Practice Areas
Assumed responsibility for management of litigation in over a dozen civil lawsuits involving intellectual property, contract, insurance and unfair competition (as well as employment, anti-discrimination/civil rights and personal injury claims) in U.S., Canadian and European courts; including coordination and conduct of pretrial discovery, motion practice and trial preparation activity as well as trial and appeal, and oversight/collaboration with experts and co-counsel
USPTO-registered patent attorney who has been involved in prosecution of several U.S. and related foreign patent applications in all areas of electrical/electronics, mechanical and computer technology; including "business methods" and internet-related hardware and software patents
Responsible for negotiation of contracts involving intellectual property rights in several commercial transactions; including settlement of a $25 million U.S./Canadian patent infringement suit and licensing connected with an $86 million business acquisition between two publicly held companies
Responsible for several opinions advising clients on potential intellectual property infringement issues and the formulation of business strategy to avoid and/or resolve disputes over intellectual property rights
Clients represented include Bridge Semiconductor Corporation; Calgon Carbon Corporation; Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; IBM Corporation; Kenwood USA Corporation; Marconi Corporation North America; Mine Safety Appliances Company
Intellectual Property
Litigation Achievements:
Responsible for coordinating patent litigation in the Netherlands which resulted in a judgment of infringement and patent validity in favor of the client, granting a permanent European cross-border injunction and worth over $5 million in damages. Calgon Carbon Corporation v. Royal Pannevis, BV et al.; Civil Docket No. 01/3922, District Court of The Hague, Netherlands
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Won a summary judgment of patent invalidity in a U.S. patent infringement suit. International Plastics and Equipment Corporation v. Portola Packaging, Inc.; C.A.No. 95-2069, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Successfully defended against several motions to dismiss and for summary judgment involving patent infringement and validity along with contract and antitrust issues. Transportation Compliance Associates, Inc. et al v. Hammond; C.A.No. 2:11-CV-01602-AJS, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. International Plastics and Equipment Corporation v. Portola Packaging, Inc.; C.A.No. 95-2069, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Consumer Cap Corporation v. Portola Packaging, Inc.; C.A.No. 96-481, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Sundance, Inc. v. Aero Industries, Inc.; C.A.No. 97-0627, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. For Your Ease Only, Inc. v. Calgon Carbon Corporation, et al.; C.A.No. 02C-7345, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Trojan Technologies, Inc. v. Calgon Carbon, Inc. & Calgon Carbon Canada, Inc.; 1997 F.C.J. No. 1497 & 1999 F.C.J. No. 1496, Federal Court Of Canada
Won a motion to dismiss a complaint in a copyright infringement suit that was affirmed by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Raquel v. Education Management Corporation et al.; C.A.No. 96-2349, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Served as lead counsel in commercial lawsuits involving trademark, contract and unfair competition as well as insurance claims. Karndean Int’l, LLC v. Primavera Distributing, Inc.; E.D.Tenn Civil Action #1:01-CV-335. Adam J. Hammond v. USLI; W.D.Pa Civil Action #2:14-CV-00847 (AJS) 3rd Cir Appeal #15-1349
Served as lead counsel in civil lawsuits involving employment, anti-discrimination/civil rights and personal injury claims. Iwanejko v. Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. et al; W.D.Pa C.A.No. 03-1855. Peters v. DM & ADR Inc.; M.D.Ga C.A.No. 3:04-cv-066-CAR
U.S. patents/applications prosecuted: 2008/0189675; 2008/0189623; 2008/0172637; 2008/0127158; 2008/0126625; 2008/0046785; 2008/0040187; 2008/0034173; 2008/0024433; 2008/0010405; 2007/0288278; 2007/0283367; 2007/0255529; 2007/0141914; 2007/0133177; 2007/0121286; 2007/0106860; 7,549,034; 7,264,512; 6,793,082; 6,792,395; 6,769,575; 6,719,001; 6,568,654; 6,431,202; 6,415,317; 6,414,318; 6,357,628; 6,353,324; 6,321,405; 6,311,354; 6,227,499; 6,118,974; 6,110,150; 6,076,497; 6,076,496; 6,073,810; 6,073,809; 6,070,766; 6,059,134; 6,024,255; 6,015,229; 5,967,133; 5,957,119; 5,933,809; 5,925,195; 5,900,573; 5,894,042; 5,881,707; 5,862,953; 5,861,191; 5,857,922; 5,814,371; 5,801,379; 5,794,220; 5,780,715; 5,779,771; 5,764,783; 5,763,876; 5,755,213; 5,736,739; 5,723,861; 5,715,711; 5,702,042; 5,699,764; 5,687,530; 5,681,623; 5,681,376; 5,673,492; 5,658,613; 5,651,696; 5,630,168; 5,616,892; D453,128; D432,120; D405,284; D387,984
PCT international patent applications prosecuted: WO2001/40688; WO2001/25871; WO2000/28337; WO1999/42912; WO1999/39085; WO1999/23929; WO1999/23002; WO1999/20971; WO1999/13975; WO1999/12815; WO1998/21110; WO1997/38912; WO1997/38302; WO1997/30798; WO1997/17124; WO1997/05535; WO1996/22873
U.S. trademark registrations prosecuted: 3118708; 3118709; 3125366; 3426077; 3426079