Representative Matters
- Successfully represented Asahi Glass Company, Ltd., a Japanese glass manufacturer, and its subsidiary AFG Industries, Inc., a U.S. glass manufacturer, claiming patent infringement by Cardinal IG Co. of Asahi and AFG’s jointly owned patent relating to thin film low-emissivity coatings typically used in double-pane windows.
- Represented client Buffalo Inc. and its subsidiary Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc., successfully appealed grant of summary judgment and permanent injunction in favor of CSIRO in a high-profile patent infringement case involving Wi-Fi technology relating to the transmission of wireless signals. This case was significant in that it was the first time that a court entered a permanent injunction in favor of a non-practicing entity since the Supreme Court’s landmark eBay decision. The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded the case.
Other representative litigations, ITC proceedings, and 35 USC 146 actions in which Mr. West has been counsel include:
- In re Certain Semiconductor Memory Devices and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-472 (USITC) (industrial coating processes).
- In re Certain Organic Photoconductor Drums and Products Containing Same, 337-TA-411(USITC) (industrial coating processes).
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Duracell, Inc.,98-cv-234 (D.D.C.) (35 USC §146 action) (consumer batteries).
- Ramtron Int’l Corp. v. National Semiconductor Corp., 99-cv-0146 (D.D.C.) (35 USC §146 action) (ferro electric memory cells).
- Loral Fairchild, Corp. v. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co., Ltd., No. 91-056 (S.D.N.Y.) (semiconductor device structures and processes).
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. v. Cipla et al., 23-cv-759 (D. Del.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. v. Apotex et al., 24-cv-549 (D. Del.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. v. Cipla et al., 24-cv-1423 (D. Del.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Astellas Pharma, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.,07-cv-1721 (N.D. Ill.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Glaxowellcome v. Ben Venue Labs,96-cv-0278 (N.D. Ohio) (pharmaceuticals).
- Kyorin, Senju and Allergan v. Apotex, 07-cv-779 (D. Del.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Sigma Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite, S.p.A. v. Lonza, 97-cv-0562 (D.D.C.) (pharmaceuticals)
- Smithkline Beecham v. Sumika Fine Chemicals, 01-cv-2602 (E.D. Pa.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Zambon Group S.p.A. v. Pfizer, Inc., et al. ,03-cv-5334 (D.N.J.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Zambon Group v. Teva, 04-cv-1157 (D.D.C.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Univ. of Mass. v. Roslin Institute, 05-cv-353 (D.D.C.) (35 U.S.C. §146 action) (cloning biological material)
- Lupin Ltd. v. Astellas Pharma, Inc.,06-cv-400 (E.D. Va.) (pharmaceuticals).
- Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research v. Donghee America, Inc. et al. 16-cv-00187 (D. Del.) (fuel tanks).
- Linex Technology, Inc. v. Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., 07-cv-222 (E.D. Tex.) (wireless communication chips and processes).
- SanDisk Corp. v. MELCO Holdings, Inc., 07-cv-605 (W.D. Wis.) (flash memory).
- Moore North America, Inc. v. The Standard Register Co., Inc.,98-cv-485 (W.D.N.Y.) (paper products).
- Optimumpath, LLC v. Buffalo, Inc.,09-cv-1398 (N.D. Cal.) (wireless communication chips and processes).
- Wi-Lan, Inc. v. Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc.,07-cv-473 (E.D. Tex.) (wireless communication chips and processes).
- Buyer's Direct Inc. v. Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. et al., 5-18-cv-00597 (EDNC)(design patent on footwear).
- Buyer's Direct Inc. v. Belk, Inc. et al., 5-18-cv-00582 (EDNC) design patent on footwear).
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