Results
The Katz Firm has obtained for its clients millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, and has also successfully defended claims made against clients. Of course, no one can guarantee outcomes.
Representative Matters:
- Represented the owner of several patents involving kinesiology tape in litigation against one manufacturer and multiple retailers. The matter was resolved on amicable terms.
- Represented the owner of several patents involving LCD display technology in litigation against a number of sellers of consumer electronics. Multiple parties settled on confidential terms. As for other parties, a Waco, Texas jury returned a verdict against one seller for $22,434,055, and another Waco jury returned a verdict against another seller for $10,206,900. The firm engaged co-counsel for trial. The matter is ongoing.
- Represented the owner of patents involving collapsible phone grips in litigation against manufacturers and retailers selling the products. The representation included the defense against two petitions for inter-partes review filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Several parties settled on confidential terms. The matter is ongoing.
- Represented a trademarkowner in the wineries and resorts industries in litigation in the Western District of Texas against multiple defendants in the cannabis industry. The case was settled on confidential terms.
- Represented a trademark owner in the energy brokerage business in litigation against a competitor in the Northern District of Texas. The case settled as the Dallas, Texas jury was being led into the courtroom.
- Represented the owner of two patents involving negative pressure wound therapy systems in litigation in the Western District of Texas against a seller of medical products. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Represented a patent owner in more than twenty patent litigation actions (some ongoing) against manufacturers and users of light-emitting diodes. The closed matters were settled on confidential terms. The representation also included the defense against four petitions for inter-partes review filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Successfully defended each petition against institution despite an average electronics arts institution rate above 70%. Several cases are ongoing.
- Represented the owner of a patent involving electronic inductors against the seller of tablet computers using the inductors, and against three inductor manufacturers (some ongoing). The closed matters were settled on confidential terms. The representation included the defense against two petitions for inter-partes review filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
- Represented the owner of three patents involving LED lighting fixtures in five actions against lighting fixture manufacturers. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Represented the owner of patents involving wireless data connectivity technology in two patent litigation actions. The representation included the defense against two petitions for inter-partes review filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
- Represented the owner of a patent involving treadmills against an exercise equipment manufacturer. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Defended three video camera manufacturers in three patent suits regarding digital recording device technology. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Defended an e-learning software provider in a patent suit regarding e-learning software technology. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Defended a tablet computer manufacturer in a patent suit regarding image encoding integrated circuit technology. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Asserted unfair competition claims involving the manufacture and sale of portable music devices. The parties settled on confidential terms.
- Represented a patent owner in litigation against a manufacturer of rooftop support products. A Houston jury returned a verdict finding trademark and trade dress infringement and awarded damages of $5.86 million. The parties settled on confidential terms during appeal.
- Asserted multiple patents involving display devices, appliances, antennae, and opto-electronic devices against an overseas manufacturer.
- Defended a manufacturer of desktop VoIP telephones in a patent suit involving VoIP encryption technology.
- Asserted a patent involving statistical methods against multiple suppliers of statistical software.
- Defended a wireless handset manufacturer against patent infringement charges involving the downloading of compressed data files.
- Defended computer software developer against claims of patent infringement involving wireless communication between clients and servers.
- Defended computer software developer against claims of patent infringement involving caching on computer networks.
- Represented a patent owner of a patent involving the accessing of data objects from an array-based mathematical computing environment against a competitor.