Electrical and Computer Technology
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Electrical and Computer Technology is part of our work in 電子・情報技術.
ハイスピードな進展を遂げる産業の知的財産保護
世界はこれまで以上につながっています。技術の進歩とそれが製品に導入され普及していくことで新たな市場が創出され、経済構造に変動をもたらしています。こういった技術革新の原動力となっているのは、価値の高い知的財産資産です。弊所は長年にわたり、コンピュータハードウェア・ソフトウェア、情報技術、インターネット、テレコミュニケーションなど、あらゆる電気・コンピュータ産業のクライアントを支援しており、業界のこれまでの発展や今後の方向性について深い理解があります。弊所クライアントの多くは、スケールメリット及び顧客利便性を得るための自社技術の開発、特許取得、ライセンシングを実施しています。また、他社と協力して特許をプーリングすることで、より効率的なライセンシングを実施している企業もあります。チャンスを見極め、問題を特定し、実際的解決策を打ち出すべく、弊所はこの巨大市場を持つクライアントに的確な知財戦略を提供いたします。
実績
Persuaded the court that asserted claims directed to an alleged form of geofencing technology were ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The court found the patent invalid and dismissed the case against client Audi with prejudice in the first instance.
4:25-cv-11147, E.D. Mich., Judge Behm
Obtained a $240 million jury verdict for client Promptu in a patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. The jury found that Comcast willfully infringed Promptu’s patents covering voice recognition technology for TV.
2:16-cv-06516, E.D. Pa., Judge Sanchez
22-1939, Fed. Cir., Judges Prost, Moore, Taranto
Obtained complete victory against Carrum on appeal of the District of Delaware’s claim construction to the Federal Circuit following Carrum’s stipulation of non-infringement under the claim construction, thereby exonerating BMW’s ACC system, first sold in 2000, against Carrum’s 2004 patents. Invalidated several asserted claims through post-grant efforts before the U.S. Patent Office, including IPRs and EPRs, and pursued claims through proceedings before the Eastern District of Virginia to vindicate BMW’s patent challenges.
1:18-cv-01645, D. Del., Judge Andrews
21-1435, 24-1480, Fed. Cir., Judges Clevenger, Cunningham, Lourie, Moore, Prost, Taranto
IPR2019-00902, -00903, -00904, -00905, -00927, 00928, PTAB, Judges Browne, Scanlon, Tornquist
90/019,010, CRU
Represented LG Electronics in Investigation concerning certain media technologies in smartphones and televisions, home theater systems, Blu-ray disc players, and tablets. Following trial, all four asserted patents were found not infringed and/or invalid.
337-TA-882, ITC, Judge Shaw
Finnegan assists Archer Aviation, a leading urban air mobility company responsible for designing, developing, manufacturing, and operating electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts to carry passengers, with strategic global patent prosecution, litigation, enforcement, IP transactions, trade secret counseling, trademark and copyright matters, and competitive intelligence initiatives.
Finnegan represents Huddly AS, a leading developer of advanced camera systems for team collaboration, in patent prosecution and counseling matters. The firm works closely with Huddly to shape a comprehensive patent strategy that protects its portfolio of videoconferencing technologies, which integrate design, hardware, software, and artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver intelligent, high-performance imaging solutions.
