Other Intellectual Property Litigation

  • Representing a national organization in a federal court action, filed in Southern California, asserting cyber-squatting and unfair competition claims.
  • After two weeks of jury trial in Los Angeles, obtained a settlement in favor of defendants sued for trademark infringement in connection with the manufacture and sale of high fashion watches.
  • Defending a developer of educational software in a case, pending in the District of Utah, asserting copyright infringement and seeking over $35 million in damages.
  • Representing a Texas company in the District of Idaho in an action asserting claims and counterclaims for copyright infringement, cyber piracy, unfair competition, and misappropriation of trade secrets involving digital media learning labs and content.
  • Defended a manufacturing company, in California federal court, in an action brought by the People’s Republic of China for injunction and declaratory judgment on the basis of claims for trademark and trade name infringement.
  • Obtained a permanent injunction in an action on behalf of a national testing organization asserting trade secret and copyright infringement claims in the Central District of California.
  • Represented a District of Columbia corporation in a copyright case, filed in the District of Hawaii, involving the online publication and sale of copyrighted works.
  • Defended a non-profit association and individual defendants in an action in California federal court, against copyright infringement claims concerning various works of disputed authorship, including audio recordings.
  • Secured a dismissal, on motion for summary judgment, in favor of a leading Mexican restaurant company defending claims involving the company’s famous talking Chihuahua icon and related intellectual property.
  • Representing the interests of a famous NASA astronaut in connection with the unauthorized use of his image and likeness for commercial purposes.
  • Represented a company in Idaho litigation involving a software development project and the underlying copyrights and other rights to intellectual property and certain proprietary and confidential information.
  • Defending a network marketing company in the District of Idaho, in a case involving claims of alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition and various business torts.
  • Represented a California company in a federal action under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act, involving the copying of semiconductor mask work design.