REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Our clients range from large corporations to individual inventors, and much of our work centers on the needs of mid-sized companies and start-ups in the following industries:
- Medical Devices
- Electronics
- Computer Software
- Aviation and Aerospace
- Automotive
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical Tools
- Product Designs
- Entertainment and Sports
- Public and Educational Institutions
Fulwider Patton LLP is also proud to support the following local Charitable Organizations in the Los Angeles area:
American Red Cross
Asian Pacific Community Fund
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach
Boy Scouts of America, Long Beach Area Council
Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council
California State University, Long Beach Foundation
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children)
Casa Youth Shelter
Concern/America
Disability Rights of California
Discovery Charter Prepartory School
El Proyecto Work Source California
Friends Helping Friends LA
Goals for Life
Golden State Pops Orchestra
Goodwill Industries
Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Irvine Public Schools Foundation
La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Legal Aid Foundation
Long Beach Bar Foundation, SHORTSTOP Program
Long Beach Century Club
Long Beach Honorary Police Officers Association
Long Beach Playhouse Theatres
Long Beach Police Motor Patrol Association
Long Beach Yacht Club
Mildred Cursh Foundation Youth Learning Program
Mount Carmel Senior Citizen Center
Music West, Inc.
New Los Angeles Charter School
Nuevo South
Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation
Power Up!
Rainbow Bridge Community Services
SOAR (Seeking Other Alternative Resources, Inc.)
Southeast Area Neighborhood Development Council
Special Olympics Boosters - 2010
St. Mary Medical Center Foundation
The Asian Rehabilitation Service, Inc.
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ)
The City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Center
The LAUSD Magnate School of the Arts
The Law Project of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Mission
The Los Angeles Unified School District
The Mary Magdalene Project, Inc.
The National Veterans Foundation
The Saban Free Clinic
The Salvation Army
The Southern California Library for Social Studies & Research
The Walden House Recovery Center
University of San Diego
Valor Academy Charter School
Westchester Senior Citizens Center
West Los Angeles City College Library, Paralegal Program
WISE & Healthy Aging
YMCA of Weingart East Los Angeles
REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION
Appeals Before The Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
Stant Manufacturing v. Gerdes GMBH, Appeal No. 07-1086 (affirmed favorable jury verdict of non-infringement)
Motorvac Tech v. Norco Industries, Appeal No. 05-1481 (affirmed favorable verdict of willful infringement)
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Appeal No. 00-1454 (overturned adverse summary judgment of non-infringement)
Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Appeal Nos. 00-1205, 1214 (affirmed favorable judgment as matter of law of non-infringement)
Origin Medsystems, Inc. v. General Surgical Innovations, Inc., Appeal No. 98-1416 (overturned adverse summary judgment on unenforceability)
Hess v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Appeal No. 96-1066 (affirmed favorable disctrict court decision on inventorship)
Litigation In U.S. District Courts
San Francisco Technology, Inc. v. Elkay Plastics Co., No. 11-291, (Northern District of California) (winning dismissal of false marking complaint)
Coach, Inc. v. Asia Pacific Trading Co., 676 F. Supp. 2d 914 (Central District of California) (winning summary judgement of no liability for defendant Mirage Eyewear)
ACCO Brands USA, LLC v. Accentra, Inc., Case No. 07-1401 (Northern District of Illinois) (winning dismissal of declaratory judgment)
Stant Manufacturing v. Gerdes GMBH, Case No. 02-CV-1653 (Southern District of Indiana) (winning jury verdict of no infringement in favor of current products)
Norco Industries Inc. v. Motorvac Technologies Inc., Case No. CV 02-503 DOC, (Central District of California) (winning jury verdict of willful infringement in favor of Norco, with an award of attorneys fees)
International E-Z Up, Inc. v. Caravan et al., Case No. C01-06530 (Central District of California)
Carter v. World Famous Sports, Inc., Case No. EDCV 00-672 (Central District of California) (obtained consent judgment in favor of Carter)
Carter v. Variflex, Inc., Case No. C98-0167 (Central District of California)
Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and Guidant Corp., Case No. 97-2459, 182 F.Supp.2d 810 (District of Minnesota) (winning a directed verdict in favor of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems in a jury trial)
Cordis Corporation; Expandable Grafts Partnership v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.; Guidant Corporation; Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc.; Boston Scientific Corporation and Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Case No. 97-550-SLR (District of Delaware)
Rosendahl v. Utter et al., Case No. C97-1835 (District of Arizona)
Sherwood Medical Co. v. IVAC Medical Systems, Inc., Case No. 96-CV-2083 (Southern District of California)
KD Kanopy, Inc. v. International E-Z Up, Inc., Case No. C95-B-2860 (District of Colorado)
Atwood Industries v. Norco Industries, Case No. 3:94 CV 155 AS, (Northern District of Indiana) (dismissed in favor of Norco, who was awarded attorneys fees)
Digital Instruments, Inc. v. Topometrix, Inc., Case No. C93-20900 (Northern District of California)
Camino Laboratories Inc. v. Nellcor Inc., Case No. 92-3444 (Northern District of California)
American Home Products Corporation v. California Biological Vaccine Labs., Case No. CV90-2052-ER (Central District of California) (winning summary judgment of patent invalidity)
Randomex v. Scopus, Opinion published at 7 USPQ2d 1050 (winning judgment and appeal in favor of Randomex)
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Case No. 4-87-733 (District of Minnesota - Fourth Division)
C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Case No. C 86-20552 WAI (Northern District of California) (jury trial verdict in favor of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems)
Siemens v. Puritan Bennett, Case No. 86-1728 E(CM) (Southern District of California) (jury verdict in favor of Puritan Bennett)
Dolfin Corporation v. Jem Sportswear, Inc., Case No. 81-1583 (Central District of California) (winning injunction against trademark infringement and an accounting of damages)
Other Litigation
In addition to the cases listed above, Fulwider Patton LLP has litigated many other matters relating to intellectual property before various state courts and arbitrations throughout the United States. Fulwider Patton LLP has also represented clients before administrative agencies such as the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the International Trade Commission, and the National Arbitration Forum (domain name disputes).