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Experience
Patent Litigation
Fontem v. NJOY, Inc.
Represent plaintiff Fontem in enforcing electronic cigarette patents in nine patent cases against some of the largest e-cigarette companies operating in the United States. No. CV14-14-1645. (C.D. Cal.).
Sunworld Industrial Company, Ltd. v. Dye Precision, Inc.
Secured judgment and damages award on behalf of Sunworld that certain Dye Precision paintball guns infringe Sunworld’s patents related to internal pressure regulator technology. No. 14-CV-07654 (C.D. Cal.).
Quintal Research Group, Inc. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secured summary judgment victory on behalf of Nintendo related to handheld gaming systems patent owned by Quintal Research Group, Inc. No. 13-CV-00888 (N.D. Cal.).
ThinkOptics, Inc. v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Secured favorable settlement on behalf of Nintendo in a case alleging that the Wii gaming systems infringe patents relating to infrared sensor-based motion tracking technology owned by ThinkOptics, Inc. No. 11-CV-00455 (E.D. Texas).
Salsnes Filter As v. M2 Renewables, Inc.
Secured favorable settlement on behalf of Salsnes Filter in a case relating to wastewater treatment technology owned by Salsnes Filter. No. 11-CV-01239 (C.D. Cal.).
Triton Tech of Texas, LLC v. Nintendo of America Inc.
Persuaded the Federal Circuit to affirm summary judgment that Triton’s patent claims on a computer input device were invalid for indefiniteness because the patent’s specification did not disclose an algorithm corresponding to the claimed “integrator means.” 753 F.3d 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2014).
Shared Memory Graphics, LLC. v. Apple, Inc.
Secured dismissal on behalf of Nintendo in a case alleging Nintendo’s Wii gaming systems infringe patents relating to shared memory technology owned by Shared Memory Graphics LLC. No. 10-CV-02475 (N.D. Cal.).
In re Certain Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
Represented respondent in Section 337 action for patent infringement regarding ground fault circuit interrupters. Investigation No. 337-TA-615.
Invitrogen Corporation v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Section 146 appeal of patent interference proceeding. No. 07-CV-0878 (S.D. Cal.).
Vargas v. Blatter
Successfully represented medical device company in patent interference involving a surgical instrument for performing an anastomosis during bypass surgery. No. 105,426 (B.P.A.I. 2006).
Venetec International Inc. v. Medical Device Group Inc.
Successfully defended medical device start-up company against multiple patent infringement claims involving catheter securement devices. No. 06-CV-0083 (S.D. Cal.).
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Immunex Corporation
Section 146 appeal of interference proceeding. No. 03-CV-2676P (W.D. Wash.).
Fontem Ventures B.V., et al. v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Company
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Representing plaintiff Fontem in enforcing fifteen electronic cigarette patents in four infringement cases. Cases are settled. Case Nos. 16-cv-1255-CCE, 16-cv-1257-CCE, 16-cv-1258-CCE, 17-cv-175-CCE.
Fontem Ventures B.V., et al. v. Nu Mark, LLC
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Represented plaintiff Fontem in enforcing sixteen electronic cigarette patents in two consolidated infringement cases. Cases settled. Case Nos. 16-cv-1259-CCE, 16-cv-1261-CCE.
Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. & Fontem Ventures B.V. v. Njoy, Inc. et al.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Represented plaintiff Fontem in enforcing nine electronic cigarette patents in twenty-four consolidated patent cases against eight of the largest e-cigarette companies operating in the United States. Cases settled. Case No. CV14-1645-GW (lead case).
Contested Patent Matters
R. J. Reynolds v. Fontem Ventures B.V., et al.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Represented patent owner Fontem in defending twenty-six inter partes review petitions of electronic cigarette patents. Obtained multiple favorable Board decisions prior to settlement.
Nu Mark, LLC v. Fontem Ventures B.V., et al.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Represented patent owner Fontem in defending twenty-five inter partes review petitions of electronic cigarette patents. Obtained multiple favorable Board decisions prior to settlement.
Intellectual Property
Patent Procurement, Counseling and Due Diligence for Cargill Inc.
Patent preparation, prosecution and counseling for the Cargill.
Patent Procurement, Counseling and Due Diligence for Biosphere Industries, LLC
Patent preparation, prosecution, counseling and due diligence related to earth-friendly disposable rigid packaging for the food and nonfood consumer markets.
Patent Procurement, Counseling and Due Diligence for City of Hope
Patent preparation, prosecution, and counseling related to small molecule therapeutics, vaccines, scientific techniques, diagnostic methods, and medical devices.
