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Successful Settlement of Trademark Infringement Against Direct Competitor

Obtained a $14 million jury verdict against OEM for trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, trademark infringement, and breach of contract after two week trial. Also defeated counterclaims of trademark infringement and trademark dilution.

Joseph Barber

OEM Verdict

Obtained favorable settlement on eve of trial on behalf of agency hired by new minor league baseball team. Baseball team refused to pay agency for procurement of team sponsorships. Prior to trial, won all contested motions in limine and excluded baseball team’s expert.

Joseph Barber

Eve of Trial

Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of business owner against co-owner in multiple lawsuits for breaches of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression, and breach of contract.

Joseph Barber

Eve of Trial

Represent generic drug manufacturer in on-going Hatch-Waxman Act litigation.

Joseph Barber

Eve of Trial

Obtained favorable settlement of trademark infringement claims against direct competitor. Competitor refused to settle early in the case. After close of fact discovery and development of significant evidence of intentional copying, competitor agreed to stop using the asserted trademarks and pay a monetary settlement.

Joseph Barber

Represented Worldwide Interests for a Multibillion-Dollar Company in Patent Infringement Case in Europe

Served as co-counsel representing the worldwide interests for a multibillion-dollar company as defendant in complex patent infringement case in Europe.  Responsibilities for this matter included developing and leading global litigation defense strategy, as well as supporting official nullity proceedings and licensing possibilities.

David M. LaPrairie

Preliminary Injunctions Denied and Settlements Obtained in Trademark Infringement Actions

Represented a multibillion-dollar automotive supplier and successfully settled a complex patent infringement case in the District of Delaware after filing key motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim, as well as two petitions for inter partesreview, both of which drove plaintiff, who was represented by an AmLaw 100 firm, to settle.

Andrew (Jake) Grove

Preliminary Injunctions Denied and Settlements Obtained in Trademark Infringement Actions

Served as lead counsel for General Motors in a complex on-board computer systems case against a Chinese company where we brought claims for copyright infringement, DMCA violations, computer fraud and abuse, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair competition and unjust enrichment. The case settled on terms favorable to our client after defeating the Chinese company's motion to dismiss. General Motors LLC, et al. v. Autel.US Inc. et al.,A. No. 2:14-CV-14864 (E.D. Mich).

Andrew (Jake) Grove

Trademark Rights Enforced on Behalf of Consumer Goods Companies

Secured a dismissal with prejudice against a patent owner in a large, multi-defendant patent infringement case. After the Markman and discovery phases, we noticed that the patent owner failed to uncover sufficient infringement evidence against our client and confronted the patent owner with a motion for summary judgment, an expert report pointing out the evidentiary deficiency, and a motion challenging the qualification of the patent owner's expert and the validity of the expert's report. Resulted in patent owner dismissing the case with prejudice and with no money paid.

Andrew (Jake) Grove

Injunction and Settlement Obtained for Software Company in Copyright Action

Represented a client in a complex software matter where high-level employees left and allegedly took source code with them. We positioned our client for litigation by filing key copyright registrations on its software in an expedited manner, taking critical source code discovery, hiring a top-level expert, and filing a compelling motion for preliminary injunction, all of which drove a favorable settlement for our client, including a stipulated injunction against further use of its software.

Andrew (Jake) Grove