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  • How did Phillips go from local sensation to global competitor?

    Phillips Foods is clawing its way to the top of the seafood industry. read more

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  • How Many Engineers Does it Take to Design and Patent the Perfect Shoe?

    Reebok engineering protects the most famous metatarsals and phalanges in the world.  Sterne Kessler patents and copyrights protect the Reebok brand worldwide. read more

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  • Melding Form & Function into Environmental Action

    Method Products lives its mantra “People Against Dirty” by creating naturally based household and personal care products that are easy on the eyes, nose and environment. read more

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  • Design Patents Worthy of the World Cup!

    2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa official sponsor adidas sought the help of SKGF to secure design rights for its eye-catching Jabulani, the official match ball.  read more
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  • Patent Office Litigation - We Wrote the Book

    Our newly-released book Patent Office Litigation is a two-volume set focused on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act. read more

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  • 'Best Places to Work' - Sterne Kessler Honored Once Again

    Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox has once again been recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 50 best companies to work for in the Greater Washington area. read more
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  • Sterne Kessler Highly Recommended for Work in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy

    Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox team members are recognized among the top clean technology and renewable energy attorneys practicing in the industry. read more

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  • Sterne Kessler Named a '2013 Firm of the Year'

    Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox has been named a "2013 Firm of the Year" for patent prosecution in the northeast United States by Managing Intellectual Property. read more

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Guiding the toughest litigation challenges
  • Galderma Laboratories, Inc. et al v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, et al.

    In late 2011, Galderma Laboratories and Supernus Pharmaceuticals brought suit against Sterne Kessler client Amneal Pharmaceuticals after Amneal submitted an ANDA seeking approval to market generic doxycycline capsules to compete with Galderma’s branded Oracea® drug product. Galderma and Supernus have alleged infringeme

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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of New York

     Patent infringement

    • Ferring B.V. and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
    • KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
    • Pfizer, Inc. & Warner-Lambert Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. (FemHRT)
    • Pfizer, Inc. & Warner-Lambert Co. v. Barr La
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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Texas

     Patent infringement

    • Cushion Technologies LLC v. adidas Americas Inc., Reebok International Inc. Ltd., The Rockport Company, et al.
    • JuxtaComm Technologies, Inc. v. Sybase Inc., et al.
    • Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. v. Shimadzu Corp. et al.
    • Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. et al
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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Georgia

    Patent Litigation

    • William W. Toy v. Ameritrade Holding Corp. et al.

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  • Representative Cases: District of Maryland

    Patent infringement

    • Archer-Daniels v. Igene Biotechnology
    • Avia Group v. Phillips-Van Heusen, et al
    • The Rockport Company, Inc. v. U.S. Shoe Corp.
    • Reebok International Ltd. v. Fila

     

    Patent infringement, copyright infringement, misappropriation o

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  • Caliper v. Carestream

    Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. favorably settled two lawsuits with Carestream Health, Inc.  In the first lawsuit, (Caliper Life Sciences, et al. v. Carestream Health, Civil Action No.: 4:10-cv-02079-PJH, (N.D. CA), Caliper, its subsidiary, Xenogen, and Stanford University alleged that Carestream’s marketing a

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  • Representative Cases: District of Oregon

    Patent infringement

    • Avia Group International, Inc. v. Nike, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Missouri

    Patent infringement

    • Brown Group, Inc. et al. v. Rockport Company, Inc.
    • Solae, LLC v. Archer Daniels Midland Company and Amerifit Nutrition, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Indiana

    Patent infringement

    • Eli Lilly and Company v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. (raloxifene)
    • Eli Lilly and Company v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. (olanzapine)
    • Sud-Chemie Incorporated v. CSP Technologies, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: District of New Jersey

    Patent infringement

    • Eli Lilly and Company v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. (raloxifene)
    • Eli Lilly and Company v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. (olanzapine)
    • Sud-Chemie Incorporated v. CSP Technologies, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: Middle District of Florida

    Trademark infringement

    • Brake Pro, Ltd. v. C.M. Brake Inc. et al.

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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Ohio

    Patent infringement

    • Brown Manufacturing v. E-Z Trench
    • Rocky Shoes & Boots v. Reebok International Ltd.
    • Logan Farms v. The Honeybaked Ham Company

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  • Representative Cases: District of Connecticut

    Patent infringement

    • Cambridge Biosciences, Inc. and Harvard University v. MicroGeneSys

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of New York

    Patent infringement

    • Chembio Diagnostics Systems, Inc. v. Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: District of Columbia

    Patent Infringement

    • Christopher M. Crawford v. Digital River, Inc., et al.
    • Rockport Co. Inc., et al v. Payless ShoeSource, et al.
    • Sumitomo Special Metals, Co., Ltd. v. Polk Audio, Inc., et al.
    • Purdue Pharma L.P. v. Doll
    • Alphavax, Inc. v. Doll
    • Human Genome Sci
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  • Representative Cases: Central District of California

    Patent infringement

     

    • The Rockport Company, Inc. v. Trade Vision, Inc.
    • Stream Theory, Inc. v. Exent Technologies Inc.
    • Stutz Motor Car of America v. Reebok International Ltd.
    • Avia Group International, Inc. v. L.A. Gear California, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: District of Utah

    Trademark infringement

    • Hugger-Mugger Yoga Products, LLC v. Gaiam, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: District of Arizona

    Patent infringement

    • Lemelson Medical Ed v. Alcon Laboratories, et al.
    • Lemelson v. Reebok International Ltd.

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Michigan

    Copyright infringement

    • Deborah Malewski v. Hancock Fabrics, Inc. et al.
    • Washington-Gross v. Reebok International, et al.

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  • Representative Cases: District of Rhode Island

    Patent infringement and trade dress infringement

    • Hasbro v. Rose Art
    • Michael Bowling v. Hasbro, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Iowa

    Patent infringement

    • Sauer Inc. v. Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co. Ltd. and Deere & Company

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Virginia

     Patent infringement

     

    • Mettler-Toledo AG v. Denver Instruments Company, et al.
    • Silicon Graphics, Inc. v. Simple Technology, Inc. and Falcon Systems, Inc.
    • The Rockport Company, Inc. v. Deer Stags Inc.

     

    Trademark infringement...

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  • Representative Cases: Northern District of Ohio

    Patent infringement and trade dress infringement

    • Rally Manufacturing, Inc. v. Mr. Gasket Company

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  • Representative Cases: Western District of New York

    Patent infringement

    • Tailored Lighting Inc. v. Osram Sylvania

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  • Representative Cases: District of Massachusetts

     Patent Infringement

    • Conroy v. Reebok Intl Ltd.
    • Gyory v. Reebok Intl Ltd.
    • Mark Adams v. Reebok Intl Ltd. & The Rockport Co., LLC
    • Reebok Intl Ltd. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    • Reebok Intl Ltd. v. E. S. Originals
    • Reebok Intl Ltd. v. J. Baker
    • Reebok
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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Florida

    Patent infringement

    • Harrold v. Reebok International, et al

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Louisiana

    Patent infringement

    • Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. v. Reebok International Ltd. et al

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  • Representative Cases: Southern District of Kansas

    Trade dress infringement

    • Payless ShoeSource, Inc. v. Reebok International Ltd.

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  • Caliper v. Carestream

    Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. favorably settled two lawsuits with Carestream Health, Inc.  In the first lawsuit, (Caliper Life Sciences, et al. v. Carestream Health, Civil Action No.: 4:10-cv-02079-PJH, (N.D. CA), Caliper, its subsidiary, Xenogen, and Stanford University alleged that Carestream’s marketing a

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  • Representative Cases: Middle District of North Carolina

    Patent infringement

    • Reebok International Ltd. v. Wal-Mart
    • Sara Lee Corporation v. Reebok International

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  • Representative Cases: Northern District of Texas

    Patent infringement

    • Davis Technologies v. Reebok International Ltd.

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  • Representative Cases: Western District of Washington

    Patent infringement

    • Propet USA Inc v. Rockport Company Inc

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  • Representative Cases: District of Maine

    Patent infringement

    • The Rockport Company, Inc. v. L.L. Bean Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: District of South Carolina

    Patent infringement

    • decisioning.com, Inc. v. TD Ameritrade, Inc. et al.
    • Brown Manufacturing Corp. v. Alpha Lawn & Garden Equipment

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  • Representative Cases: Eastern District of Washington

    Patent infringement

    • Telect, Inc. v. Trompeter Electronics, Inc.

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  • Representative Cases: Middle District of Tennessee

    Patent Infringement

    • Satellite Tracking of People LL v. Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.

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  • Microsoft v. i4i

    In Microsoft v. i4i, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously (8-0) affirmed the clear and convincing evidence standard for invalidating issued U.S. patents under Section 282 of the Patent Act (1952), supporting the position of Sterne Kessler client i4i.  The case questioned the standard of proof necessary to invalidate

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  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. Apotex Corp. et al.

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the December 15, 2010 dismissal of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals’ patent infringement lawsuit against Sterne Kessler client Glenmark Generics after it submitted an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) with the FDA to market a generic version of its cholesterol low

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  • Representative Cases: Northern District of Illinois

    Patent Infringement

    • Ole K. Nilssen & GEO Foundation, Ltd. v. Osram Sylvania, Inc. & Osram Sylvania Products, Inc.

     

    Trademark Infringement

    • Archer Daniels Midland Company v. Acharan Singh Narula

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  • Representative Cases: Western District of Kentucky

    Patent infringement

    • VAC Magnetics Corp v. Ningbo Yunsheng Strong Magnet Material Co.

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  • Representative Cases: Western District of Louisiana

    Patent Infringement

    • Logan Farms v. The Honeybaked Ham Company

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  • Representative Cases: District of Minnesota

    Patent Infringement

    • 3M Innovative Properties Company et al v. Envisionware, Inc.
    • Carlson Worldwide Marketing Inc. v. IC Group LP and Kimberly Clark Corp.

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