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Barney律师专注于专利诉讼及上诉。他在许多诉讼和上诉案件中担任过首席律师。这些案件涉及众多技术,包括汽车、医药、化学、消费电子、金融和娱乐等领域。2017年,Barney律师被《Law 360》杂志评为“知识产权领域年度MVP”。
Barney律师在专利诉讼业务的各个方面都有丰富的经验,包括权利要求解释和简易判决动议的起草和法庭辩论,审判过程中对事实证人和专家证人的质询和交叉质询,以及诉讼的日常事务。他经办的案件包括陪审团裁决的案件、法官审理的案件、仲裁,以及许多私人调解和其它非诉讼争议解决(ADR)程序。他也代理过多起美国国际贸易委员会(ITC)案件。
除诉讼业务外,Barney律师也为客户提供专利业务的咨询,包括许可和专利收购策略。他撰写法律意见书,帮助客户通过各种非诉方式解决纠纷。Barney律师担任了四年飞翰律师事务所上诉业务的负责人。
Barney律师经常应邀在美国国内外进行演讲。目前,他担任Patent Resources Group的联邦巡回上诉法院高阶课程的教员,也是PLI专利诉讼论著中上诉章节的作者。
Barney律师积极参与法律公益活动,他处理过很多有关退伍军人补偿的案件,并多次代理退伍军人在美国联邦巡回上诉法院的上诉。
Aqua Products, Inc. 和Fluidra Group 诉 Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.案: 代表专利所有人Fluidra在涉及泳池清洁机器人的上诉案件中,成功要求联邦巡回法院全庭复审举证的法定责任;全庭更改了法律标准并撤销了针对Fluidra的专利无效判决。
Solomon Technologies 诉丰田汽车公司(Toyota Motor Corp.)案: 在一起寻求将丰田混合驱动汽车驱逐出美国市场的专利侵权案件中,代表被告丰田。最终行政法官和整个国际贸易委员会宣布Solomon的专利无效,且丰田不构成侵权。
Gardner 诉 丰田汽车公司案: 在一起涉及丰田旗下产品普锐斯(Prius)混合驱动引擎系统的发明专利诉讼中,代表丰田。在庭审前,法庭的简易判决宣布丰田所有产品不构成侵权。
Manitto Technologies, Inc. 诉 丰田汽车公司案: 在一起涉及汽车导航系统的专利侵权案件中,代表丰田,成功获得了快速撤诉和有利和解。
Rambus, Inc. 诉 David J. Kappos案: 在因双方复审提起的上诉程序中,为Rambus赢得驳回重审的判决。
Tate & Lyle 诉 AIDP, Inc. 及其他案: 在一起涉及三氯蔗糖(一种人造甜味剂)制造方法的调查案中,代表Tate & Lyle,当庭对多位事实和专家证人交叉质询。
Represented patent owner Aqua Products/Fluidra in appeal involving robotic pool cleaners; successfully petitioned Federal Circuit for en banc review of statutory burden of proof issue; en banc court changed legal standard and vacated invalidity ruling against Fluidra.
15-1177, Fed. Cir., Judges Chen, Dyk, Hughes, Lourie, Moore, Newman, O'Malley, Prost, Reyna, Taranto, Wallach
337-TA-561, ITC, Judge Luckern
2:08-cv-00632, W.D. Wash., Judge Jones
Manitto Technologies, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Corp.
2:14-cv-01116, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
11-1247, Fed. Cir., Judges Dyk, Linn, Rader
Bruce N. Saffran, M.D., Ph.D. v. Abbott Laboratories
2:09-cv-00256, E.D. Tex., Judges Everingham, Folsom, Gilstrap, Payne, Ward
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