Intellectual Property
Our attorneys have substantial experience in litigating intellectual property disputes, particularly in Virginia’s “Rocket Docket,” as the expeditious United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is known. In addition to serving local clients, the Firm often serves as local counsel for out-of-state clients seeking a fast-track resolution of patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, and other intellectual property matters. We often play a substantive role in these representations. In addition, our attorneys are well-versed in issues involving non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, and unfair competition.
Representative Engagements:
- Our attorneys litigated patent infringement claims as local counsel for the plaintiff in Personalized Mass Media Corp. v. The Weather Channel, et al., Civil Action No. 3:95cv00859. In the “PMMC” case, our attorneys argued multiple motions and ultimately served as the plaintiff’s representative in all communications with opposing counsel.
- We served as local counsel for the plaintiff in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Rambus, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:05CV406.
- In addition to representing plaintiffs in intellectual property matters, we also represent defendants sued in the Rocket Docket against their will. For example, we were local counsel for the defendants in Lucent Technologies, Inc., et al., v. Gateway, Inc., et al., Civil Action No.: 3:02-CV389. In that case, the defendants succeeded in having the case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
- We represented the defendant against allegations of trademark infringement, unfair competition, copyright infringement, and design patent infringement in Fort James Operating Corporation v. Irving Tissue, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:02CV668.