Select Biopharmaceutical & Medical Device Patent Litigation

• Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland, Ltd. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 21-cv-14271, 23-cv-01617, 24-cv-08785 — Represented Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in consolidated ANDA litigations involving mixed salt formulation of gamma hydroxybutyrate oral solution.
• Evoke Pharma, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1:22-cv-02019 (D.N.J.) — Lead Counsel to Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in ANDA litigation involving metoclopramide nasal spray product.
• Horizon Medicines LLC v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., 2:20-cv-08188 (D.N.J.) — Lead Counsel to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. in ANDA litigation involving fixed-dose oral combination product. Obtained dismissal with prejudice after briefing case-dispositive claim construction.
• Green Cross Corp. v. Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc., Appeal No. 17-2071 (Fed. Cir) — Served as appellate counsel to Green Cross Corporation, successfully defeating a motion to dismiss for lack of standing to challenge a final written decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
• Drogo IP LLC v. Medivators, Inc., 2:17-cv-00021 (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel in defense of patent infringement claim regarding diagnostic imaging probe positioning system. Obtained dismissal via pre-answer motion to dismiss.
• Kowa Pharmaceuticals America et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and related cases — Represented plaintiffs Kowa Company, Ltd., Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. in litigation which involved compound, formulation, and polymorph patents directed toward quinoline-type mevalonolactones (or, pitavastatin calcium) relating to the drug product Livalo®. Presented the plaintiffs' infringement case at 10-day trial, through which plaintiffs prevailed on all issues. Also represented Kowa and Nissan in connection with the Federal Circuit’s affirmance of the district court’s judgment, and was involved in the team’s successful POPR, resulting in a denial of institution of three petitions for inter partes reviews filed by defendants in these cases.
• Mitsubishi Chemical Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 718 F. Supp. 2d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), aff’d, 435 Fed. Appx. 927 (Fed. Cir. 2011) — Served as trial and appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in a Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.
• Arthrex, Inc. v. Parcus Medical, LLC, 2:11-cv-00694 — Counsel to defendant in patent and trade secret misappropriation litigation involving suture anchors and instrumentation. Achieved favorable settlement.
• Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. v. Mylan Laboratories Inc., 417 F. Supp. 2d 341 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) — Served as trial and appellate counsel to pioneer pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action.

Select Trade Secret Litigation

• Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Midea Group Co., Ltd., 1:25-cv-11912-IT (D. Mass.) — Lead counsel to Philips in a case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets related to the specifications, components and manufacturing technology for superconducting magnets in MRI instruments.
• Trupanion, Inc. v. Destination Pet, Inc., No. 23-2-18452 (Sup. Ct. King Cty.) — Lead counsel to Destination Pet, Inc. in defense of trade secret misappropriation claims and prosecution of counterclaim for abuse of process.
• Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc. v. GL Leading, Inc., 1:19-cv-02648 (N.D. Ill.), 24-1182 (7th Cir.) — Lead counsel to Philips in a case brought against domestic and international competitors, inter alia, alleging misappropriation of trade secrets relating to the design and manufacture of X-ray tubes used in computed tomography (CT). Obtained sanction of default judgement against China-based companies after successfully defeating serial motions to dismiss and compelling discovery over China State Secrets and Data Protection Law objections. Obtained permanent injunction with no geographic or temporal limitation, in addition to an award of attorneys’ fees and contempt sanctions against China-based defendants and respective CEOs barring entities and individuals from conducting any business of any kind in the United States. Obtained summary dismissal of interlocutory appeal of contempt sanctions, and conducted bench trial on actual and punitive damages in November 2025 (pending decision).
• Keter Home & Garden Products, Ltd. v. Five Hole International, LLC, 1:21-cv-01291 (D. Del.) — Lead Counsel to Keter in trade secret and patent inventorship dispute. Obtained extremely favorable settlement resulting in assignment of disputed patent application.
• WePower Technologies LLC v. GenerEN, LLC, 7:22-cv-03364 (S.D.N.Y.) — Co-lead counsel to WePower in trade secret misappropriation litigation seeking, inter alia, assignment of patent purporting to claim misappropriated energy harvesting technology.
• ClimaCell, Inc. v. Hagit Messer-Yaron, 1:19-cv-11487 (D. Mass.) — Lead counsel to individual defendant in trade secret and breach of contract litigation. Obtained highly favorable settlement during pendency of motions to dismiss.
• Novatrans Group S.A. v. Vital Farms, Inc. et al., 1:18-cv-01012 (D. Del.) — Lead counsel, representing Novatrans Group S.A. Brought a claim for declaratory judgment to require assignment of certain patent rights and a claim under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act in the District of Delaware, while simultaneously defending a breach of contract claim against Novatrans in the Western District of Texas. These cases involved dueling claims of inventorship of a system to determine the fertility status and gender of an avian egg before hatching. Obtained a settlement resulting in publicly recorded assignments of the contested patent application to Novatrans.
• CAI Software, LLC v. Multimetco, Inc., 1:19-cv-00540 (D.R.I.) — Lead counsel to plaintiff in trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement litigation.
• MKS Instruments v. Emphysys, C.A. No. 12-1858-BLS (Mass. Super. Ct.) — Served as lead counsel, defending against claims of trade secret misappropriation related to advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology. The case settled very favorably after a positive summary judgment hearing.
• Dallakian v. IPG Photonics, 3:14-cv-11863-TSH (D. Mass.) — Served as lead counsel, successfully defending against claims for correction of inventorship and trade secret misappropriation. Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the complaint after defendant secured expedited discovery and an early summary judgment motion.
• VLP Watertown L.P. v. Tristate Breeders Cooperative d/b/a/ Accelerated Genetics, 1:07-cv-11487-GAO (D. Mass.) — Represented VLP in litigation of trade secret misappropriation claims involving a cell processing method shown to improve fertility and induce statistically significant female gender bias in dairy herds. Obtained jury verdict of trade secret misappropriation and multimillion-dollar judgment in our client’s favor.

Select Mechanical, Medical Device & Electrical IP Litigation

• Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. v. Y.Stern Engineering (1989) Ltd., 1:25-cv-00376 (D. Del.) — Lead counsel to defendant against claims of patent infringement.
• Keter Luxembourg Sarl v. Home Products International – North America, Inc., 1:21-cv-00477 (D. Del.) — Lead counsel to Keter in patent infringement litigation involving design patent covering highly successful line of consumer products. Obtained favorable early settlement prohibiting continued marketing of accused products in US and other global markets.
• Lions Investment & Trading, Inc. v. Republic Floor, LLC, 22-cv-02777 (C.D. Cal.) — Lead counsel to defendant in trademark and unfair competition litigation. Efficiently obtained favorable negotiated resolution.
• Rehrig Pacific Co. v. Polymer Logistics (Israel), Ltd. et al., 2:19-cv-04952 (C.D. Cal.) — Lead counsel to Polymer Logistics (Israel) Ltd., defended claims of patent infringement brought by a competitor. Successfully brought a motion to transfer the action from the US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia to the Central District of California, and also obtained dismissal of willful infringement claims through the strategic use of Rule 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6) motion practice.
• M&C Innovations, LLC v. Igloo Products Corp., 4:17-cv-02372 (W.D. Tex.) — Served as lead counsel, defending Igloo from allegations of patent infringement and unfair competition involving one of his client’s most significant product lines.
• Wireless Monitoring Systems, LLC v. SimpliSafe, Inc., 2:16-cv-1241 (E.D. Tex.) — Successfully defended claim of patent infringement by non-practicing entity.
• Tangelo IP, LLC v. TigerDirect, Inc., 2:15-cv-00771 (E.D. Tex.) — Successfully defended claim of patent infringement by non-practicing entity, after being engaged by supplier of accused technology. Obtained favorable outcome for supplier all end-users of accused technology.
• Inline Plastics Corp. v. EasyPak, LLC, 799 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2015) — Served as principal appellate counsel, arguing for reversal and remand on case-dispositive claim construction. Previously obtained dismissal of invalidity counterclaims and entry of judgment on infringement to permit expedited appeal. Inline achieved highly favorable settlement on remand.
• MeadWestvaco v. Rexam, Appeal No. 12-1518 (Fed. Cir.) — Served as principal appellate counsel, and subsequently represented the plaintiff-appellee on remand to the Eastern District of Virginia. The appeal dealt with matters of claim construction, summary judgment decision of non-obviousness, denial of summary judgment of indefiniteness, and bench finding of infringement.
• UbiComm v. Bulbs.com Inc., 1:13-cv-00872 (D. Del.) — Lead counsel to defendant, successfully obtaining dismissal on pre-answer motion for lack of subject matter eligibility.