Intellectual Property & Technology Disputes
We focus on serving as special litigation counsel, avoiding conflicts that often prevent other firms from taking on the large-scale litigation common in patent infringement actions. As a result, we are able to aggressively represent our clients even when facing industrywide opposition.
Conflict-Free.
We focus on serving as special litigation counsel, avoiding conflicts that often prevent other firms from taking on the large-scale litigation common in patent infringement actions. As a result, we are able to aggressively represent our clients even when facing industrywide opposition.
Trial Lawyers.
We understand complex technology and can explain it to judges and juries — the ultimate decision-makers. We are often considered as special trial co-counsel by other firms facing high-stakes trials.
Integrity.
Our lawyers have represented the world’s foremost research and academic institutions, as well as industry leaders with strong brands and market relationships. We recognize the importance of preserving our clients’ reputations when they engage in litigation, and we work from the outset to maintain their credibility both within and outside the legal proceedings.
Focus on International Disputes.
With locally qualified lawyers in the United States, Europe, Asia and offshore locations, our global reach and experience in cross-border disputes allows us to effectively advocate for clients around the world and for those facing the challenges of coordinated international litigation. Our professionals are fluent in more than a dozen languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German.
Representative Engagements:
- Representation of a large software company as special trial counsel in a patent infringement dispute against a patent holding company over software patents relating to object-oriented programming codes.
- Representation of a European company in a patent infringement and unfair competition dispute against a large automobile manufacturer relating to alleged violations of confidentiality and licensing agreements.
- Representation of the Australian national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in its ongoing patent infringement actions to enforce its patent on the technology underlying the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standards, commonly known as Wi-Fi.
- Representation of a major U.S. trademark brand licensor in a civil case regarding allegations of trademark infringement in the Southern District of New York where damages are alleged to be US $60 million+, as well as declaratory relief.
- Representation of former employees of a peer-to-peer file-sharing software company as witnesses in copyright infringement litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Representation of an investment banking group of a foreign-based financial institution in a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit by its former employer for alleged theft of trade secrets and alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
- Representation of an international industrial chemical company in connection with a trade secret and espionage matter in a parallel federal civil case and a criminal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Representation of a U.S. mobile telecommunications conglomerate in a complex international licensing and royalty dispute against a European mobile telecommunications conglomerate, involving £40 million+ in controversy.
- Representation of a high-technology reseller company in the Middle East against the licensor company in proceedings in London arising from allegations of unfair competition and violations of licensing terms, involving £70 million+ in controversy.