Recent Matters
- Pioneer Corporation v. Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., et al.
- Cooper Technologies Company v. Thomas & Betts Corporation
- i2 Technologies v. SAP AG, et al.
- Anascape, Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation and Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Medtronic, Inc., et al. v. Boston Scientific, et al.
- TGIP Inc. v. AT&T Corp., et al.
- Ericsson v. Samsung – Global Litigation
- Visto Corporation v. Seven Networks, Inc.
- TiVo Inc. v. Echostar Communications Corp.
- EchoStar Technologies Corporation v. TiVo Inc., et al.,
- DataTreasury v. ViewPointe Archive Services, Electronic Data Systems, et al.
- Ericsson v. Qualcomm
- National Instruments v. The MathWorks
News
- McKool Smith Announces Appeals Court Upholds Patent Infringement Verdict Against Microsoft
- Fortune 500 Companies Select McKool Smith as 2010 “Go-To Law Firm”
- McKool Smith Moves New York Office to One Bryant Park
- $138 Million Verdict for Versata Software
- McKool Smith is on Quite a Roll
- McKool Smith Announces Latest Addition in Washington, DC
- Judge Upholds Verdict, Enhances Damages, Issues Permanent Injunction
- McKool Smith Earns "Midsize Hot List" Designation in The National Law Journal
- Additions to Washington, DC Office
- McKool Smith Adds Five to New York Office
- $200 Million Verdict for i4i Inc.
- $19 Million Patent Infringement Verdict for Opti Inc.
- Partial Summary Judgment and Injunction in Trademark Lawsuit
- Eighteen from McKool Smith Recognized Among Texas’ Best Young Lawyers
- McKool Smith Records More Top 2008 Verdicts than Any U.S. Law Firm
- McKool Smith Recognized Among Top Six U.S. Intellectual Property Law Firms for 2009
- $59 Million Patent Verdict for Pioneer Corp.
- McKool Smith Adds Three Experienced Attorneys in Austin
- Chambers USA Ranks McKool Smith
- Lew LeClair Among North Texas' Top Business Defense Lawyers
- Texas Jury Awards Medtronic $250 Million Patent Infringement Verdict
- Steve Pollinger Participates in IP Roundtable Panel
- McKool Smith Expands New York Office
- Veteran Patent Litigation Attorney William Todd Joins McKool Smith's New York Expansion
- McKool Smith Announces $21 Million Verdict Against Nintendo
- Mike McKool Named to Federal Patent Advisory Board
- McKool Smith Opening New York Office
- Nine McKool Smith Attorneys Named to National Best Lawyers List
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys Honored Among Best in Texas
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys in 2007 Super Lawyers List
- McKool Smith Announces $156 Million Verdict In Patent Infringement Lawsuit against AT&T
- McKool Smith Opening DC Office, Expanding U.S. International Trade Commission Practice
- McKool Smith Attorneys Represent Ericsson in Global Litigation with Samsung
- McKool Smith Attorney Featured in Patent Litigation Webcast
- McKool Smith Announces $83 Million Settlement for i2 Technologies
- McKool Smith Adds Ann Schofield Baker
- McKool Smith featured in The Dallas Morning News
- Jury says Seven Networks Infringed Visto Patents
- McKool Smith Attorney Coaches UT Moot Court Team to National Championship
- McKool Smith Helps Medtronic Win Patent Arbitration
- McKool Smith Helps TiVo Win Patent Verdict Against EchoStar
- McKool Smith’s Sam Baxter Interviewed on Sky Radio Network
- Mike McKool and Robert Manley named to The Best Lawyers in Dallas
- Mike McKool Featured in D CEO Magazine
Events
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Intellectual Property Law Course
- 5th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation CLE
- Federal Court Practice 2009
- In-House CLE: Jury Psychology in Patent Trials
- 3rd Patent Strategies Conference
Articles
- Intellectual Property Litigation: A Procedural Primer 45 The Advocate 92-95 (Winter 2008)
- Co-Chair, 6th Patent Strategies ConferenceNew York, New York (October 2008)
Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual property is a phrase used to describe creations of the mind. These can be inventions, creative solutions, innovations, and even new processes. Intellectual property represents a company’s most valuable assets. When those assets are threatened, businesses often come to us for help. Many companies rely on McKool Smith to master the intricacies of their intellectual property, and protect their business interests in court.
With a new paradigm emerging in patent infringement cases, clients are demanding that lawyers with significant civil trial experience handle important technology and patent cases. McKool Smith can meet that demand. In addition to being skilled trial attorneys, the group has the legal and technical expertise to persuade judges and juries on technologically complex issues.
The 21st Century will present unprecedented opportunities and challenges.
