technology related to public and private key encryption.
- Represented a B.Braun subsidiary in a patent infringement lawsuit
related to cardioplegic pharmaceutical solutions for stopped-heart
surgery.
- Defended Cadence/Quickturn against patent infringement claims
brought by Mentor Graphics, Aptix, and Meta Systems in a long-running
patent dispute over hardware logic emulation systems.
- Represented General Surgical Innovations in a patent infringement
lawsuit with Origin over GSI's patents on devices and techniques for
performing minimally invasive surgery.
- Represented Simmons Outdoor Group in a patent infringement
litigation concerning rifle scope optics.
