On May 13, 2010, the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte of the Northern District of California granted IGT’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of Aristrocrat’s Patent Nos. 7,056,215 and 7,108,603, which relate to slot machine jackpot methods. The District Court ruled that IGT does not infringe the patents-in-suit because no single actor performs all steps […]
Klarquist has again received a top tier ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010, recognizing our firm as one of leading intellectual property law firms in Oregon. In addition, three Klarquist attorneys received individual recognition for intellectual property. John D. Vandenberg and William D. Noonan, M.D. both received top tier rankings, while Scott […]
Corporate Counsel® magazine has named Klarquist a “Go-To Law Firm®” in their In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies 2010 directory. Klarquist was chosen for intellectual property work done on behalf of our client The Kroger Company. This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has appeared in the directory.
Klarquist’s client Digimarc Corporation, of Beaverton Oregon, has settled patent infringement litigation in Delaware with Arbitron Inc. The parties entered a non-exclusive licensing agreement for a $4.5 million payment to Digimarc. Digimarc’s patented portfolio includes innovations in areas such as audience measurement, mobile music identification, visual search, copyright filtering, royalty audits, and brand protection. Digimarc […]
The USPTO has implemented a Green Technology Pilot Program, which will provide partial accelerated examination of at least 3,000 qualified applications pertaining to green technologies filed before December 8, 2009. The program thus is not currently available for applications not yet filed. Petitions for accelerated examination under this program must be filed via EFS at […]
Klarquist attorneys obtained summary judgment for our client, Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) on claims of patent infringement raised by Taylor Brands, LLC related to assisted opening knives. The case was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee on December 12, 2008. On April 10, 2009, before the initial case scheduling conference and any […]
Klarquist is proud to have two of our attorneys recognized in the 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers® magazine. Ramon A. Klitzke II was selected for inclusion in 2009 Oregon Super Lawyers in the area of intellectual property. This is Mr. Klitzke’s second consecutive year receiving this recognition. John D. Vandenberg was selected for inclusion in 2009 Oregon […]
It is with deep sadness that Klarquist Sparkman, LLP announces the passing of longtime friend and colleague, Kenneth Klarquist. Kenneth passed away on Saturday September 26, 2009. Kenneth joined the firm in 1951 and became instrumental in making the law firm what it is today. He stayed with us for 56 years, retiring in 2007. […]
Klarquist attorneys obtained a complete summary judgment victory for our client MEI, LLC on its copyright infringement, DMCA, and Lanham Act claims. Defendants Integral Applied Technology, Inc. and Gustavo Martinez were found liable for unauthorized copying and modification of MEI’s IDX software. The case was filed in the District of Oregon in February 2008. Chief […]
Klarquist’s client Microsoft Corporation prevailed last week at the start of a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for alleged infringement of six patents asserted by Research Corporation Technologies (RCT). Based on a series of pre-trial rulings in Microsoft’s favor, the parties stipulated that “all claims have been extinguished […]