JW Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter | June 2021
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David Folsom Recognized in Chambers USA Guide
Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 41 attorneys and 14 departments for inclusion in the 2021 edition of the Global and USA guides.
For the fifth consecutive year, David Folsom has been honored among Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for his intellectual property work. In this year's guide, clients told Chambers that “David is a fantastic mediator" who "really has seen it all.”
Jackson Walker Delivers Complete Defense Jury Verdict for Roku in $228 Million WDTX Patent Trial
After a four-day in-person trial, Wasif Qureshi, Leisa Talbert Peschel, Blake Dietrich, Chris Cravey, and Harris Huguenard delivered a complete defense jury verdict for Roku, Inc. in what started as a five-patent infringement case brought by ESW Holdings.
Prior to trial, the court granted Roku’s summary judgment motion of no infringement as to two of the five patents. Another patent was dismissed with prejudice. On April 9, a six-person jury returned a verdict of no infringement on the two patents-in-suit, invalidated the sole asserted claim in one of those patents, and awarded no damages in the $228 million trial.
Wasif Qureshi and Leisa Talbert Peschel Reflect on Roku’s $228M Patent Trial Victory
“It’s hard to tell your client that a $10 million case has turned into a quarter-billion-dollar case," Wasif told Texas Lawyer. "But it worked out.” Read more »
Jackson Walker Helps Family Launch Comic Book Brand
Before a series of new comic book adventures could be introduced to the world, budding entrepreneurs faced some legal questions. How should they set up their company? What about intellectual property rights? With these questions in mind, Chrystal Baeza turned to the team at Jackson Walker for help.
Since Chrystal's company, Morado LLC, was formed, the Haphazard Nation website went live and the first comic book has been published.
Virtual Mediations and Patent Litigation: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Mediation has always been an important part of patent litigation – especially in the Eastern District of Texas. In this article, Hon. David Folsom and John Jackson share recommended best practices for virtual mediations based on their experiences conducting or participating in more than 50 virtual patent mediations since the pandemic began.
Chris Rourk spoke with Asia IP, a leading international IP news journal, about two patent infringement suits filed by Stingray IP Solutions in the Eastern District of Texas. In the suits, Stingray claimed that Samsung Electronics violated eight of its Internet of Things (IoT)-related patents. Read more »
ICYMI: Check out the following Asia IP articles featuring IP insights from Chris:
Emilio Nicolas Moderates Panel on the New CASE Act and Copyright Claims Board
During a one-hour virtual roundtable hosted by the ABA Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Emilio Nicolas moderated a panel including Mary Ellen Roy and Andrew Coffman of Phelps Dunbar LLP. The roundtable reviewed key provisions of the CASE Act and addressed a number of questions raised by the new legislation, including:
how the CCB will operate;
the CCB’s authority to award damages and other relief; and
whether the new tribunal is constitutional.
More information about the roundtable can be found here »
ICYMI: Check out the following articles from Emilio regarding copyright law changes:
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