Richard De Liberty

Planner 5D v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et. al. (Northern District of California)

Represented Planner 5D in copyright and trade secret lawsuit alleging unauthorized acquisition and use of 3D works for artificial intelligence model training. The case settled on confidential terms.  

Covidien L.P. v. Penumbra, Inc. (Trademark Trial & Appeal Board)

Represented Penumbra in Covidien’s Opposition to Penumbra’s trademark application for its endoscopic brain surgery system. The case settled on confidential terms.  

Toppan Photomasks, Inc. v. Keun Taek Park (Northern District of California)

Defended Mr. Park against trade secret misappropriation claims related to plasma dry etching process to create photomasks. The case settled on confidential terms.  

Balsam Brands Inc. v. Cinmar, LLC d/b/a Frontgate (Northern District of California)

Successfully prosecuted a patent infringement case against nationwide retailer Frontgate concerning foldable Christmas trees.

Lexmark v. Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC, et al. (Southern District of Ohio)

Represented LD Products in a multi-patent, multi-product case regarding “clone” and “remanufactured” printer cartridges. The case settled on confidential terms.

TrendMicro v. Fortinet (Santa Clara Superior Court)

Represented Fortinet in a Lear challenge contesting validity and enforceability of two patents licensed from Trend Micro related to data security. The case settled on confidential terms.  

AT&T Mobility–Dealer Arbitrations (JAMS and AAA)

Defended AT&T Mobility in a series of JAMS and AAA arbitrations brought by former dealers. Exposed systematic commission fraud by one former dealer through sophisticated statistical analysis, forcing a favorable settlement. In each other case, prevailed at arbitration and awarded attorneys’ fees.

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