Patents and Intellectual Property Litigation

Reinhart’s Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation team handles disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition. We litigate in state and federal courts throughout the country, including the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and Trademark Trial Appeal Board in Washington, D.C.

Our team consists of experienced trial lawyers who understand how intellectual property rights are obtained and enforced in both the United States and throughout the world. We excel at finding ways to translate scientific and technical facts and potentially confusing law into powerful, persuasive themes a judge or jury can understand.

Examples of our trial work span all IP disciplines:

• Lee Middleton Original Dolls, Inc. v. Seymour Mann, Inc., Case No. 01-C-1291 (Eastern District of Wisconsin). After trial a jury found that the defendant had infringed our client's copyright, and the jury awarded our client the maximum statutory damages for nonwillful infringement. On motions following the verdict, the court granted our client's petition for attorneys' fees and costs.
• Infigen, Inc. v. Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., et al., Case No. 98-C-0431-C (Western District of Wisconsin). After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of our client, one of two defendants accused of misappropriating trade secrets related to bovine cloning. The jury found the plaintiff possessed none of the trade secrets allegedly misappropriated.
• American Standard, Inc. v. York International Corporation, Case No. 01-C-0632-S (Western District of Wisconsin). After trial, the jury found in favor of our client, invalidating the plaintiff's patent and finding the principal claim not infringed. On motions following the verdict, the court granted our client's petition for attorneys' fees.
• European Touch Holdings, Inc. v. Gulfstream Plastics, Ltd., Case No. CV-S-04-0972-PMP-RJJ (District of Nevada). The court granted a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction restraining defendant from using any product configuration similar to the trade dress of our client.

The IP team has pursued and defended matters involving all aspects of IP enforcement:

• Injunctive relief in all areas
• Patent litigation and reexaminations
• Unfair competition and false advertising litigation
• Copyright litigation
• Trademark litigation, oppositions and cancellations
• International IP enforcement and counseling
• Mediation and licensing as means to resolve disputes
• Mock trials and jury studies in IP disputes

We have handled matters involving a wide range of technologies, media and product classes:

• Adhesives and dispensing devices
• Animal identification systems
• Architectural plans
• Automated guided vehicles
• Blood testing
• Cloning
• Collectibles and toys
• Electronic circuitry
• Food products
• HVAC systems
• Large-scale data processing software
• Photography
• Precision springs
• Rolling equipment
• Snowmobile trailer accessories
• Trucking equipment