Expert Witness

Howmedica v. Howard (D.N.J. 2024)
(reasonableness of protection of trade secret matter)

BHI Energy v. KVP Holdings (N.D. Tx. 2023-24)
(addressing reasonableness of trade secrecy measures)

iXblue v. Safran (ICC N.Y. and Paris 2022) Addressing confidentiality practices in show-how transfer in a patent and trade secret field-of-use nonexclusive license

In the matter of certain Botulinum Toxin Products (ITC Inv. 337-TA-1145 2021) Sponsored public interest submission to ITC criticizing ALJ’s ruling that claimant’s bacteria is a trade secret. ITC reversed ALJ ruling.

Major Commodity Enterprise v. Media Company (High Court of Justice London 2020) (addressing interplay between trade secret owner’s property right and First Amendment rights of publisher in relation to a parallel action pending in the S.D.N.Y.)

Bichacho et al v. Nobel Biocare Services AG (ICC Zurich 2018) (analysis of controlling principles for assessing U.S. patent damages in respect of independent and dependent claims)

Blue Book Services v. Amerihua Produce (N.D. Ill. 2018) (analysis of secrecy safeguards in standard form of license agreement for data)

De Simone v. VSL Pharmaceuticals (D. Md. 2018) (custom and usage concerning duration of secrecy obligation)

The Medicines Co. v. Biogen MA (D.N.J. 2017) (custom and usage as to correlation between terms of license grant and royalty provisions)

Nektar Pharmaceuticals v. Allergan and MAP Pharmaceuticals (JAMS Arbitration Arbitration San Jose 2017) (construction of exclusive patent license in respect of entitlement of licensor to fees paid to licensee by a third party)

ASML Holdings N.V. (Netherlands) v. Nikon Corp. (International Centre for Dispute Resolution NYC 2016) (dispute concerning patents subject to capture under a patent cross license)

Agfa Graphics v. Fujifilm (The Hague 2015) (analysis of whether patents acquired after execution date of a worldwide Agreement were subject to option)

AbbVie European Patent Office Proceedings involving several Oppositions (EPO 2015-16) (analysis of national (U.S.) law concerning "successor in title" issues for purposes of priority under Article 87(1) of the European Patent Treaty, arising from Abbott Laboratories acquisition of BASF's pharmaceutical business)

Bayer CropScience A.G. v. Dow AgroScience LLC (ICC NYC 2014) (construction of patent cross license)

Spalding v. Maxim Bungalows Cofresi (Cal. Super Ct. 2014) (analysis of mark license in respect of quality control vs. management control)

Sony Mobile Communications v. Koninklijke Philips (The Hague 2014) (construction of patent cross licenses to determine under which license(s) patents had been licensed and determination of status of entity acquired after license agreement)

Comcast Corp. v. C-cation, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2012) (characteristics of patent infringement settlements)

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Dusseldorf, Germany District Court 2012) (construction of patent cross license agreements)

Institute Francais du Petrole v. Texaco Dev. Corp. (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (construction of agreement to transfer certain interests in patents)

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. v. Imation Europe B.V. (Duesseldorf, Germany District Court 2009) (expertise concerning license grant in a patent cross license)

Rhodianyl S.N.C. v. KoSa France Holding S.a..r.l. (ICC Paris 2009) (clean room development)

(AAA Chicago 2008-9) (dispute concerning issues in a sponsored research/patent license agreement)

Imation Corp. v. Koninklijke Philips Electronics (The Hague 2008-9) (expertise concerning license grant in a patent cross license)

Anastasia Beverly Hills v. Daiko (C.D. Cal. 2008) (testifying about broad subject matter of trade secrets, degree of misappropriation and territorial aspects of injunctive relief)

Neways v. Sisel (D. Utah 2008) (assisting with respect to meeting UTSA requirements for trade secret status)

Comm'n of the European Communities v. Microsoft Corporation (E.C. Comm'n 2007) (issues pertaining to licensing software)

Syncsort Inc. v. Innovative Routines In't (D.N.J. 2007, 2012) (maintenance of trade secret status for licensed software)

Sputtered Films Inc. v. Mishkin (Cal. Super. Ct. Santa Barbara 2006) (issues relating to permissible reverse engineering)

NTP v. RIM (E.D. Va. 2006) (expert opinion regarding terms of patent license in major patent dispute)

Netherby v. Jones of N.Y. (S.D.N.Y.2005) (issues relating to licensing terminology)

Microsoft Corporation v. Comm'n of the European Communities (Ct. of First Instance of EC 2005) (issues pertaining to licensing software protocols and confidentiality)

Cyto-Charge Corp. v. Chemins, Inc., Metabolife Int'l Inc. (El Paso Dist. Ct., CO 2005) (issues relating to confidentiality of alleged trade secrets and licensing)

Lockheed Martin v. Boeing (S.D. Fla. 2005) (trade secret precautions regarding receipt of third party trade secrets)

Synopsis, Inc. v. Nassda, Corp. (Cal. Super. Ct./FTC 2005) (rendering opinion as to likely outcome of case for FTC review)

J.D. Edwards v. Mayer Electric (AAA Arbitration, Boston, MA  2004) (trade secret precautions and principles bearing upon whether trade secret claims were made in good faith)

Aurora v. National Geographic (D.C. Arbitration 2003) (licensing issues)

Convolve Inc. and Mass. Inst. of Techn. v. Compaq and Seagate Technology (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (pending) (confidentiality and injury occasioned by misappropriation)

Biosite Diagnostics v. XOMA Ltd. (N.D. Cal. 2001) (dispute regarding termination of patent license)

Monsanto v. Pioneer (E.D. Mo. 2000) (patent license dispute)

Blake v. Koehler California Superior Court (San Diego 2000) (dispute regarding duties by reason of former employment)

Integraph v. Intel (D. Ala. 1999) (patent license dispute)

International Dispute Arbitration (S.F., Cal. October 2000) (patent and know-how license dispute)

Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. v. RELTEC (Cal. Super. Ct. 1999) (confidentiality dispute)

FTC Proceeding Regarding Intel's Confidentiality Practices (1999)

BE Aerospace, Inc. v. NCR Corp. U.S. District Court for the Central District of Cal. (1998) (confidentiality)

FCC Proceedings Regarding Interstate Communications Carrier Access to Regional Facilities (1997) (software license issues)

G & D v. Precision Wire Components, L.L.P. U.S. District Court for the District of Colo. (1997-98) (ultimately assigned to arbitration) (confidentiality)

Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. v. ITRI (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Cal. 1997) (confidentiality)

Shell Oil Co. v. Schering AG *(U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware 1996) (patent license dispute)

AT&T v. Bell of Canada, et al. (Can. Federal Court 1996) (patent license dispute)

California Chemical v. Sister H (California Superior Ct. 1996) (confidentiality)

Hoechst Diafoil Co. v. Chiel Synthetics (D. So. Car. 1996) (confidentiality)

Beauty Warehouse v. Bernstein - Rein (Kansas State Court 1995) (confidentiality)

Sun Glo v. Ore-Ida/H.J. Heinz (Idaho State Court 1994) (confidentiality)

Remington Rand v. Amro Bank (S.D.N.Y. 1992-93) (patent and know-how license dispute)