Representative U.S. District Court Cases

REAL SOURCE, INC. v BEST BUY CO. INC., CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC., COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP., LOWES COMPANIES, INC., POTTERY BARN, INC., STARBUCKS CORP.and WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. Served as Court appointed Mediator in Patent Infringement Action (W.D. TX., September2006).

COMPRESSION LABS, INC. v. CANON U.S.A. et al. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that Canon JPEG products infringed a patent assigned to Compression (E.D. TX., April 2004).

WATSON INDUSTRIES, INC. v. CANON INC. et al. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon camcorders infringed a patent owned by Watson (W.D.WI, August 2003).

IP INNOVATION LLC, et al. v. MINOLTA Corp. al.. Represented co -defendant Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon laser facsimile machines infringed an IP innovation patent (N.D. IL. October 2002).

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. v. DONNELLY CORP. (consolidated case)(W.D. MI June 2002), DONNELLY CORP., et al. v. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. et al. (lead case) (W.D. MI April 2002). Represented Donnelly in defense of the Complaint that Donnelly's electronic compass electrochromic mirror infringed Johnson Control patents.

DONNELLY CORP. v REIITER& SCHEFENACKER. Represented Donnelly in its Complaint that the defendant's automobile mirrors infringed Donnelley patents (W.D. MI. October 2000).

KIRCH v. CANON U.S.A. Inc.. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon printers infringed a patent issued to Mr. Kirsch (E.D. MI, June 2000).

ULTRATECH STEPPER v. CANON INC. et al. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon semiconductor manufacturing machines infringed five Ultratech patents (E.D. VA. March 2000).

TOUCHSTONE TECHNOLOGY INC. et al. v. FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. et al.. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that the color information processing in certain Canon copiers infringed a Touchtone patent (D. MA. April 2000).

STEPHEN B. MICHLIN v. CANON INC. et al.. Represented Canon and HP in defense of the Complaint that certain HP toner cartridges made by Canon infringed three patents obtained by Mr. Michlin (E.D. MI, July 2000).

CHARLENE BULLS DODSON v. CANON U.S.A. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that Canon's use and sale of Canon T-shirt transfer sheets infringed Ms. Dodson's patent (W.D. TX. 1998).

MERIIDIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. v. EXXON CORP. et al. Represented co-defendants Bank of America and Sun Oil Company in defense of the Complaint that The Sun Oil Company credit card bonus system infringed a Meridian Patent (D.C. N.J. 1997).

CANON COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.. Et al. v. NU-KOTE. Represented Canon in its Complaint that Nu-Kite's inkjet cartridges for Canon printers infringed certain Canon patents and trademarks. (C.D. CA. 1995).

PHASE COHERENT AUDIO INC. Inc. v. CANON U. S. A. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon loudspeakers infringed the plaintiff's patent (W.D. PA. 1995).

SOLAREX CORP. v. CANON VIRGINIA, INC. Represented Canon defense of the Complaint that certain Canon solar cell products infringed two patents assigned to Solarex (E.D. VA., 1994).

DONNELLY CORP. v. GENTEX CORP. Represented Donnelly in its Complaint that Gentex's electrochromic mirrors for automobiles infringed three Donnelly patents (W.D. MI 1993).

GENTEX CORP. v. DONNELLY CORP. Represented Donnelly in defense of the Complaint that Donnelly's solid electrochromic mirrors for automobiles infringed a Gentex patent (W.D. MI. 1993).

HONEYWELL INC. v. CANON INC. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon autofocus photographic cameras infringed Honeywell patents (D.C. NJ. 1992).

GENTEX CORP. v. DONNELLY CORP. Represented Donnelly in defense of the Complaint that Donnelly's liquid electrochromic mirrors for automobiles infringed a Gentex patent (W.D. MI. 1992).

WALTER O. GROSS v. CANON INC. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon EOS photographic cameras and lenses infringed the plaintiff's patent (D.C. CT. 1991).

LORAL FAIRCHILD CORP. v. SONY CORP. et al.. Represented co-defendant Canon in defense of the Complaint that Canon CCD containing products infringed a patent issued to Fairchild Semiconductors and then assigned to Loral (E.D. NY. 1991).

GENTEX CORP. v. DONNELLEY CORP. Represented Donnelly in defense of the Complaint that Donnelly's liquid electrochromic mirrors for automobiles infringed two Gentex patents (W.D. MI. 1990).

NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP. v. VARIAN ASSOCIATES, INC.. Represented NRDC in its Complaint that Varian NMR products infringed a NRDC patent (D.C. NJ. 1989).

DUPONT v. POLAROID GRAPHICS IMAGING INC. Represented DuPont in its Complaint that Polaroid's imaging film infringed a DuPont patent (D.C. DE. 1988).

IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN ELECTRICALLY RESISTANT MONO COMPONENT TONER. Represented Canon in the US International Trade Commission investigation of the complaint of the Aunyx Corporation that Canon committed unfair actions under the US Tariff Laws(ITC 1987).

N.V. AKZO v. DUPONT. Represented DuPont in defense of the Complaint that DuPont's manufacture of Kevlar fiber infringed an Akzo process patent (E.D. VA., 1986).

IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN ARAMID FIBER. Represented DuPont in the US International Trade Commission investigation of the Complaint of DuPont that Akzo violated section 337 of the Tariff Act by the importation of aramid fiber manufactured outside the United States by a process covered by a DuPont patent (ITC 1983).

N.V. AKZO v. DUPONT. Represented DuPont in defense of Akzo's Declaratory Judgment action alleging that six patents of DuPont covering it Kevlar fiber, where not infringed, invalid and unenforceable (D.C.DE. 1983).

IN THE MATTER OF CERTAIN ROTARY WHEEL PRINTERS. Represented Canon in the International Trade Commission investigation of the Complaint of the Qume Corporation that the importation of Canon electronic typewriters infringed a Qume patent and constituted an unfair act under 337 of the Tariff laws (ITC 1983).

CANON U.S.A v. SABER SALES CORP. Represented Canon in its Complaint that Saber sale of cameras which competed against Canon's Snappy cameras, constituted unfair competition and trademark infringement(E.D. NY.1983).

PERKIN-ELMER CORP. v. CANON INC.. Represented Canon in defense of the Complaint that certain Canon optical aligners for making printed circuits infringed two Perkin-Elmer patents (N.D.CAL. 1982).

DUPONT v. HERCULES. Represented DuPont in its Complaint that Hercules dry film photoresist infringed a DuPont patent covering its Reston film product (D. C. DEL. 1981).

CARL E. COY v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. Represented Union Carbide in the defense of Mr. Coy's Complaint that Union Carbide misappropriated his trade secrets relating to capacitors(E.D. LA. 1980).

DELONG CORP. V. RAYMOND INTERNATIONAL ,INC. represented Raymond in defense of the Complaint that Raymond's jack up barge mechanism infringed a DeLong patent (D.C. NJ. 1976).

CORNING GLASS WORKS v. INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH. Represented ITT in defense of the Complaint that ITT's communication optical fibers infringed three Corning patents (W.D.VA., 1976).

PRESTON G. GADDIS v. CALGON CORP. Represented Calgon in an accounting proceeding, following a bench trial finding that Calgon's well solutions infringed the plaintiff's patent (N.D. TX. 1976).

DUPONT v. EFI INDUSTRIES. Represented DuPont in its complaint that EFI's explosive metal cladding process infringed a DuPont patent (D.C.CO. 1973).

SERGEANT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. SUNDSTRAND CORP. Represented Sundstrand in defense of the Complaint that Sundstrand's flap actuators for the Lockheed L-1011 aircraft infringed a patent owned by Sargeant (N.D. IL. 1973).

BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY INC. v. E.D. GOODFELLOW COMPANY. Represented Baltimore Aircoil in its Complaint that Goodfellow cooling towers infringed Baltimore Aircoil's patents (W.D.TN. 1972).

NORWOOD v. EHRENREICH PHOTO-OPTICAL INDUSTRIES et al. Represented Nikon and importer Ehrenreich in defense of the Complaint that certain Nikon photographic cameras infringed a patent of Mr. Norwood (C.D. CA. 1969).