Practice Areas:

Intellectual Property, Technology and Patent Law

The firm 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. Our 2005-2006 experience includes:

Co-counsel with Kirkland & Ellis on major patent litigation involving Japanese automobile makers: Civil Action No. A-05-CA-359LY, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. v. Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., et al., in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division.

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.

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.