Listed below are representative antitrust matters in which our partners have participated.
- Representing IP holder in FTC industry-wide Section 6(b) study of patent assertion entities and non-practicing patent holders.
- Representing a client in a post-merger FTC investigation of an alleged non-Hatch-Waxman “reverse payment” case involving FTC scrutiny of the client’s patent portfolio.
- Representing an international manufacturer in lawsuit accusing client of trade secret theft by means of inevitable disclosure from hiring of plaintiff’s engineers; antitrust counterclaims asserted.
- Defending a medical device manufacturer in FTC potential monopolization investigation related to IP holdings and acquisition strategy.
- Obtaining orders upholding the validity and enforceability of various patents and defended against Walker Process and monopolization and attempt to monopolize claims for litigation in the packaging industry.
- Representing a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Hatch-Waxman reverse-payments litigation.
- Representing a pharmaceutical manufacturer of authorized generic drug products in an FTC investigation of the intersection of antitrust in IP rights in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Winning jury verdict and monetary damages for a media licensing company in copyright infringement litigation involving Internet infringement.
- Winning dismissal of trademark infringement claims in multimillion-dollar intellectual property litigation.
- Counseling IP holders in enforcement and assertion of rights consistent with antitrust laws.