Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Richard L August, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Adam S. Hoffman, Paul A. Kroeger, Brian D. Ledahl, Irene Y. Lee, Amir Naini, Matthew A. Rips and Benjamin T. Wang, all of whom have been recognized as 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine.
In addition, Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Benjamin T. Wang and Irene Y. Lee have been recognized as Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Irene Y. Lee, has also been recognized as a Top 50 Super Lawyer in the Southern California Women’s Edition. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Russ August & Kabat attorneys Marc Fenster, Reza Mirzaie, Ben Wang, Adam Hoffman, Neil Rubin, James Pickens and Jacob Buczko won a jury verdict for their client, Core Wireless, against Apple for the infringement of two Core Wireless patents. The patents are part of a portfolio of Nokia patents relating to fundamental cellular technology.
The jury agreed that Apple’s iPhones and iPads were infringing both asserted patents, and rejected Apple’s invalidity arguments. The jury awarded $7.3M in damages.
Notably, the jury verdict represents the first multi-million dollar jury award against Apple in the Northern District of California, where Apple resides.
The patents asserted in the trial against Apple are U.S. Patent No. 6,477,151, which relates to an improved protocol for resolving propagation delay and U.S. Patent No. 6,633,536, which relates to an improved signaling protocol designed to improve network operation and call reliability.
The verdict vindicates years of licensing efforts by Core Wireless and its parent company, Conversant Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Following the favorable verdict, Conversant CEO John Lindgren commented: “We are incredibly pleased with the persuasive way the RAK trial team tried the case. They faced a formidable opponent in Apple and WilmerHale LLP. But once again, Marc Fenster’s top-rate skill as lead counsel — along with the persuasive trial presentations by every other member of the RAK trial team — enabled the jurors to understand the key issues and decisively find in our favor. The jury verdict is another great and just result for our company – the second one earned by RAK for Core Wireless this year.”
This win follows an earlier jury verdict for Core Wireless that RAK won against LG and their attorneys at Sidley Austin LLP. In September 2016, the RAK team won a verdict that LG had willfully infringed two Core Wireless patents. That resulting judgment was later enhanced by the Eastern District of Texas Court—the first enhancement decision ever in a case involving standards-essential patents.
The cases are: Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. Apple, Inc., Case No. 5:15-cv-05008-NC and Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc., Case No. 2:12-cv-912.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Richard L August, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Adam S. Hoffman, Brian D. Ledahl, Irene Y. Lee, Amir Naini, Matthew A. Rips and Benjamin T. Wang, all of whom have been recognized as 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine.
In addition, Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, and Marc A. Fenster, have been recognized as Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Irene Y. Lee, has been recognized as a Top 50 Super Lawyer in the Southern California Women’s Edition.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Russ, August & Kabat attorneys Marc A. Fenster, Reza Mirzaie, Adam Hoffman, Neil Rubin, Jacob Buczko and James Pickens won a jury verdict of willful patent infringement of two standards-essential cell phone patents by LG Electronics, for their client, Core Wireless. The cell phone patents: Patent No. 7,804,850, related to improved battery life through reduction in superfluous transmissions, and Patent No. 6,633,536, related to a signaling protocol designed to improve network operation and call reliability.
While the jury awarded only $2.28 million for past damages, it also awarded a running royalty on both patents that could translate into millions of dollars through 2028, the expiration date of the ‘850 patent. In a rather rare event, the jury also found that LG willfully infringed Core Wireless’ Standards-Essential Patents, subjecting LG to enhanced damages and the real possibility of Core Wireless recovering its attorney’s fees from LG.
The verdict vindicates years of negotiation efforts by Core Wireless and its parent company, Conversant Intellectual Property Management, Inc. Following the favorable verdict, Conversant CEO John Lindgren commented: “We are very pleased with the skillful and persuasive way the RAK trial team distilled this complex technology to the clearest of terms. They enabled the jurors to understand the key issues and decisively find in our favor. The jury verdict is a great and just result for our company – and one for which we had long been waiting.”
Russ August & Kabat partners, Larry C. Russ and Nathan D. Meyer, co-authored an MCLE article on brand protection for the July/August issue of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, which is published by the Los Angeles County Bar Association. The article, “Fashion Sense: Preserving a clothing brand requires a carefully analyzed application of the four main instruments of protection,” discusses the importance of brand protection for continued success in the fashion industry. Attorneys who read the article and answer the accompanying test questions are eligible for MCLE credit. Read more.
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys C. Jay Chung, Nathan D. Meyer, Reza Mirzaie and Jean Y. Rhee recognized as 2016 Southern California Rising Stars. Nathan D. Meyer and Reza Mirzaie named Top 100 Rising Stars
Rising Stars are the top 2.5% percent of attorneys in each state, under 40 years old and/or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, as chosen by their peers and through an independent research. The Rising Stars process is designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations.
C. Jay Chung specializes in intellectual property and litigation. Mr. Chung has litigated complex patent infringement cases involving a variety of technologies, including digital video recorders, DRAM, NAND Flash memory, and medical devices. Mr. Chung earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and as a member of Order of the Coif and St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. While at Loyola, Mr. Chung was the Technology Editor of the Loyola Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.
Nathan D. Meyer‘s practice focuses on general litigation and intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on general business litigation and soft IP. His experience includes copyright, apparel, contract and real estate litigation. Mr. Meyer is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.
Reza Mirzaie’s practice focuses on various areas of intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation. He has litigated patent and trade secret disputes involving a variety of technologies, including computer software, hardware, digital signal processing, and elevator dispatch systems. Mr. Mirzaie is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Complementing his litigation expertise, he has worked on numerous prosecution and post-grant matters before the USPTO. Mr. Mirzaie earned his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was the Associate Editor of the Law Review.
Jean Y. Rhee’s practice focuses on intellectual property, business litigation, and counseling on matters of corporate governance, employment, and white collar crime. Ms. Rhee has represented numerous Fortune 100 and 500 clients, including Shell Oil, Hewlett Packard, Merrill Lynch, and Fidelity. Ms. Rhee received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan law school, where she was an Articles Editor for the Michigan Law Review, Order of the Coif, and a member of the Campbell Moot Court Board.
