Cases
Representative Matters: Inline Plastics Corp. v. EasyPak, LLC, Appeal No. 14-1305 (Fed. Cir.): Served as principal appellate counsel, arguing appeal to obtain reversal
rem
on case-dispositive claim construction. Previously obtained dismissal of invalidity counterclaims
entry of judgment on infringement to permit expedient appeal.
MKS Instruments v. Emphysys, C.A. No. 12-1858-BLS (Ma. Super. Ct.): Served as lead counsel, defending against claims of trade secret misappropriation related to advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology.
MeadWestvaco v. Rexam, Appeal No. 12-1518 (Fed. Cir.): Served as principal appellate counsel,
subsequently represented the plaintiff-appellee on rem
to the Eastern District of Virginia.
UbiComm v. Bulbs.com, 1
13-cv-00872-RGA (D. Del.): Served as lead counsel, defending against NPE claims of patent infringement
obtained dismissal under 35 U.S.C. 101.
Dallakian v. IPG Photonics, 3:14-cv-11863-TSH (D. Mass.): Served as lead counsel, successfully defending against claims for correction of inventorship
trade secret misappropriation.
Select Retrieval v. Bulbs.com, 4:12-cv-10389-TSH (D. Mass.): Served as lead counsel
obtained dismissal of NPE claims for indirect infringement
willfulness in a case of first impression in the District of Massachusetts.
Samson Manufacturing v. Austin Precision Products, 1:09-cv-30027 (D. Mass.): Served as lead counsel, defending against claims of patent infringement related to weapon mounts for optical devices.
Superior Shooting Systems v. Cole, 3:10-cv-01226 (N.D. Tex): Served as lead counsel, litigating a declaratory judgment action that sought correction of inventorship, assignment
shop rights in patents related to optical ballistics technology.
VLP Watertown Limited Partnership v. TriState Breeders Coop., 07-cv-11487-GAO (D. Mass. 2010): Served as trial counsel on highly technical aspects of a trade secret misappropriation case before a jury in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
resulted in a multimillion-dollar judgment for the client.
Mitsubishi Chem. Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), aff'd, 435 Fed. Appx. 927 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 2, 2011): Served as trial
appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.
Wellman, Inc., v. Eastman Chem. Co., 642 F.3d 1355 (2011), reh'g
reh'g en banc denied (Aug. 11, 2011), cert. denied, 132 S. Ct. 1541 (2012). Coordinated a team of attorneys in a briefing before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on a petition for rehearing en banc
the US Supreme Court
secured reversal of summary judgment of indefiniteness.
Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 552 U.S. 1295 (2008): Played a pivotal role in the briefing
argument in what is now the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's authoritative pronouncement on the law of chemical obviousness, post-KSR.
Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Mylan Labs. Inc., 417 F. Supp. 2d 341 (S.D.N.Y. 2006). Served as trial
appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.
Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Mylan Labs., Inc., 549 F.3d 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2008), cert. denied, 552 U.S. 1295 (2009). Obtained a finding (adjudicated on the papers) of an exceptional case under 35 U.S.C. 285, 459 F. Supp. 2d 227 (S.D.N.Y. 2006),
a subsequent award of attorneys'
experts' fees, 2007 WL 840368 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 21, 2007). Also drafted briefing before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US Supreme Court to see that judgment upheld.
