- Publications10.28.2024
Dallas Principal Robert Manley and Associate Kyle Ryman wrote an article published by IAM titled "Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Breach-of-Contract Not Preempted by ...
- News10.24.2024
McKool Smith Principal Avery Williams contributed to Variety's article titled, "Do ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Have a Case Against Musk and Tesla Over AI ...
- News10.16.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was awarded "Texas Lawyer of the Year" by Texas Lawyer at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This award follows a banner ...
- News10.04.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured by Texas Lawyer magazine as a "Texas Lawyer of the Year" finalist. Her profile reviews and discusses her recent ...
- Events11.07.2024
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of IP Dealmakers 2024 in Miami, Florida. "Focused on the dynamic intellectual property transactions market, IP Dealmakers aims to bring ...
- Events10.29.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich participated on the panel "The Unpredictable Arts Before the PTAB: 112 & Beyond" at IPWatchdog's Life Sciences Masters 2024. The ...
- Publications10.28.2024
Dallas Principal Robert Manley and Associate Kyle Ryman wrote an article published by IAM titled "Sixth Circuit Clarifies that Breach-of-Contract Not Preempted by ...
- Events10.28.2024
In celebration of Texas IP Month, McKool Smith hosted Beyond IP on October 28, 2024. The event featured a discussion with David Berdan, USPTO General Counsel, as he shared ...
- News10.24.2024
McKool Smith Principal Avery Williams contributed to Variety's article titled, "Do ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Have a Case Against Musk and Tesla Over AI ...
- News10.23.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was named among Law360's 2024 MVPs in Intellectual Property Litigation. The attorneys awarded have distinguished themselves ...
- Events10.22.2024
New York Principal Kevin Schubert moderated a workshop at the annual Licensing Executives Society's meeting "Better Living Through Intellectual Property." Kevin's ...
- Events10.19.2024
McKool Smith Principal Alexandra Easley spoke on a panel at the Xerox One Conference titled "Behind the Scenes: How Xerox's Diverse In-House and Outside Legal Teams Support ...
- News10.17.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 6 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
Austin
- News10.16.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was awarded "Texas Lawyer of the Year" by Texas Lawyer at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This award follows a banner ...
- News10.11.2024
The Texas Lawbook published a feature article on Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove titled "Truelove: The Last Name Attached to Some of Marshall's Biggest Verdicts ...
- Press Release10.10.2024
McKool Smith has announced the launch of the firm’s AI Litigation Tracker to monitor breaking developments related to key generative AI-focused copyright ...
- Publications10.09.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler wrote an article, "Open Questions In Unsettled Geofence Warrant Landscape," published by Law360. The article discusses geofence ...
- News10.07.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler provided commentary to Law360's article "4 Benefits Appellate Arguments To Watch In October." The article reviews four appellate ...
- News10.04.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured by Texas Lawyer magazine as a "Texas Lawyer of the Year" finalist. Her profile reviews and discusses her recent ...
- News10.03.2024
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith in its 2025 edition. The firm is ranked as a highly ...
- News10.02.2024
McKool Smith is proud to announce it has once again achieved Mansfield Certification in the U.S. and Canadian Midsize Law Firms category. Mansfield Certification, awarded ...
- Events09.29.2024
McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin and Nick Matich served on panels at IPWatchdog’s Live 2024. The event gathered the intellectual property community to discuss ...
- News09.23.2024
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the top PTAB firms in Patexia's 2024 PTAB Intelligence Report, providing an all-inclusive report that ranks law firms ...
- News09.20.2024
ALM announced Principals Steven J. Pollinger, Samuel F. Baxter, Kevin Burgess, Charles E. Fowler Jr., Ryan McBeth, Chris McNett, and Jennifer ...
- News09.18.2024
On September 13, 2024, McKool Smith secured a $192 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Mojo Mobility against tech giant Samsung, after a jury found ...
- Events09.18.2024
McKool Smith Principal Robert Manley will be hosting a webinar titled, "Overview of New Business Courts in Texas: Key Implications for Business Litigation," on September ...
- Press Release09.17.2024
McKool Smith is recognized as an “Awesome Opponent,” a Leader in Securities and Finance Litigation (Top 4%), and a Standout firm in Commercial Litigation (Top 22%) in ...
- Press Release09.16.2024
McKool Smith secured a $192 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Mojo Mobility against tech giant Samsung, after a jury found Samsung willfully infringed five ...
- News09.12.2024
Austin Principal Josh Budwin contributed to ManagingIP's article, "McKool Smith lawyer secures Fed Circuit win in decade-long case." The article covers McKool Smith's ...
- News09.11.2024
New York Principal John Briody was quoted in Law360's article, "DOJ And Google Set For Trial, Again, This Time Over Ad Tech." The article discusses the U.S. Department of ...
- News09.09.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Litigators in America." The ...
- Press Release09.09.2024
On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in favor of McKool Smith client ParkerVision against Qualcomm. The ...
- Events09.06.2024
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of Houston PetSet's 20th Anniversary Fierce & Fabulous Soiree on September 6, 2024. Houston PetSet is dedicated to ending homelessness and ...
- Publications08.29.2024
Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich authored an article "Congress should restore the rights SCOTUS stripped from patent owners" in The Hill. The article discusses the ...
- Events08.28.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove will speak at the 23rd Annual Course for Advanced In-House Counsel hosted by the Texas Bar CLE. The Advanced In-House Counsel course is ...
- Publications08.23.2024
New York Associate Liam Murphy authored an article, "Crypto Regs Could See A Reset Under The Next President" in Law360. The article analyzes statements from the current ...
- News08.22.2024
McKool Smith Principal Robert Manley contributed to IAM's article, "Quashed $72 Million Boeing Jury Verdict Underlines Importance of Trade Secret Descriptions." The ...
- News08.19.2024
Law360 published its semi-annual review of the most significant and impactful rulings in Texas. McKool Smith was featured due to securing a massive $1.4 Billion ...
- News08.15.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Jennifer Truelove has been recognized as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in patent litigation for the Tyler region. Based on peer ...
- News08.15.2024
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich contributed to an article published by Bloomberg Law titled, "Bill to Lower Bar for Patent Injunction Re-Sparks ‘Troll’ ...
- Events08.15.2024
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich will be participating at "Patent Owners in the Soup... No Injunction for You!" hosted by The Federalist Society on August 15, 2024. The ...
- Press Release08.15.2024
On August 1, 2024, McKool Smith secured a significant victory on behalf of Parus Holdings in an inter partes review dispute filed by Google before the Patent Trial and Appeal ...
- News08.14.2024
McKool Smith Principals Nick Mathews, Nick Matich, and Kevin Schubert have been recognized among the world’s leading IP strategists in the latest edition of the IAM ...
- News08.07.2024
Benchmark Litigation published its annual list honoring the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished attorneys under 40 years of age. McKool Smith is proud to ...
- News08.05.2024
Alan Loewinsohn boasts many significant achievements over his more than four decades of litigation experience, most notably a verdict worth more than $2 billion, making ...
- News08.02.2024
ALM has named McKool Smith's trial team as "Litigators of the Week" runners-up for securing the groundbreaking $1.4 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc on behalf ...
- News07.31.2024
McKool Smith, along with Keller Postman and Attorney General Ken Paxton, secured a massive $1.4 Billion settlement on behalf of the State of Texas against Meta ...
- Press Release07.30.2024
McKool Smith, along with Keller Postman and Attorney General Ken Paxton, secured a massive $1.4 Billion settlement on behalf of the State of Texas against Meta ...
- News07.26.2024
On July, 22, 2024, McKool Smith announce that renowned trial lawyer Chad Hummel joined the firm as a Principal in its Los Angeles office.
- News07.24.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler provided commentary to Law360's article, "Labor Dept. ESG Rule May Survive Chevron's Demise." The article reviews The Fifth Circuit's ...
- Press Release07.22.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that renowned trial lawyer Chad Hummel has joined the firm as a Principal in its Los Angeles office.
Chad has a decades-long track record of ...
- Events07.19.2024
New York Associate Mike Catapano served as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Justice for All: Courts and the Community Initiative as part of a program at the Eastern District of ...
- News07.17.2024
Los Angeles Principal Michael John Miguel was quoted in Law360’s article titled “The Top Property Insurance Decisions of 2024 So Far.” The article covers seven ...
- News07.12.2024
McKool Smith was named the "Plaintiff Firm of the Year" at The National Law Journal’s’ 2024 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards held in New York City on July 11, 2024. The ceremony ...
- News07.12.2024
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has once again been named among the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar" by The National Law Journal.
Jennifer has been involved in ...
- News07.01.2024
Dallas Principal Warren Lipschitz authored an article titled "US Builds International Cooperation with UK Patent Office Agreement, but Goals are Unclear" in The Global ...
- News07.01.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich contributed to Law360's article, "Chevron's End May Put Target On ITC And Patent Office Policy." The article discusses the impact on ...
- News07.01.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich was quoted in World Intellectual Property Review's article, "Earthquake Chevron: A Massive Shock to the System?" The article ...
- Press Release06.26.2024
McKool Smith secured a win on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in defending the company’s patent rights against software giant ...
- News06.21.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Arvind Jairam was assisted by Summer Associate Iktae Park in contributing "A Mid-Year Review of Prominent Patent Verdicts" to IP ...
- News06.21.2024
Houston Principal John Sparacino contributed to "Chicago WhirlyBall Files for Bankruptcy Protection" published by Crain's Chicago Business. The article discusses ...
- News06.17.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Principals Hugh Ray, John Sparacino, and Margie Venus are recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & ...
- News06.14.2024
New York Principal Robert Scheef was quoted in Law360's article "CMBS Loan Special Servicers Rack Up Fees - And Lawsuits." The article discusses recent lawsuits brought on ...
- News06.12.2024
The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm is “very innovative and ...
- Events06.10.2024
Dallas Principal Warren Lipschitz presented at the IPBC Global conference alongside the president of Nokia Technologies, Jenni Lukander. IPBC Global is the ...
- News06.07.2024
Houston Principal Bill LaFuze will be elected at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association to serve a 3-year term on the ABA’s House of Delegates from the ...
- News06.07.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove discusses winning strategies in securing a $445 million verdict for Netlist alongside co-counsel Jason Sheasby of Irell & ...
- News06.06.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler authored an article in Law360 that discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's interest in venue-transfer cases. In the ...
- News06.06.2024
McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...
- News06.05.2024
McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which notes that the firm "has earned a national ...
- News06.04.2024
New York Principal Robert Scheef has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 23rd year, the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2024 is ...
- News06.03.2024
McKool Smith is proud to announce that five of the firm’s principals have been recognized as “IP Stars":
- Sam Baxter, Dallas
- William LaFuze, Houston
- Nicholas Mathews
- News06.03.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized among AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigators of the Week" for her work on the trial team that represented Netlist in a ...
- News05.30.2024
Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in Westlaw Today's article, "Federal Circuit's En Banc Ruling Over 'Obviousness' Test for Design Patents Evokes Reactions." The ...
- News05.30.2024
Houston Principal John Sparacino contributed to Law360's article, "Why Giuliani's Creditors Say He Can't Run His Own Ch. 11." The article discusses Rudy Giuliani's filing ...
- Events05.30.2024
Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer presented at the 16th Annual Practitioners' Think-Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement in Washington, D.C., on May 29-30, 2024. The ...
- News05.29.2024
Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in The Global Legal Post's article "U.S. Appeals Court Makes Design Patents Easier To Challenge, Upending Decades-Old Test." The ...
- Events05.29.2024
Austin Principal Josh Budwin spoke at the 16th Annual Practitioners' Think-Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement in Washington, D.C., on May 29-30, 2024. The event provided ...
- News05.28.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client Netlist $445 ...
- News05.28.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...
- Press Release05.24.2024
Irell & Manella and McKool Smith have secured a $445 Million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Micron Technology Inc., with a jury finding Micron ...
- News05.22.2024
McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn spoke at the National College of Probate Judges (NCPJ) 2024 Spring Conference. He discussed the J.P. Morgan case and settlement ...
- News05.17.2024
Austin Principal Mitch Verboncoeur was ranked among the top five "Leading Section 337 ITC Attorneys in 2024" by Patexia. The report aims to spotlight the industry's ...
- News05.06.2024
Law360 published a profile on New York Principal Courtney Statfeld following her recognition as a "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar." The profile discusses Courtney's path to ...
- News05.01.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler was quoted in AmLaw Litigation Daily's article, "What the Decline in Jury Verdicts Means for Appellate Courts." The article discusses ...
- News04.29.2024
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld has been selected as a 2024 "Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar" by Law360. She is one of only 11 attorneys nationwide to be selected for their ...
- Events04.28.2024
New York Principal Kevin Schubert spoke at the Licensing Executives Society International Conference in Madrid, Spain, on April 28-30, 2024. Founded in 1973, and ...
- News04.26.2024
New York Principal Kevin Schubert contributed to IP Watchdog's annual article, "Celebrating World IP Day," which observes the formation of The World Intellectual ...
- News04.25.2024
McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has secured his place among D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas once more. This marks his twelfth consecutive year receiving this ...
- News04.19.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler contributed to Law.com's article "Jury Trial Decline Results in Fewer Verdict-Related Appeals. Does it Matter?" The article discusses ...
- News04.19.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich was quoted in Law360's article, "USPTO Reveals Scaled-Back Plan For New Patent Board Rules." The article reviews how The U.S ...
- News04.19.2024
Marshall Principal Jennifer Truelove was recognized as a "Litigator of the Week" by The AmLaw Litigation Daily for her role in securing a $142 million verdict—the ...
- Events04.17.2024
McKool Smith was a proud sponsor of the Texas General Counsel Forum's annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner honoring David R. McAtee II, Senior Executive ...
- Press Release04.17.2024
McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $142 Million patent damages verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung.
The verdict was announced ...
- News04.16.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to share Managing Principal and Chairman David Sochia, along with Principals Nick Mathews and Warren Lipschitz, are recognized among the 2024 ...
- News04.10.2024
Austin Principal Joshua Budwin provided commentary for an article published by The Global Legal Post. The article discusses Apple’s recent filing at the U.S. Court of ...
- Events04.10.2024
New York Principal Melissa Cabrera and Associate Taylor Perez hosted a Breakfast Event with the Cafecito Network on April 10th. The Cafecito Network is an informal network ...
- Events04.10.2024
McKool Smith was a proud sponsor of the 2024 Women’s Power Summit on Law and Leadership in Austin. The summit is hosted by The University of Texas at Austin School of Law and ...
- Press Release04.08.2024
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, J. Michael Hennigan.
Distinguished by his signature bowtie, a tribute to his late ...
- Events03.28.2024
Dallas Principal Robert Manley presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel's 2024 Emerging Trade Secret Issues event on March 28, 2024. The event brought thought ...
- News03.27.2024
New York Principal Dan Levy was quoted in an article published by The New York Times titled “What We Know About Trump’s Quest for a Half-Billion-Dollar Bond.” The ...
- Events03.18.2024
Dallas Principal Richard Kamprath spoke at the IPBC Europe in Munich on March 18-20, 2024. The event brought together 400 top IP corporate executives, deal makers, policy ...
- News03.08.2024
Austin Associate Kyle Ryman was featured in an article for The Texas Lawbook titled “McKool Smith Associate Gets Patent Issued For Study App”. Ryman was recently issued ...
- Press Release03.05.2024
McKool Smith Principal Lewis “Lew” LeClair has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
The ...
- Publications03.04.2024
Austin Principal Charles Fowler published an article, "After TikTok, Tiptoeing Toward Patent Transfer Alignment," in Law360. The article discusses last year's ...
- News03.01.2024
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2024 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...
- Events02.27.2024
McKool Smith proudly served as the co-presenting sponsor for ETBU's Good Samaritan Awards event, dedicated to benefiting the T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation. This event ...
- News02.23.2024
Los Angeles Principal Michael Miguel contributed to an article published by Insurance Business titled "Florida bill targeting third-party litigation financing stalls ...
- News02.21.2024
McKool Smith Associate Kyle Ryman was recently awarded a patent for an app that delivers a study system that helped him earn a top score on the Texas Bar Examination. The app ...
- News02.16.2024
BTI released its inaugural report, Leading Edge Law Firms 2024, identifying McKool Smith among the firms best equipped to meet new leading-edge expectations. The ...
- News02.14.2024
On February 14, 2024, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued the final of its 18 institution decisions for the IPRs filed by Samsung against McKool Smith client Mojo ...
- News02.09.2024
Lex Machina released its Patent Litigation Report 2024, focusing on comparing data across the three-year time period from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2023. McKool ...
- News02.09.2024
Houston Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM's GlobeSt publication, "WeWork Wants Out of Old Deals. Neumann Wants Back In." The article discusses the issues ...
- Events02.09.2024
Dallas Principal Robert Manley will be presenting at the Dallas Bar Association's CLE program focusing on Trial Skills. The program, "A Peek Behind the Curtain: Some of ...
- News02.08.2024
McKool Smith is ranked the #2 Most Active Law Firms Representing Plaintiffs and recognized as one of the top patent litigation firms in the 2024 Patexia Patent Litigation ...
- Publications02.07.2024
McKool Smith Principal, Arvind Jairam, penned an article for World IP Review delving into the ongoing dispute between Apple and Masimo concerning specific Apple Watch ...
- News02.05.2024
McKool Smith Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf ...
- News02.05.2024
Marshall Principals Jennifer Truelove and Sam Baxter have been honored as "Legal Lions of the Week" by Law360 after a Texas federal jury awarded McKool Smith client G+ ...
- Events02.05.2024
New York Associate Dariana Reid will be participating in St. John's University School of Law's annual event, "Anti-Racism Day: Access, Challenges and Solutions ...
- News02.02.2024
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was listed as a runner-up for AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" honor for her work on the trial team that ...
- News01.30.2024
McKool Smith has been highly ranked in the 2024 "Best Companies to Work For" report published by U.S. News & World Report. The firm received high marks for universally desired ...
- Press Release01.26.2024
McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $67.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of G+ Communications against Samsung plus a ...
- News01.25.2024
Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman has been ranked as a "Leading National Litigator" by the Daily Journal. The list recognizes the achievements of the top litigators ...
- Events01.22.2024
Dallas Principal Alexandra Easley participated in a panel discussion, "What's Been Going on at the Federal Circuit?" along with David Kappos, former Director of the USPTO ...
- News01.19.2024
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich appeared on Bloomberg Technology to discuss Apple's setback in an ongoing smartwatch dispute. Nick offers insight into ...
- News01.17.2024
McKool Smith is proud to announce that Lew LeClair, Robert Manley, and David Sochia have been selected among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
The Lawdragon ...
- News01.17.2024
McKool Smith Principals John Campbell, Gary Cruciani, and Robert Manley were recently named Chapter Board Directors for the Texas General Counsel Forum. Since 1998, the ...
- Events01.17.2024
Dallas Principal Gary Cruciani will be speaking at the seventh annual Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, & Cybersecurity Conference 2024. The event will discuss ...
- Press Release01.16.2024
McKool Smith announced the return of highly skilled patent litigator Erik Fountain. Rejoining as a Principal, Erik will continue to focus on patent, trade secret, and ...
- Events01.11.2024
New York Associate Mike Catapano presented at the 2024 Justice for All – Courts and the Community Initiative as a keynote speaker. The event invites high school ...
- News01.05.2024
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich provided commentary to Managing IP's article, "Radical Change or Hot Air? Experts Debate Biden’s ‘March-In’ Plans." The article ...
- Press Release01.03.2024
In more than five decades of practicing law, Michael Hennigan has cemented his reputation as one of the legal industry’s most decorated trial lawyers. Today, McKool Smith ...
- News01.02.2024
McKool Smith Principal John Briody recently spoke with Law360 about his 2024 predictions for the various litigation facing Google. From Google’s search engine ...
- News01.02.2024
McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel commented on some of the key cases to watch heading into 2024, including the ongoing litigation facing Norfolk Southern after the ...
- Press Release01.02.2024
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principal in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, New York, and Washington, DC offices, effective January 1 ...
- News12.27.2023
McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino recently connected with Axios and The Street regarding SmileDirectClub’s abrupt shutdown and the impact on its overall ...
- News12.21.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich was featured on Bloomberg Technology TV with Caroline Hyde. With his active IP practice and his experience as the former acting general ...
- News12.20.2023
Law360 listed McKool Smith's $303 million verdict on behalf of client Netlist as the #3 Top Patent Damages Award of 2023. The verdict was announced earlier this year ...
- News12.19.2023
The International Trade Commission recently issued an exclusion order barring Apple Watch imports starting December 25, pending White House approval, after finding that ...
- News12.13.2023
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich has been featured in a series of episodes of "Save the American Inventor" on YouTube. The "Save the American Inventor" organization is a ...
- News12.13.2023
New York Associate Michael Catapano recently spoke with his law school alma mater St. John’s University School of Law about his involvement with the Second Circuit’s ...
- Publications12.13.2023
McKool Smith Senior Counsel Arvind Jairam authored an article in IPWatchdog highlighting five Federal Circuit patent cases from 2023 that will have a significant impact ...
- Press Release12.12.2023
McKool Smith Principals Robert Scheef, Courtney Statfeld and David Schiefelbein, on behalf of their clients 400 Capital Management, Solula, LLC, La Verdad Holdings, and ...
- News12.08.2023
Principal Steve Rizzi was featured in World IP Review for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. In the article, he explains ...
- News12.08.2023
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich was quoted in Law360's article discussing the Biden administration's proposal to seize drug patents if the prices of the medicines ...
- News12.07.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich discussed a recent Federal Circuit opinion overturning a $2.2 billion verdict against Intel for infringing two VLSI microchip ...
- Events12.05.2023
McKool Smith Principal Frank Vecella was featured in the podcast "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" hosted by Holland & Knight. In this installment Dan Small, a seasoned ...
- News12.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal John Briody offered a critical examination of the ongoing Google antitrust case in his commentary featured in Law360's "Hey Google, What's Next ...
- News12.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino was quoted in ALM GlobeStreet.com's article, "Negotiations Between WeWork and Its Landlords Get Tense." The article reviews the ...
- Events12.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny will moderate the panel "5 Ways to Win a Case" at the 2023 IP Dealmakers Forum. Along with his colleagues, Scott will lead a lively ...
- News11.29.2023
Principals Steve Rizzi and Ramy Hanna were included among AmLaw's "Litigators of the Week" for winning affirmance of a patent win for client Advanced Semiconductor ...
- News11.29.2023
Steve Rizzi's clients joined industry leaders in urging the full Federal Circuit to reconsider a patent invalidation that they say placed a judicially made rule above law ...
- News11.27.2023
McKool Smith Principal Steven Rizzi successfully argued an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Advanced Semiconductor ...
- News11.22.2023
Dallas Principal Scott Hejny was quoted in IP Watchdog's annual series on what the IP community has been grateful for in the realm of IP for 2023, from movement on AI and IP ...
- Events11.20.2023
McKool Smith Principal Frank Vecella, along with his colleague Robert Maher, led a comprehensive discussion on "The Use of Experts in Litigation" on the Dartmouth Lawyers ...
- News11.17.2023
McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter has been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2024 list, which highlights the world’s leading patent attorneys.
IAM Global ...
- Events11.08.2023
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of ChIPs Global Summit 2023. McKool Smith Associate Eliza Beeney joined our clients and hundreds of other ChIPs members supporting industry ...
- Events11.08.2023
New York Principal Melissa Cabrera will be a panelist at LatinoJustice's CAP Leadership Institute on November 13, 2023. The event aims to expose students to the career paths ...
- Publications11.07.2023
McKool Smith Principal Charles Fowler authored an article on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent denial of a petition to rehear USA v. Greenlaw, which ...
- News11.03.2023
McKool Smith has successfully obtained full attorneys’ fees for Biote Medical, LLC, in a breach-of-contract suit. A Dallas jury granted the firm’s request for $4.67 ...
- News11.02.2023
McKool Smith received 25 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2024 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm was recognized with two national Tier 1 ...
- News11.01.2023
The International Trade Commission recently issued an exclusion order barring Apple Watch imports starting December 25, pending White House approval, after finding that ...
- News10.30.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 4 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
Austin
- News10.27.2023
A New Jersey state judge has denied JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other banks' bid to toss a suit accusing them of a scheme to inflate the interest rates of certain bonds, ruling that a ...
- Events10.27.2023
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich will be speaking at the Contingent Risk Insurance Conference on October 26-27, 2023. This conference is an invitation-only gathering ...
- Events10.26.2023
McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino will be a panelist on Construction Projects and Bankruptcy Preference Claims on October 26, 2023. The panel will describe preference ...
- News10.24.2023
McKool Smith Principals Kyle Lonergan, Joshua Newcomer and James Smith filed amended complaints against BakerHostetler and Brown & Fortunato in two trustee ...
- Events10.16.2023
New York Principal Kevin Schubert moderated the panel “Trends in Patent Damages and Valuation” on October 16, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois at the Licensing Executive ...
- News10.13.2023
Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New ...
- News10.12.2023
Courtney Statfeld has become one of the legal industry's brightest financial litigation stars and has earned accolades from prominent legal directories such ...
- Press Release10.10.2023
McKool Smith is proud to announce it has achieved Mansfield Certification in the U.S. and Canadian Midsize Law Firms category. Mansfield Certification, awarded by ...
- News10.08.2023
Commenting on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hearing oral arguments for Intel’s appeal of a $2.2 billion patent infringement verdict, Washington, DC ...
- News10.06.2023
Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex commercial and intellectual ...
- News10.05.2023
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a highly recommended firm in its 2024 edition.
- News10.04.2023
In collaboration with Freedom Now, McKool Smith Principal Joshua J. Newcomer and Associate Saif Askar successfully led a legal petition that resulted in the United Nations ...
- News10.03.2023
Principals Courtney Statfeld, Robert Scheef and Associate Daniel Hendler have secured another monumental win for RMBS investors. Hon. Andrew Borrok of the New York ...
- News10.02.2023
As WeWork continues to be covered as an example of how the commercial real estate industry is experiencing difficulties, it’s important to consider various tactics that ...
- News09.28.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich has been named among the world’s pre-eminent IP strategists in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300. This one-of-a-kind book ...
- News09.27.2023
Dan Levy's specialized experience and his commitment to client service have garnered acclaim from the legal industry's most respected directories and set him apart as a ...
- NewsNavigating the Crypto Landscape: Principal John Sparacino Weighs in on Federal Shutdown Implications09.26.2023
In today's fast-paced financial landscape, it is crucial to understand the implications of legislative actions on the cryptocurrency sector. John Sparacino, a Houston ...
- Publications09.25.2023
McKool Smith Senior Counsel, Arvind Jairam, authored an incisive article dissecting the pivotal decision recently made by the Director of the United States Patent and ...
- Press Release09.25.2023
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
Ms. Truelove ...
- Press Release09.25.2023
McKool Smith announced today that Charles Fowler has rejoined the firm as a Principal in Austin. His practice will focus on appeals, trials and critical motions in complex ...
- News09.13.2023
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the top PTAB firms in Patexia's 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report, providing an all-inclusive report that ranks law firms, attorneys ...
- Events09.13.2023
McKool Smith is proud to sponsor the 2023 LF Dealmakers Forum. "Focused on the rapidly evolving field of litigation finance, LF Dealmakers aims to facilitate industry ...
- News09.11.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm's principals were recognized among Lawdragon's annual listing of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America." The 2024 Lawdragon ...
- Events09.08.2023
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the 2023 AUTM Eastern Region Meeting in New York City.
The core of the meeting will concentrate on technology transfer and professional ...
- Events09.05.2023
McKool Smith is proud to sponsor the upcoming IPWatchdog LIve 2023. The event brings together the IP community and focuses on exceptional networking along with top speakers ...
- News09.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal Josh Newcomer has been appointed to Law360's 2023 Texas Editorial Advisory Board. This advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and ...
- News08.29.2023
New York-based Associate Michael Catapano sat down for a recent Q&A with The American Lawyer to delve into his unique trajectory to becoming a trial lawyer. In the feature, he ...
- News08.23.2023
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was featured in a Q&A about her inclusion in the 2023 Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar published by The National Law Journal. The ...
- News08.21.2023
McKool Smith Principals Sam Baxter, Kevin Burgess, and Jennifer Truelove were recognized as Legal Lions of the Week by Law360 after U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ...
- News08.17.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that Steve Pollinger and Sam Baxter have been recognized as 2024 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas ...
- News08.17.2023
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld contributed to an article, "Court Ruling Could Impact Clean-Up Call Activity," published by Inside Mortgage Finance. The article ...
- PublicationsKevin Schubert and Scott Hejny Publish "IPR Pointers In Recent PTAB Discretionary Denials" in Law36008.16.2023
New York Principal Kevin Schubert and Dallas Principal Scott Hejny authored Law360's "IPR Pointers In Recent PTAB Discretionary Denials" to discuss the recent denials of a ...
- News08.14.2023
On behalf of Prevent USA Corp., McKool Smith recently defeated a motion to dismiss filed by Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. Prevent and Volkswagen have ...
- News08.11.2023
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo held a hearing on McKool Smith client InterDigital’s motion to dismiss a chipmaker’s declaratory ...
- Press Release08.09.2023
McKool Smith secured a summary judgment win in a novel case that may have far-reaching consequences for thousands of RMBS trusts collectively containing hundreds of ...
- News08.01.2023
Benchmark Litigation published its annual list honoring the achievements of the nation’s most accomplished attorneys under 40 years of age. McKool Smith is proud to ...
- News07.24.2023
New York principal Kyle Lonergan focuses on complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy disputes and specializes in bankruptcy trustee litigation. His recent work ...
- Events07.21.2023
New York Associate Mike Catapano presented at Justice for All – Courts and the Community Initiative as a keynote speaker. The event, which involves three separate ...
- News07.18.2023
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2023 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...
- News07.18.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Match joined Eli Mazour on his IPWatchdog, Inc Clause 8 Podcast to talk about his time at USPTO and how the agency works.
Eli's podcast takes its ...
- Events07.18.2023
Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich spoke about patents, innovation, and geostrategic competition with China at Inventing America on July 17, 2023. The event was hosted ...
- News07.14.2023
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named among the "Elite Women of the Plaintiff Bar" by The National Law Journal.
Jennifer is one of the nation’s leading ...
- News07.13.2023
For more than 40 years, Hugh Ray has played a lead role in many of the country’s most recognizable bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to making several appearances ...
- News07.11.2023
Nick Mathews is one of McKool Smith’s brightest stars and one of the nation’s leading litigators in FRAND-related IP patent disputes. His courtroom achievements ...
- News07.10.2023
Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “the bill is a thoughtful attempt to clean ...
- News07.06.2023
Chris Johnson is Managing Principal of McKool Smith's New York office and a “go-to” litigator for disputes involving complex financial litigation and structured ...
- News07.05.2023
When it comes to Texas trial legends, Alan Loewinsohn is on a very short list of the State’s most prominent and esteemed lawyers. His courtroom victories have earned ...
- News06.28.2023
Commenting on the reintroduction of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, which would eliminate all judicially-created exceptions to U.S. patent eligibility law ...
- News06.28.2023
The Fifth Circuit recently vacated a Texas bankruptcy court’s approval of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s 2021 settlements in oil & gas leaseholder lawsuits before it ...
- News06.28.2023
Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with The National Law Journal regarding the validity of the “Texas two-step” following the Fourth Circuit’s divide ...
- News06.27.2023
McKool Smith receives high marks in the 2023 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “formidable and ...
- News06.26.2023
Commenting on a Samsung unit’s lawsuit against its insurer, FM Global, over Winter Storm Uri-related damages, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...
- Press Release06.23.2023
McKool Smith secured a nearly $4 million jury verdict on behalf of its client OSGHD, LLC in a breach of software licensing case against Nomi Health, Inc.
OSGHD licenses a ...
- News06.22.2023
Commenting on a recent PTAB decision finding a second VLSI microchip technology patent invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that “in almost any other ...
- NewsHugh Ray and John Sparacino Named Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers by Lawdragon 50006.16.2023
Principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino have been selected for recognition among the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers.
Lawdragon 500
- Publications06.16.2023
Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich authored an article analyzing a recent bill introduced in the House aiming to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to ...
- News06.14.2023
New York Principal Kyle Lonergan has been selected as a “Client Service All-Star” by BTI Consulting Group. Now in its 22nd year of publication, this directory is the gold ...
- News06.08.2023
Commenting on a recent bill introduced in the House aiming to restrict the ability of patent licensing companies to file lawsuits at the ITC, Washington, DC Principal Nick ...
- Events06.07.2023
McKool Smith serves as Gold Sponsor for IAM's IPBC Global 2023 bringing together the world's top corporate IP executives, policy experts, dealmakers, senior finance ...
- Events06.07.2023
Nowhere but through National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) can attorneys receive personalized coaching by a veritable “who’s who” of advocacy ...
- News06.06.2023
McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...
- Publications06.05.2023
Austin Associate Kyle Ryman and Principal Joel Thollander authored an article analyzing the recent Federal Circuit decision in Sequoia Technology LLC v. Dell Inc. In ...
- News05.26.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...
- News05.25.2023
Former UVA Law School alumni and Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich had a Q&A with UVA Lawyer discussing his work and career path after law school, noting that one of the ...
- News05.19.2023
The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz as a 2023 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s seventh annual ...
- News05.19.2023
Commenting the potential insurance issues following an explosion at the RM Palmer Chocolate Factory in West Reading, PA, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...
- News05.18.2023
Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...
- News05.18.2023
(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and ...
- Events05.18.2023
McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin, Michael Fritz, and Steve Pollinger join the firm sponsorship as speakers and panelist at UCLA's LABEST (LA Bioscience Ecosystem ...
- Press Release05.18.2023
(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and helped ...
- News05.15.2023
Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...
- News05.04.2023
Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...
- News05.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas.” The publication recently published its listing honoring ...
- News04.27.2023
Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said ...
- News04.26.2023
Jennifer Truelove, Samuel Baxter and Kevin Burgess, along with the Irell & Manella trial team led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303M patent infringement verdict against ...
- News04.24.2023
Commenting on Bed Bath & Beyond filing for bankruptcy, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that once the company started missing its debt payments, there was very ...
- Press Release04.22.2023
McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella and led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Netlist against Samsung, with a jury ...
- News04.20.2023
Commenting on why Bed Bath & Beyond hasn’t filed for bankruptcy yet, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that the company could be making a last-minute “Hail ...
- News04.17.2023
Commenting on a recent study suggesting that non-practicing entities are more likely to target pre- and post-IPO companies, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...
- News04.10.2023
On April 5, 2023, a California federal judge dismissed Pandora Media’s antitrust claims against licensing companies in ongoing copyright litigation over unpaid ...
- Publications04.05.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich authored an article discussing Big Tech’s influence on the United States patent system. In the article, Nick argues that a series of ...
- News03.31.2023
On March 9th, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank on a significant issue of first impression: whether the syndicated ...
- Publications03.09.2023
Washington, D.C. Principal Nick Matich authored an article on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s Director review decisions in Commscope Technologies v. Dali Wireless ...
- Events03.09.2023
McKool Smith will serve as Conference Chair at the 2023 World IP Review Summit. Jennifer Truelove will serve as a panel moderator (“The Role of NPEs in the Patent Litigation ...
- News03.03.2023
Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential Director review decision regarding Fintiv and compelling merits in the case CommScope Techs LLC v. Dali ...
- News03.02.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel noted that the extent of the environmental damage might not be known ...
- Events03.01.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich will participate on the panel "Patent Eligibility: Has the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Struck the Right Balance?" at IPWatchdog's ...
- News02.28.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that there will be “significant issues” around whether ...
- News02.27.2023
Commenting the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that insurers could soon look to sue freight rail carrier Norfolk ...
- News02.27.2023
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2023 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...
- News02.24.2023
Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that he expects freight rail carrier Norfolk Southern to get hit with ...
- News02.22.2023
McKool Smith is listed among the Top 15 Most Active Law Firms representing plaintiffs in Patent Litigation in the 2023 Lex Machina Patent Litigation Report.
Lex Machina ...
- News02.22.2023
Commenting the insurance recovery implications ahead of the two-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri in Texas, Houston and Los Angeles-based Principal Michael Miguel
- Publications02.17.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich authored the article, "Vidal’s ruling in Samsung v Netlist IPR may help unveil real-parties-in-interest" in IAM. The article ...
- Publications02.17.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich discusses the US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s recent sua sponte decision in Samsung Electronics Co v Netlist ...
- Events02.16.2023
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich will moderate the panel, "Diamonds in the Rough: Identifying New Licensing Opportunities from Old Patents," at AUTM 2023. Along with ...
- Events02.16.2023
McKool Smith Principals Scott Hejny and Nick Matich will participated in the roundtable discussion titled, "The Intersection of IP and AI Research at Universities," at ...
- Events02.16.2023
McKool Smith Principal Josh Budwin will be moderating the panel, "Looking to trade secrets in an age of technological revolution," at IAM's IPBC Europe 2023. Along with his ...
- Podcasts02.16.2023
Episode 12 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Randall Jackson, partner of Willkie Farr & Gallagher, an international firm providing leading-edge solutions on ...
- News02.13.2023
Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s decisions to reinstate OpenSky and Patent Quality insurance as petitioners in the cases OpenSky v ...
- Press Release02.08.2023
McKool Smith’s 60 percent win rate in cases before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2022 was the highest of any defense firm, according to research compiled ...
- News02.02.2023
Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with Construction Dive about Matcon Construction Services filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. John pointed to the ...
- News01.30.2023
McKool Smith Chairman and Managing Principal David Sochia has been named among the “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 directory.
The Lawdragon ...
- News01.27.2023
Discussing the upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments in Amgen v Sanofi, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich highlighted that the decision to hear the case could be one of ...
- News01.09.2023
McKool Smith Principal Travis DeArman has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas.” The publication recently published its listing ...
- News01.09.2023
McKool Smith has announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice ...
- Press Release01.09.2023
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Veronica Manning to Principal in the firm’s Houston and office, effective January 1, 2023.
“The promotion of our new ...
- Press Release01.04.2023
McKool Smith announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice on patent ...
- News01.03.2023
Commenting on his top IP wishes for 2023, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that he hoped for “clarity on the fate of big patent verdicts from 2022.” He noted ...
- News12.23.2022
Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s Director review decisions in OpenSky v. VLSI and Patent Quality Assurance v. VLSI, Washington, DC ...
- News12.05.2022
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was selected as a "Top Women in IP" at the 2022 Texas Lawyer Awards. She recently had the opportunity to share her insights with Texas ...
- News11.28.2022
Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s director review decision in OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich argued ...
- News11.17.2022
Commenting on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruling in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...
- News11.16.2022
Commenting on cryptocurrency exchange FTX filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, Houston-based Principal John Sparacino said that the conduct of former ...
- News11.15.2022
Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a patent case about enablement that the solicitor general recommended against, Washington, DC principal Nick ...
- Events11.09.2022
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich will join his colleagues Jorge Contreras, Stevan D. Mitchell, and R. Paul Zeineddin on the webinar "The End of U.S. Government Guidance on ...
- Publications11.08.2022
In an article published by Law360, Principals Kevin Schubert and Scott Hejny discuss the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision on a trio of appeals related to ...
- Press Release11.04.2022
McKool Smith secured a $5 million verdict against Santander Consumer USA Inc. this week for breach of contract on behalf of Enterprise Financial Group, the innovator behind ...
- News11.03.2022
McKool Smith received 24 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2023 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Within the 24 Tier 1 rankings, two are national ...
- News11.02.2022
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 4 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
Austin
- Events10.21.2022
McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz will be the moderator for "Global Impact of Standardization Law" at the 2022 Global FRAND and SEP Symposium on Friday, October 21 ...
- News10.13.2022
On October, 12, 2022, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled on Morgan Stanley and other defendants’ motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the litigation trustee for Tops Market ...
- News10.11.2022
McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...
- Press Release10.06.2022
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been named as one of the 50 Influential Women in IP in the 2022 edition of the World Intellectual Property Review's Diversity ...
- News10.05.2022
Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential decision citing OpenSky Industries’ extensive discovery violations and ...
- News10.05.2022
Quoted discussing US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s first issuance of sanctions against a patent challenger, OpenSky Industries LLC, Washington ...
- News10.05.2022
Washington, DC principal Nick Matich was extensively quoted in relation to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s high-profile dismissal of petitioner OpenSky Industries LLC ...
- News10.04.2022
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that firm principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 inaugural guide of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Litigators in America. The ...
- News10.03.2022
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith in its 2023 edition. The firm is ranked as a highly ...
- Press Release10.03.2022
McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...
- Press Release09.15.2022
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove has been recognized among the 2022 “Top Women in IP” by Texas Lawyer.
The Texas Legal Awards honor attorneys and judges who ...
- Press Release09.15.2022
McKool Smith has been named the 2022 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor ...
- News09.14.2022
One of the panels on the first day of IPWatchdog LIVE 2022, "Gaming the Patent Litigation System: Value, Venue, Verdicts & Villains," examined the gamesmanship that ...
- Events09.13.2022
McKool Smith Principals Josh Budwin and Nick Matich served on panels at IPWatchdog’s Live 2022. The event gathered the intellectual property community to focus on ...
- News09.08.2022
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich has been named among the world’s pre-eminent IP strategists in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300. This one-of-a-kind book ...
- Events09.06.2022
McKool Smith hosted its annual Women’s Leadership Development Forum at the Miraval Resort & Spa in Austin. The Forum focused on “Finding your Power” through business ...
- News08.17.2022
30 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 13 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."
Best ...
- News08.05.2022
Dallas principal Scott Hejny was quoted by Bloomberg Law discussing a new patent eligibility bill before the U.S. Senate. He said, “As we’ve seen in the past, when any ...
- News08.05.2022
Commenting on the new patent eligibility bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Thom Tillis, Dallas principal Scott Hejny said, “This will undoubtedly be a ...
- News08.05.2022
Commenting on insurers’ possible avenues to deny coverage associated with defamation lawsuits, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “For that to happen where ...
- News07.12.2022
Discussing the enhanced regulatory scrutiny of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund disclosures and its implications for insurance coverage of ...
- News18 McKool Smith Principals Recognized in Lawdragon's 2022 Guide to the 500 Leading Financial Lawyers07.08.2022
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading Plaintiff ...
- News07.05.2022
Commenting on the widespread disappointment among intellectual property litigators at the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review a domestic manufacturer’s ...
- News07.01.2022
McKool Smith received high marks in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as “feared and respected” ...
- News07.01.2022
Addressing the widespread disappointment among intellectual property litigators at the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review a domestic manufacturer’s petition ...
- News07.01.2022
Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in American Axle v. Neapco and its legislative implications, Washington, DC principal Nick Matich observed ...
- News06.17.2022
Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel was extensively quoted discussing the most significant insurance coverage rulings of the year to date. Of Chubb’s Delaware Supreme ...
- NewsMichael Miguel quoted in Law360's article, Hurricane Season Hits Increasingly Tough Insurance Market06.17.2022
Quoted discussing market constrictions making corporate insurance procurement increasingly difficult, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “You’re paying ...
- News06.15.2022
Commenting on the likelihood that various exclusions found in corporate insurance policies will relieve carriers of their obligation to cover pandemic-driven ...
- News06.10.2022
As reported by Law360, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that it would open an investigation into alleged semiconductor patent infringement by more than a ...
- NewsNick Matich quoted in Law360's article, "Feds' Patent Injunction Views Murky After Dropped Policies"06.10.2022
Commenting on the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw contradictory previous policy statements and misperceptions concerning injunctions based on ...
- News06.09.2022
Washington, DC principal Nick Matich was quoted by WIPR regarding the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw remedies provided by previous administrations for ...
- News06.08.2022
The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm “earns plaudit for ‘excellent ...
- News06.08.2022
In response to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s decision to intervene in two controversial cases before the PTAB, Washington, DC principal Nick Matich said, “Petitions ...
- News06.01.2022
McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...
- Events06.01.2022
McKool Smith serves as Silver Sponsor for IAM's IPBC Global 2022 bringing together the world's top corporate IP executives, policy experts, dealmakers, senior finance ...
- News05.31.2022
Commenting for IPWatchdog on the Solicitor General’s long-awaited recommendation that the Supreme Court grant review in American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco ...
- Events05.27.2022
Appearing on a panel at Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit alongside in-house counsel from Xperi and Canon, Austin principal Josh Budwin
- Events05.23.2022
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich was a session speaker at the IP Watchdog's Patent Litigation Masters 2022 session titled "Winning Alice and Mayo at the District Courts ...
- News05.20.2022
"The New York Court of Appeals turned its attention on Thursday to a statute of limitations question concerning a residential mortgage-backed securities investment deal ...
- News05.19.2022
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property. Six of the firm’s principals have been ...
- Events05.19.2022
The firm is pleased to sponsor Managing IP’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Summit, taking place in New York on May 24. Taking part in panel discussions and ...
- News05.18.2022
As reported by Law360, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that Apple cannot undo a EDTX jury's retrial finding that it owes $300 million for infringing Optis Wireless ...
- News05.18.2022
Houston managing principal Josh Newcomer was recently featured on the “In House Warrior” podcast, where he was interviewed by host Richard Levick. In the episode ...
- News05.17.2022
Addressing the work-life balance concerns facing busy litigators nationwide, Marshall, Texas principal Jennifer Truelove said she has learned to ask for additional ...
- Publications05.06.2022
In an article published by Law360, New York principals Chris Johnson and Zach Mazin, and associate Dan Hendler, assess the implications of New York County Commercial ...
- News05.03.2022
The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith principal Josh Budwin as a 2022 “Plaintiff Trailblazer” in the publication’s annual feature on the ...
- News04.16.2022
New York associate and former NFL player Michael Catapano was interviewed by ALM about his go-to workout routine and how it impacts his mental and physical health. Read the ...
- Publications04.13.2022
New York Principal Melissa Cabrera and Houston Managing Principal Josh Newcomer recently published an article in the New York Law Journal, titled “A Domestic Industry in ...
- News04.07.2022
McKool Smith principal Bill LaFuze was recognized as a Titan of the Intellectual Property Profession during a recent meeting of the American Patent Law Association held in ...
- News04.07.2022
Commenting for Bloomberg Law on the confirmation of Kathi Vidal to serve as the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and ...
- News04.07.2022
Commenting for Law360 on the confirmation of Kathi Vidal to serve as the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and ...
- News04.06.2022
McKool Smith principal Josh Newcomer is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series. The in-depth interview details Josh’s focus on financial, fiduciary ...
- Publications04.04.2022
New York principal Steven Rizzi authored “Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Estoppel Applicable to Petitions for Inter Partes Review” for the New York Law Journal, in ...
- Press Release03.30.2022
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Samesurf, Inc. against Intuit, Inc. for infringement of three of its co-browsing ...
- News03.23.2022
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the following lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
- News03.11.2022
McKool Smith Chairman and Managing Principal David Sochia has been named among the “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2022 Lawdragon 500 directory.
The Lawdragon ...
- News03.10.2022
Commenting on The Patent and Appeal Board's potential response to challenges to VLSI Technology LLC patents worth over $2 billion with VLSI accusing an opponent of trying to ...
- News03.08.2022
Commenting on a recent Delaware Supreme Court ruling that insurance company Chubb is not required to provide coverage and defend Rite Aid in thousands of lawsuits accusing ...
- News03.03.2022
McKool Smith is representing stakeholders of the original United States Football League in a trademark infringement lawsuit against Fox Sports, Inc. to enjoin the network ...
- News03.03.2022
Commenting for IAM on a recent Federal Circuit ruling that overturned a $1.1 billion damages ruling for the California Institute of Technology but expanded how estoppel ...
- News02.24.2022
McKool Smith associate Mike Catapano was featured in a New York Jets article titled "Where Are They Now:..." The article follows Mike's football and legal career. Read the ...
- Events02.23.2022
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich moderated the session "Litigating University IP: Challenges and Opportunities" at the recent 2022 AUTM annual meeting. Along with ...
- Publications02.17.2022
Houston principal Kristin Leveille recently published an article in The Texas Lawbook titled “NAESB Force Majeure Provisions After Winter Storm Uri: Key ...
- News02.15.2022
As reported by Law360 and other media outlets, representing the State of Texas and Attorney General Ken Paxton, McKool Smith has brought a lawsuit against Meta Platforms ...
- News02.14.2022
Commenting for IAM on a letter signed by the general counsel and chief IP counsel of 23 companies calling on Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to repeal the controversial ...
- News02.09.2022
Commenting for IAM on a recent Federal Circuit ruling that overturned a $1.1 billion damages ruling for the California Institute of Technology but expanded how estoppel ...
- Publications02.04.2022
Washington, DC principal Nick Matich recently joined a group of authors who issued a statement on behalf of the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies ...
- Events02.02.2022
McKool Smith associate Eliza Beeney will serve as panel moderator for "The (Mis)Use of Anti-Suit Injunctions in International IP Litigation: Can foreign courts enjoin ...
- News01.31.2022
Commenting for a Bloomberg Law article regarding the PTAB’s willingness to hear a validity challenge in the wake of a $2 billion verdict against Intel in the Western ...
- Events01.24.2022
McKool Smith associate Caroline Burks and principal James Quigley coached a student team at the The University of Texas 2022 Strauss Center Cyber 9/12 competition. ...
- News01.20.2022
McKool Smith announced that litigation star Ryan McBeth has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Ryan focuses on intellectual property matters, with an ...
- News01.20.2022
Addressing the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to overturn the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s controversial NHK-Fintiv rule, McKool Smith's Washington, D.C ...
- News01.19.2022
As reported in Law360, Ericsson Inc. and parent Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson have filed two lawsuits against Apple in the Western District of Texas and a complaint at the ...
- News01.18.2022
Commenting for World Intellectual Property Review on the nomination of Kathi Vidal to head the USPTO and future PTAB decisions in light of US v. Arthrex and what the article ...
- Press Release01.13.2022
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that litigation star Ryan McBeth has joined the firm as a Principal in its Houston office. Mr. McBeth ...
- News01.12.2022
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich was quoted in an IAM article, “VLSI claims “gamesmanship” in IPR attack on patent from $2 billion Intel verdict.” VLSI ...
- News01.12.2022
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich was quoted in a National Law Journal article, “Amid Challenge From New LLC, PTO to Take Another Look at Patent Worth $675 Million.” ...
- NewsNick Matich quoted in World IP Review's article, "2022 Forecast: Patent Eligibility, COVID-19, NFTs"01.11.2022
In part one of a series, WIPR included McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich commentary to their artlcie "2022 Forecast: Patent Eligibility, COVID-19, NFTs." Nick, along ...
- Events01.06.2022
McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will serve as moderator for the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) CLE program "Zooming into 2022: Practice Advice from the ...
- News01.05.2022
McKool Smith Principal John Sparacino spoke with Bloomberg Law on the expected increase of 2021 pandemic-induced Chapter 11 cases that were lower than expected. John ...
- News01.03.2022
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to Texas Lawyer's article, ""PTO Accepts Newly Formed LLC's Challenge to Review Patent Infringement Verdict Worth ...
- News12.22.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel shared his observations on the important insurance litigation and court decision trends throughout 2021 with Law.com in the article ...
- Press Release12.20.2021
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of attorneys to Principal in the firm’s New York, Dallas, Austin, and Houston offices, effective January 1, 2022.
“Our ...
- News12.16.2021
McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath spoke with Bloomberg Law on the patent attorneys’ growing interests in the hedonic regression analysis, which was used to ...
- Events12.14.2021
McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld was featured on the “Journeys to Equity” podcast series of Centerforce USA’s “The Women, Diversity & Change.” ...
- News12.09.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich shared his opinion in IPWatchdog on Department of Justice (DOJ)’s antitrust department requesting public comment on a new iteration
- Publications12.02.2021
McKool Smith associate Caroline Burks published her paper, titled “Cybersecurity Workforce Generation: Too Little, Too Late and the Logic Behind Starting in Early ...
- Events12.02.2021
McKool Smith principal Joshua Newcomer moderated the panel "Recent Developments in Asylum and Immigration: From Afghanistan to the US-Mexico Border" presented by the ...
- News11.23.2021
McKool Smith principals Mike McKool, Sam Baxter, and Doug Cawley have been named to the IAM Global Leaders 2022 list, which highlights the world’s leading patent ...
- News11.22.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich shared his opinion on Senator Patrick Leahy announcing he would not run for the upcoming Senate reelection in Law.com’s “Skilled in ...
- News11.18.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich commented in the Intellectual Property Magazine’s article “Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to Retire.” The Vermont Democrat ...
- Publications11.17.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny published “Arthrex: More Unanswered Questions” in World IP Review. Scott wrote, “The US Supreme Court decision in US v Arthrex may ...
- Events11.17.2021
McKool Smith principal Kevin Schubert, along with other colleagues, will discuss "the difficulties, pros, and cons of the proposed waiver of COVID-19 patents for drugs and ...
- News11.16.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich shared his opinion on Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) with Law360 in the article “Leahy's Exit May Return Senate IP Control To ...
- News11.12.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich shared his opinion in Bloomberg Law’s article “U.S. Patent Eligibility Muddle Sets It Apart From Other Countries.” While ...
- News11.04.2021
McKool Smith received 28 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2022 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Within the 28 Tier 1 rankings, five are national ...
- News11.03.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich was quoted in Reuters’ article on President Joe Biden nominating the District Judge Leonard Stark to the bench of the U.S. Court of ...
- NewsJohn Briody quoted in Global Competition Review’s article “Amazon Seeks Dismissal of DC’s Antitrust”11.01.2021
McKool Smith principal John Briody shared his thoughts with Global Competition Review article on Amazon seeking to dismiss Washington, DC, district court’s ...
- News10.29.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with Bloomberg on President Joe Biden’s nominee Kathi Vidal to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The article noted that ...
- News10.28.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 and was quoted in the article, “Rising Cybercrime Drives Some Reinsurers Away.” With the rising cybersecurity ...
- News10.28.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich’s commentary was included in IPWatchdog’s article “Industry Reacts to Kathi Vidal Nomination.” Following the announcement ...
- News10.27.2021
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 7 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
Austin
- News10.27.2021
Law360 published article on the Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap ruled that “Netflix will have to face a patent dispute brought by business-to-business ...
- News10.26.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in Law360’s article, “Rising Cybercrime Drives Some Reinsurers Away.” American companies are in need of ...
- News10.26.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to World Intellectual Property's article "Kathi Vidal Announced As USPTO Director." Click here to read the ...
- News10.19.2021
IPWatchdog published an article on the public comments submitted for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s patent eligibility jurisprudence study. These collected ...
- News10.15.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted in Law360 article that pointed out another flaw in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In the recent Mobility Workx LLC v. Unified ...
- Events10.11.2021
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the 2021 Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference being held October 13-15. The conference has the well-earned reputation of being ...
- News10.07.2021
McKool Smith is recognized as a Litigation Standout in Commercial Litigation in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2022: Post-Pandemic and Beyond report, which focuses on ...
- Podcasts10.07.2021
Episode 11 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Sam Franklin, partner of Lightfoot Franklin & White, the Birmingham, Alabama litigation boutique he co-founded in ...
- News10.06.2021
Artnet News reports on a victory of Marc Restellini, an eminent scholar of the work of Amedeo Modigliani and Paris-based Institut Restellini, represented by McKool Smith ...
- News10.05.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich shared commentary in Managing IP article “The AIA at 10: The Good and Debatably Bad, According To Counsel.” The Leahy-Smith America ...
- Press Release10.05.2021
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that commercial litigator Jon Corey has joined the firm as a principal in its Los Angeles office. Mr ...
- News10.04.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 on T-Mobile’s announcement that cyber criminals have stolen more than 50 million of its customers’ personal ...
- News09.30.2021
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 2 in intellectual property and insurance ...
- News09.29.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary in Law360 article, “Leahy's Bill Seeks To 'Course Correct' From Iancu's PTAB.” Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy ...
- News09.24.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary in the World IP Review article, “On Whose Authority?” Following the landmark decision of US v Artherx, which ...
- News09.17.2021
McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich discusses the America Invents Act with World Intellectual Property Review. Watch here.
- News09.16.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to IAM’s article “A Decade On, PTAB Debate Still Dominates Discussion of the AIA’s Legacy,” discussing ...
- News09.02.2021
McKool Smith received high marks in the 2021 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which has described the firm as a “world-famous ...
- Press Release09.02.2021
The Fifth Circuit affirmed an Eastern District of Texas jury verdict for the defense, finding that Ericsson offered plaintiff handset maker HTC fair terms on licenses for ...
- News09.01.2021
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in the Law360 article, “The Days Of “Eerie” Bankruptcy Silence Are Numbered.” In 2020, the US government ...
- Events08.30.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich will join the policy workshop, “Revisiting the USPTO’s Rulemaking Authority After Cuozzo And City Of Arlington,” hosted by the ...
- Events08.30.2021
On September 27, New York principal Kevin Schubert will moderate a panel, “Recent Issues and Trends Influencing Patent Licensing Negotiations,” at the 2021 Licensing ...
- Events08.30.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich will serve as a panelist for “Strategies And Tactics For Winning At The PTAB,” at IPWatchdog LIVE 2021 on September 13, 2021. Topics ...
- News08.25.2021
Law360 reported on oral argument in a significant New Jersey False Claims Act case in which McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy participated. The complaint filed on behalf of ...
- News08.20.2021
Best Lawyers has recognized Lew LeClair as a 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" in his respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single lawyer in each practice ...
- News08.20.2021
McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter was named runner up for "Litigator of the Week" by The Am Law Litigation Daily for his contributions in securing a $300 million patent ...
- News08.19.2021
McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 9 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."
Best ...
- News08.18.2021
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that eighteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...
- News08.17.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel shared his view on the Always Smiling Productions LLC v Chubb National Insurance Co case in Law.com article. Always Smiling ...
- Press Release08.16.2021
McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, has secured a $300,000,000 patent damages verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...
- Press Release08.11.2021
McKool Smith successfully secured $3.5 million jury award for our six clients’ breach-of-contract case against Biomet. The contracts at issue were distributorship ...
- News08.05.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny spoke with World IP Review on the uncertainties over USPTO directors’ authority after the ruling of US v Arthrex. Scott pointed out that ...
- News08.04.2021
Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021. The publication notes that ...
- News07.30.2021
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2021 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...
- News07.27.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny shared his opinion in World IP Review’s article “USPTO’s Arthrex Guidance Offers Window into Agency’s Thinking.” Amid the ...
- News07.27.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with Bloomberg Law on the Biden Administration’s moves to break apart from the previous administration’s approach to ...
- News07.20.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with Life Sciences IP review on his views towards the US Supreme Court opinion in Minverva v Hologic, which means inventors now have a ...
- News07.20.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to Intellectual Property Magazine article on President Biden calling on Federal Trade Commission to ban ...
- News07.20.2021
McKool Smith, along with Yetter Coleman LLP, has secured a $30 million jury verdict on behalf of Twinwood Cattle Company, Inc. (“Twinwood”) against the American ...
- News07.14.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with World IP Review on the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recent call for comments on patent eligibility law over concerns ...
- News07.01.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel commented in a Law360 article on the four class actions accusing hospital system Scripps Health of negligence in handling personal ...
- News06.30.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to the IPWatchdog’s article, “Industry Commenters Say Minerva Ruling is a Win for Employee Mobility.” The ...
- News06.28.2021
On June 21, 2021, McKool Smith secured another significant appellate victory for Sanofi and Regeneron. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Amgen Inc. unit Immunex Corp.’s ...
- Publications06.28.2021
McKool Smith principals Scott Hejny and James Quigley published the article “Arthrex: the Supreme Court Preserves the PTAB System” in Licensing Executive Society ...
- Publications06.23.2021
New York principal Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “Anticipating Patent System Change-Ups Under Biden.” While it is only five months into the new ...
- News06.22.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary for the Intellectual Property Magazine article, “Arthrex Finds That APJs Are Unconstitutionally ...
- Events06.16.2021
McKool Smith principal David Dehoney and associate Veronica Manning will present Shining a Light on Solar Energy Projects: Impact of Mineral Issues on Solar Leasing" at the ...
- News06.15.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to the World Trademark Review article, “‘The Second Circuit Got It Right’: FTC Decision Reversed in ...
- News06.14.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich provided commentary to Intellectual Property Magazine's article, “Second Circuit Overturns FTC's 1-800 Contacts Antitrust ...
- News06.09.2021
The Legal 500 (US) has again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation and energy litigation. The latest edition notes that the firm “well versed ...
- EventsChIPs' Off-the-Record Conversation with Meena Harris, Moderator06.03.2021
- News05.27.2021
Principal Nick Matich spoke with Managing IP on the USPTO proposed guidelines for implementing Trademark Modernization Act (TMA). Attorneys are divided over ...
- News05.27.2021
McKool Smith has announced that intellectual property litigators Steven J. Rizzi and Ramy Emad Hanna have joined the firm as principals in its New York office. The ...
- Press Release05.26.2021
New York, NY—McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that intellectual property litigators Steven J. Rizzi and Ramy Emad Hanna have joined ...
- News05.25.2021
McKool Smith principal Zach Mazin is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series where he discusses his focus on emerging securities litigation, particularly in the ...
- News05.24.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with Intellectual Property Magazine on the USPTO issued notice on proposed rulemaking to implement the Trademark Modernization ...
- News05.20.2021
McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property ...
- News05.19.2021
McKool Smith Chairman Mike McKool is featured in the latest episode of Behind the Trial to share best practices in the courtroom and how to effectively present cases to judges ...
- News05.19.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich spoke with World Trademark Review on his initial reaction to the USPTO issued notice on the implementation provisions of the Trademark ...
- Podcasts05.19.2021
McKool Smith Chairman Mike McKool is featured in the latest episode of Behind the Trial to share best practices in the courtroom and how to effectively present cases to judges ...
- News04.29.2021
Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property reports on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc. et al. Washington, D.C. principal Nick ...
- Publications04.29.2021
McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath and associate Abigail Clark published the article, "Hedonic Regression Shows Promise For Modeling IP Damages ...
- Events04.22.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich participated on a panel at the recent Federal Circuit Bar Association panel presentation, "Dispute Resolution Challenges ...
- News04.21.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in the AM Best article, "Cincinnati Insurance COVID-19 BI Case Gets First Appellate Court Review." The article ...
- News04.16.2021
Law360 reported on the disqualification of Judge Timothy Sweeney from EQT suits in the article, "W.VA. High Court Orders Judge Disqualified from EQT Suits." The article ...
- News04.12.2021
The National Board of Trial Advocacy, who for years has handled board certifications across the U.S. for trial lawyers in civil, criminal, and family law is now offering a ...
- News04.06.2021
Managing IP has named McKool Smith the top patent litigation firm nationally and in the southern United States.
To select the honored firms and attorneys, Managing IP’s ...
- News04.06.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel spoke with Law360 on the trend of pandemic insurance coverage lawsuits. The article noted that smaller businesses have “repeated ...
- News04.06.2021
Law360 published an article, “Fed. Circ. Told Samsung's FRAND Bid Distorts Int'l Norms,” updating the ongoing litigation between Samsung and Ericsson. Following ...
- News03.11.2021
McKool Smith Principal Alan Whitehurst provided commentary to two Law360's articles on 2020 patent cases citing a report from Lex Machina. The first article "Fast Courts ...
- News03.08.2021
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted in the Westlaw article, “Supreme Court's Appointments Clause Ruling Will Keep PTAB Intact, Lawyers Predict.” ...
- Events03.05.2021
McKool Smith principal Joel Thollander will speak at the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal (TIPLJ) symposium, "Show Me the Money: Financing and Damages in IP ...
- News03.04.2021
McKool Smith principal Michael Miguel was quoted in the Business Insurance article, "Lost Income Claim Disputes Evolve Further." The article noted that 80% of the ...
- News03.02.2021
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) has recognized McKool Smith New York associate Melissa Cabrera as a 2021 Pathfinder.
LCLD includes more than 350 law firm ...
- News03.01.2021
Law360 published article, "Gilstrap Makes Apple's $506M Patent Trial Loss Final," reporting that U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap entered the final judgement ...
- News02.25.2021
The Dallas Morning News reported Dallas City Council has decided to move forward to recover financial damages from Netflix, Hulu, and Disney, “for their alleged failure ...
- News02.23.2021
McKool Smith principals Robert Manley and Michael Miguel quoted in Business Insurance's article, "Flurry of Litigation Likely in Wake of Texas Storm, Power Outages ...
- News02.23.2021
The New York Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week held that Nationstar Mortgage LLC was indeed entitled to indemnification for losses from Generation ...
- Press Release02.23.2021
The New York Appellate Division, First Department earlier this week held that Nationstar Mortgage LLC was indeed entitled to indemnification for losses from Generation ...
- News02.22.2021
McKool Smith principal John Briody was quoted in Bloomberg Law's article, “Novel Diverstiture Ruling Likely Leaves Merger Landscape Intact.” The U.S. Court of ...
- News02.18.2021
McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that patent trial star Alan Whitehurst has joined the firm as a principal in its Washington, D.C ...
- Events02.18.2021
McKool Smith associate Melissa Cabrera spoke at the Cornell Law School "Women of Color Collective and Women's Law Coalition's 9th Annual Career Day" on February 18th. ...
- Press Release02.16.2021
Washington, D.C.—McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that patent trial star Alan Whitehurst has joined the firm as a principal in its ...
- Events02.12.2021
McKool Smith principal Robert Manley will serve as panelist for “Lessons Learned in Recent Trade Secrets Cases” webinar hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel ...
- News02.11.2021
Law360 reported on the ongoing lawsuits for the JDS Development's Manhattan luxury condo tower, known as the “Steinway Tower.” While the building is nearing ...
- News02.10.2021
Law360 published an article on the patent infringement litigation between Apple and PanOptis. The article, noted that “U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap shot down ...
- News01.28.2021
Lawdragon has announced that Dallas principal Douglas A. Cawley has been inducted into the publication's esteemed "Hall of Fame," which celebrates lawyers who have made a ...
- News01.27.2021
Law360’s recent report “High Court Won't Decide Arbitration Carveout Question,” discusses a significant Supreme Court decision in favor of the firm’s client ...
- News01.20.2021
Marcellus Drilling News reported EQT has asked the West Virginia officials to remove two judges, Timothy Sweeney and David W. Hummel Jr., from at least three cases due to ...
- News01.19.2021
Law360 reported, "EQT accused two West Virginia state court judges Friday of not disclosing financial and personal interests in the outcome of royalty disputes they hear ...
- Publications01.19.2021
McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld and associate Daniel Hendler published the article “COVID in the Courts: Trends in Pandemic-era Commercial Real Estate ...
- Press Release01.14.2021
McKool Smith, on behalf of Energy Transfer Equity LP, obtained a ruling from the Delaware Supreme Court rejecting an appeal by several insurers seeking to overturn a lower ...
- News01.12.2021
Law360 published a detailed report, "3 Things to Know about Supreme Court's Hotel.com Case.” The article explained the class action that brought by San Antonio and other ...
- News01.11.2021
On Monday, January 11, 2021, McKool Smith secured a significant ruling on behalf of Ericsson barring Samsung from enforcing a Chinese anti-suit injunction that would limit ...
- NewsNick Match quoted in Bloomberg Law article, “PTAB To Use District Court Standard for Indefiniteness”01.08.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich was quoted in Bloomberg Law article “PTAB To Use District Court Standard for Indefiniteness.” In a USTPO memo, PTAB was told to use the ...
- News01.06.2021
McKool Smith principal Nick Matich opiniated in the Law360 article “USPTO Aligns AIA Review Indefiniteness Test With Courts.” The article wrote that the U.S. Patent ...
- News01.06.2021
Texas Lawyer published an article on Ericsson and Samsung’s IP dispute on whether the lawsuit should take place in Marshall Texas or Wuhan, China. McKool Smith attorneys ...
- Press Release01.05.2021
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Schubert to Principals in the firm's New York office, effective January 1, 2021.
“Our Principals are leaders who ...
- News01.04.2021
McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray commented in Westlaw article “‘There’s Going To Be a Reckoning’: A Look at Restructuring in 2021.” The article noted that an ...
- News12.28.2020
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in the Law360 article detailing the second wave of bankruptcy in the oil and gas industry. The article highlighted that four ...
- News12.21.2020
McKool Smith principal Lewis LeClair commented in the Law360 article “Biggest Texas Cases of 2020.” The article summarized the three most impactful rulings in the ...
- News12.18.2020
McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews provided commentary to Law360's article, "The 10 Biggest Patent Rulings of 2020." The article highlighted eight patent cases ...
- News12.14.2020
McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that Nicholas Matich, former Acting General Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...
- News12.11.2020
Law360 reported Celanese Corporation sues its insurer, Lamorak Insurance Co. and its predecessors, OneBeacon America Insurance Co. and Commercial Union Insurance Co, in ...
- Press Release12.11.2020
McKool Smith, one of the nation's leading trial firms, has announced that Nicholas Matich, former Acting General Counsel of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...
- Publications12.04.2020
A holder of standard-essential patents often agrees to license those patents on terms that are “fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory” (the “FRAND ...
- News12.03.2020
Law360 reported that Judge Mark Denton has rejected Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. request to toss a COVID-19 business interruption coverage suit from JGB Vegas Retail ...
- Events12.03.2020
Kevin Schubert moderated a panel at the IP Tech Summit on December 3, 2020 that included executives from IBM, Infineon, Wi-LAN, and Battelle. The panel topic was “Beyond ...
- News11.19.2020
McKool Smith principal Josh Budwin is featured in Lawdragon's Lawyer Limelight series. The in-depth interview details Josh’s professional and academic ...
- News11.05.2020
McKool Smith received 28 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firm” 2021 Edition, published by U.S. News-Best Lawyers. Within the 28 Tier 1 rankings, five are national ...
- News11.03.2020
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Bloomberg's article, "Mall Shakeout Just Beginning While Owners Drown in Complex Debt." Two major U.S. mall owners ...
- News11.02.2020
Law360 reported that Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis has ruled that Endurance Assurance Corp. must cover at least part of SS&C Technologies Inc.'s settlement of a client's suit ...
- News10.29.2020
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 9 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars." The honorees include:
Austin
- News10.27.2020
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino provided commentary to Law360’s article, “Holiday Season Won't Save Many Retailers in Pandemic Year.” On top of the ...
- News10.27.2020
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to Managing IP's article, "USPTO Driven To Drop Rules Package And Get Trial Denial Input." The article ...
- Events10.26.2020
McKool Smith principal Jennifer Truelove will join the Women Influence & Power in Law (WIPL)’s panel discussion, “Driving Successful Outcomes From Competition ...
- Events10.20.2020
McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert moderated the panel, How Recent Damages Trends and Decisions are Influencing Licensing Negotiations," at the 2020 Annual Meeting of ...
- News10.16.2020
Law360 published an article on the Minor League Baseball (MLB) team’s lawsuit against insurer over the losses stemmed from the season cancellation. The MLB argued ...
- News10.14.2020
On October 13, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory for two Sanofi entities and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. against Immunex Corp., an Amgen Inc ...
- News10.12.2020
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawleyamong the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2020 edition. The ...
- Press Release10.09.2020
McKool Smith, along with the Fabricant Law Firm, secured a $5,000,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Vocalife, LLC against Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com, LLC ...
- News10.06.2020
McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel was featured in the GlobeSt.com article, “Suits Over COVID Losses Seeing Mixed Results,” discussing the litigation between ...
- NewsTexas Lawyer has recognized McKool Smith Dallas principal Lewis LeClair as 2020 "Texas Trailblazers"09.30.2020
Texas Lawyer has recognized McKool Smith Dallas principal Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Texas Trailblazers.” Texas Trailblazers in a special supplement developed by Texas ...
- Publications09.30.2020
McKool Smith Principal Zach Mazin and associate Daniel Hendler, along with financial litigation consultant Gene Phillips of PF2 Securities, published the above article ...
- Publications09.29.2020
McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled "COVID-19's Influence On IPR Has Diminished." The article notes that the recent "decisions ...
- News09.17.2020
McKool Smith has been named the 2020 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based ...
- Publications09.14.2020
Cyrus Bayar published "Oil & Gas Companies Face Broader Exposure to FCA Liability Under COVID Stimulus Programs" in Energy Law Advisor, the Institute of Energy Law’s ...
- News09.11.2020
McKool Smith principal Kyle Lonergan commented for the Law360's article, "Morgan Stanley Tells Court It Sold A Solvent Tops Markets." McKool Smith represents ...
- News08.26.2020
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that eighteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...
- News08.21.2020
McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter was named co-"Litigator of the Week" by The Am Law Litigation Daily for his contributions in securing a $506 million patent ...
- News08.19.2020
Nick Maitch experience quoted in, "USPTO Says Patent Specification is Evidence, Not Prior Art" Law360 (prior to joining the firm)
- News08.18.2020
23 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 6 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."
Best ...
- News08.13.2020
On August 11, 2020, McKool Smith helped secured a $506 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of PanOptis against Apple, Inc. There has been extensive media coverage ...
- News08.13.2020
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino was quoted in Fox Business article, "Coronavirus Could Push US Bankruptcies to Worst Levels in 10 Years." The article states ...
- Press Release08.11.2020
McKool Smith, along with Irell & Manella LLP, secured a $506,200,000 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC, Optis Cellular Technology ...
- News08.05.2020
McKool Smith is pleased to share principals Hugh Ray and John Sparacino are recognized in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency ...
- Publications08.04.2020
McKool Smith principal Richard Kamprath recently published an article in Texas Lawyer, discussing a set of factors the Patent and Trial Appellate Board (PTAB) identified ...
- News07.31.2020
New York principal Courtney Statfeld has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation's "40 & Under Hot List." The publication honors the achievements of the nation’s most ...
- News07.25.2020
Law360 reported that Northwell Health Inc sued a unit of Chubb Insurance as it wrongfully denies to cover COVID-19 pandemic related claims. Represented by McKool Smith ...
- News07.21.2020
McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in ModernRetail article “The great retail rent strike.” She explained in the article, “For larger ...
- Events07.15.2020
McKool Smith principal James Quigley provided insight on the 2019 & First Half of 2020 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Year In Review, hosted by the Austin Intellectual ...
- News07.14.2020
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to the Law360 article, “PTAB Limits On Amendment Rejections Spur Quality Worries.” The Patent Trial and Appeal ...
- News07.06.2020
McKool Smith principal Nick Mathews has been recognized as a "Rising Star" in intellectual property by Law360. This annual feature honors the legal industry’s top legal ...
- News07.02.2020
McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patent litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 edition of “IP Stars.” The firm ...
- Publications06.30.2020
McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “A Legal Guide To What Happens Next In US Atty Berman Saga,” in Law360 to analyze the departure of U.S. Attorney ...
- News06.26.2020
In 2016 Exxon was sued by the City Attorneys of Oakland, San Francisco, and other Municipalities contending Exxon had violated California’s public nuisance law by ...
- News06.25.2020
McKool Smith principal Robert Manley commented in the Bloomberg Law’s article, “IP Insurers See Their Time as Now With Covid-19 In Background.” In the past ...
- Publications06.25.2020
McKool Smith principals Robert Manley along with Kevin McElroy and John Bone of Stout Risius Ross LLC, recently published "'Independent Economic Value' Crucial In Trade ...
- News06.23.2020
McKool Smith principal Courtney Statfeld provided commentary in a MarketWatch article, titled “COVID-19 has commercial real estate tied in knots, as lockdowns ease in ...
- Publications06.23.2020
McKool Smith principal Daniel Levy published an article, “The Law Behind The Strange Departure Of US Atty Berman,” in Law360. The article discusses the circumstances ...
- News06.22.2020
The Legal 500 (US) has once again recognized McKool Smith as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance recovery disputes. The latest edition notes that the firm ...
- News06.17.2020
McKool Smith received high marks in the 2020 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “world-famous patent ...
- News06.15.2020
Law360 reported that a California federal judge ruled on June 15 that “Apple can't scrap an $85 million jury verdict issued against it for infringing WiLAN's wireless ...
- News06.08.2020
McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Real Deal’s article discussing the scenarios of WeWork, a co-working company, potentially finding itself in a ...
- News06.04.2020
McKool Smith principal John Sparacino shared his expertise in bankruptcies filings with Business Insider’s article, “Some Cash-Strapped US Oil Companies Can't Even ...
- Publications05.29.2020
McKool Smith associate Kevin Schubert published article “New Trend In IPR Institution Appealability Demands Scrutiny” in Law360, analyzing trends regarding how the ...
- Events05.14.2020
McKool Smith associate Rudy Fink will give the American Institute of Intellectual Property Law Associations' Mid-Year Update on trade secrets. "Founded in 1897, AIPLA is a ...
- News05.12.2020
Veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston office. Mr. Sparacino focuses on bankruptcy and related matters ...
- Publications05.12.2020
McKool Smith principal Robert Manley, published a white paper, titled “Reducing Your Odds of Catching/Spreading Trade-Secret Litigation in These Tumultuous ...
- Publications05.12.2020
McKool Smith principal James Smith co-published "How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage" in Law360. The article discusses how law firm leaders can take ...
- News05.11.2020
McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray was quoted in The Washington Post article "Neiman Marcus Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy." "The Dallas-based retailer has struggled to pay ...
- News05.08.2020
Dallas principal Lew LeClair was recently featured in Law.com’s “The Law Firm Disrupted” column to discuss litigation developments in the wake of the COVID-19 ...
- Publications05.08.2020
The above piece written by Jennifer Truelove is published in The Bencher, the magazine of the American Inns of Court. In this piece, Jennifer shared her experience in working ...
- News05.07.2020
Law360 article reported U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero denied the majority of Uber’s bid against claims proposed by Sidecar Technology Inc. that the ride hailing ...
- News05.06.2020
Nick Matich was quoted in, "HTC, Ericsson Tangle at Fifth Circuit Over How to Value Patents" Law360 (prior to joining the firm)
- News05.06.2020
McKool Smith principal Kirk Dillman was quoted by Business Insurance in the article "Increased Use of M&A Deterrents May Spur Rise in D&O Litigation." The article ...
- Press Release05.06.2020
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that veteran bankruptcy lawyer John Sparacino has joined the firm as a principal in its Houston ...
- Press Release05.05.2020
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Rod Dorman.
Rod joined McKool Smith in 2011 with the arrival of Hennigan Dorman in ...
- News05.01.2020
The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith principals Mike McKool, and Lewis LeClair as 2020 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s fourth annual ...
- News04.29.2020
McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Washington Post article "The Iconic Brands That Could Disappear Because of Coronavirus." Citing GlobalData ...
- News04.23.2020
McKool Smith surged in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader across several practice areas, including commercial litigation ...
- Publications04.23.2020
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the legislatures of Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina are currently deliberating ...
- Publications04.21.2020
McKool Smith principals James Quigley and Scott Hejny recently published "A Question of Authority - The Federal Circuit's Criticism of the POP in Windy City" in Texas ...
- News04.13.2020
Mitch Verboncoeur assisted a former CEO residing in the UK with quashing a subpoena directing him to appear in Florida for a deposition in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. The ...
- Publications
McKool Smith has developed a resource center to help clients stay updated on legal and business developments that can help them navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. We ...
- Publications04.07.2020
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law a financial relief package called the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). One of the most ...
- News04.03.2020
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny was quoted by Law360 for the article "3 COVID-19 Changes IP Attys Want to Keep & 1 That Must Go." The article discusses how the U.S. Patent and ...
- News04.02.2020
McKool Smith is pleased to share that three of our principals have been named “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2020 Lawdragon 500 guide. The attorneys include:
- News03.26.2020
Managing IP has named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” for its 2020 North America Awards. McKool Smith was also named the top patent litigation firm in ...
- Press Release03.26.2020
Managing IP has named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” for its 2020 North America Awards. McKool Smith was also named the top patent litigation firm in ...
- Publications03.20.2020
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, joined by other federal agencies, recently clarified that injunctions are an available remedy in suits over ...
- News03.18.2020
McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny provided commentary to Law360's article "Attorneys Optimistic Pandemic Won't Disrupt USPTO filings." The article noted, "Patent and ...
- Press Release03.18.2020
McKool Smith sends its best wishes to you and your family during these difficult and uncertain times. As we continue to monitor and learn more about the spread of COVID-19, the ...
- News03.03.2020
On Monday, March 2, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's finding that Comcast cable boxes ...
- News03.03.2020
McKool Smith has sponsored a $1,000 scholarship for the University of Texas Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (TMLS). The scholarship was awarded to the University of Texas ...
- Events03.03.2020
McKool Smith Associate Melissa Cabrera recently had the opportunity to speak at Cornell Law School’s Women’s Law Coalition & Women of Color Collective Career Day. She ...
- Publications02.24.2020
McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners.” The article is a follow-up to an article ...
- News02.20.2020
McKool Smith Principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to Bloomberg Law's article titled "Purdue's Opioid Payouts Pit Individuals Against Cities, States." The article ...
- News02.19.2020
McKool Smith has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. on behalf Arthur R. Miller, the world-renowned professor at NYU ...
- News02.15.2020
There has been extensive media coverage of the lawsuit McKool Smith filed on behalf of its client Alan D. Halperin, Litigation Trustee for the Tops Holding Litigation Trust ...
- Publications02.07.2020
McKool Smith Principals James Quigley wrote "IPR Update" and presented the article at the State Bar of Texas 33rd Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law: Patents in IP ...
- Events"Delaware D&O Coverage Litigation," ABA Tips Insurance Litigation Conference (February 2020)
- Press Release02.05.2020
McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Group of the Year” by Law360 based on the firm’s success in a series of significant coverage wins over the past year, including ...
- News02.04.2020
McKool Smith Senior Counsel Cecilia Ibarra-van Oostenrijk has been chosen as one of the 2019 Top Latino Lawyers by Latino Leaders magazine. This is the fifth year the ...
- News01.31.2020
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has ruled that an AIG unit must cover investment software manager SS&C Technologies Holding Inc.'s settlement of litigation over its ...
- News01.27.2020
McKool Smith has secured an $85 million patent damages verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple, Inc.
The verdict was announced on January 24 ...
- News01.24.2020
McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia has been recognized as a diversity ally in the Lawyers of Color 2020 Power List.
Presented with the support of the Diverse ...
- Press Release01.24.2020
McKool Smith has secured an $85 million patent damages verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple, Inc.
The verdict was announced on January 24 ...
- News01.17.2020
McKool Smith Principal Nicholas Mathews has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas.”
Nick routinely handles matters alleging ...
- News01.16.2020
Nick Matich quoted in, "SEP FRAND policy rewrite designed to bring predictability, says senior legal advisor to USPTO head," IAM (prior to joining the firm)
- Podcasts01.10.2020
Episode 9 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Beth Wilkinson, one of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the country. Beth began her legal career in the United ...
- News01.09.2020
On January 7, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Soaring Wind Energy, LLC and its investors before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
- News01.08.2020
Nick Matich quoted in, "Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of AbbVie’s Humira Patent," Law360 (prior to joining the firm)
- Press Release01.08.2020
On January 7, 2020, McKool Smith secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of Soaring Wind Energy, LLC and its investors before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...
- Press Release01.01.2020
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin and Dallas offices, effective January 1, 2020.
“The promotion of ...
- News12.23.2019
Law360 reported how "a recent ruling for a former Volkswagen executive broke down why and how the Fifth Amendment still applies after a guilty plea, a lesson that defense ...
- News12.23.2019
McKool Smith Associate Kevin Schubert authored the Law360 article "IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies" and it was chosen as one of the 10 most-read IP articles from Law360 ...
- News12.17.2019
Nick Matich quoted in, "Full Fed. Circ. Urged By All Sides To Rethink Arthrex," Law360 (prior to joining the firm)
- Press Release12.10.2019
On December 5, 2019, McKool Smith secured a victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of Ericsson in a closely watched FRAND licensing dispute ...
- News12.05.2019
Law360 reported on the Federal Circuit decision to rescind California District Judge James V. Sena's decision to set a license rate for Ericsson's standard-essential ...
- News12.03.2019
McKool Smith client Vocalife will continue its case against Amazon within the Eastern District of Texas. Law360 reports that Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap entered ...
- News11.25.2019
McKool Smith Principal Hugh Ray spoke with the Associated Press and was quoted in the article "Survivors Fear Smaller Payouts from PG&E with Each Fire." The article ...
- Press Release11.25.2019
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Elizabeth Sherwin.
Liz joined McKool Smith in 2016 after practicing for many years at ...
- News11.22.2019
McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia spoke with the New York Law Journal about the firm's recent New York office move to One Manhattan West. The new office almost ...
- Press Release11.21.2019
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has relocated its New York office to One Manhattan West. The firm signed a 15-year lease for approximately 64,000 ...
- News11.20.2019
On November 18, 2019, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a trial court decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey Transit Corporation ...
- News11.19.2019
On November 18, 2019, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a trial court decision granting summary judgment to New Jersey Transit Corporation ...
- News11.18.2019
Law360 reports on November 15, 2019, U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap issued a order stating Huawei must pay attorney fees for its $13 million patent infringement loss to ...
- News11.14.2019
McKool Smith Principal Christopher Johnson spoke with Bloomberg Tax regarding Mattel Inc.'s audit committee finding that PwC's lead audit partner violated conflict of ...
- Events11.07.2019
McKool Smith Principal Courtney Statfeld will take part in a panel discussion titled “Redefining Success in the New Millennium: Knowing What You Want, Why You Deserve It ...
- News10.31.2019
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2020 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 28 “Tier 1” rankings ...
- News10.28.2019
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...
- News10.22.2019
McKool Smith Principal Scott Hejny spoke with Law360 regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proposed formal rules for the amendments of patents in the America ...
- Events10.03.2019
McKool Smith Principal Holly Engelmann will speak at the 2019 Women in Law Institute to be held in Los Angeles on October 18th. Holly will be speaking on "Demonstrating ...
- News09.19.2019
McKool Smith is among the ten law firms designated “Awesome Opponents” in BTI Consulting’s 2020 Litigation Outlook survey of more than 350 general counsel and other ...
- News09.19.2019
Law360 recently published an article on BTI Consulting's 2020 Litigation Outlook report in which McKool Smith is recognized as an Awesome Opponent. BTI's surveyed more ...
- News09.19.2019
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that fifteen of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...
- News09.05.2019
Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019. The publication notes that ...
- News09.04.2019
McKool Smith has been awarded the 2019 “Litigation Department of the Year - Intellectual Property” by Texas Lawyer. The firm was selected for this prestigious honor ...
- News08.30.2019
Law360 reported on a key insurance ruling for McKool Smith client Conduent State Healthcare v. AIG Specialty Insurance Co. on an issue of first impression under Delaware law ...
- News08.22.2019
New York Principal Daniel Levy and senior counsel Doreen Klein co-authored a chapter in The Guide to Monitorships, published by Global Investigations Review, entitled ...
- Events08.22.2019
McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove will be speaking at the upcoming Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference. Jennifer will be participating in a panel ...
- Events08.20.2019
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will moderate a panel at the Benchmark Women in Litigation NYC Forum in New York on September 17th. The title of the panel is "Leaders ...
- News08.16.2019
McKool Smith Principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, and New York offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of “Best ...
- News08.15.2019
Dallas Principal Lew LeClair was quoted by Law360 discussing a favorable Fifth Circuit decision obtained on behalf of client Archer & White Sales that will enable the dental ...
- Publications07.18.2019
James Quigley co-authored an article titled “O2 Micro Issues at the Federal Circuit a Decade Later” that was presented at the Texas State Bar Intellectual Property ...
- News07.17.2019
Business Insurance recently published a report on a lawsuit that McKool Smith filed on behalf of firm client Cushman & Wakefield Inc. against American International Group ...
- News07.10.2019
On July 9, 2019, BestWeek published a report on a recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in favor of the firm’s client, Conduent State Healthcare, LLC, against AIG ...
- News06.18.2019
McKool Smith was named Texas Intellectual Property Firm of the Year by Chambers USA. The award was presented at The Chambers Editors' Reception which celebrates ...
- Events06.18.2019
New York Associate Kevin Schubert was the featured speaker at the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s (IPO) conference on June 11, 2019. Kevin spoke about recent ...
- Publications06.11.2019
On May 23, 2019, the court issued a declaratory judgment in the case of HTC v. Ericsson, No. 18-cv-00243, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District ...
- News06.05.2019
McKool Smith's most recent victory on behalf of TiVo's Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. before the International Trade Commission (ITC) is garnering widespread national ...
- Publications05.17.2019
New York Principal Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled “More Courts Are Applying IPR Estoppel Expansively.” The article discusses how ...
- Publications05.09.2019
Austin Associate Charles Fowler contributed an article entitled "The Enforceability of Rule 11 Agreements Related to Pretrial and Trial Procedure" to The Litigation ...
- Publications05.07.2019
Marshall Principal Samuel Baxter published an article in Texas Lawyer entitled "Jury Pools Likely Expanding in the Eastern District of Texas." It focuses on the April 4th ...
- PublicationsAnthony Phillips Article: "Effective investigations: The Whole is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts"05.06.2019
Houston Principal Anthony J. Phillips co-authored an article in the May 2019 edition of CEP [Compliance and Ethics Professional] Magazine entitled "Effective ...
- News04.29.2019
McKool Smith and the firm's trial lawyers surged once again in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as a leader across five key focus areas, including ...
- News04.14.2019
Marshall Principal Sam Baxter spoke with Texas Lawyer on a recent order by the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, Chief United States District Judge of the United States ...
- Podcasts04.10.2019
In episode 08 of Behind the Trial, we speak to giant of the trial bar, Gary Naftalis. Gary heads the litigation department and serves as firm Co-Chairman at Kramer Levin ...
- Publications04.08.2019
Dallas Principal Scott Hejny authored an article, “The Downsides Of PTAB's New Claim Amendment Program,” published by Law360. The article discusses how for several ...
- Press Release04.05.2019
Managing IP named McKool Smith “U.S. Plaintiff Firm of the Year” and “Patent Contentious Firm of the Year” for the Southern region of the United States at the ...
- News03.26.2019
Dallas Principal Doug Cawley spoke with Bloomberg in several articles about The U.S. International Trade Commission ruling twice in a long-running patent battle between ...
- News03.19.2019
McKool Smith secured a $13 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and PanOptis Patent Management LLC (collectively ...
- News03.13.2019
The publication speculates that with intellectual property trial lawyer Alan Albright on the federal bench in Waco, the city could become a hotbed for patent litigation ...
- Podcasts03.12.2019
Episode 07 of Behind the Trial features an interview with Diane Sullivan of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Diane is considered one of the most prominent trial lawyers, having ...
- News03.05.2019
Dallas Principals Gary Cruciani and Steven Wolens represent The Hawaii Director of Taxation against Expedia, Priceline, Hotwire, Orbits and Trip Network. The high court ...
- News03.04.2019
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2019 Texas ...
- News03.01.2019
Benchmark Litigation honored McKool Smith as “Texas Law Firm of the Year” and presented the firm with the “Impact Case of the Year” award for winning a $145 million ...
- Publications02.27.2019
Dallas Principal Steve Wolens authored an op ed piece that appeared in Dallas Morning News, “The Texas Ethics Commission is surprisingly nonpartisan. What can this group ...
- Publications02.25.2019
New York Associate Kevin Schubert published an article in Law360 titled, “IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies.” The article discusses how district court decisions in ...
- Events02.23.2019
Austin Associate James Quigley participated on a panel entitled “Administrative Effects on the Plaintiff-Defendant Balance,” The Intersection of ...
- Press Release02.21.2019
McKool Smith obtained a defense verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in a breach of FRAND case brought by HTC Corporation and HTC America ...
- News02.19.2019
Law360 reported, "A Texas federal jury on Friday rejected HTC's allegation that Ericsson is trying to overcharge on licensing fees for its standard-essential cellular ...
- Podcasts02.15.2019
Episode 06 of Behind the Trial features an interview with United States District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California. Nominated to the federal bench ...
- News01.31.2019
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Southern California Super ...
- News01.22.2019
McKool Smith has been named an “Intellectual Property Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected as a result of its success and courtroom achievements ...
- News01.10.2019
New York Principal Jeffrey Schwartz was quoted in The Wall Street Journal article "Lampert's Revised Bid for Sears Tops $5 Billion." The article discusses Edward ...
- News01.09.2019
New York Principal Daniel Levy is quoted in a Global Times article, “China is Prepared to Respond to Canada if Extradition of Meng Wanzhou Materializes.” The article ...
- Press Release01.01.2019
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of six attorneys to Principals in the firm’s Austin, Dallas, Houston and New York offices, effective January 1, 2019.
- NewsMedia Coverage: McKool Smith Secures Ruling that Enables AR Capital to Seek Coverage for Legal Costs12.14.2018
On December 12, 2018, the Superior Court of Delaware granted summary judgment confirming the right of McKool Smith client AR Capital to coverage for the costs it incurred ...
- News11.14.2018
Los Angeles Principal Mike Swartz is representing Faraday Future against a Chinese real estate giant claiming the conglomerate committed “breaches” of its fiduciary ...
- News11.05.2018
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” ...
- News10.25.2018
McKool Smith’s intellectual property trial lawyers have a long history of winning significant patent cases involving complex and highly valued technology. Our ...
- News10.22.2018
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- News10.15.2018
Houston Principal Hugh Ray contributed to a Financial Times article titled "Sears Races to Avoid Outright Liquidation After Bankruptcy Filing." The article ...
- News10.12.2018
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...
- News10.12.2018
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawley among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2019 edition. The ...
- News09.26.2018
McKool Smith has secured a $10 million verdict on behalf of Apex Parks Group (“Apex”) against Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective”). The verdict was ...
- Press ReleaseMcKool Smith Secures One of the Largest Verdicts Against Protective Life Insurance Policy in Alabama09.25.2018
McKool Smith has secured a $10 million verdict on behalf of Apex Parks Group (“Apex”) against Protective Life Insurance Company (“Protective”).
The verdict was ...
- Events09.24.2018
McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger and Associate Kevin Schubert spoke at the 2018 Licensing Executive Society (LES) Annual Conference on October 14-17, 2018 in ...
- News09.21.2018
McKool Smith is a finalist for The American Lawyer “National Boutique/Specialty Litigation Department of the Year.” All finalists will be celebrated at a gala on ...
- Events09.12.2018
New York Associate Kevin Schubert will be speaking at the 2018 United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Post-Grant Trials program on September 21, 2018. The ...
- News09.10.2018
BTI Consulting recently released the inaugural BTI Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook 2019 featuring their first ever in-depth look at how clients rank law firms ...
- News09.10.2018
Law360 has recognized McKool Smith as a “Texas Powerhouse” based on the firm’s courtroom achievements from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2018. The publication notes that ...
- News09.07.2018
Best Lawyers has recognized the firm's principals as 2019 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single lawyer in ...
- News09.05.2018
McKool Smith has been awarded “Litigation Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer (midsize category)! The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based on its ...
- News09.04.2018
Dallas Principal Douglas A. Cawley has received the 2018 "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Texas Lawyer as a result of securing more than $1 billion in patent ...
- News09.03.2018
Austin Principal Josh Budwin was recognized as a 2018 "Rising Star" by Texas Lawyer. Josh was selected due to his contributions in some of McKool Smith’s most ...
- Press Release08.27.2018
McKool Smith secured a $10,553,565 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and PanOptis Patent Management LLC (collectively ...
- Press Release08.23.2018
On August 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a significant victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing a lower court’s decision, and allowing a ...
- News08.21.2018
On August 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a significant victory before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, reversing a lower court’s decision, and allowing a ...
- News08.14.2018
McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of ...
- News08.10.2018
Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, has been named "Litigator of the Week" by The AmLaw Litigation Daily following his success as lead trial counsel ...
- News08.03.2018
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has secured a $145 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN ...
- Press Release08.02.2018
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has secured a $145 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ottawa, Canada-based WiLAN Inc. against Apple ...
- News08.01.2018
On July 30, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a unanimous order written by Justice Vaughn, issued a decisive coverage victory for McKool Smith's client Teachers ...
- Press Release07.31.2018
On July 30, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court, in a unanimous order written by Justice Vaughn, issued a decisive coverage victory for McKool Smith's client Teachers ...
- Press Release07.19.2018
McKool Smith, on behalf of the Planning and Conservation League, a nonprofit that advocates for sound planning and responsible environmental policy, prevailed in ...
- News07.10.2018
Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principals Zach Mazin and Courtney Statfeld have been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot ...
- News07.06.2018
Dallas Principal Steven Wolens has been re-elected Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC). Steven was originally nominated last year by Speaker of the House Joe ...
- Press Release07.06.2018
McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...
- Podcasts06.25.2018
Join us for part two of our interview with iconic trial lawyer David Boies, Chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner, as he goes Behind the Trial to discuss how to deal with morality ...
- Publications06.15.2018
Dallas Principal Frank Vecella published an article for an online book focused on helping Scandinavian companies minimize the risks and costs of U.S. litigation ...
- Podcasts06.07.2018
Episode 04 of Behind the Trial features iconic trial lawyer David Boies, Chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner. David has handled some of the nation’s biggest cases and ...
- News06.06.2018
Attorneys from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2018 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.
The Super ...
- News05.21.2018
Dallas Principal Douglas A. Cawley recently spoke with The Texas Lawbook about its report showing that newly filed patent infringement lawsuits are down more than 65 ...
- News05.17.2018
BTI Consulting recently released the BTI Brand Elite 2018: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms, which ranks the law firms with the best brand standing among ...
- News05.14.2018
The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Douglas A. Cawley as 2018 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s second annual listing of the ...
- News05.11.2018
On March 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reconsidered his order for a new trial on damages, and reinstated a ...
- Press Release05.10.2018
On May 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reconsidered his order for a new trial on damages, and reinstated a ...
- News05.09.2018
McKool Smith’s website has been awarded six 2018 Communicator Awards, including two “Awards of Excellence” (the highest honor) for both Visual Appeal Function and ...
- News05.08.2018
McKool Smith secured a final judgment for Verizon from the Delaware Superior Court, which entitles Verizon to more than $40 million in coverage for defense costs, plus ...
- Publications05.08.2018
Dallas Principal Scott Hejny and Chelsea Priest published an article in Law360 titled, “SAS Indirectly Strengthens The Impact Of Estoppel.” The article discusses how ...
- Events05.01.2018
McKool Smith Principals Steve Pollinger, and Nick Mathews, will be leading panel discussions at the Licensing Executive Society International’s (LESI) Annual ...
- News04.26.2018
Bloomberg Law contacted New York Principal John Briody to comment on the antitrust significance of the recent report by the Independent Commission on College Basketball. ...
- News04.26.2018
On Friday, April 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which allows Cushman & ...
- Publications04.26.2018
On Friday, April 20, 2018, McKool Smith secured a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois which allows Cushman & ...
- News04.24.2018
McKool Smith and the firm's trial lawyers are highly regarded in the 2018 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as a leader across five key focus areas ...
- Podcasts04.17.2018
Episode 03 of Behind the Trial features Elkan Abramowitz of Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC, one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers and a giant in the white ...
- News03.16.2018
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Lawdragon 500 listing of the “Leading Lawyers in ...
- Press Release03.12.2018
McKool Smith Hennigan, lead counsel to The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the ...
- News03.08.2018
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin and Dallas offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2018 Texas “Rising ...
- Podcasts02.22.2018
Our second episode features part 2 of our conversation with Evan R. Chesler, Chairman of Cravath and one of the nation’s most accomplished trial lawyers. Evan went Behind ...
- News02.06.2018
McKool Smith has been recognized as a “Trial Group of the Year” by Law360 as a result of its success in the courtroom from October 2016 to October 2017 in antitrust ...
- News02.16.2018
McKool Smith Co-Founder and Chairman Mike McKool accepted a National Impact Case Award at the 2018 Benchmark Litigation awards reception in New York City on February 15 for ...
- Press ReleaseLos Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman Receives Jim Robbie Award from Los Angeles County Bar Association02.07.2018
McKool Smith Principal Kirk Dillman was honored with the 2018 Jim Robbie Award from the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association during the ...
- News02.01.2018
McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation have collaborated to produce “Behind the Trial,” a podcast featuring the nation’s most iconic trial lawyers.
- News01.31.2018
Lawdragon recently published a feature article on Behind the Trial, a podcast produced by Benchmark Litigation in association with McKool Smith. You can find it here.
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- News01.30.2018
McKool Smith Hennigan is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Southern ...
- EventsAIPLA Mid-Winter Institute, Speaker, The Halo Effect01.26.2018
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Episode 01 features Evan R. Chesler, Chairman of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and one of the nation's most accomplished trial lawyers. Evan went Behind the Trial to discuss the ...
- Press Release01.25.2018
McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation have collaborated to produce “Behind the Trial,” a podcast featuring the nation’s most iconic trial lawyers.
Behind the ...
- Podcasts01.25.2018
Welcome to Episode 00 of the Behind the Trial podcast series. Episode 00 also takes us to Times Square as our man on the street interviews people to learn more about some of the ...
- News01.24.2018
McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for the second consecutive year. The firm was selected as a result of its success and ...
- Podcasts01.24.2018
McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation have collaborated to produce “Behind the Trial,” a podcast featuring the nation’s most iconic trial lawyers.
Behind the ...
- News01.19.2018
Law360 reported that an Iowa federal court has ruled that Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. must foot the bill for McKool Smith client Pella Corp.’s defense as the window maker ...
- News01.10.2018
McKool Smith Principal Nicholas Mathews has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas.” The publication recently launched its ...
- News01.09.2018
There has been extensive media coverage regarding McKool Smith’s major win on behalf of client Wi-Fi One LLC before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal ...
- Press Release01.08.2018
On January 8, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit announced its decision in favor of McKool Smith client Wi-Fi One LLC, ruling en banc that ...
- Press Release01.01.2018
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of Nick Mathews to Principals in the firm’s Dallas office, effective January 1, 2018.
“Our new Principals are leaders ...
- News12.26.2017
Dallas Principal Lew LeClair was recognized as “Appellate Lawyer of the Week” by Texas Lawyer for his work convincing the 5th Circuit to agree to vacate a motion to ...
- NewsJohn Campbell Quoted in Law360 Article “Fed. Circ. Joint Infringement Ruling Could Expand Liability”12.21.2017
Law360 recently spoke with Austin Principal John Campbell regarding the Federal Circuit’s decision to vacate summary judgment of noninfringement for lock maker Travel ...
- News12.14.2017
Houstonia magazine has included Kristin Leveille among its annual list of “Top Lawyers.” Kristin is an associate in the Houston office of McKool Smith. She focuses ...
- Press Release12.07.2017
McKool Smith has secured a $75 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Ericsson Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (collectively “Ericsson”) against ...
- News12.05.2017
Houston Principal Hugh Ray, head of McKool Smith’s bankruptcy group, is quoted in an article by S&P Global Market Intelligence entitled “Armstrong Energy considers ...
- News12.04.2017
McKool Smith secured a jury award of $10 million in punitive damages for the firm’s client The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the ...
- News11.30.2017
McKool Smith Principals John Briody and Lew LeClair are included among Law360’s “Legal Lions” for securing a $250 million settlement on behalf of a certified class of ...
- News11.22.2017
Law360 recently reported on a significant win that McKool Smith helped secure on behalf of TiVo’s Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. in the International Trade Commission ...
- News11.22.2017
McKool Smith's victory on behalf of TiVo's Rovi Corp. against Comcast Corp. before the International Trade Commission (ITC) is garnering widespread national media ...
- Publications11.22.2017
In a forceful speech[1] delivered on November 10, 2017, the new leader of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, Assistant ...
- News11.21.2017
McKool Smith Hennigan's $15 million jury verdicts on behalf of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and ...
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McKool Smith secured a $5 million jury verdict on behalf of The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles and the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and ...
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McKool Smith’s antitrust litigation practice was awarded for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice” at The American Antitrust ...
- News11.02.2017
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2018 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 26 “Tier 1” ...
- News10.31.2017
Recently, the Delaware bankruptcy court has seen what critics say were overly broad bids to seal information — typically either salaries for executives or information ...
- Events10.20.2017
New York Principal Dan Levy recently presented a CLE course for Lawline on trends in cross-border criminal enforcement.
More and more, the U.S. Department of Justice is ...
- News10.18.2017
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...
- News10.18.2017
McKool Smith has been named the “Insurance Litigation Department of the Year" by The New York Law Journal based on the firm’s success in securing a number of significant ...
- News10.18.2017
Benchmark Litigation has recognized Mike McKool and Douglas A. Cawley and among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the publication’s 2018 edition. The ...
- Press Release10.09.2017
McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter was presented with the John Hannah, Jr. Award for Public Service at the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) Bench Bar Conference in Plano on ...
- Events10.03.2017
McKool Smith joined forces with the Brazilian firm of Licks Attorneys to present a panel discussion called “Global Patent Enforcement to Maximize Portfolio Value ...
- Events09.27.2017
New York Principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the 16th Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas on September 25-27, 2017. The ...
- News09.25.2017
Houston Principal Hugh Ray discussed the retail giant’s bankruptcy with Bloomberg in an article titled “How Toys ‘R’ Us Collapsed So Quickly.” The article ...
- Events09.25.2017
McKool Smith will be sponsoring a cocktail reception and fireside chat on Monday, October 9th at Jackson Square Ventures' office in San Francisco, California. The venture ...
- News09.21.2017
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 6 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- Events09.19.2017
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld will be moderating a panel discussion at the Benchmark Litigation Women in Litigation Forum in New York City on September 19, 2017. The ...
- News09.09.2017
McKool Smith has been awarded 2017 “Litigation Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer (midsize category). The firm was selected for this prestigious honor based on its ...
- News09.01.2017
Dallas Principal Douglas Cawley was awarded Texas Lawyer's 2017 Professional Excellence Award for Distinguished Leadership on September 6 at a ceremony in ...
- News08.22.2017
Law360 covered McKool Smith's recent victory for Standard General, a private hedge fund specializing in distressed debt. The decision holds that The Travelers ...
- News08.15.2017
McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of ...
- News08.14.2017
Houston Principal Joshua Newcomer, and New York Principal Zach Mazin have been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s 2017 “Under 40 Hotlist.” The publication ...
- News09.28.2017
New York Principal John Briody was recently named a “Winning Litigator” for his recent achievement in securing two high-profile victories in less than two years ...
- News08.10.2017
The California Supreme Court has affirmed McKool Smith's defense win on behalf of global law firm Latham & Watkins and Latham partner Dan Schecter in a malicious prosecution ...
- News08.04.2017
McKool Smith's $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the Michael Jackson estate is garnering widespread national media ...
- News07.31.2017
- Publications07.31.2017
On Friday, July 21, 2017, McKool Smith secured a Summary Judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which allows Medidata Solutions ...
- News07.26.2017
McKool Smith secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ ...
- News07.26.2017
Billboard Magazine recently reported on McKool Smith's successful representation of legendary music producer Quincy Jones in securing a $9.4 million jury verdict ...
- Press Release07.26.2017
LOS ANGELES (July 26, 2017) -- McKool Smith has secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael ...
- Publications07.25.2017
Austin Principal Steve Pollinger has published an article in Law360 titled “How Many Bites At The Apple After A PTAB Challenge?” that reviews takeaway points ...
- News07.24.2017
New York Principal Daniel Levy contributed to a Law360 article on the resentencing of Arnold M. Bengis, a lobster thief who plundered South African fisheries from 1987 until ...
- News07.24.2017
On Friday, July 21, 2017, McKool Smith secured a Summary Judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which allows Medidata Solutions ...
- News07.14.2017
Houston Principal Hugh Ray spoke with Law360 about the formation of an official tort claimants committee which is expected to give those affected by Takata’s defective ...
- News07.13.2017
Dallas Principal Steven Wolens, who was recently elected chairman of the eight-member Texas Ethics Commission (TEC), spoke with My San Antonio just days before Texas ...
- Press Release07.13.2017
McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...
- News06.26.2017
Austin Principal Steve Pollinger spoke with Law360 about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to weigh the constitutionality of America Invents Act inter partes reviews ...
- Press Release06.26.2017
McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that Dallas Principal Steven Wolens has been elected Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission. Wolens ...
- Events06.21.2017
Douglas A. Cawley will be speaking at the 2017 Federal Circuit Bench & Bar Conference taking place June 21-24, 20017 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Mr. Cawley’s panel is titled ...
- News06.19.2017
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett recently spoke with American Banker about law suits filed against banks by municipalities concerning predatory lending ...
- News06.15.2017
McKool Smith ranks as one of the top five firms in the nation for representing patent holders in IPR disputes according to a recent case study by Patexia, an online patent ...
- News06.14.2017
New York Principal Courtney Statfeld Tippett explains why she prepares each case as if it’s going to go to trial and the skillsets required for success in litigation as part ...
- News06.09.2017
An attorney from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.
The Super ...
- News06.07.2017
Austin Principal Steve Pollinger recently commented on the departure of former USPTO director Lee. Mr. Pollinger said Lee “sought to make patent-eligibility issues ...
- News06.01.2017
McKool Smith has once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation and insurance: advice to policyholders. According to the ...
- News05.30.2017
McKool Smith and 10 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United States.
- News05.18.2017
Law360 is reporting on McKool Smith’s recent announcement that it has hired two experienced financial litigators, Christopher P. Johnson and Zachary W. Mazin, in its New ...
- News05.12.2017
McKool Smith client CXA, an investor in residential mortgage-backed securities, has objected to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s revised plan to ...
- News05.12.2017
For more than two decades, McKool Smith has been a major supporter of Vogel Alcove's fundraising efforts to combat child homelessness in Dallas. On May 11th, singer Kenny ...
- Press Release05.11.2017
McKool Smith, one of the nation’s leading trial firms, has announced that commercial litigators Christopher P. Johnson and Zachary W. Mazin will be joining the firm as ...
- News05.03.2017
Media outlets are reporting on McKool Smith's recent success, securing a $131.4 million verdict against GE concerning allegations that the company engaged in ...
- News05.02.2017
Los Angeles Principal Kirk Dillman provides his perspective on a recent settlement by Theranos, a biotech startup accused of making false statements and ...
- Press Release04.28.2017
McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, represented Red Lion Medical Safety, Inc. and 16 other plaintiffs in securing a $131.4 million verdict against ...
- News04.26.2017
Lawdragon has announced the 2017 inductions into the "Hall of Fame" which celebrates lawyers whose mark on the legal profession is indelible. McKool Smith ...
- News04.24.2017
Dallas Principal Frank Vecella is featured in a Dallas Business Journal article titled “Dallas' Fastest Growing Private Company Files Patent, Copyright ...
- News04.20.2017
McKool Smith Managing Principal David Sochia was recently featured in an extensive interview with The AmLaw Litigation Daily. During the interview, David provided ...
- News04.03.2017
Dallas Principal Steve Wolens was featured in a documentary that discusses the Electric Reliability Council of Texas launching the competitive retail electric market ...
- News03.27.2017
McKool Smith is recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers Global for having a leading intellectual property litigation practice in the United States.
Chambers ...
- News03.27.2017
Houston principal Hugh Ray provided commentary to The Street in an article about how “fast fashion” retailers have largely been immune to the challenges crippling ...
- News03.27.2017
McKool Smith Principal Sam Baxter was featured in a national broadcast of Sunday Today on NBC in a segment titled “Lawsuit Town, USA,” which focused on Marshall, Texas ...
- News03.24.2017
McKool Smith was recently awarded Managing IP North America’s “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year,” and “Patent Contentious Firm (South).” The awards ceremony and ...
- News03.15.2017
In a March 2, 2017 decision, McKool Smith secured a decisive victory for its clients Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Financial Services LLC and GTE Corporation ...
- News03.08.2017
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2017 Texas ...
- News02.28.2017
Dallas principal Lew LeClair has been appointed to Law360’s 2017 Legal Ethics editorial advisory board. Lew, along with eight other prominent attorneys, will ...
- News02.27.2017
McKool Smith Chairman and co-founder Mike McKool along with firm principals Douglas Cawley, Sam Baxter, and William LaFuze have been selected for inclusion ...
- News02.17.2017
Mike McKool was honored with Benchmark Litigation’s prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 2017 Benchmark Litigation U.S. awards reception in New York ...
- News02.14.2017
McKool Smith has been named an “Insurance Practice Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected as a result of its success and courtroom achievements in a number of ...
- Publications02.09.2017
Austin managing principal Steve Pollinger recently published an article in Law360 titled, “Much More Than East Texas Is At Stake In TC Heartland.” The article explains ...
- Publications02.07.2017
Washington, D.C. associate Benjamin Christoff recently published an article featured by the American Bar Association; “TC Heartland, the VENUE Act, and the Direction ...
- News02.06.2017
Dallas principal Frank Vecella discussed a number of best practices for in-house counsel to effectively manage their outside legal teams in a Law360 report titled “How ...
- Press Release02.06.2017
McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that Frank Vecella, the former Associate General Counsel of Litigation at Ericsson Inc., has joined the ...
- News02.01.2017
McKool Smith served as lead counsel to Givaudan Fragrances Corporation in securing a victory for corporate policyholders with far reaching implications in protecting a ...
- Publications01.23.2017
Steven Pollinger, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office, published an article in Law360 titled “Why Can’t A Method Be Sold, Just Like Any Other ...
- News01.09.2017
Previous comments on anti-bribery enforcement endorsed by Jay Clayton, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, have ...
- News12.20.2016
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McKool Smith's victory on behalf of Warren Pumps In the Matter of Viking Pump Inc. and Warren Pumps LLC Insurance Appeals, topped Law360’s listing of the “Biggest ...
- Publications12.14.2016
McKool Smith recently secured a landmark decision for its client Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), College Retirement Equities Fund ...
- Publications12.12.2016
Steve Pollinger, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office recently discussed the hotly contested issue of subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §101 in an ...
- News12.05.2016
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McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2017 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 26 “Tier 1” ...
- News11.03.2016
Judge Jan Jurden of the Delaware Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of McKool Smith's client, retirement services provider TIAA-CREF, finding that a civil ...
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An Iowa federal judge granted summary judgment to McKool Smith's client, window and door manufacturer Pella Corporation, ruling that Liberty Mutual Insurance must cover ...
- News10.25.2016
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith Tier 1 in intellectual property and insurance ...
- News10.21.2016
The study classifies PAEs into two categories: Portfolio PAEs and Litigation PAEs. Portfolio PAEs are strongly capitalized, purchase patents outright, and negotiate ...
- News10.21.2016
To better understand how PAE behavior compares with the behavior of other firms that assert patents, the FTC conducted a case study focused on litigation and licensing ...
- News10.21.2016
The study “recognizes that infringement litigation plays an important role in protecting patent rights, and that a robust judicial system promotes respect for the ...
- News10.21.2016
The study provides empirical evidence confirming that only a very limited subset of PAEs (i.e. certain Litigation PAEs) engage in what has been deemed by some observers and ...
- News10.13.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that Electric Power’s claims are invalid under Section 101 for being directed to patent ...
- News10.13.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of GPNE’s post-trial motions following the jury’s verdict of non-infringement. The patents-at-issue are ...
- News10.13.2016
The district court stayed the entire infringement litigation—involving a total of five asserted patents—in light of the pending inter partes review of the three ...
- NewsMarkush Group Claim Element Was Closed To Non-Listed Resins, But Covered Blends Of The Listed Resins10.13.2016
The patent-at-issue related to multi-layer, thermoplastic stretch wrap films. The independent claims of the patent included an element of “five identifiable inner ...
- News10.13.2016
This case returned to the Federal Circuit from the Supreme Court following the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Seagate test for enhanced damages under Section 284 ...
- News10.13.2016
The patent-at-issue relates to spinal surgery involving implanting an artificial implant between two adjacent vertebrae from a patient’s side. The PTAB, in an IPR ...
- News10.13.2016
This case involved an appeal of an ex parte reexamination of a patent that expired during the reexamination proceedings. Here, after the examiner issued a final rejection ...
- News10.13.2016
Vapor Point sued NanoVapor to add two of Vaper Point’s employees, who had previously worked at NanoVapor, as inventors on two of NanoVapor’s patents. NanoVapor ...
- News10.13.2016
This case involved an appeal of an inter parte review decision in which the Board invalidated certain claims of a patent, because it found that the missing limitation in the ...
- News10.13.2016
In an order granting the petition for rehearing en banc, the Federal Circuit vacated its previous panel decision in In re: Aqua Products, Inc., 823 F.3d 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2016 ...
- News10.13.2016
The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment of invalidity based on lack of written description, under § 112(1). It reasoned that the invention ...
- News10.13.2016
In an inter partes review, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in addition to finding the challenged claims to be obvious, denied the patent owner’s motion to ...
- News09.29.2016
On Monday, September 26, 2016, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced that Dallas principal Steve Wolens has been appointed to the eight-member Texas Ethics ...
- Events09.26.2016
McKool Smith principal Steve Pollinger will be leading a webinar on “University Patent Licensing and Enforcement,” on September 26th at 1:00PM EST. The panel will ...
- News09.21.2016
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 7 attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- Events09.20.2016
Dallas principal Douglas A. Cawley will be participating in a roundtable discussion at the Trial by Jury of Patent Cases conference in New York City on September 20th, 2016. ...
- News09.19.2016
- EventsPanelist, “FCPA Compliance – Focus on Anticorruption Investigations in Latin America”, Energy Forum hosted by King & Spalding on “Winds of Change in Latin America”, Houston, Texas, September 2016
- Press Release09.16.2016
McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, in a September 12, 2016 ruling ...
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McKool Smith principal Robert Manley will be speaking at Texas Lawyer’s In-House Counsel Event in Dallas, Texas on September 15, 2016. The In-House Counsel CLE series ...
- News09.14.2016
As reported by the Delaware Business Court Insider on September 12, 2016, McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from ...
- Publications09.13.2016
McKool Smith has secured another landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC, this time from the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, in Viking Pump, applying New ...
- News09.06.2016
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 10 principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of ...
- News09.01.2016
McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter has been awarded the Texas Lawyer 2016 “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Professional Excellence. The honor recognizes lawyers who ...
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- Publications08.2016
McKool Smith regularly publishes a summary of cases decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to ensure that our attorneys and clients are aware of ...
- Press Release08.31.2016
McKool Smith secured a complete defense win for its client Parallel Networks in an inter partes review trial before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) against ...
- Events08.30.2016
McKool Smith principal John Campbell will be a panelist in a webinar hosted by the Intellectual Property Owners Association at 2:00 EST on August 30, 2016. The webinar ...
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The claims-at-issue related to a method of producing a preparation of multi-cryopreserved hepatocytes that are capable of being frozen and thawed at least two times and in ...
- News08.25.2016
This case involved a dispute over the meaning of the 42 U.S.C. § 262(l)(8)(A) notice provision involving companies seeking to obtain “biosimilar-product” licenses ...
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This case involved product-by-process claims for a form of bivalirudin. More than one year prior to the filing date of MedCo’s patent applications, it retained a company ...
- News08.25.2016
Deca requested inter partes reexamination of Skyhawke’s patent. The Examiner and the PTAB both agreed that Skyhawke’s patent was patentable over Deca’s prior art ...
- News08.25.2016
WBIP’s patents related to marine engines for use on houseboats that produced reduced amounts of carbon monoxide exhaust. Elevated amounts of carbon monoxide in engine ...
- News08.25.2016
The Federal Circuit vacated the district court’s determination that it lacked personal jurisdiction over a Finnish defendant, Suunto. Suunto received orders for ...
- News08.25.2016
This case involved patents directed to a remote speech recognition system. The district court construed the claims and, based on those constructions, granted Apple’s ...
- News08.25.2016
The patent-at-issue involved technology in the field of oil drilling through the use of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). The Federal Circuit reversed the PTAB’s ...
- News08.25.2016
Illumina (one of the plaintiffs) sued Ariosa for infringement of its non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test patents, and Ariosa countersued for breach of a supply ...
- News08.25.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s indefiniteness determination. The district court had found that the terms “symbol generator” and “CPU ...
- Publications08.25.2016
McKool Smith won an inter partes review trial after institution for its client Parallel Networks. Microsoft and IBM submitted multiple requests for inter partes review of ...
- News08.23.2016
Houston-based principal Joshua Newcomer has been recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s inaugural “Under 40 Hot List.” The new Benchmark publication honors the ...
- NewsJohn Campbell serves as Panelist for "Inducement and Indirect Infringement: A Muddle After Nuvasive?" for the Intellectual Property Owners Association Webinar08.16.2016
- News08.15.2016
McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of ...
- News08.15.2016
Best Lawyers has recognized two of the firm's principals as 2017 "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single ...
- News08.09.2016
McKool Smith represented Unwired Planet before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an effort to convince the panel to overturn a Nevada federal ...
- News08.02.2016
The Federal Circuit addressed this case following vacatur and remand from the Supreme Court for further consideration in light of Commil v. Cisco. The issue for the Federal ...
- News08.02.2016
Following the district court’s constructions for four claims terms, the parties stipulated to non-infringement, and the district court entered final judgment in favor ...
- News08.02.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed PTAB’s decisions in two IPR proceedings that found the claims of two patents to be invalid as being obvious.
Biomarin requested an IPR on ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s finding in an inter partes reexamination that the claims of Allied’s patent, US 7,121,489, which is directed to heavy machinery ...
- News08.02.2016
This case involved the single issue of whether, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, a continuation patent application that is filed on the same day that the underlying parent patent issues ...
- News08.02.2016
Judge Newman dissents from the denial of Ethicon’s petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Newman criticizes the PTO’s rule-making authority which, pursuant to 37 ...
- News07.25.2016
Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, and firm principal Sam Baxter have been recognized as “Legends of the 500” by Lawdragon based on their inclusion in ...
- News07.20.2016
McKool Smith's recent victory on behalf of Warren Pumps before New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, topped Law360’s listing of the "Biggest Insurance ...
- Press Release07.20.2016
McKool Smith has announced that Dallas-based principal David Sochia has been appointed Managing Principal of the firm following Gary W. Eden’s decision to step down from ...
- Press Release07.20.2016
McKool Smith has secured a landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC from New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, on an issue of first impression in New York ...
- News07.2016
Intelligent Bio-Systems filed an Inter Partes Review proceeding in the PTO seeking to invalidate Illumina’s patent as being obvious under Section 103. Illumina’s ...
- News07.2016
The Federal Circuit clarified the inquiry for identifying abstract ideas. Patent claims (even if software related) that “are directed to a specific improvement to the ...
- News07.2016
This case involved two issues: (1) the correctness of the district court’s construction of the term “essentially midway” referring the location of a recess along a ...
- News07.2016
In an ANDA case, Watson contended that claim 4 of the Merck’s patent was invalid under the on sale bar of Section 102(b). The district court held that claim 4 was not invalid ...
- News07.2016
In this ANDA case involving claims directed to a hydrogel for topical treatment, the district court found the claims to be infringed under the doctrine of equivalents and ...
- News07.2016
The district court dismissed the case on the grounds that Diamond Coating lacked standing, as it had not received all of the necessary patent rights in the transaction with ...
- News07.2016
The claims at issue were directed to a method and system for taking, transmitting, and organizing digital images by assigning classification information to the images ...
- News07.2016
Aqua Products appealed the PTAB’s denial of its motion to amend its claims in the IPR proceeding on two grounds: (1) that the PTAB misinterpreted the Patent Office’s ...
- News07.2016
Profectus’ patent claims at issue were directed to “mountable” digital picture frames for displaying digital images. Defendants’ sold tablet computer devices. ...
- News07.2016
The claims-at-issue are directed to a process for producing purified benzene requiring a final step of fractionalizing to form a purified benzene product comprising at ...
- News07.2016
In this Order, the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal from a non-final adjudication from the PTAB. Arunachalam appealed to the Federal Circuit from the examiner’s ...
- News07.2016
This appeal involves the construction of the claim term “communications path.” The district court construed it to be limited to wired communications thereby ...
- News07.08.2016
Houston principal Hugh Ray discusses the rise in Houston’s energy-related bankruptcies in a recent article published by the Houston Business Journal titled ...
- Publications07.2016
The America Invents Act (AIA) has ushered in a new era for post-issuance validity challenges of patents before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To help ...
- News07.01.2016
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McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the ...
- News06.15.2016
McKool Smith has once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation. According to the directory, McKool Smith’s patent ...
- News06.07.2016
McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual Property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2016 edition of “IP ...
- News06.06.2016
McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the fifth consecutive year in the 2016 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.
- News06.06.2016
McKool Smith Hennigan is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of Southern ...
- News06.03.2016
McKool Smith and 9 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United States.
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McKool Smith principal Robert Manley contributed to a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers called “Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts” which discusses ...
- Events06.02.2016
Dallas principal Holly Engelmann will be speaking at the Dallas ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program Orientation in Dallas on June 2, 2016. The Program provides ...
- News06.2016
In SAS Institute, Inc. v. ComplementSoft, LLC (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2016), the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded a PTAB finding of patentability due to a changed claim ...
- News06.2016
The Supreme Court issued its Cuozzo opinion on June 20, 2016, affirming that (1) PTAB decisions to institute an inter partes review are not appealable and (2) that the PTAB may ...
- News06.2016
On June 14, 2016, the Federal Circuit stated that parties must expect the introduction of new evidence after the PTAB’s institution decision for an inter partes review ...
- News05.26.2016
On May 26, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 affirmance of a District Court judgment of non-infringement and invalidity that ...
- Press Release05.26.2016
On May 26, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 affirmance of a District Court judgment of non-infringement and invalidity that ...
- News05.2016
The PTO recently released a Motion to Amend Study, assembling data regarding the filing and success rates of motions to amend in AIA proceedings. Parties have filed motions ...
- News05.2016
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has designated five additional AIA opinions as precedential, bringing the total count to eight. The PTAB’s “Decisions” page links ...
- News05.20.2016
McKool Smith’s bankruptcy practice received an award for Energy & Services “Restructuring of the Year” at the prestigious Global M&A Network 8th Annual Turnaround ...
- News05.13.2016
Geotag appealed the district court’s decision: (1) dismissing Google’s declaratory judgment complaint while retaining jurisdiction over GeoTag’s infringement ...
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Simpleair sued Google for infringement of its patent relating to data communications connecting on-line networks with on-line and off-line computers. The jury found that ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that equitable estoppel precludes prosecution of High Point’s lawsuit against Sprint. ...
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Cardpool appealed the ruling of the district court denying the parties’ joint motion to vacate the district court’s judgment of patent invalidity insofar as the ...
- News05.13.2016
In this IPR proceeding, the PTAB cancelled all of the claims-at-issue as being obvious over the asserted prior art. The claims related to wheelchairs designed to travel ...
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HP, who instituted the IPR on MPHJ’s patent, appeals the decision of the PTAB finding claim 13 not anticipated by the prior art. HP’s petition alleged anticipation and ...
- News05.13.2016
Following a jury trial, in which the jury found that Rembrandt’s patent had not been infringed by Johnson & Johnson, Rembrandt learned through an investigation of its own ...
- News05.13.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal based on the patent claims being directed to ineligible subject matter under Section 101. The claims at issue ...
- News05.13.2016
In a design patent case involving the design of a personal flotation device having two arm bands connected to a torso piece, the Federal Circuit reversed the finding of ...
- News05.13.2016
The court reversed the PTAB’s constructions, under the broadest reasonable interpretation standard, of the terms “adapted to be held by the human hand” and “thumb ...
- News05.13.2016
The district court granted a motion to dismiss Mankes’ complaint on the grounds that he could not establish direct infringement under the law of “joint infringement” ...
- News05.13.2016
Kraft Foods Group sued TC Heartland in Delaware for infringement of Kraft’s patents. Heartland is an Indiana company that is headquartered in Indiana. Heartland is not ...
- News05.13.2016
Mike McKool, a Founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, has been recognized as an “Icon of IP” by Law360. The publication’s IP Icon series honors the top 25 lawyers in the ...
- Publications05.12.2016
McKool Smith secured a landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC from New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, on an issue of first impression in New York – ...
- News05.11.2016
McKool Smith Chairman and co-founder Mike McKool along with firm principals Douglas Cawley, Sam Baxter, and William LaFuze have been selected for inclusion in World ...
- News05.06.2016
On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, McKool Smith secured a landmark decision for its client Warren Pumps LLC from New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, on an issue of first ...
- Publications05.03.2016
On April 27, 2016, McKool Smith secured a preliminary injunction ordering insurers Lloyd’s of London and Axis Specialty Europe SE to immediately reimburse and advance ...
- Press Release05.02.2016
On April 27, 2016, McKool Smith secured a preliminary injunction ordering insurers Lloyd’s of London and Axis Specialty Europe SE to immediately reimburse and advance ...
- News04.28.2016
In this IPR proceeding brought by Harmonic, the PTO instituted the IPR based on some, but not all of the grounds asserted by Harmonic. As to the grounds that the PTO did not ...
- News04.28.2016
Groupon petitioned the PTO for a Covered Business Method Review (CBM) on Blue Calypso’s patents. The PTO held that the patents were “covered business method ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement, but reversed summary judgment that the claims were indefinite. The ...
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The patentee petitioned the Federal Circuit to withdraw the district court’s order compelling it to produce communications between it and its patent agent. In a case of ...
- News04.28.2016
In an interference proceeding, Bamberg copied Dalvey’s claims to invoke the interference. The claims involved the method of transferring printed images onto dark ...
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The claims at issue in this patent application were directed to a method of conducting a wagering game using a standard deck of cards that are shuffled and dealt. The Federal ...
- News04.28.2016
This is an appeal from inter partes reexamination proceeding involving two patents on methods and systems for performing statistical analyses of investment data. As to the ...
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Halo is a Hong Kong private company that owns certain U.S. design patents and copyrights on its furniture designs. Comptoir is a Canadian company that manufactures ...
- News04.28.2016
In this inter partes review, the PTAB confirmed the validity of certain claims but held two other claims to be invalid. The court affirmed the finding that certain claims were ...
- News04.28.2016
Acorda owns patents on its branded drugs. Mylan seeks to manufacture and sell a generic version of Acorda’s drug. Mylan filed an ANDA request with the FDA to sell its generic ...
- News04.28.2016
The court affirmed the PTAB’s holding in an ex parte reexamination that six claims added during reexamination were not patentable for being obvious over the prior art. The ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement. The patents-in-suit involved vacuum toilets used in commercial aircraft that ...
- News04.28.2016
In an IPR proceeding brought by Shaw, the PTAB instituted the IPR based on certain grounds, but refused to institute the IPR on other grounds, because such grounds were ...
- News04.28.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement. The patent-at-issue involved the external appearance of a pickup ...
- News04.25.2016
McKool Smith’s $32 million jury verdict on behalf of the developers of Canyon Ridge Resort has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s listing of the “Top 100 ...
- Events04.21.2016
Dallas principal Holly Engelmann will be presenting at the upcoming Silicon Valley IP Enforcement and Monetization Summit taking place in Palo Alto, California on April ...
- News04.2016
Starting May 2, 2016, patent owners may choose to include “new testimonial evidence” in the preliminary response of an IPR. 81 Fed. Reg. 18,750, 18,766 (April 1, 2016 ...
- News04.2016
Effective May 2, 2016, patents expiring within 18 months of the filing of the petition may use a Philips-type claim construction, rather than broadest reasonable ...
- News04.2016
New PTAB rule changes go into effect on May 2, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 18,750 (April 1, 2016). This marks the second round of changes since the PTO started soliciting feedback on PTAB ...
- Press Release04.18.2016
McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that seasoned insurance recovery litigator Michael John Miguel has joined the firm as a principal in its ...
- Events"Additional Insureds: Who's on First?" HB Litigation Conference (October 2014)04.12.2016
- Events"Principal Issues in Securing Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Claims under EPI Policies," CLE (2012)
- News04.01.2016
In an ANDA case, the district court held that four patents directed to the reformulated version of the pain reliever OxyContin were invalid as being anticipated by or obvious ...
- News04.01.2016
Based on the district court’s constructions for three claims terms, the parties stipulated to non-infringement. On appeal, the district court affirmed the ...
- News04.01.2016
In an IPR proceeding, the PTAB made a final finding that the petitioner Trivascular had failed to meet its burden of proving the claims at issue (directed to inflatable ...
- News04.01.2016
TriReme received an exclusive license from Dr. Lotan to three patents owned by Angioscore for which Dr. Lotan claims to have been a joint inventor. Angioscore contends that ...
- News04.01.2016
Rosebud sued Adobe for infringing Rosebud’s ’280 patent. Adobe moved for summary judgment on the grounds that it ceased making and selling the accused product before ...
- News04.01.2016
Rosebud sued Adobe for infringing Rosebud’s ’280 patent. Adobe moved for summary judgment on the grounds that it ceased making and selling the accused product before ...
- News04.01.2016
This case involved claim construction issues with respect to the grant of summary judgment on non-infringement to Seagate and Compaq on different grounds.
First, the ...
- News04.01.2016
This case presents three issues: (1) whether there was corroborating evidence of a prior public use by the accused infringer Transweb; (2) whether 3M committed inequitable ...
- News04.01.2016
In this IPR proceeding brought by Synopsys challenging claims of Mentor’s patent, the PTAB held that the IPR itself was not time-barred due to Synopsys acquiring a company ...
- News04.01.2016
Synopsis challenged the PTO’s regulation that allows the PTAB to institute IPRs on all or some of the challenged claims and the PTO’s practice of issuing final decisions ...
- News04.01.2016
In this IPR proceeding brought by Adidas, Nike filed a motion to amend by cancelling claims 1-46 and proposing substitute claims 47-50. The PTAB granted Nike’s motion to ...
- News04.01.2016
This case involved printer cartridges sold in the U.S. by Lexmark with the explicit restriction that they were for single use only and could only be returned to Lexmark and ...
- News04.01.2016
The court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that Mr. Lismont’s request to correct the inventorship on Binzel’s patent was precluded under the ...
- News04.01.2016
The Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the decision of the PTAB finding the asserted claims to be obvious due to the PTAB’s erroneous construction for the term ...
- News04.01.2016
The Federal Circuit held that the PTAB had correctly given the claim terms “continuity member” and “shaped to fit” their broadest reasonable interpretation, but ...
- News04.01.2016
Nuance, the patent owner, appeals two issues. First, Nuance contends that the district court erred in construing the claim term “identifying” to have its plain and ...
- News04.01.2016
In an inter partes reexamination involving a patent on paper shredders, the examiner found the claimed shredder to have been obvious. The shredder included two sensors, a ...
- News04.01.2016
This appeal involved five patents asserted by Apple and two patents asserted by Samsung.
On Apple’s ’647 patent, which involved a system for recognizing structures in ...
- News04.01.2016
The claims at issue relate to a two-way interactive communication network system for enabling communications between local subscribers and a base station. The claims ...
- News04.01.2016
The court addressed two issues on Liown’s appeal of the grant of a preliminary injunction to Luminara. First, Liown contended that Luminara lacked standing to bring the ...
- News04.01.2016
The court addressed two issues on Liown’s appeal of the grant of a preliminary injunction to Luminara. First, Liown contended that Luminara lacked standing to bring the ...
- News03.23.2016
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2016 Texas ...
- News03.17.2016
Managing IP has named McKool Smith the 2016 U.S. “Patent Contentious Firm of the Year (South)” at its eighth annual North America Awards. The awards ceremony and dinner ...
- Events03.17.2016
New York principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the 2016 Managing IP US Patent Forum on March 17, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Mr. Levy’s panel, “Trade Secret Protection as ...
- News03.14.2016
McKool Smith is one of only 12 law firms in the country to be featured in The National Law Journal’s listing of the top plaintiff practices/firms in the country. In its ...
- Events03.10.2016
Austin principal John Campbell will be speaking at the University of Texas School of Law’s 11th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute on March 10-11, 2016 at the United ...
- News03.09.2016
The court affirmed the PTO’s finding that claims of a pending patent application are unpatentable due to obviousness over the combination of a reference to Gross in view of ...
- News03.09.2016
Covidien petitioned the PTO for an inter partes review of Ethicon’s patent. The Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) instituted the IPR and then, following the trial ...
- News03.09.2016
The district court did not err in refusing to strike a Section 101 patent eligibility defense or in granting summary judgment under Section 101 holding patent claims on ...
- News03.09.2016
The district court held the patent-in-suit to be patent ineligible under Section 101. It further found that the case was exceptional under Section 285 because, even under ...
- News03.09.2016
This appeal involves the amount of a patent term adjustment awarded to Pfizer. Pfizer filed the lawsuit seeking to reverse the PTO’s amount of the adjustment and to add back ...
- News03.09.2016
Akzo appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement, both literally and under the doctrine of equivalents and Dow cross-appealed the ...
- News03.09.2016
The jury’s verdict of non-infringement in this case turned on the meaning of two claim terms: “independent storage unit” and “in files.” The Federal Circuit held ...
- News03.09.2016
This case involves an appeal to the Federal Circuit of the PTO’s decision in an inter partes reexamination. The third party requesting the inter partes reexamination was ...
- Press Release03.07.2016
McKool Smith principal Douglas A. Cawley has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the country’s most esteemed legal associations. Mr ...
- Press Release03.02.2016
McKool Smith and its co-counsel have secured a $244 million settlement of class action antitrust claims against News Corp. and its affiliates. The antitrust lawsuit was ...
- News02.29.2016
McKool Smith has been recognized by Law360 as one of five “Go-To” trial firms in the country in a report published on February 26, 2016. In the report, Law360 notes that ...
- News02.25.2016
A California state judge recently ruled that a jury should hear Quincy Jones' $10 million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment and Michael Jackson's production ...
- News02.12.2016
McKool Smith was awarded United States “IP Firm of the Year” at the 2016 Benchmark U.S. awards for the second year in a row. Fellow nominees included Fish & Richardson; ...
- Events02.03.2016
Austin associate Jennifer Albert Van Dusen will be speaking at The Copyright Society of the USA’s Current State of Software Protection, Enforcement, and Licensing event ...
- Press Release02.01.2016
McKool Smith P.C., dba McKool Smith Hennigan in California, has relocated its Los Angeles office to One California Plaza, a LEED Gold Certified building located at 300 South ...
- News01.29.2016
McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter has been recognized as an “Icon of IP” by Law360. According to Law360, the publication’s IP Icon series honors “individuals who ...
- News01.28.2016
McKool Smith principal Pierre Hubert discusses the changing climate of the PTAB forum and the recent drop in institutional decisions of inter partes review petitions in a ...
- News01.06.2016
On remand from the Supreme Court to determine the correct construction of the claim term “virtual machine” in light of Teva Pharm. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 135 U.S. 831 ...
- News01.06.2016
The patent owner MCM appealed the PTAB’s holding in an inter partes review proceeding that the claims of the patent were invalid as being obvious on three grounds. First ...
- News01.06.2016
This is an appeal from a bench trial on the sole issue of damages for a patent covering a standard in the wireless communications field that is practiced on chips that are used in ...
- News01.06.2016
The court affirmed the PTAB’s construction of three claim terms in an IPR proceeding under the broadest reasonable interpretation standard, and, under those ...
- News01.06.2016
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s construction for the claim term “mobile device” to exclude devices that contain “computer modules.” ...
- News01.06.2016
The court affirmed the PTAB’s finding that SightSound’s patents were invalid as being obvious in connection with Apple’s requested Covered Business Method (CBM ...
- News01.06.2016
The court affirmed the PTAB’s finding that Merck’s claims were obvious over the prior art. The court, applying the substantial evidence standard of review to the ...
- News01.06.2016
In a companion case to Merck v. Gnosis, decided on the same day, South Alabama makes essentially the same arguments why the PTAB erred by finding that the claims at issue would ...
- News01.06.2016
The court reversed the finding of anticipation, because the patent examiner misapplied the “printed matter doctrine.” Under the doctrine, if a claim limitation ...
- News01.06.2016
On remand from the Supreme Court (which held that a defendant’s belief that a patent is invalid is not a defense to induced infringement), the court addressed Cisco’s ...
- News01.06.2016
The court affirmed the district court’s denial of Redline’s motion to submit four new exhibits—an expert declaration, CV, and two pieces of prior art—that was ...
- Press Release01.01.2016
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of four attorneys to principals in the firm’s Dallas, Houston, Marshall, and New York offices, effective January 1 ...
- News12.30.2015
In an IPR proceeding brought by Berk-Tek, the PTAB held that asserted claims 1-4 were invalid as being obvious and held that the validity of claims 5-6 would be confirmed. On ...
- News12.30.2015
This case involved claims against two defendants, Teva and Amphastar. The patent claims at issue involved a method for “quality control release testing” of an ...
- News12.30.2015
The court affirmed the grant of summary judgment of non-infringement. On appeal, the patentee, Imaginal, argued that the district court erred in construing the term ...
- News12.30.2015
The patent at issue related to a method for treating certain female patients having a certain type of irritable bowel syndrome. The court affirmed the district court’s ...
- News12.30.2015
The claim at issue related to a container packing system which required that a certain piston-and-cylinder unit be connected to the “proximate end” of the base and ...
- News12.30.2015
The district court held that the claims of four of Cubist’s patents were invalid as being obvious and held that the claims of the fifth of Cubist’s patents were not invalid ...
- News12.30.2015
In an inter partes reexamination proceeding, the patentee amended its claims to add a negative limitation: “the chip selects . . . are DDR chip selects that are not CAS, RAS ...
- News12.30.2015
Following the en banc court’s reversal of the JMOL finding no infringement, the court resolved all residual issues in the appeal and cross-appeal in this opinion. Three ...
- News12.30.2015
The court vacated and remanded the PTAB’s finding that the petitioner Ariosa failed to prove that the patent claims at issue were obvious. Specifically, the PTAB held that ...
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The court remanded the PTAB’s finding that the claims at issue were anticipated and obvious when using a claim construction that the court found was erroneous. Applying ...
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In an ANDA case, the court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment that claims 1-2 of the patent-in-suit were invalid as being obvious and that claims 5-9 ...
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The patent applicants sought to “swear behind” (37 CFR § 1.131) a certain prior art reference using affidavits and documents. The PTAB held that the applicants had not ...
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This case involves Dr. Shukh, who sued his former employer Seagate to correct the identity of the inventors under 35 U.S.C. § 256 by adding his name as an inventor on six patents ...
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The PTAB held that a prior art reference was enabled and therefore it anticipated the claims at issue. On appeal, Morsa argued that the PTAB’s reliance on statements in the ...
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This case turned entirely on the construction of terms in asserted claim 21. The district court granted Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of ...
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In a companion case to Atlas IP, LLC v. Medtronic, Inc., Atlas appealed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement to Medtronic. Atlas contended ...
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The Federal Circuit held that a global settlement of all issues in a case, including mutual release which was joined by the attorneys, divested the court of jurisdiction of an ...
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In a year filled with scores of awards and honors, it’s hard to select the best of the best, but here’s a run down of some of the firm's 2015 accolades:
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With so much young talent in the firm, and so many stars, it’s almost impossible to single out one star from another. Thankfully, we don’t have to! This year, Super ...
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McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that veteran intellectual property litigator, William “Bill” LaFuze, has joined the firm as a ...
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New York Senior Counsel Doreen Klein co-authored an article, “Fokker and Its Aftermath: The Irony and the Legacy,” in ALM’s Business Crimes Bulletin. The article ...
- Events12.10.2015
New York principal Daniel Levy will participate in a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s 32nd Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud in Las Vegas ...
- Press Release11.16.2015
United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch and United States Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced today that Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s holding that the PTO correctly found claim 1 of the patent-in-suit obvious in an ex parte reexamination. The patentee Dome argued ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s holding that all claims of the asserted patent were indefinite under Section 112(2), because the term “compliance ...
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The court affirmed the decision of the PTAB in an inter partes review not to reject claims of the patent-at-issue as anticipated by the Raymond patent, because the ...
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The court reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of obviousness. On appeal, the court considered the declarations submitted by the patentee in ...
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The court vacated the district court’s decision to deny Apple’s motion for a permanent injunction and remanded. The jury found that Samsung infringed three Apple ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s holding that new claims obtained in a reexamination were not substantially identical to the original claims. The court found that ...
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The technology at issue was systems used to scan airline passenger boarding passes. The patentee sued three contractors in the Maryland district court for inducing or ...
- NewsLaches Re-Affirmed as a Defense to Patent Infringement that Precludes Recovery of Pre-Filing Damages11.11.2015
In an en banc opinion, the court held that laches remains a defense to legal relief in a patent infringement lawsuit, i.e., precluding pre-filing damages; that laches could ...
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The court affirmed the jury’s verdict of infringement, no invalidity, and an award of $15 million in “lump sum” damages. First, the court affirmed the district ...
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In a Hatch-Waxman ANDA infringement case, the court affirmed the grant of summary judgment of no invalidity and the denial of defendants’ motion to amend it invalidity ...
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This case involved claims by the State of Vermont under its Consumer Protection Act against a non-practicing entity for sending allegedly deceptive demand letters. The ...
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In a design patent infringement case, the court reversed the district court’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial on the issue of damages and affirmed the ...
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Apple instituted an IPR proceeding challenging the validity of Achates’ patents. Achates contended to the PTAB that it should not institute the IPR, because, under 35 ...
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Houstonia magazine has included Christopher Johnson among its annual list of “Top Lawyers.” The list includes leading attorneys practicing in areas such as ...
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Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, was recently awarded the Texas Lawyer 2015 “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Professional Excellence during a ...
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McKool Smith’s securities litigation practice has been named recognized by The National Law Journal in the publication's annual feature on “Elite Trial Lawyers." The ...
- Events11.05.2015
New York principal Daniel Levy will speak at the Institute for Fraud Prevention’s Fall 2015 Meeting in New York City on November 5, 2015. Daniel’s presentation will ...
- News11.02.2015
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” ...
- Press Release11.02.2015
McKool Smith, along with co-counsel from Norton Rose Fulbright, helped secure a complete defense win on behalf of Reflectix, Inc. and parent company Sealed Air Corporation ...
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McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the country’s “Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms” by Law360, who noted that the firm has “raked in nearly $1 billion in verdicts ...
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McKool Smith principal Steve Wolens was highlighted in a recent Bloomberg report that discussed the current state of hotel tax litigation involving Online Travel ...
- Events09.30.2015
New York principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the 14th Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Conference in Las Vegas on September 28-30, 2015. The ...
- News09.29.2015
McKool Smith and its white collar defense practice were awarded at The American Lawyer 2015 Global Legal Awards. The firm was named an honoree in the “Global Dispute of ...
- Press Release09.23.2015
On September 21, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion affirming a $16.8 million patent infringement judgment that McKool Smith ...
- News09.16.2015
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
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McKool Smith principal Douglas A. Cawley has been named a 2015 “Trial Ace” by Law360. The special feature recognizes the nation’s top 50 trial lawyers, which Law360
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the jury’s verdicts of infringement, no invalidity for anticipation and the rejection of the laches defense, awarding damages for chips ...
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Following a bench trial, the district court held that Allergan’s glaucoma drug patent was not invalid as being obvious and that it did not violate the written description ...
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In a case involving both utility and design patents, the court reversed the district court’s finding of indefiniteness and grant of summary judgment of non-infringement ...
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The issue decided by the en banc court was whether Section 337, which referred to “articles that infringe” and which applies to “unfair trade acts,” permitted the ...
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The court vacated and remanded the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an ex parte reexamination affirming the rejection of claims as being ...
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The Federal Circuit addressed three issues in this case. First, it held that Keranos, who had licensed the patents-in-suit from their owner after the patents had expired ...
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In response to the Supreme Court’s guidance that the Federal Circuit may have erred by too narrowly circumscribing the scope of § 271(a) with respect to the issue of divided ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment of no inducing or contributory infringement by Nero for supplying software to end users who used the software to ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s grant of JMOL in favor of Plaintiff on Google’s breach of contract counterclaim. Plaintiff had developed its patented ...
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The court reversed the district court’s denial of Emerson’s JMOL motion regarding the jury’s verdict that the asserted claims of ABT’s patent were not obvious in ...
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The applicant had pending numerous applications claiming priority to one or more of numerous applications. In all, there were 45,000 independent claims and 115,000 total ...
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The court reversed the district court’s claim construction for the term “frangible section” and remanded for further findings relating to infringement. The ...
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Applying the pre-Nautilus standard for determining claim indefiniteness, the district court held that the claim term “slope of a strain hardening coefficient greater ...
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Mike McKool, a founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, is profiled in Law360’s special “Trial Aces” feature, which recognizes the Top 50 trial lawyers in the country ...
- Events09.10.2015
Austin principal Pierre Hubert will speak at the upcoming HarrisMartin "Antitrust Pay-for-Delay Litigation Conference" taking place at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in ...
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McKool Smith principal Sam Baxter has been named a 2015 “Trial Ace” by Law360. This annual feature recognizes the nation’s top 50 trial lawyers, which Law360
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McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of “Best ...
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Best Lawyers has recognized Sam Baxter as a 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" in his respective regions/practices areas. Based on peer reviews, only a single lawyer in each practice ...
- Press Release08.18.2015
HOUSTON, TEXAS (August 18, 2015) -- McKool Smith has secured a complete defense trial verdict for its client CenturyLink in a securities fraud suit brought by five groups of ...
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McKool Smith’s successes have once again earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation. According to the directory, McKool Smith’s ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment that the patent infringement claims brought by SpeedTrack accusing infringement by four Oracle customers for ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s finding that the patent owner had not commercially offered the claimed pharmaceutical invention for sale before the ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the jury’s award of $93,400,000 in lost profit damages where the infringement was determined under 35 U.S.C. §271(f)(2). Under Section ...
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The patent owner appealed the decisions of the district court rejecting the patent owner’s arguments that the PTO erred in calculating its patent term extension. ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that two of the asserted patents were invalid under §101 as claiming patent ineligible subject matter and ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. The defendant is a South Korean company who ...
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In a 6-5 decision, the en banc panel of the Federal Circuit denied Cuozzo’s petition for an en banc rehearing of the panel decision holding that the PTO did not err by applying ...
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In an appeal from a final written decision of a “covered business method patent” review under Section 18 of the AIA holding the patent-at-issue invalid as claiming ...
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In this companion case to the Versata appeal of the PTAB decision on the covered business method patent review which ultimately held the patent invalid under Section 101 for ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of defendant Newegg’s motion for attorney fees under Section 285. Before the district court, plaintiff SFA ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the decision of the PTAB holding that, in an inter partes reexamination proceeding, it lacked jurisdiction to hear Airbus’s cross-appeal of ...
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In a case involving the interpretation of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act involving the procedures for seeking FDA approval of biosimilar drugs, the ...
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On a petition for writ of mandamus, the court remanded for further proceedings. The district court had granted a motion to modify a protective order to permit documents that ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict that the patent claims at issue were not invalid as being ...
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Apple, Inc. v. ContentGuard Holdings Inc., CBM2015-00046, PTAB Paper 12 (June 3, 2015)
In a recent holding, the Board conducted a thorough covered business method (CBM ...
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Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn Inc., 2014-1542, -1543, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 10081 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2015)
On June 16, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued the first reversal of a ...
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Corning Optical Communications RF, LLC v. PPC Broadband, Inc., IPR2014-00736, PTAB Paper 37 (April 6, 2015)
The PTAB recently denied part of a Joint Motion to Seal for being ...
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New York principal Daniel Levy discusses criminal and civil legal issues arising out of the art world, including cases such as as an $80 million art fraud scheme involving ...
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On remand from the Supreme Court following the decision in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s ...
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Following a trial that included a jury verdict of patent validity and willful infringement, the Federal Circuit dismissed the action on the grounds that the plaintiff ...
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The Federal Circuit held that the district court’s construction of two of the three appealed claim terms was incorrect, and therefore it reversed the grant of summary ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of Amazon’s motion to dismiss for failure to recite patent eligible subject matter under section 101. The ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court that the claimed methods for using cell-free fetal DNA is not patent eligible as claiming a natural ...
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The Federal Circuit granted Intrra’s motion to dismiss GTNX’s appeal from the PTAB’s decision to reconsider its institution of GTNX’s “covered business ...
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On appeal from the decision of the PTAB in an IPR proceeding, the Federal Circuit was asked to consider whether the Board had correctly applied the “broadest reasonable ...
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In this case, the district court originally found two of the asserted system claims and three of the asserted method claims not invalid, and a jury found that Lawson infringed ...
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On remand from the Supreme Court, following the Court’s decision that the Federal Circuit should give deference to a district court’s factual findings, but not to legal ...
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On appeal, the Federal Circuit reversed four claim constructions provided by the district court. First, the court held that the district court erred by construing a part of ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding, on a motion to dismiss, that the claims of the patent-at-issue were not patent eligible under Section 101. ...
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The court affirmed the holding that the reissue patent-at-issue was invalid for obviousness-type double patenting. The issue for the court to decide was whether the ...
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On remand from the Supreme Court following its opinion in Teva Pharmaceuticals, the court affirmed all of the appealed claim constructions. As to the construction for the ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the government on the patentee’s claim that the PTO had erred by refusing to give any ...
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The Federal Circuit remanded the district court’s finding that the case was not exceptional for the purpose of awarding attorney fees under Section 285 to the prevailing ...
- NewsBloomberg report: "Canyon Ridge lawsuit ends after four years and millions in payments to developer"07.07.2015
A recent Bloomberg report provides an update on Canyon Ridge Resort, LLC, et al. v. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. et al., a case in which McKool Smith represents the developers of ...
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McKool Smith received high marks in the 2015 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as a “world-famous patent ...
- Press Release06.26.2015
McKool Smith’s Los Angeles office has raised $48,000 in support of the annual "Food From the Bar" (FFTB) campaign to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. FFTB is an ...
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McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual Property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s third edition of “IP ...
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In affirming the grant of summary judgment that Sukumar had not demonstrated standing to bring a false marking claim against Nautilus, the court determined the meaning of ...
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In affirming the grant of summary judgment that all claims of the patent-in-suit are indefinite, the Federal Circuit held that computer-implemented means-plus-function ...
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In an interference, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board concluded that one of the applicants was estopped from establishing priority because it had lost two prior ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the Commission’s decision holding that the complainant Standard had satisfied the domestic industry requirement of Section 337. ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that reissue claims that were broader than the claims of the original patent, as construed by the court, were ...
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The patent at issue claimed a “method for accessing and analyzing data on a commercially available drug to identify a new use of that drug, and then commercializing that new ...
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On remand from the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit affirmed its prior opinion that Limelight did not directly infringe the asserted method claims, holding that ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Samsung’s post-trial motions with respect to the patent issues, but reversed on the trade dress issues. ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction. Here, the patents-in-suit involved new methods for using the drug ...
- Press Release06.09.2015
MARSHALL, Texas (June 9, 2015) -- On June 9, 2015, Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgment of $663,360,750 ...
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Dallas principal Holly Engelmann will be speaking at Managing Intellectual Property magazine’s International Women’s Leadership Forum in New York City on June 6 ...
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An attorney from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2015 Southern California "Rising Stars" listing.
The Super ...
- Press Release06.05.2015
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (June 5, 2015) -- McKool Smith has secured a $36.5 million jury verdict on behalf of the developers of Canyon Ridge Resort against financial services ...
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McKool Smith is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2014-2015 edition of the Lawdragon 500 listing of ...
- Publications05.20.2015
Los Angeles principal Jeanne Irving discusses the use of a hypothetical negotiation to prove patent damages in a recent article published in the Association of Business ...
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McKool Smith and 9 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United States.
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Akamai Techs., Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., Case Nos. 2009-1372, 2009-1380, 2009-1416, and 2009-1417 (May 13, 2015); Opinion by: Linn, joined by Prost; dissent ...
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JP Morgan moved to stay the patent litigation brought against it by IV based on its representation that it intended to file petitions seeking covered business method patent ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s construction of the term “disparate databases,” which was based on the patentee’s statement in the prosecution ...
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In a case involving only the issue of the amount of damages to award Astra for infringement of patents directed to Astra’s Prilosec drug, the district court, in a bench ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that defendant Sandoz had not proven obviousness by clear and convincing evidence. The court agreed with the ...
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Following the grant of summary judgment of non-infringement, defendant sought to recover its attorney’s fees under 35 U.S.C. Section 285, 28 U.S.C. Section 1928, and the ...
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The Federal Circuit held that it could not hear the patentees’ challenge to the PTO’s refusal to terminate pending reexaminations because the PTO’s refusal is not a ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary of anticipation. The claim at issue required a range of amounts for a particular ingredient. The court ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of no damages for infringement. The district court had stricken the plaintiff’s damages ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s claim constructions and thus reversed the entry of judgment of non-infringement. The district court had construed the ...
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Previously, the Supreme Court held, in the Biosig case, that the Federal Circuit’s standard for determining indefiniteness (a claim is indefinite when it is not amenable ...
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New York Senior Counsel Doreen Klein will be participating as a speaker in The Knowledge Congress webcast series titled “Best Trends and Practices in Responding to ...
- Publications04.24.2015
New York principal Daniel Levy discusses the background and implications of a very recent decision in which the Second Circuit affirmed the government’s broad authority ...
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McKool Smith celebrates another trial victory this week after Judge Terrence W. Boyles of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled ...
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As anticipated in the previous edition of this newsletter, the USPTO recently released details of its projected rule changes for 2015 in response to written comments. In a ...
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VMware Inc. v. Good Technology Software Inc., IPR2015-00027, 00030, and 00031 PTAB Paper 11 (’027 case) (March 6, 2015) (McKool Smith represents Good Technology)
In a ...
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The Federal Circuit vacated the jury’s award of $101,196,000 in damages to Warsaw and remanded for a new trial on the amount of a reasonable royalty. Although Warsaw sought ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of the claim phrase: “a contact hole for source wiring and gate wiring connection ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s construction of the claim phrase: “A comprises at least three carbon atoms and represents at least one component of a ...
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The court made the following rulings: (1) the jury’s verdict that the ‘078 (camera) patent claims were not proven to have been obvious was supported by substantial ...
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In an ANDA case, the court affirmed the district court’s holding that the reexamined method claim and product claims were invalid as being obvious over seven prior art ...
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In an ANDA case, the district court held that the two patents-at-issue were valid and infringed. On appeal, the court held that: (1) the district court correctly construed ...
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The court considered the question of whether a third party has the right to challenge, by way of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), a ruling of the Patent and Trademark ...
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Apotex sought a declaratory judgment that it did not infringe a patent owned but disclaimed by Daiichi. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of a case or ...
- Publications04.15.2015
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McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has announced that veteran intellectual property litigator, William “Bill” LaFuze, has joined the firm as a ...
- News04.09.2015
Austin principal Josh Budwin has been named a 2015 “Rising Star” by Law60. This annual feature recognizes the profession's top legal talent under the age of 40. To ...
- News03.31.2015
McKool Smith’s co-counsel victory in U.S. ex rel. Joshua Harman v. Trinity Industries Inc. et al has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s recent listing of ...
- News03.24.2015
Managing IP has named McKool Smith the 2015 U.S. “Patent Contentious Firm of the Year (South)” and principal Sam Baxter Texas “IP Litigator of the Year” at its eighth ...
- News03.24.2015
McKool Smith is recognized in the 2015 edition of Chambers Global for having a leading intellectual property litigation practice in the United States.
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- News03.12.2015
The court rejected five claim constructions determined by the district court, vacated the grant of summary judgment of non-infringement, and remanded to the district ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment of non-infringement under the doctrine of patent exhaustion. The patents-in-suit involved “systems and ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment of non-infringement, and, in so doing, affirmed the construction of the claim term “personal identification number” as ...
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The Federal Circuit held that collateral estoppel (issue preclusion) precluded Soverain’s lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret. In a prior appeal involving Newegg ...
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The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s holding that a jury’s general verdict of non-infringement had collateral estoppel effect in a later action. In the ...
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Affirming the district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement, the agreed with the district court that the preamble of the claim-at-issue was a limitation which ...
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The Federal Circuit affirmed the court’s holding that the PTO’s decision to reduce the Patent Term Adjustment (“PTA”) amount of time by 57 days under 35 U.S.C. § ...
- News03.11.2015
On March 6, 2015, McKool Smith, along with co-counsel from EIP, secured three denials of institution of inter partes review for Good Technology Software, Inc. on Good ...
- News03.06.2015
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2015 Texas“Rising ...
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McKool Smith principals Benjamin Levi and Robert Manley have received 2015 Client Choice Awards from the International Law Office (ILO) and Lexology.
- Events02.26.2015
Steven Pollinger, Managing Principal of McKool Smith’s Austin office, will be speaking at the Centerforce IP Strategy Summit in Seattle on February 26, 2015. Steve’s ...
- Press Release02.26.2015
McKool Smith has secured settlements totaling more than $115 million on behalf of a group of investment funds in connection with a lawsuit filed against Jeffrey Soffer, the ...
- News02.25.2015
McKool Smith represents a group of investors in a lawsuit brought against Bank of America involving claims that the bank breached its obligations as disbursement agent on ...
- News02.16.2015
On February 4, 2015, RadioShack Corporation and various of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. This follow-up alert highlights some ...
- News02.10.2015
Since inter partes review became available, the PTAB has granted only two motions to amend patent claims—once in Int’l Flavors & Fragrances Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of ...
- News02.10.2015
An important aspect of inter partes review is how the PTAB identifies real parties-in-interest for each petition. For instance, petitioners that fail to properly identify ...
- News02.10.2015
At the end of 2014, over 2000 IPR petitions had been filed, and over 100 decisions had been appealed to the Federal Circuit. So far, IPR appeals far outnumber the few dozen USPTO ...
- Events02.08.2015
New York principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the Bahamas Financial Services Board’s International Business & Finance Summit in Grand Bahama on February 6-8, 2015. ...
- News02.05.2015
On February 2, 2015, the New York Stock Exchange took steps to delist RadioShack Corp., after suspending trading of its shares. RadioShack disclosed that one of its lenders ...
- News02.04.2015
The court affirmed the district court’s holding that the patented grape plants were not the subject of an invalidating public use. The plants were obtained in an ...
- News02.04.2015
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s willfulness holding, finding that Gore’s lone argument that its defense of invalidity for improper inventorship ...
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The court vacated the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment to the defendant with instructions to remand to the state court because there is no subject matter ...
- News02.04.2015
The court reversed the Board’s decision affirming the rejection of claims requiring a “wireless” communication interface. The prior art disclosed a removable ...
- News02.2015
Fontainebleau D&O Settlement ($115 Million Settlement)
McKool Smith secured settlements totaling more than $115 million on behalf of a group of investment funds in ...
- News01.30.2015
McKool Smith was awarded United States “IP Firm of the Year” at the 2015 Benchmark U.S. awards. Fellow nominees included Fish & Richardson; Quinn Emanuel; Morrison ...
- Press Release01.16.2015
DALLAS, Texas (January 16, 2015) -- McKool Smith has secured a $15 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Texas-based Droplets, Inc. against Sears Holding Corp ...
- News01.15.2015
New York principal Courtney Statfeld is featured in a Law360 article titled, “What Associates Need to Do to Stand Out.” In the article, Ms. Statfeld offers advice on how ...
- News01.06.2015
The district court entered judgment of obviousness where a particular claim limitation was not explicitly disclosed in the prior art combination, but was found to be ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s judgment that certain asserted claims were anticipated by the “Ethicon Prototype,” which was conceived of prior to the ...
- News01.06.2015
In Ericsson, the Federal Circuit provided district courts, experts, and practitioners with much-needed clarification as to how to instruct a jury on the issue of ...
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The four purported co-inventors of a pending patent application entered an agreement assigning their rights to their respective companies, Memorylink and Motorola. Two ...
- News01.06.2015
Amgen was an exclusive licensee to two patents for the “biological product” Enbrel. Sandoz wished to create a product of its own and would seek to apply for approval under ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s holding that the claims at issue recited patent-eligible subject matter and therefore are not invalid under § 101. Claim 19 of the ...
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The court reversed the lower court’s decision that the PTO acted arbitrarily and capriciously, and abused its discretion, when it refused to allow a patent owner to ...
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The claims of the “Tautz” patent required the combination of five components, one of which is an enzyme called Taq polymerase. The accused infringer Life Technologies ...
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The court reversed the dismissal of a trade secret misappropriation claim, because the complaint, on its face, did not make apparent that the acts were discovered, or by ...
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At issue are four composition of matter claims directed to primers, which are synthetic DNA molecules, and two method claims involve comparisons between “wild-type BRCA ...
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The court affirmed the district court’s claim constructions and affirmed the district court’s denial of Zimmer’s JMOL motions on the issues of non-infringement and ...
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The district court awarded $10,800 in damages for infringement, which was calculated as an 8% royalty applied to the infringer’s net profits. The court held that such use ...
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The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) on the ground that each claim of the asserted patents was invalid as patent-ineligible ...
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The Federal Circuit upheld the jury’s verdict invalidating five claims over a prior invention, holding that the testimony of the prior inventor and the defendants’ ...
- Press Release01.01.2015
McKool Smith is pleased to announce a promotion in the New York office, effective January 1, 2015.
Courtney Statfeld practices out of the firm’s New York office and focuses ...
- News12.31.2014
ACAMS moneylaundering.com’s “Year-in-Review” and “Year Ahead” examine 2014’s most significant events and make predictions for the year ahead. New York ...
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There are lawyers, there are good lawyers, there are super lawyers, and then there are the Best Lawyers. This year, 22 of the firm’s principals were recognized among the ...
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In a year filled with scores of awards and honors, it’s hard to select the best of the best, but here’s a run down of some of the firm's 2014 accolades.
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With so much young talent in the firm, and so many stars, it’s almost impossible to single out one star from another. Thankfully, we don’t have to! This year, Super Lawyers
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The court applied the rule that arguments that are “not appropriately developed in a party’s briefing may be deemed waived” to hold that judgment of no infringement as ...
- News12.04.2014
The claim term, “support surface,” was ambiguous in the claim as to when the “slide” must be supported. The specification resolved the ambiguity in favor of the ...
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The court held that the licensor of the patent-in-suit was improperly joined as a plaintiff, because the license transferred all significant rights in the patent and the ...
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Applying the Supreme Court’s more recent framework set forth in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. __, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014), the court held that the claim of the ...
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The court affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction where the reissue patent claims were invalid for failing to comply with “original patent” requirement of 35 ...
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In a prior proceeding, the D. Colo. construed a particular claim term that appeared in claims 1 and 19 of the ‘774 patent. In the present action, the plaintiff asserted ...
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Applying the four factor test set forth in Section 18(b) of the AIA, the court reversed the District Court’s denial of a motion to stay litigation pending the outcome of ...
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The court vacated the grant of summary judgment and remanded where court conditioned the plaintiff’s amendment to Local Rule infringement contentions on payment of ...
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The court affirmed the grant of the motion to dismiss patent infringement claims against Japan Airlines for the alleged infringing acts of examining electronic passports ...
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Products that were manufactured, shipped and delivered outside of the U.S. were neither offered for sale nor sold in the U.S. for the purpose of proving direct infringement ...
- News12.04.2014
The court reversed the District Court’s construction of the claim term “graphical display representative of a classroom” as requiring “a pictorial map,” ...
- Events12.01.2014
McKool Smith principal Hugh Ray will be speaking at the 21st Annual Distressed Investing Conference, “Maximizing Profits in the Distressed Debt Market.” The ...
- News11.21.2014
Mike McKool, a Founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas Lawyer at the 2014 “Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame" reception held in ...
- Events11.10.2014
McKool Smith principal Scott Hejny spoke at the Center for American and International Law (CAIL) 52nd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law taking place in ...
- News11.07.2014
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in STC.UNM v. Intel Corp. provides important guidance regarding involuntary joinder of patent co-owners in the ...
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McKool Smith represents Droplets, the holder of numerous patents related to rich Internet applications, in a litigation against several financial services defendants in ...
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The Board denied petitioner’s motion to submit supplemental information containing the patent owner’s preliminary infringement contentions in underlying ...
- News11.07.2014
Two recent PTAB decisions illustrate that petitioners are not entitled to IPRs based on substantially the same prior art and arguments that the petitioners raised in ...
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Two recent federal district court decisions refused to admit rulings from IPR proceedings as evidence in patent infringement litigation:
1. In Interdigital ...
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In a first step for securing rare early discovery in an IPR proceeding, McKool Smith secured leave for its patent-owner client Good Technology to file a motion seeking ...
- News11.06.2014
Based on the AIA’s restrictive discovery rules, the Board denied a patent owner’s request for additional discovery of potential evidence regarding whether a third ...
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The Board frequently uses its rulings to instruct practitioners on proper PTAB practice. It recently explained that any objections to evidence submitted during a ...
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In an IPR dealing with the rare issue of analogous prior art in an obviousness analysis, the Board held in favor of the Patent Owner that a prior art reference was not analogous ...
- News11.06.2014
Two recent PTAB decisions illustrate that petitioners are not entitled to IPRs based on substantially the same prior art and arguments that the petitioners raised in ...
- News11.03.2014
McKool Smith has received numerous accolades in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. The firm received 27 “Tier 1” rankings ...
- News10.29.2014
Benchmark Litigation has ranked firm Co-Founder and Chairman Mike McKool, Sam Baxter, and Douglas A. Cawley among the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in 2015. The ...
- News10.24.2014
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a national Tier 1 intellectual property firm in ...
- Press Release10.20.2014
MARSHALL, Texas -- McKool Smith, along with co-counsel from Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Durrette Crump PLC, and T. John Ward of Ward & Smith, among other firms, secured a ...
- News10.16.2014
After a two-day trial in Miami, Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga refused to approve a settlement that would bar litigation against directors and officers who allegedly allowed the ...
- News10.13.2014
Former head of UBS AG’s global wealth management business, Raoul Weil, faces a criminal trial that may turn on the credibility of a former subordinate who says he and Weil ...
- News09.29.2014
Houston Associate Joshua Newcomer has been selected for inclusion in the Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ) 2014 top “40 Under 40” class. A combination of ...
- News09.29.2014
On September 25, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation after service of nearly six years.
In commenting on Holder's legacy, New York principal Daniel Levy ...
- News09.26.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- News09.05.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of Texas
- NewsKevin Schubert Quoted in Law360 Article "Apple Must Fight WiLAN Patent Invalidity Suit In 2 Courts"09.04.2014
Law360 reported that the Oakland federal judge overseeing Apple Inc.'s bid to invalidate McKool Smith client WiLAN Inc. data transmission patents granted WiLAN's ...
- News08.18.2014
McKool Smith principals from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of “Best ...
- News07.23.2014
Houston principal Hugh Ray was recently interviewed by Bert Martinez, host of "Money for Lunch," a national business talk radio program. During the interview, Mr. Ray ...
- News07.18.2014
McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the third consecutive year in the 2014 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.
- Events07.18.2014
McKool Smith principal Douglas A. Cawley will be speaking at the State Bar of Texas’ 10th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course in San Antonio on July 17-18, 2014. Mr ...
- News07.14.2014
Law360 recognized McKool Smith in its inaugural listing of Texas Powerhouse law firms. The firm was applauded for having “108 litigators in Texas who consistently bring ...
- Press Release06.27.2014
McKool Smith has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable effort led by the legal ...
- News06.25.2014
McKool Smith’s successes have earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation. According to the directory, McKool Smith’s ...
- News06.25.2014
Lex Machina, a provider of Legal Analytics for law firms and companies, released its first-ever Patent Litigation Damages Report today. The report analyzes both ...
- News06.17.2014
McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading intellectual property (IP) litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s second edition of “IP ...
- Events06.13.2014
New York principal Rick Halper will be speaking at the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists’ (ACFCS) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA ...
- News06.06.2014
Hugh Ray, a principal in McKool Smith’s Houston office and head of the firm’s bankruptcy practice, was recently profiled in the Houston Business Journal. The article ...
- News06.02.2014
McKool Smith is one of only twenty law firms recognized in The National Law Journal 2014 “IP Hotlist.” Over the past year, the firm’s intellectual property (IP ...
- News06.02.2014
McKool Smith has been awarded the Intellectual Property (IP) “Department of the Year” by Texas Lawyer. Law firms were selected based on the litigation accomplishments ...
- News05.31.2014
McKool Smith obtained an extremely favorable settlement on behalf of Creditors Trust in an action for recovery of a fraudulent transfer arising from a bankruptcy.
- Events05.30.2014
New York principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Miami Summit on May 30, 2014, in Miami, Florida. Mr. Levy’s presentation ...
- News05.23.2014
DALLAS -- McKool Smith and 8 of the firm’s principals have been recognized in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law firms and attorneys in the United ...
- News05.21.2014
On May 19, Credit Suisse AG pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to aiding U.S. taxpayers in the filing of false tax returns. As part of the resolution between Credit Suisse ...
- Events05.16.2014
New York principal Daniel Levy will be presenting at the 8th Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia on May ...
- News04.29.2014
Federal investigators began probing Congressman Michael Grimm several years ago for allegedly taking illegal campaign contributions, but he was eventually indicted on ...
- News04.29.2014
Federal prosecutors are reportedly nearing criminal charges against two of the world’s biggest banks, BNP and Credit Suisse, a development that could produce the first ...
- News04.11.2014
With 10 bankruptcy lawyers operating out of the firm' s Houston office, McKool Smith's bankruptcy practice is ranked as the largest bankruptcy practice in Houston ...
- News03.25.2014
Managing IP named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” and principal Douglas A. Cawley “Outstanding IP Litigator - Texas” at the 2014 Managing IP
- News03.24.2014
McKool Smith has been recognized in The National Law Journal’s listing of the “Top 100 Verdicts” in 2013 for securing a $173 million verdict for ParkerVision, Inc. in a ...
- Publications03.19.2014
Given the prospective nature of remedies issued by the International Trade Commission and enforced by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, anticipating how to address ...
- Events03.2014
New York principal Daniel Levy will speak at the 2nd Annual International Tax Enforcement conference in Washington, D.C. in March, 2014. His panel, "The Long Arm of the U.S ...
- News03.07.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two attorneys from the firm's Austin and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2014 Texas Rising ...
- News02.28.2014
McKool Smith received an extremely favorable (and highly confidential) decision in a matter involving entitlement to approximately $130 million arising out of a ...
- Events02.27.2014
James Quigley will be speaking at the University of Texas Law Professional Development Institute on February 27, 2014 at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin ...
- EventsLaurie Fitzgerald to Speak at the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal's 15th Annual IP Symposium02.21.2014
Austin Principal Laurie Fitzgerald will be speaking at the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal’s 15th Annual IP Symposium: “FRAND and the ...
- Events02.07.2014
Daniel Levy will participate in a panel discussion at the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) International Financial Crime Conference and ...
- News01.31.2014
Benchmark Litigation awarded McKool Smith “Texas Firm of the Year” at the second annual Benchmark Litigation US Awards ceremony held on January 29, 2014 at the Essex ...
- News01.29.2014
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2013-2014 edition of the Lawdragon 500 listing of the
- News01.09.2014
McKool Smith has been named an “Intellectual Property Group of the Year” by Law360. The firm was selected based on the significance, size, and complexity of its ...
- Publications01.08.2014
One of the most significant developments in federal criminal law over the past decade has been the increasingly international reach of the U.S. Department of Justice’s ...
- News01.07.2014
Prosecutors in the case against a former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager have sought to present previously undisclosed evidence that the ex-employee obtained ...
- Press Release12.20.2013
Davenport, Iowa -- McKool Smith has secured a complete defense win for Bush Hog, Inc., and parent company Alamo Group Inc., in a patent infringement suit brought by Deere & Co.
- Events12.17.2013
New York principal Daniel Levy will speak at the Winter Symposium of the Financial Intelligence and Information Sharing Working Group (FIIS WG) in Washington, D.C. on ...
- News12.16.2013
The publishers of Acquisition International Magazine have named McKool Smith the U.S. “Energy Law Firm of the Year.”
Acquisition International’s annual legal ...
- Events12.16.2013
Daniel Levy will speak at the upcoming Practising Law Institute (PLI) seminar, “From the Trenches: High Profile Trials 2013,” on December 16, 2013 in New York City. ...
- Events12.13.2013
New York principal Daniel Levy will be participating in a panel discussion at the American Bar Association’s 30th Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and the ...
- Events12.02.2013
Hugh Ray, head of McKool Smith’s bankruptcy practice, will chair the 20th Annual Distressed Investing Conference: “Maximizing Profits in the Distressed Debt ...
- Events11.20.2013
Daniel Levy will be presenting at the New York State Society of CPA’s (NYSSCPA) Anti-Money Laundering Conference in New York City on November 20, 2013. The conference will ...
- News11.2013
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has again ranked McKool Smith as a leading national intellectual ...
- Events11.08.2013
New York principal Daniel Levy will be presenting at the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association Conference (CRCA) in St. Maarten on November 7-8, 2013. His ...
- News11.01.2013
McKool Smith received numerous accolades in the 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The firm achieved "Tier 1 ...
- News11.01.2013
In a recent Bloomberg articletitled, “Beanie Baby Billionaire Sentence Comes Amid Tax Leniency,” principal Daniel Levy discusses the difficulty in predicting the ...
- Press Release10.24.2013
ORLANDO, Florida (October 24, 2013) -- McKool Smith has secured a $173 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Jacksonville, Florida-based ParkerVision, Inc ...
- News10.21.2013
McKool Smith has recently been recognized by both Law360 and The National Law Journal as one of the top plaintiffs’ firms in the country.
In selecting honorees for its ...
- News10.20.2013Raoul Weil, once the No. 3 official at the Swiss global financial services company USB AG, has been arrested in Italy following a 2008 indictment on charges that he oversaw the ...
- Events10.11.2013
Principal Daniel Levy will be speaking at the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Latin American Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 10-11 ...
- Publications10.07.2013
A special task force of the American Bar Association recently proposed to the United States Sentencing Commission substantial amendments to the U.S. Sentencing ...
- News09.24.2013
Principal Daniel W. Levy participated in a podcast hosted by the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists and discussed the program announced recently by ...
- News09.13.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that two principals from the firm’s New York office have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of New York Super Lawyers. The ...
- News09.09.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Texas ...
- Press Release09.03.2013
DALLAS -- On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his appointment of McKool Smith attorney Ada Brown as justice of the 5th Court of Appeals in ...
- News08.20.2013
New York principal Daniel Levy recently appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell" hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Bill Griffeth. Mr. Levy was joined on a panel by banking ...
- News08.19.2013
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Law360 recently published a feature on former federal prosecutor Daniel Levy’s arrival to the firm. Mr. Levy is joining McKool Smith's white collar ...
- Press Release08.19.2013
NEW YORK -- McKool Smith has announced today that Daniel W. Levy, a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, is joining the firm ...
- News08.15.2013
18 attorneys from McKool Smith’s Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Silicon Valley offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of Best ...
- Press Release08.15.2013
DALLAS--On August 15, 2013, the office of the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii issued a press release announcing that Honolulu-based Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary W.B ...
- Events08.13.2013
New York principal Kyle Lonergan participated on a panel at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2013 annual meeting on August 8-13, 2013. Mr. Lonergan’s panel ...
- Press Release07.01.2013
On June 26, 2013, the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of firm client Medtronic in upholding a district court judgment that two Cordis Corp. and Wyeth patents covering a drug ...
- Press Release06.27.2013
On June 26, 2013, Judge Reed O'Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas issued a final judgment upholding a $15 million patent ...
- Press Release06.25.2013
LOS ANGELES -- McKool Smith Hennigan has once again played an integral role in the success of the "Food From The Bar" (FFTB) campaign. FFTB is an annual four-week charitable ...
- News06.18.2013
McKool Smith has been ranked as one of the nation’s leading IP litigation firms in Managing Intellectual Property’s inaugural edition of “IP Stars,” a legal ...
- News06.13.2013
An attorney from the firm's Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2013 Southern California Rising Stars listing.
The Rising ...
- News06.13.2013
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sherry Klein Heitler recently ordered that all new residential mortgage-backed securities cases be assigned to a single Commercial ...
- News06.05.2013
McKool Smith’s successes have earned The Legal 500’s recognition as a top tier U.S. firm for patent litigation.
According to the directory, McKool Smith “has a strong ...
- News05.31.2013
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DALLAS -- McKool Smith and six of the firm’s principals have earned places among the country’s top lawyers in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the leading law ...
- News05.02.2013
McKool Smith principal Mike McKool was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer's Litigation Daily for work that resulted in the U.S. Court of Appeals for ...
- Events05.01.2013
Austin principal Steve Pollinger will be participating as a speaker in The Knowledge Congress webcast series titled, “Markman and Claim Construction Hearings in Patent ...
- Press Release05.01.2013
DALLAS -- McKool Smith announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld the firm’s $391 million judgment for Versata Software Inc. against ...
- News04.08.2013
McKool Smith has secured a $15 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Dallas, Texas-based Summit 6 LLC against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung ...
- News04.05.2013
On April 4, 2013, Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio issued a final judgment award McKool Smith’s clients ...
- Press Release04.05.2013
Dallas -- McKool Smith has secured a $15 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Dallas, Texas-based Summit 6 LLC against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung ...
- Press Release04.04.2013
Dallas -- On April 4, 2013, Judge Orlando Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio issued a final judgment awarding the City of San ...
- News03.29.2013
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- Events03.22.2013
The firm's co-founder and Chairman, Mike McKool, will moderate a panel at Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law's 10th Annual "Symposium on Emerging ...
- Press Release03.22.2013
DALLAS -- On March 19, 2013, the office of the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii issued a press release announcing that Honolulu-based Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary W.B ...
- Press Release03.21.2013
McKool Smith reached a $55 million settlement on behalf of client John DeGroote Services, LLC, as Liquidating Trustee to the BearingPoint, Inc. Liquidating Trust, in its ...
- News03.20.2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Managing IP has named McKool Smith the U.S. “Plaintiff IP Firm of the Year” and Principal Sam Baxter “Outstanding IP Litigator - Texas” at its ...
- News03.08.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm's Austin office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2013 Texas Rising Stars listing.
- News03.04.2013
McKool Smith has been recognized in The National Law Journal and VerdictSearch listing of the “Top 100 Verdicts” of 2012 for securing a $368 million jury verdict for ...
- Events02.16.2013
The American Bar Association is presenting “The Heat is On - Hot Topics in a Sizzling Insurance World” in Phoenix, Arizona on February 14-16. Dirk Thomas, Managing ...
- News02.01.2013
Benchmark Litigation recognized McKool Smith principal Douglas A. Cawley as the “Litigator of the Year (South)” and the firm as the “IP Firm of the Year (South)” ...
- News01.21.2013
McKool Smith Hennigan is pleased to announce that six principals from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Southern ...
- News01.18.2013
McKool Smith received top national and regional ranking for the second consecutive year in the 2013 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners.
- Publications01.14.2013
Patent litigation is expensive, and e-discovery costs can drive a significant portion of that expense. According to McKool Smith associate Leah Buratti, these costs are ...
- Press Release01.02.2013
McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of two attorneys to principals in the firm’s New York office, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
In New York, John Briody handles ...
- News12.18.2012
Benchmark Litigation has just announced the shortlist of nominees for the publication’s U.S. Benchmark Annual Awards ceremony, to be held on January 31, 2013 at the Essex ...
- News12.10.2012Hugh Ray, head of McKool Smith's bankruptcy litigation practice, provides insight on developments in the Hostess Brands bankruptcy filing in a recent report by ...
- Events11.26.2012
McKool Smith Principal, Hugh Ray, will chair the upcoming 19th Annual Distressed Investing Conference: “Maximizing Profits in the Distressed Debt Market," taking ...
- News11.16.2012
In the November 16, 2012 issue of Asset-Backed Alert, McKool Smith Principal Robert Scheef provides comments in an article about the anticipated volume of representations ...
- News11.09.2012
McKool Smith has been named one of the “Top Workplaces in Dallas” by The Dallas Morning News, and one of the “Top Small Workplaces” in Austin by the Austin ...
- News11.2012
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith as a leading national intellectual property firm ...
- Press Release11.06.2012
McKool Smith has secured a $368 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Zephyr Cove, Nevada-based VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE Amex: VHC) against ...
- News11.01.2012
McKool Smith received numerous high marks in the 2013 "Best Law Firms" rankings recently released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The firm achieved ‘Tier 1’ ...
- Press Release10.24.2012
Vogel Alcove, a Dallas organization that provides social services for homeless children, honored McKool Smith as its 2012 "Corporate Champion” during the ...
- Events10.12.2012
Douglas A. Cawley will be a faculty chair at the 13th Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation on October 11-12, 2012 in Del Mar, California. The conference will have a ...
- News10.08.2012
McKool Smith has been named the 2012 “Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year” for North America by DealMakers Monthly Magazine.
The DealMakers Law Awards ...
- Publications10.02.2012
Most of the detainees now held at Guantánamo have been imprisoned there for more than a decade without ever being charged with any crime, according to this opinion piece ...
- Press Release10.02.2012
DALLAS – Mike McKool, Co-Founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, recently accepted the 2012 “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award from the Dallas Bar Association (DBA ...
- News09.25.2012
ACQ Finance Magazine has recognized McKool Smith as the New York “Law Firm of the Year” in Commercial Litigation, Patent Litigation, and Insolvency and Restructuring.
- Events09.25.2012
Los Angeles principal, Robert Palmer, will moderate a panel discussion at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) 2012 “Bet the Company” Litigation conference in New York ...
- Publications09.2012
Real mediation know-how is essential for counsel in high-stakes commercial litigation. Los Angeles principal Robert Palmer and associate Elizabeth ...
- News09.18.2012
DALLAS – The Best Lawyers in America, the longest running peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Mike McKool, co-Founder and Chairman of McKool ...
- News09.10.2012
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 8 Principals from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Texas ...
- News08.27.2012
Attorneys from the Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and New York offices of McKool Smith have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in ...
- News08.24.2012
Douglas A. Cawley, a principal in McKool Smith’s Dallas office, has been named one of the top five intellectual property attorneys in Texas by the publishers of Texas ...
- News08.13.2012
McKool Smith is featured in The Wall Street Journal in an article that discusses the firm's recent expansion to the West Coast with the opening of new offices in both Los ...
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McKool Smith has once again been ranked as a leading U.S. patent litigation firm by Legal 500. The 2012 edition highlights the firm for having "exceptional trial lawyers ...
- News07.01.2012
McKool Smith received top national and regional rankings in the inaugural edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners.
According to the ...
- Press Release06.27.2012
NEW YORK, NY -- McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, is announcing that securities litigator Robert W. Scheef has joined the firm as a principal in its New ...
- News06.19.2012
McKool Smith ranked top ten in Corporate Counsel magazine’s listing of the “Top Law Firms for Filing ITC Cases in 2011.” The article, “ITC Survey 2012: A Niche With ...
- News06.13.2012
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that an attorney from the firm’s Los Angeles office have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2012 California ...
- News05.29.2012
- Events05.09.2012
Principal Hugh Ray will be speaking at the 2012 Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit taking place May 6-9 at the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event allows ...
- Publications04.2012
In litigation today, it is difficult to imagine a case that would not significantly involve electronic discovery. In matters of any size, e-discovery is expensive ...
- News03.28.2012
WASHINGTON, DC – For a third year in a row, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine has named McKool Smith the top patent litigation firm in the southern United ...
- News03.16.2012
McKool Smith has been recognized in The National Law Journal listing of the “Top 100 Verdicts” of 2011 for securing a $345 million verdict for Versata Software Inc. in a ...
- Press Release03.16.2012
Mike McKool, Chairman and Founder of McKool Smith, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
The ...
- News03.09.2012
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super ...
- News03.09.2012
Benchmark Litigation recognized McKool Smith as the “IP Firm of the Year” during the inaugural Benchmark Litigation Awards--South ceremony on March 8, 2012 at ...
- Events03.01.2012
The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum is holding a panel discussion titled, “A Civilized, Diplomatic Discussion About Venue: Pending Venue Legislation & its Possible ...
- Events02.15.2012
The Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers is holding a web conference titled, “Global Intellectual Property Offshoring Panel Discussion - Trends and Challenges in ...
- News01.31.2012
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- Press Release01.31.2012
WASHINGTON, DC/NEW YORK -- McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, announced the joining of prominent qui tam litigator Stuart Rennert. The expansion ...
- Events01.27.2012
The Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is holding a web conference titled “Why did I outsource and why that was a great decision?” on January 27, 2012. This ...
- News01.26.2012
Two of McKool Smith's cases have been named in Corporate Counsel magazine's listing of the "10 Biggest IP Litigation Wins of 2011." Click here to view the full article ...
- News01.20.2012
- Press Release01.04.2012
DALLAS – McKool Smith is pleased to announce the promotion of an attorney to principal in the firm’s Dallas office, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
In Dallas, Michael Fritz
- Press Release12.13.2011
DALLAS — McKool Smith has donated $100,000 to both Global Health Corps (GHC) and Vogel Alcove, two leading nonprofit organizations that provide access to health care and ...
- Events12.06.2011
McKool Smith Hennigan is co-sponsoring the upcoming “New Patent Litigation Pilot Program in the Central District of California: What Every Patent Litigator Needs to ...
- News11.29.2011
Each week, Bulletproof Blog features exclusive interviews with thought leaders on issues of critical importance to companies and countries. With the new America Invents ...
- News11.22.2011
Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has recommended McKool Smith in its newest edition for having a leading ...
- Events11.15.2011
Dirk Thomas will lead a discussion at the 2011 ALM “Litigation Summit & Exposition” taking place in Washington, DC on November 15-16, 2011. His panel ...
- Events11.08.2011
Bob Palmer is speaking at the upcoming Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) seminar titled: “Bet the Company” Litigation 2011: Best Practices for Complex Cases. The ...
- Events11.04.2011
Douglas A. Cawley will lead a discussion on “Hot Topics in IP Litigation” at the National Association of Women Lawyers' (NAWL) 7th Annual General Counsel Institute ...
- Publications11.01.2011
Witness immunity in federal criminal trials is the topic explored by McKool Smith senior counsel and (and co-author) Doreen Klein in an article for the November 2011 issue of ...
- Publications10.24.2011
- Publications10.19.2011
Jeffrey Frey contributed to a Law360 "Expert Analysis" article titled "Avoiding America Invents Act Section 299 Via ITC." It discusses how Section 299 of the America ...
- Publications10.12.2011
Technology has erased global boundaries, and so has the federal judiciary. Doreen Klein, McKool Smith senior counsel co-authored an article on federal prosecutors' use of ...
- Publications09.29.2011
- Events09.27.2011
McKool Smith is sponsoring the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (MCAA) Diversity Honors Gala taking place on September 27, 2011 at New York City’s Lincoln ...
- News09.13.2011
Attorneys from the Dallas, Austin, Houston, New York and California offices of McKool Smith have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of "Best Lawyers in ...
- Press Release09.13.2011
Attorneys from McKool Smith have secured a $391 million court judgment in favor of firm client Versata Software Inc., a pioneer in front-office enterprise software ...
- Events09.09.2011
McKool Smith is a sponsor of the State Bar of Texas Office of Minority Affairs 19th annual Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP) taking place in Austin, Texas on September ...
- News09.01.2011
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- Press Release09.01.2011
McKool Smith and Los Angeles-based trial firm Hennigan Dorman are pleased to announce that they will join effective September 12, 2011. The combination solidifies a ...
- Press Release08.11.2011
DALLAS – Four Dallas-area high school graduates will be starting their college careers with a helping hand from the McKool Smith law firm through scholarships ...
- Press Release08.10.2011
SHERMAN, Texas – Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Dublin, Texas, the world’s oldest Dr Pepper bottler, has issued a response to a federal lawsuit filed against the ...
- Press Release08.05.2011
McKool Smith, one of America’s leading trial firms, has relocated its Washington, DC office to 1999 K Street, an environmentally sustainable, state-of-the-art ...
- Publications08.01.2011
- News07.18.2011
DALLAS – Dallas attorney Steven Wolens, a principal at McKool Smith, has earned a spot in Texas Monthly magazine’s “Best Legislators Hall of Fame,” a compilation of ...
- Events07.15.2011
Steve Pollinger has been selected as a panelist for the 7th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course presented by the TexasBar CLE and cosponsored by the Intellectual ...
- News07.12.2011
For the third year in a row, McKool Smith has been named to The National Law Journal's Midsize Hot List. The firm is the only firm in the country to make the list each year since its ...
- Press Release07.06.2011
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio federal judge has issued findings of fact and conclusions of law following the nation’s first jury verdict against online travel companies ...
- Press Release06.14.2011
Lennox International, one of the world’s leading providers of climate control solutions for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration, has named McKool Smith its ...
- Press Release06.09.2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of McKool Smith clients i4i Limited Partnership and i4i Inc. in a closely watched appeal of an earlier $290 ...
- News06.03.2011
McKool Smith’s achievements have earned Legal 500's recognition as a leading U.S. firm for patent litigation.
According to the directory, McKool Smith ...
- News06.01.2011
DALLAS – McKool Smith Co-founder and Chairman Mike McKool, and principal Robert Manley have again been recognized as “The Best Lawyers in Dallas” by D Magazine. Mr ...
- Publications05.31.2011
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McKool Smith has been named the 2011 “Insolvency & Restructuring Firm of the Year” by Finance Monthly magazine for consistently delivering excellence in this practice ...
- Press Release05.13.2011
MARSHALL, Texas – McKool Smith has won a $345 million verdict awarding damages to Austin, Texas-based Versata Software Inc. in a patent infringement trial against global ...
- Press Release05.12.2011
DALLAS – McKool Smith is pleased to announce the firm’s continued support of the Vogel Alcove as the Pinnacle Sponsor of the organization’s 20th Annual Arts ...
- News05.09.2011
McKool Smith’s patent litigation practice has been recognized in Intellectual Asset Management's (IAM) 2011 Patent Litigation 250, a comprehensive listing of the ...
- Publications05.05.2011
- Publications"Important New Decision by United States International Trade Commission on the Procedure for Pretrial Claim Construction in Section 337 Investigations"04.2011
- News04.04.2011
WASHINGTON, DC – Managing Intellectual Property magazine has recognized McKool Smith for its work in the “Patent Case of the Year” in addition to naming the law firm as ...
- News03.22.2011
- News03.17.2011
DALLAS — McKool Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Dallas, Austin and Houston offices have been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers 2011 ...
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- Publications"Early Development of Redesign Products to Avoid Potential Adverse Consequences of an ITC Exclusion Order "02.2011
- Press ReleaseMcKool Smith and Wi-LAN Inc. Resolve Patent Litigations Against World's Leading Technology Providers02.22.2011
MARSHALL, Texas - Attorneys from McKool Smith successfully represented Ottawa, Canada-based Wi-LAN Inc. in a series of closely watched patent infringement lawsuits that ...
- Events02.18.2011
Mike McKool and Sam Baxter will speak during the upcoming Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dedman School of Law 2011 Symposium on Emerging Intellectual Property Issues ...
- Events02.18.2011
The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal (TIPLJ) is hosting its Twelfth Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium, “Creating a Landscape of Innovation.” The ...
- Events01.14.2011
McKool Smith Principal, Hugh Ray, will be participating in a panel discussion during the American College of Bankruptcy seminar titled "Cram Down: What Can I Prove is Fair ...
- Press Release01.11.2011
McKool Smith is proud to announce the promotion of attorneys to principals in the firm’s Austin, Dallas and New York offices.
In Austin, firm attorney John Campbell has ...
- Press Release12.21.2010
McKool Smith is pleased to announce that it has paid 2010 bonuses to associates ranging up to $125,000. "2010 was a great year for the firm and we recognize the importance of ...
- PublicationsWinter 2010
According to Doreen Klein, a senior counsel at McKool Smith, and her co-author, in a scathing decision issued in September 2009, Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court ...
- Events12.01.2010
Douglas A. Cawley will be speaking at the Practicing Law Institute’s Trial by Jury 2010 seminar on December 1, 2010. The program will provide litigators and in-house ...
- Events11.29.2010
McKool Smith Principal, Hugh Ray, will co-chair and speak at the 17th Annual Distressed Investing Conference: “Maximizing Profits in the Distressed Debt Market.”
- Publications"Mediation Of ITC Section 337 Patent Investigations -- Opportunities For Resolving And Terminating An ITC Section 337 Patent Case"11.2010
- Events11.19.2010
McKool Smith Principal, Robert Manley, will co-chair and speak at the 12th Annual Conference of General Counsel: “Faster Better Cheaper - The Unrelenting Need to Create ...
- News11.18.2010
DALLAS – McKool Smith is ranked No. 7 in both The Dallas Morning News’ 2010 listing of the Top Midsize 100 Workplaces in Dallas/Fort Worth and in the Austin ...
- Press Release11.11.2010
DALLAS – Mike McKool, co-founder and Chairman of McKool Smith, will receive the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) 2010 Larry Schoenbrun Jurisprudence Award.
Mr. McKool ...
- Events11.04.2010
McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the National Association of Women Lawyers' (NAWL) 6th Annual General Counsel Institute, taking place in New York on November 4-5, 2010.
- Publications11.01.2010
Business Crimes Bulletin published an article in its November issue 2010 co-authored by Doreen Klein, senior counsel at McKool Smith, on White-Collar Court Cases and the ...
- News10.29.2010
DALLAS – The Best Lawyers in America, the longest running peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Sam Baxter of McKool Smith the 2011 Dallas ...
- Press Release10.23.2010
DALLAS – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit over technologies used in the popular Android operating system. The ...
- News09.02.2010
DALLAS – Attorneys from the Dallas, Austin, Houston and New York offices of McKool Smith have earned recognition in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
- Press Release07.20.2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A patent infringement lawsuit filed on behalf of hybrid vehicle pioneer Paice LLC by the law firms of McKool Smith and Fish & Richardson has been resolved ...
- News07.12.2010
DALLAS – McKool Smith has earned its second consecutive selection to the National Law Journal "Midsize Hot List", a compilation of the top law firms in the U.S. with 50-150 ...
- Press Release07.12.2010
DALLAS – The law firm of McKool Smith has earned its second consecutive selection to the Midsize Hot List, a compilation of the top law firms in the U.S. with 50-150 ...
- Press Release07.07.2010
HOUSTON – The law firm of McKool Smith is announcing the addition of two veteran litigators and a former federal bankruptcy clerk in the firm’s rapidly growing Houston ...
- News06.30.2010
DALLAS – McKool Smith co-founder Mike McKool and firm principals Samuel F. Baxter, and Douglas A. Cawley each have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in ...
- Publications"Strategies And Procedures For Claim Construction In Section 337 Investigations Before The United States International Trade Commission"06.2010
- News06.21.2010
- Events06.15.2010
Douglas A. Cawley to speak at seminar Patent Reform 2010: What Shape Will It Finally Take? Co-sponsored by The Analysis Group and Georgetown Center for Business & Public ...
- News06.10.2010
DALLAS -- McKool Smith and eight attorneys from the firm have earned rankings in the prestigious Chambers USA guide to the top law firms and individual attorneys in the United ...
- Press Release05.17.2010
NEW YORK – More than 80 independent Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas oil and gas producers have filed lawsuits alleging that Goldman Sachs subsidiary J. Aron & Co. and British ...
- Press Release05.17.2010
NEW YORK – McKool Smith today announced that a federal district judge in New York has entered a Final Judgment and Order incorporating a jury verdict and award of punitive ...
- News05.12.2010
McKool Smith Hennigan Principal Jeanne Irving has been ranked among the 2010 “Top Women Litigators” by the Daily Journal. She discusses her roles in various matters ...
- News05.07.2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. – McKool Smith has been recognized by Managing Intellectual Property magazine as one of the top four patent litigation firms in the United States.
Gordon ...
- News04.30.2010
- Press Release04.20.2010
DALLAS – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a donation of $175,000 to Dallas’ Vogel Alcove as the Pinnacle Sponsor for the organization’s 19th Annual ...
- News04.07.2010
- Press Release04.06.2010
DALLAS – McKool Smith is pleased to announce the induction of firm principal Sam F. Baxter as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Baxter, who practices in ...
- News03.29.2010
DALLAS – For the second year in a row, the law firm of McKool Smith won more of the country’s Top 100 Verdicts than any other law firm in the United States.
McKool Smith helped ...
- News03.29.2010
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DALLAS — McKool Smith is pleased to announce that firm attorneys have earned spots on the 2010 Texas Rising Stars listing.
Attorneys from the firm’s Austin office ...
- Events03.24.2010
Hugh Ray, principal in McKool Smith's Houston and New York offices, will speak on Distressed Investing, which may never be the same after the Delaware Bankruptcy Court’s ...
- Press Release03.16.2010
TYLER, Texas – The law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $105.75 million patent infringement verdict handed down today on behalf of Scotts Valley, Calif.-based VirnetX ...
- Events02.26.2010
McKool Smith is sponsoring the Toll Brothers 18th Annual Monte Carlo Night to benefit the American Cancer Society.
- Publications"How to Prepare A Response To A Section 337 Investigation"02.2010
- Publications01.11.2010
In the January 2010 issue of Business Crimes Bulletin, senior counsel Doreen Klein looked at how the Department of Justice used wiretaps to uncover alleged insider trading ...
- Press Release12.22.2009
DALLAS – McKool Smith is announcing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today upheld a $290 million verdict and permanent injunction against Redmond ...
- News12.02.2009
DALLAS – The national law firm of McKool Smith has been selected by in-house counsel at Fortune 500 companies and the publishers of Corporate Counsel magazine as a 2010 ...
- Press ReleaseMcKool Smith Secures Verdict for Texas Cities in Class Action Against Online Hotel Booking Companies10.30.2009
SAN ANTONIO – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $20 million jury verdict handed down today on behalf of more than 170 Texas cities in a class-action ...
- Publications10.03.2009
To understand how hard it is proving for President Obama to close the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay, consider the case of Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, Internee ...
- Press Release10.01.2009
NEW YORK/HOUSTON – The national litigation firm of McKool Smith is announcing the firm’s expansion into bankruptcy practice with the addition of a new practice led by ...
- Press Release09.23.2009
New York – With its New York office rapidly growing, the national litigation firm McKool Smith has announced its move into the landmark Bank of America Tower at One Bryant ...
- Press Release09.09.2009
NEW YORK – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing the firm’s continued expansion in New York with the addition of trial-tested litigator Kyle Lonergan.
Mr ...
- News08.28.2009
This article first appeared on The Am Law Litigation Daily blog on AmericanLawyer.com
McKool Smith is on quite a roll, folks. In May, we told you about its $200 million patent ...
- Press Release08.28.2009
MARSHALL, Texas – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $138 million jury verdict against global software provider SAP America (NYSE: SAP) and its ...
- Press Release08.11.2009
The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a permanent injunction and total damages and interest of more than $290 million against software giant Microsoft Corp ...
- News08.06.2009
Seven McKool Smith attorneys will be recognized in the upcoming 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Published by Woodward/White Inc. since 1983, The Best Lawyers in ...
- Publications08.01.2009In response to a significant increase in national credit card debt, Congress introduced legislation aimed at providing consumers with access to credit on terms that are ...
- News07.20.2009
Laura Lindgren is featured in The Long Beach Press-Telegram in an article that discusses how her passion for cycling contributes to her focus in the courtroom. Lauren has set ...
- News07.13.2009
DALLAS – McKool Smith is one of 20 firms from across the United States selected by The National Law Journal for the “Midsize Hot List,” a compilation of the country’s ...
- News06.10.2009
McKool Smith Hennigan represented approximately 120 investment companies that filed a lawsuit accusing Bank of America of improperly inducing the companies to loan the ...
- PublicationsSummer 2009
Doreen Klein, senior counsel, offers her viewpoint on important aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act in an article published in the ...
- PublicationsSummer 2009
The ABA Criminal Litigation Newsletter published an article co-authored by Doreen Klein on United States v. Textron in its summer 2009 issue. As described in the ...
- Press Release05.27.2009
NEW YORK – The national law firm of McKool Smith has added Eric B. Halper as senior counsel in the firm’s rapidly growing New York office.
Mr. Halper previously practiced ...
- Press Release05.20.2009
TYLER, Texas – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $200 million patent infringement verdict handed down in favor of Toronto-based i4i Inc. against ...
- Publications05.01.2009
- Press Release04.24.2009
NEW YORK – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a partial summary judgment and injunction in favor of Miami-based Marcel Fashion and Ezra Mizrachi’s Get ...
- Press Release04.24.2009
MARSHALL, Texas – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $19 million patent infringement verdict handed down in favor of technology provider Opti Inc. of ...
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- News03.25.2009
DALLAS — The national law firm of McKool Smith is home to attorneys from the firm’s Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, offices who have earned spots on the 2009 Texas ...
- News03.16.2009
DALLAS – McKool Smith has been recognized by The National Law Journal and VerdictSearch for winning four of the nation’s 2008 "Top 100 Verdicts," the most for any law ...
- Press Release03.02.2009
March 2, 2009 NEW YORK - Responding to explosive growth in financial fraud and white collar matters, corporate investigations, and government regulatory and enforcement ...
- Publications03.01.2009
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a seven page opinion that reshaped the world of securities litigation. In Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo, the Supreme Court ...
- Press Release02.18.2009
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Attorneys from the national law firm of McKool Smith represented the City of Anaheim in a recent administrative proceeding that resulted in a $21.3 ...
- News01.04.2009
DALLAS – The law firm of McKool Smith has been selected as one of six “Intellectual Property Firms of the Year” for 2009 by the editors of Law 360, one of the nation’s ...
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- Press Release11.08.2008
SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 2,000 retired professional football players scored a major legal victory in a San Francisco federal courtroom today when jurors awarded a $28.1 ...
- Publications11.01.2008
This article explains why patent owners should conduct thorough pre-filing investigation and describes how such investigation should be undertaken.
The full article can ...
- Press Release10.29.2008
MARSHALL, Texas – McKool Smith is announcing a $59 million patent infringement verdict handed down late yesterday in favor of Tokyo-based electronics manufacturer ...
- News10.13.2008
DALLAS – The national commercial litigation and intellectual property law firm of McKool Smith is home to attorneys who have earned spots on the prestigious listing of The ...
- News09.15.2008
DALLAS – McKool Smith attorneys have been recognized in the Texas Super Lawyers listing of the state’s top attorneys.
In addition to our Super Lawyers, four ...
- Press Release08.18.2008
NEW YORK – The national intellectual property and commercial litigation law firm of McKool Smith is joining the New York Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League and ...
- Publications08.13.2008
Companies use arbitration clauses hoping for a faster, cost-effective and more predictable resolution of disputes than traditional litigation. However, if not well ...
- News08.01.2008
DALLAS – Three attorneys from the Dallas, Austin and New York offices of McKool Smith, P.C., have earned selections to the Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition based on ...
- News07.01.2008
DALLAS – Mike McKool, co-founder of the national law firm of McKool Smith, and firm principal Robert M. Manley again have earned spots on D Magazine’s annual listing of ...
- PublicationsSummer 2008
Numerous events have turned the spotlight on the issue of corporate waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product protections, asserts Doreen Klein, senior ...
- Press Release06.27.2008
DALLAS – McKool Smith is announcing an $83.3 million settlement reached on behalf of supply-chain technology provider i2 Technologies Inc. The settlement resolves ...
- News06.25.2008
The Los Angeles Daily Journal highlights some of McKool Smith Hennigan’s significant achievements in high-stakes complex litigation, bankruptcy, and patent law.
The ...
- News06.13.2008
DALLAS – Four attorneys from the national law firm of McKool Smith, PC, once again have earned spots among the country’s top lawyers in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA.
- News06.13.2008
DALLAS — Accomplished trial lawyer Lewis T. LeClair of McKool Smith, PC, once again has earned a spot among North Texas’ top business defense attorneys. Mr. LeClair is ...
- Press Release05.27.2008
MARSHALL, Texas – A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division has issued a verdict in favor of Minneapolis-based ...
- Publications05.26.2008
- Press ReleaseSteve Pollinger Participates in IP Roundtable Panel05.26.2008
- Press Release05.14.2008
LUFKIN, Texas – The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a $21 million patent infringement verdict in favor of Tyler, Texas-based Anascape Ltd. against ...
- Press Release05.14.2008
DALLAS – Attorney Mike McKool, founder of the national law firm of McKool Smith, has been named as a member of the Advisory Board for the Patent Case Management Judicial ...
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An individual designated in an indictment as an “unindicted co-conspirator” has not been charged by a grand jury with a crime. Rather, the label reflects only the view ...
- News04.01.2008
DALLAS - Attorneys from the Dallas and Marshall, Texas, offices of McKool Smith are featured in the premier issue of Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition. Each attorney ...
- News03.04.2008
A highly successful teleconference on Tuesday, February 19th initiated the State Bar Intellectual Property Section's newest Standing Committee, Litigation. This ...
- News10.10.2007
McKool Smith attorneys have earned spots on 2007 the listing of “Best Lawyers in America.”
The following McKool Smith principals, including firm founder and ...
- News10.01.2007
Attorneys from the Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, offices of McKool Smith have earned spots on the 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list, as determined by a statewide survey ...
- News09.25.2007
McKool Smith co-founder Mike McKool Jr. and firm principal Samuel F. Baxter are being honored among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. This marks the second year ...
- Press Release09.17.2007
BEAUMONT, Texas – Attorneys from Dallas’ McKool Smith P.C. won a federal court jury verdict of $156 million for Dallas-based TGIP Inc. against AT&T Corp. in a patent ...
- Press Release09.11.2007
TYLER, Texas – U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis has granted a summary judgment in favor of Ericsson Inc. and five other telecommunications companies after finding no ...
- Press Release09.01.2007
WASHINGTON – McKool Smith is announcing a new firm office in Washington, DC, which will provide a home for the firm’s fledgling international trade trial practice area.
- Events07.27.2007
Contact Susan Stanislav to make a reservation (214.978.4034).
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DALLAS – Attorneys from McKool Smith served as lead counsel for Sweden’s Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson and Sony Ericsson, Inc., in wireless technology patent litigation ...
- Publications07.01.2007
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Doreen Klein, senior counsel at McKool Smith, and her co-author, discuss the guidelines for ‘abuse of trust.’ The Federal Sentencing Guidelines establish factors ...
- Events06.21.2007
Art Patterson of Decision Quest will be speaking at 10:00 a.m.
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Contact Susan Stanislav to make a reservation (214.978.4034).
- News05.01.2007
DALLAS – Attorney Mike McKool, co-founder McKool Smith, one of the nation’s largest trial firms, is featured in the May edition of D CEO magazine as one of the top ...
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- Press Release02.15.2007
LOS ANGELES & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A betrayal of trust of former All-Pro defensive back Bernard P. Parrish, Hall of Fame defensive back Herbert A ...
- News01.01.2007
DALLAS – McKool Smith co-founder Mike McKool Jr. and firm principals Samuel F. Baxter and Lewis T. LeClair have earned spots among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ ...
- Press Release10.15.2006
Dallas, Texas -- McKool Smith is a long time supporter of the Dallas Museum of Art and a major sponsor of Van Gogh’s Sheaves of Wheat, an in-depth study of the masterworks of ...
- News10.09.2006
(DALLAS) McKool Smith is home to 10 Texas Super Lawyers in a statewide survey published in the October 2006 issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
Name partner and firm founder ...
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McKool Smith’s active pro bono program, led by Dallas principal Robert Manley connects attorneys with underserved members of the community in a mutually beneficial ...
- News09.26.2006
DALLAS -- McKool Smith attorney Robert Manley was featured in an hour-long Webcast on patent litigation sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel. Mr. Manley ...
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DALLAS – McKool Smith attorneys will be recognized in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
“An honor such as this is a source of pride for every member of our ...
- Publications"Obtaining Evidence in Germany for U.S. Patent Litigation"07.01.2006
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McKool Smith senior counsel Doreen Klein co-authored an article on misprisioning as a bargaining tool for defense counsel. The authors conclude that the misprision ...
- PublicationsSummer/Fall 2006
For corporate America, the collapse of Enron in 2001 ‘seemed to tilt the scales of justice in the Government’s favor,’ according to Doreen Klein, McKool Smith senior ...
- News06.30.2006
DALLAS — McKool Smith's Lew LeClair is known as a lawyer’s lawyer, an attorney who always gives his best to his clients. Now, Dallas’ top business newspaper is ...
- News06.09.2006
DALLAS – The Dallas Business Journal recently set out to answer the question: “Who are North Texas’ top defense attorneys for ‘bet the company,’ high-stakes ...
- Publications"Patently Better Odds"05.22.2006
- Publications"Patently Better Odds"05.22.2006
- Press Release04.28.2006
MARSHALL , Tex. – A federal court jury in Marshall , Tex. , has issued a multi-million-dollar verdict against Redwood City, Calif.-based Seven Networks Inc. after finding ...
- Press Release04.15.2006
MARSHALL , TEXAS – Attorneys from McKool Smith helped to successfully secure a verdict of almost $74 million on behalf of TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO). The verdict resulted ...
- Press Release04.01.2006
DALLAS – Attorneys from the Dallas law firm McKool Smith recently represented Minneapolis-based Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) in a successful independent arbitration in ...
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DALLAS – Airline travelers tuning into Sky Radio Network will hear Dallas attorney Samuel F. Baxter describing how the East Texas town of Marshall has become home to one of ...
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Dallas, Texas -- McKool Smith, P.C. is a lead sponsor of nanoTX ’06, a world-class conference and trade exposition to be held at the Dallas Convention Center Sept. 27-28.
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DALLAS – The law firm of McKool Smith, P.C., is pleased to announce that firm attorneys L. David Anderson and Jill F. Lynch have been named Principals of the firm.
Mr ...