Litigation examples
3M Innovative Properties Co. v Avery Dennison Corp., (D. Minn.) From 2011 to 2013, served as co-lead counsel for 3M in patent and antitrust cases related to retroreflective sheeting used on highway road signs. Argued and obtained successful Markman and summary judgment rulings on behalf of 3M. Case settled in March 2013.
Halo LLC v. Pulse Engineering, Inc., (D. Nev.) Counsel for Halo LLC in patent case related to surface mount transformers used in electronics products. Case resulted in a jury verdict of willful infringement on Halo’s behalf in November 2012 in the District of Nevada.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Repligen Corp. v. ImClone Systems, Inc., (D. Mass.) Obtained $65 million settlement on morning of trial in September, 2007 in patent case in District of Massachusetts. Case reported in linked articles, "Twin Cities Lawyers Take On Most Bizarre Case of Their Lives in MIT v. ImClone Systems," and "Twin Cities Lawyers Score in Boston."
3M Innovative Properties Co. v. Avery Dennison Corp., (D. Minn.) Trial counsel for 3M in case tried to jury in Minneapolis in December, 2005. Jury returned verdict for 3M on all counts, permanent injunction granted in March, 2006.
NUTech Ventures v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., (D. Neb.) Counsel for NUTech Ventures (associated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) in ongoing patent case related to genetically modified corn.
TransWeb LLC v. 3M Innovative Properties Co., (D.N.J.) Counsel for 3M in patent and antitrust case related to plasma fluorinated filtration technology.
Auburn University v. IBM, (M.D. Ala.) Counsel for Auburn University in ongoing patent case related to semiconductor testing technology. Case currently pending in Middle District of Alabama.
3M v. DuPont (D. Minn.) Counsel for 3M in patent case related to environmentally-improved surfactants used in processing applications.
The Regents of the University of Michigan and Repligen Corp. v. Bristol Myers Squibb, (E.D. Tex.) Counsel for the University of Michigan and Repligen Corporation in patent case related to patent for method for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
Solvay Solexis, Inc. v. 3M Company et al. - (D.N.J.) Counsel for 3M in patent case related to low-temperature fluoroelastomeric products.
Dyneon LLC, et al v. Dupont Dow Elastomers - (D. Minn.) Counsel for Dyneon LLC in patent case related to polymer processing additives.