Cases
Representative Matters: Obtained a favorable resolution for the defense against trademark
trade infringement claims regarding a new br
being developed by our client. After extensive discovery
production of expert reports, the client retained the right to continue to use
develop its new br
.
Defeated the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in a copyright
trademark infringement suit regarding statues purportedly derived from the cover art of a work from 1965. Our client retained the right to continue making statues after collecting convincing evidence that the plaintiff did not own the copyrights asserted, but had fallen into the public domain.
Negotiated a full defense settlement by identifying potential weaknesses in the plaintiff's claims of copyright infringement
breach of Creative Commons licenses.
Negotiated a positive resolution for our client, the defendant, allowing them to resume comparative advertising campaign in false advertising, copyright infringement,
unfair competition lawsuit stemming from the client's advertising photos which compared his product to the plaintiff competitor's.
Secured a favorable outcome for a wholesale products company against patent, trademark, trade dress,
copyright infringement allegations covering products ranging from cookware to personal care by demonstrating that the client developed substantial prior art
produced evidence of obviousness to undermine damage claims.
Litigated a trademark, copyright,
partnership dispute in both federal
state courts to retain desired br
rights for a non-profit youth beach volleyball organization.
Settled a trademark, trade dress,
design patent dispute regarding numerous styles of sunglasses consistent with client's expected outcome.
Won a full dismissal of all copyright infringement claims on behalf of a defendant family business regarding instruction manuals
preparation materials for the California Contractors State License Board exams. We presented evidence that demonstrated that any similarities to the plaintiff's materials resulted from factual nature of materials
were subject to the merger doctrine.
Developed evidence of superiority of ownership of trademarks
lack of any trade secrets misappropriation due to information being readily ascertainable from materials available to the public on behalf of restaurant client. The client was able to continue business operations
permitted to use the purported intellectual property rights.
Obtained a favorable resolution permitting an automotive oil valve manufacturer client to continue business operations selling its products in a trademark
trade dress dispute brought by a competitor
former employer who sought to protect the shape of the valve that was the subject of an expired utility patent.
Secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a software client against claims of copyright infringement by demonstrating that the allegedly infringing software resided on third-party servers rather than those of the defendant.
