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“We have experience defending against bad faith patent actors, including patent trolls, who commonly filed frivolous patent infringement actions in U.S. district courts.”
Steven Rinehart

Patent Lawyer, Partner

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Patent Litigation

We maintain a U.S. patent litigaiton practice dedicated mainly to defending our clients in U.S. district courts, before the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the Court of International Trade in New York. We have experience with IPR and reexamination proceedings. Representative samples of our cases are shown below. Please contact us if you need representation filing or defending a patent or trademark litigation matter.

It is increasingly common for patent holders to try and force competitors out of the market with indefensible patents, or to use indefensible patents to try and extort money from those operating lawfully in the market, particularly Chinese imports and their U.S. distributors. Amazon sellers are frequently targeted. If you believe your rights in patents or other intellectual property is being violated, or you are being unfairly threatened, our lawyers may be able to help you enforce your rights in the court of the United States, international tribunals (such as the World Intellectual Property Organization), or in arbitration. We have experience litigating IP disputes before U.S. district courts in many states.

We work to ensure our litigation advocacy is aligned with our clients’ financial considerations, and can provide more cost effective representation that larger firms. Often, cases are forfeited based simply on the costs of the attorney fees required to fight them when litigation cousnel at larger firms is selected.

Examples of Our Recent Patent Litigation Cases
• Guangdong v. R. Right Stuff (Case IPR2023-853) (2023), PTAB (patent infringement) (Pending).
• In Re Centrifugre Utility (Case 337-TA-1311) (2022), International Trade Commission (ITC).
• Blue Water Innovations v. Vevazz (Case 6:20-cv-774) (2019), U.S. District Court | Florida (Venue successfully changed).
• Blue Water Innovations v. Vevazz (Case 6:20-cv-208) (2019), U.S. District Court | Wyoming (Settled on favorable terms).
• Equalia, LLC v. Kushgo, LLC (Case No. 2:16-cv-2851) U.S. District Court | Nevada (patent infringement matter settled on favorable terms).
• Bad Apple, LLC v. Linear Magnitude, Inc. (Case No. 2:17-cv-76) U.S. District Court for the District Utah (settled on favorable terms).
• Skywalker Holdings v. YJ IP (Case No. 1:16-CV-64) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (representing defendant in patent infringement matter).
• Fashion C.C. v. Apple Computer (Case No. 2:10-CV-195) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (representing plaintiff settled with permanent injunction).
• Denis Reah v. Electronics Show Place (Case No. 2:09-CV-601) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (represented defendant in patent infringement case successfully dismissed for lack of jurisdiction).
• Denmel Holdings v. BlueLounge (Case No. 2:15-CV-87) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (represented defendant in patent infringement action, settled on favorable terms).
• Robinson v. DEFY Waterflight (Case No. 2:16-CV-833) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (representing defendant in patent infringement matter).
• MeridainLink v. DH Holdings (Case No. CMB2013-00008) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (represented complainant in post-grant review proceeding before the PTAB).
• American Covers v. Rok Imports (Case No 2:12-CV-279) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (represented defendant in patent infringement matter in which defendant successfully dismissed).
• Planet Blue v. Harmonix (Case No. 1:99-MC-9999) U.S. District Court | Delaware (represented defendant in patent infringement matter).
• Planet Blue v. OC3 Entertainment (Case No. ) U.S. District Court | California, Northern Division (represented defendant in patent infringement matter).
• West Coast Trends v. Ogio International (Case No. 6:10-CV-688) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah (represented plaintiff in patent infringement matter settled on favorable terms).
• Universal Trim Supply v. K & K Companies (Case No. 2:09-CV-18) U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division (represented defendant in patent infringement matter settled without payment).
• Aperture Net v. Kyocera International (Case 3:19-CV-2091) (2020), U.S. District Court | California (patent infringement).