Digital Sun v. The Toro Company: Obtained summary dismissal of complaint asserted against The Toro Company, alleging violations of the federal antitrust laws (Sherman and Clayton Acts), as well as California unfair business practices and common law fraud.  The complaint involved smart sprinkler technology, and arose out of Toro's consideration of a potential business relationship with the named plaintiff regarding that technology, including the licensing of certain intellectual property related to that technology.  The issues presented in the motion to dismiss included the plausibility of the allegations under the standard set forth in the Supreme Court's decision in Twombly, as well as the intersection between the antitrust and patent laws.  The  dismissal briefing focused on key points in the related documentation and dealings which confirmed the business reality existing between the parties, thereby overcoming an otherwise complex set of allegations presented in the complaint.  The matter settled shortly after the summary dismissal.

PSI Repair Service Inc v. Honeywell Inc.: Obtained summary judgment on behalf of manufacturer of industrial control systems against allegations of antitrust trying with regard to replacement parts and repair services.

In re Certain GPS Navigation Products, Components Thereof, and Related Software: Represent Honeywell Inc. in the enforcement of a series of patents related to GPS and navigational systems for use in the recreational marine industry.  Filed suit in 2009 in District Court; while the patents were waiting re-examination, initiated proceedings before the International Trade Commission against one named defendant, Furuno Electric Co., related to additional acts of infringement of additional patents.  Negotiated a successful resolution of that matter, along with resolution of that portion of the original district court action related to that defendant. 

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Corp.: Represented Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. in a dispute with Toyota Motor Corp. regarding a portfolio of fuel-efficient technology patents for hybrid and plug in hybrid vehicles.  The dispute was resolved on February 21, 2012 when a confidential agreement was reached, providing Toyota with freedom to operate.

Honeywell International et al. v. Apple et al.: Representing Honeywell in patent litigation against the Liquid Crystal Display consumer electronics industry, venued in Delaware.  Case was filed in 2004 and to date approximately 85% of the manufacturing industry has taken a license.

Intergraph v. Dell, Hewlett Packard and Gateway:  Represented Intergraph Corp. in patent litigation involving microprocessor system design in a case venued in East Texas. Recovered a total of $500 million in settlements as follows:

• Hewlett-Packard $141 million, with cross licenses;
• Dell/Intel $225 million;
• Gateway/emachines $12 million plus ongoing royalties;
• AMD $20 million;
• IBM $10 million plus a license to IBM's portfolio;
• Toshiba and NEC, confidential settlements

Licensing campaign following litigation:

• Fujitsu $9.75 million;
• Sony $15 million;
• Acer $7.5 million; and
• Other confidential licenses

Honeywell Inc. v. Victor Company of Japan and U. S. JVC Corp.: Trial counsel on behalf of Honeywell Inc., in action for patent infringement of in video cameras. The case was tried in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Frank, Judge . Jury verdict in favor of Honeywell for $30 million, which reflects royalties of two percent of JVC’s sales of the accused camcorders to calculate past damages for the unlicensed use of the technology.