Charles August Kertell

Charles Kertell is counsel in the firm's Orange County office and a member of the Litigation Division. He focuses his practice on patent, trademark, trade secret, false advertising, copyright, and unfair competition litigation and counseling. Mr.Kertell's experience also includes the prosecution of patent and trademark applications
opposition/cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
and the procurement, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kertell was counsel in the intellectual property practice of a national law firm. He also served as corporate counsel for Mag Instrument, Inc.

Representative Matters
Synthes USA, LLC v. Spinal Kinetics, Inc., Case No. 5:09-CV-01201. Represented Spinal Kinetics in a patent infringement case concerning spinal disc implants. After a four week jury trial, all asserted claims were found invalid and not infringed.
BioSign, GmbH v. Quantum Intech, Inc. Represented Quantum Intech, Inc. in defense of its European Patent No. 115681. On December 7, 2011, the European Patent Office held a hearing on BioSign's opposition, and found all claims patentable.
Finisar Corp. v. The DIRECTV Group, et al., Case No. 1:05-CV-264. Represented DIRECTV in a patent infringement case concerning satellite broadcast television. After a jury trial and subsequent appeal, all asserted claims were found invalid.
Mag Instrument, Inc. v. Bison Sportslights, Inc., Case No. CV 02-3187. Represented Mag Instrument in a false advertising and trade secret misappropriation case. After a three week jury trial, all of Mag Instrument's claims were sustained and damages in excess of $2 million were awarded.
Claire Maglica v. Anthony Maglica, Case No. 713117. Represented Anthony Maglica, the owner of Mag Instrument, Inc., in a widely publicized palimony jury trial. Action resulted in a favorable settlement for the client after almost two months of testimony.

Memberships & Activities

Member, State Bar of California.

Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for theCentral and Northern Districts of California, the U.S.Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Patent andTrademark Office.