North America - United States • Intellectual property
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP
Led by seasoned patent litigator and tech expert Jonathan Waldrop in Silicon Valley, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of intellectual property disputes and has particular expertise in litigating in the Western District of Texas. The group also includes Jay Deshmukh in New York, who leads the Hatch-Waxman practice and additionally handles other IP and patent related disputes. Back in Silicon Valley, Darcy Jones is capable of handling patent infringement and trade secret litigation for clients in the telecoms, computer hardware and software, and medical devices spaces, and Marcus Barber specializes in patent infringement disputes in a wide range of tech fields.
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Key clients
- Nokia
- Samsung Electronics
- LG
- Adobe
- WSOU Investments
- Intellectual Ventures
- ASUS
- Motorola
- Cox Communications
- zModo
- Fintiv
- MV3 Partners
- Leader Development Industrial
Work highlights
- Represented Intellectual Ventures in its patent infringement lawsuits against General Motors, Toyota, Honda and Volvo.
- Represented WSOU Investments in patent cases against defendants Salesforce, F5 Networks, and Juniper Networks, among others.
- Represented Google in an action brought by Eolas Technologies alleging that Google infringed a patent covering methods that enable internet users to interact with online video, music, or audio clips, and other browser-embedded features.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonathan Waldrop