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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Skelton & Woody has broad
experience in defending
intellectual property cases and
in protecting the intellectual
property rights of corporations
and individuals. We represent
both plaintiffs and defendants
in patent, trademark and service
mark infringement litigation. We
also have extensive experience
in patent and trademark
litigation that involves
antitrust issues or claims,
employment and non-compete
issues, and related business
torts. Our extensive trial
experience in federal court and
excellent relationships at the
federal courthouse have led
several national law firms to
associate Skelton & Woody as
local counsel on patent and
other intellectual property
litigation. In January 2011, we
open an office in Tyler, Texas
to service the surge in IP
litigation in the courts of the
Eastern District of Texas.
In June 2011, Skelton & Woody was co-counsel with Kirkland & Ellis in representing DIRECTV, and co-counsel with Morrison & Foerster in representing EchoStar and DISH Network in a patent infringement case. Here is a link to this order: Order Granting MSJ
In 2008 and 2009, the firm
represented its longtime client,
Sweet Leaf Tea Company, in
trademark litigation with
another entity that had used the
mark "SweetLeaf" for a different
product. A settlement that all
sides considered favorable and
in their best interests was
reached in early 2009 and the
firm continues to advise Sweet
Leaf Tea on a wide range of
matters. Our happy client
featured us in a story on the
label of a flavor we had
suggested:
http://www.sweetleaftea.com/#/flavors/lemon+%2526+lime+unsweet+tea
Skelton & Woody is co-counsel
with Kirkland & Ellis in a pair
of patent cases filed by
Encyclopedia Britannica against
Toyota, Honda, TomTom Inc.,
Magellan Navigation Inc., and
Alpine Electronics concerning
the map search function on GPS
devices. Encyclopedia
Britannica's patent infringement
claims were dismissed by Austin
Federal Judge Lee Yeakel who
found that Encyclopedia
Britannica's claim of priority
was broken and that Encyclopedia
Britannica's patents were
invalid. Please view the article
from Law360.com:
Toyota, Others Prevail In Spat
Over Britannica Map IP.
Co-counsel with Latham & Watkins
on design patent litigation
involving the jewelry industry:
Civil Action No. A:05-CA-027-LY,
Commemorative Brands, Inc. v.
Bogarz, Inc., in the United
States District Court for the
Western District of Texas,
Austin Division.
Co-counsel with Bickel & Brewer
representing the University of
Texas and Hydro-Quebec in Board of Regents, The University
of Texas System, on behalf of
The University of Texas at
Austin and Hydro-Quebec v.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Corporation, in the United
States District Court for the
Western District of Texas;
Austin Division.
Co-counsel to Bickel & Brewer
representing Hydro-Quebec,
licensed by the University of
Texas as exclusive worldwide
manufacturer of patented cathode
materials for rechargeable
batteries, in Hydro-Québec v.
Valence Technology, Inc., in
the United States District Court
for the Western District of
Texas, Austin Division.
Local counsel to RatnerPrestia
for Phostech Lithium, Inc., a
subsidiary of Sud-Chemie of
Germany, also licensed by the
University of Texas in
connection with the battery
technology at issue in the Hydro-Quebec v. Valence
Technology litigation
Co-counsel with Loeb & Loeb on
intellectual property litigation
on behalf of the Motion Picture
Association to stop illegal file
sharing: Civil Action No.
A-05-CA-261-SS, Paramount
Pictures Corporation and Disney
Enterprises, Inc. v. John Doe,
in the United States District
Court for the Western District
of Texas, Austin Division.
We would be happy to provide
references.
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