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Morgan & Finnegan is the gold standard for litigating complex domestic and international disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, trade secrets and other intellectual property-related issues. We achieve outstanding results, and have some of the largest victories in patent infringement litigation history, including a $178 million win in a case involving disposable diapers, and a $120 million win in a petrochemical patent case. We have patent and trademark litigators who have consistently been named among the best lawyers in America and leading intellectual property law experts in the world.
Our clients benefit from the fact that litigators at Morgan & Finnegan are not just consummate IP professionals with strong technical skills, but aggressive advocates for their larger business strategies. We work to create both litigation and technical strategies that go beyond resolving a single dispute. Litigation is essentially a competitive tool, and we begin by helping clients clarify their ultimate business objectives. We consistently work to advance the goals of clients such as Bombardier, Canon, ChevronTexaco, Fujitsu, Hoffmann-La Roche, IBM, Medinol, Procter & Gamble, Rolex, Toyota Industries and W.L. Gore & Associates by developing intelligent and comprehensive litigation strategies.
The firm's legal, business and technical acumen encompasses a broad spectrum of industry sectors, including computer hardware, software and peripherals; e-commerce; electronics; telecommunications; semiconductors; biotechnology; nanotechnology; pharmaceuticals; banking and financial services; plastics; chemical and petroleum products and processes; and mechanical, medical and electrical devices.
Our philosophy is to pursue litigation when necessary, and to use the negotiating table where useful. Our record of courtroom success works to the advantage of our clients in negotiations - we often obtain highly favorable settlements when opposing counsel considers the strengths of our arguments. For Procter & Gamble, we negotiated a large settlement at the conclusion of discovery against a competitor allegedly infringing P&G's antiperspirant products. We obtained a $100 million settlement following minimal discovery for C. R. Bard for patent infringement involving angioplasty balloon catheters.
Furthermore, our exemplary history of winning summary judgments and Markman rulings illustrates how we use every tool at our disposal to help clients meet their goals without the time and expense of a full litigation. We have won summary judgments, many after Markman rulings, on behalf of IBM, Medinol, Priceline, W. L. Gore, William Brooks Shoe Company, Slater Electric and Symbol Technologies, to name a few.
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