Jason Cassady

Jason Cassady is an Associate in the Dallas office of McKool Smith.  He is a trial lawyer who focuses on intellectual property litigation and complex commercial litigation.  As a member of various McKool Smith trial teams, Mr. Cassady obtained extensive federal trial experience  -  having participated in courtroom victories in patent cases involving diverse technologies such as secure computer networking, integrated circuits, video game controllers, and computer operating systems.  He has also represented parties on both sides of the aisle in areas such as drill bit technology, balloon angioplasty catheters, and electronic checking.  In his pro bono practice, he has tried and won a number of criminal defense cases alleging assault, resisting arrest, and evading arrest.  

Mr. Cassady has consistently been recognized for his work in intellectual property litigation.  Specifically, he was named as a "Rising Star" by Texas Super Lawyers each year from 2008 to 2011.  While at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, he participated in the law school’s mentoring and tutoring programs, helping to guide new students through their first year of law school. He also served as Chief Counsel for the Southern Methodist University Civil Clinic, providing pro bono services to the community.

Representative Matters

• PACT XPP Technologies, AG v. Xilinx, Inc. Part of the team defending Xilinx against patent infringement claims involving dynamically configurable computer processors.   Xilinx is the world's leading supplier of field programmable gate array (FPGA) semiconductor devices including Xilinx's FPGA products.
• VirnetX, Inc. Mr. Cassady represents VirnetX in multiple patent litigation and licensing matters.  In VirnetX, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., a patent infringement action involving virtual private network technology, the McKool Smith trial team, including Mr. Cassady, won a jury verdict in favor of VirnetX that included findings of infringement, willful infringement, and validity for all asserted claims.  The case then settled prior to the entry of judgment.
• Bedrock v. Google.  The trial team, including Mr. Cassady, won a jury verdict in 2011 against Google for Bedrock, who asserted a software patent covering a method for improving the speed and efficiency of web servers.  Following a six-day trial in Tyler, Texas, the jury found the patent infringed, valid, and awarded a royalty to Bedrock.  The case then settled prior to the entry of judgment.
• LML Patent Corp. v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. Part of the team representing LML in a patent infringement action against multiple defendants involving electronic checking transfers.
• Medtronic, Inc. In Medtronic v. Cordis, represented Medtronic asserting patents protecting cardiovascular stents.
• Visto v. Research in Motion. Mr. Cassady represented Visto against RIM in a patent infringement suit  regarding cell phone technology.  After Visto's patents were confirmed in a reexamination proceeding, RIM settled with Visto prior to the start of a jury trial.
• American Video Graphics. American Video Graphics v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al., American Video Graphics v. Hewlett-Packard, et al., American Video Graphics v. Microsoft,American Video Graphics v. Sony Online Entertainment Inc., et al.  Represented AVG in multiple suits involving Computer graphics and operating system software.  Favorable settlements were reached in all matters.
• Opti, Inc.  In Opti Inc. v. Apple Inc., Mr. Cassady represented Opti, Inc. in a patent infringement suit against Apple regarding it's patent regarding a computer operation that enables a “pre-snooping” function designed to allow for the more efficient transfer of data.  A jury found that Apple willfully infringed Opti's patent.
• Anascape, Ltd.  Mr. Cassady represented Anascape in its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and Nintendo involving video game controller technology.  After a two week trial in the Eastern District of Texas, Anascape obtained a jury verdict against Nintendo.  Microsoft and Anascape reached a confidential settlement on the eve of trial.
• Medtronic Vascular, Inc.  Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. Boston Scientific et al.  Mr. Cassady and others from McKool Smith won a substantial jury verdict on behalf of Medtronic in a patent infringement lawsuit alleging infringement of Medtronic patents covering the design of balloon angioplasty catheters and polymers used to build those catheters.  This lawsuit settled after judgment was entered by the district court.
• Nortel Networks.  Represented Nortel Networks in patent infringement litigation related to telecommunications software and hardware.
• US Synthetics Corporation.  Represented US Synthetics in patent infringement litigation regarding diamond cutter technology. 
• Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.  Represented Halliburton in patent infringement litigation regarding diamond cutter technology. 
• ORIX Capital Markets.  Mr. Cassady represented ORIX in disputes involving multi-billion-dollar real estate mortgage investment conduits. 
• Electronic Data Systems Corporation.  Mr. Cassady has represented EDS, one of the world’s largest information technology outsourcing companies, in its major contract disputes. 
• Medtronic, Inc.  Eckhard U. Alt v. Medtronic, Inc.. Represented Medtronic in patent infringement litigation related to cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators.

Awards & Recognition

• Named a Texas "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2008-2011

News

Press Releases

Articles

Admissibility of Settlement Agreements: Is It Time to Rescue ResQNet?   

By Peter Ayers, Jason Cassady, and Daniel Pearson 

Recent  Developments in Patent Infringement Damages

By Jason Cassady and Ted Stevenson

(15th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute)