Mr. Ross Spencer Garsson is a lawyer practicing intellectual property litigation, intellectual property & technology, emerging technology and 3 other areas of law. Ross received a B.A. degree from Rice University in 1986, and has been licensed for 34 years. Ross practices at Dickinson Wright PLLC in Austin, TX.
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Firm InformationPositionAttorneyFirm NameDickinson Wright PLLC
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesSignificant Representations: Represented Xitronix in defense of a patent infringement claim pertaining to devices for non-destructively evaluating semiconductor chips. A jury verdict was returned holding that Xitronix did not infringe the patents-in-suit, including a jury verdict that all of the asserted patent claims were invalid. During post-trial motions, the Court upheld the jury verdict in its entirety
found additional legal reasons why all patent claims were invalid. KLA-Tencor Corporation v. Xitronix Corporation
Civil Case No. 08-CA-723SS (W.D. Tex.).
Represented Global Connect in defense of a patent infringement suit for Global Connect's system for broadcasting pre-recorded voice messages telephonically. NobelBiz, Inc. v. Global Connect, L.L.C.
Civil Case No. 6: 12-CV-00244-LED (E.D. Tex.).
Represented Save Mart Supermarkets in defense of a patent infringement suit involving a gas rewards program. CodePro Innovations v. Shell Oil Company
Civil Case No. 4: 12-CV-02351 (S.D. Tex.).
Represented ATX Innovation (Tabbedout) in defense of a patent infringement suit directed to Tabbedout's mobile device application for opening a tab
paying a bill at a restaurant/bar. Ameranth, Inc. v. ATX Innovation, Inc.
Civil Case No. 12-CV-1656 JLS (NLS).
Represented defendant AFC Industries in defense of a patent infringement claim pertaining to its computer monitor display systems. Mass Engineered Design, Inc. v. 9X Media, Inc.
Civil Case No. 2: 09-CV-358-JRG (E.D. Tex.).
Represented Drivve US in defense of a patent infringement claim involving Drivve's software product for office workplace productivity solutions. Content Extraction
Transmission LLC v. Drivve US LLC
Civil Case No. 12-CV-1188 (ALC)(GWG) (S.D.N.Y.).
Represented Hudson Products in defense of copyright infringement/breach of contract claim for software product. Visibility Corp. v. Hudson Products Corp.
Civil Case No. 1: 10-cv-12279-RGS (D. Mass.).
Represented Jelly Belly C
y Co. in defense of a patent infringement claim pertaining to an internet organizer for accessing graphically
topically based information. Geotag, Inc. v. The Western Union Corp.
Civil Case No. 2: 10-CV-00574 (E.D. Tex.).
Represented Stamps.com Inc. in a qui tam suit alleging that Stamps.com falsely marked its software
a variety of label sheets with patents that do not cover these products. Union Properties LLC v. Stamps.com Inc., Civil Case No. 11-CA-137-LY (W.D. Tex.).
Represented BancVue in a patent infringement suit involving BancVue's patented technology for methods
systems for operating a reward program through a financial institution over a network. Case settled. Edo Interactive, Inc. v. BancVue, Ltd., Civil Case No. 3: 11-CV-00341 (M.D. Tenn.).
Represented ATI in an appeal of a patent infringement lawsuit pertaining to side impact sensors used in automobiles. Automotive Technologies Int'l, Inc. v. Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation
No. 2011-1061 (Federal Circuit).
Represented DataCom Design in a misappropriation of trade secrets
breach of contract action against prior employee
his new employer. DataCom Design Group LLC v. Jaffe Holden, Inc., Cause No. 10-0618 (207th Judicial District Court of Hays County, Texas).
Represented BME in defense of a patent infringement suit regarding memory shaped surgical staples
devices for closing such staples. InteliFUSE Inc. v. BioMedical Enterprises, Inc., Civil Action No. 1: 05-CV-8093 (S.D. N.Y.).
Represented Microsoft in patent infringement suits in which both parties had claims of patent infringement against one another. Claims included infringement by Alcatel of Microsoft's patented network gateway technology. Alcatel USA Sourcing Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, Civil Action Nos. 6: 06-CV-499
6: 06-CV-500 (E.D. Tex.).
Represented Microsoft in defense of a patent infringement suit regarding video compression. Jury verdict for Microsoft was obtained (no infringement). Multimedia Patent Trust v. Microsoft Corporation, Civil Action No. 06-CV-0684 (S.D. Cal.).
Represented 3N Global in defense of patent infringement claims directed to its alert notification system. Zimmer v. 3N Global Inc.
Civil Case No. 1: 08-CV-342 (S.D. Ohio).
Represented 3M
3M Innovative Properties in a case against Sony involving infringement of 3M's patented lithium-ion battery cathode technology. Certain Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries, Components Thereof,
Products Containing Same (337-TA-600) (United States Int'l Trade Commission).
Represented plaintiff DDB in a patent infringement suit involving DDB's patented technology for broadcasting live events to remote locations
producing a computer simulation of the events at those locations. DDB Technologies, L.L.C. v. MLB Advanced Media L.P., Civil Action No. 1-04-CA-352-LY (W.D. Tex.).
Certain of the above representations were h
led by Mr. Garsson prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1992, Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
MembershipsProfessional & Community Involvement
•Advisory Board Member, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Houston)
•Board of Directors, Austin Gifted School (Ace Academy)
•Judge, The University of Texas, I2P Global and National Competitions
•Judge, Rice Alliance Competitions (Business, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology)
•Steering Committee, Austin Rice Alliance -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolThe University of Texas School of Law
Class of 1992
J.D.
with honors
Other EducationRice University
Class of 1986
B.A.
Mathematics
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.A.
cum laude
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.A.
Chemical Engineering
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.A.
cum laude
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.S.
Mathematics
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.S.
cum laude
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.S.
Chemical Engineering
Rice University
Class of 1986
B.S.
cum laude
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1964
Providence, Rhode Island, 1964
Mr. Ross Spencer Garsson
607 W. 3rd St. Ste. 2500Austin, TX 78701U.S.A.
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