Michael S. Golenson

Successfully defended an international manufacturer of agricultural and livestock nutritional and cleaning products in a federal district court lawsuit involving claims of trademark infringement, false advertising, and domain name cyber squatting. Obtained a settlement on favorable terms for the client.

Won ruling of no violation for a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier in an ITC investigation involving vision-based driver assistance systems that was brought by a competitor. Administrative Law Judge found asserted claims of one patent were not infringed and asserted claims of the second patent were invalid. Commission affirmed ALJ's ruling and found additional grounds supporting the ruling of no violation.

Successfully defended a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier against 31 patents and 1,000+ asserted patent claims in a competitor dispute involving vision-based driver assistance systems that spanned across four district court lawsuits, two ITC investigations, and 60+ petitions for inter partes review at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Won ruling of no violation in one ITC investigation; remainder of dispute settled on favorable terms for the client after the first week of a month-long jury trial in federal court.

Successfully defended a leading nation bank against various lawsuits and threatened actions brought by non-practicing entities. All matters resolved on favorable terms for the client.

Won ruling of no violation for a leading consumer electronics company in an ITC investigation involving a digital camera and image processing technology. Administrative Law Judge found that (1) client did not infringe either of the two asserted patents, (2) one of the asserted patents was invalid, and (3) complainant lacked the required domestic industry for the second asserted patent. Commission declined to review the ALJ's decision and the Federal Circuit affirmed the Commission's decision.

Successfully defended a leading commercial printer company in a district court lawsuit involving data streams and proprietary programming languages for commercial label printers. Obtained early settlement on favorable terms for the client after disclosure of initial invalidity contentions.

Successfully defended a leading consumer electronics company in a district court lawsuit involving technology related to operating system design, digital camera user interfaces and power management, ink-jet printers, and serial communication technology. Case settled favorably for the client.

Successfully defended a major cellular telephone manufacturer in an ITC investigation involving teleconferencing technology in cellular telephones. Obtained early settlement on favorable terms for the client during fact discovery.

Successfully defended a drug testing company in a district court lawsuit involving allegations of false advertising related to drug testing services. After a two-week trial, the district court entered a Consent Order with the client paying no damages and having no obligation to change any of its products or services.

Won an appeal for a stem cell therapeutics company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversing a district court ruling which dismissed the case on forum non-conveniens grounds.

Advised a multinational technology and materials company in its steps to achieve compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).