Notable Cases

  • IMO Certain High-Potency Sweeteners, Processes for Making Same, and Products Containing Same, Investigation No. 337-TA-1030 (ITC 2017). Represented Respondent Vitasweet and obtained a dismissal/withdrawal of the Complaint due to issues regarding the invalidity of the asserted patent relating to a process for manufacturing acesulfame potassium.
  • IMO Certain Footwear Products, 337-TA-936 (ITC 2015). As lead counsel representing Respondent Highline United LLC obtained a ruling that all accused shoes being sold by client were not infringing and that Converse lacked any common law or registered TM rights.
  • Obtained injunctive relief in a several hundred million dollar patent infringement matter against a competitor’s infringing biologic product involving a case of first impression for the Federal Circuit. Bio-Technology Gen. Corp. v. Genentech, 80 F.3d 1553 (Fed. Cir. 1996).
  • Litigated a patent infringement case to favorable settlement. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey v. Qiagen, Inc.,3:15-cv-07187 (D.N.J. 2015).
  • Litigated a trademark infringement case to favorable settlement. Glam and Glits Nail Design, Inc. DBA Kiara Sky Professional Nails v. Sky Beauty, LLC ,3:16-cv-1271 (C.D.CA. 2016).
  • Litigated a patent infringement case to favorable settlement. DRG- International v. Bachem Americas, Inc. and Peninsula Laboratories International, Inc.,2:15-cv-07276 (C.D.CA 2015).
  • Defeated four preliminary injunction motions in multimillion-dollar pharmaceutical patent case. Everett Laboratories, Inc. v. Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC(D.N.J. 2013).
  • Litigated a trademark infringement case to favorable settlement. Mr. Water Heater Enterprises, Inc. v. 1-800-Hot Water Heater, LLC, 648 F.Supp.2d 576 (S.D.N.Y., 2010).
  • Obtained a multimillion-dollar jury award for damages in a hard-fought breach of contract trial on behalf of client Nature’s Plus Nordic AS, a Norwegian distributor of skin care, makeup and health supplements in the Nordic region. Nature's Plus Nordic AS v. Natural Organics Inc., 2:09-cv-04256 (E.D.N.Y. 2009).
  • Obtained favorable Markman decision on behalf of medical device manufacturer. Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Tranquil Prospects Ltd., WL 2750228 (N.D.I. 2009).Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Tranquil Prospects, Ltd.,482 F.Supp.2d 1045 (N.D.Ind.,2007).
  • Obtained permanent injunctions on behalf of the National Lacrosse League in separate trademark infringement matters. (S.D.N.Y. 2006).
  • Litigated multimillion-dollar medical device patent case to favorable settlement. Precimed, S.A. v. Orthogenesis, Inc., 2006 WL 6160497, 2006 Markman6160497 (E.D.PA. 2006).
  • Litigated multimillion-dollar medical device patent case to favorable settlement. IMCOR Pharmaceutical Co. and Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Amersham Health, Inc., Amersham Health As and Amersham plc., 03-2853 (SRC) (D.N.J. January 10, 2005).
  • Successfully litigated multimillion-dollar semiconductor patent case. Greene, Tweed of Del., Inc. v. DuPont Dow Elastomers, LLC, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21034 (E.D.P.A. 2003).
  • Obtained favorable Markman decision on behalf of Biotech company and favorable settlement. Genentech, Inc. v. Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, 989 F. Supp. 359 (D.Mass. 1997).
  • Obtained preliminary injunctive relief in a several hundred million dollar patent infringement matter against a competitor’s infringing biologic product. Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 935 F. Supp. 260 (S.D.N.Y. 1995).

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