Geoffrey Gavin focuses his practice on patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution. Mr. Gavin has experience in patent litigation and prosecution with various technologies, including athletic footwear and equipment, medical devices, software, telecommunications, paper products, carpet, and logistics equipment and processes. While in law school, Mr. Gavin served as an editor of the Alabama Law Review and earned the Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. He was recognized in 2010 and 2011 as a Georgia "Rising Star" in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine. Industries Manufacturing; Consumer Products & Retail; Fashion & Luxury Goods; Technology & Software; Telecommunications Experience Patent litigation for provider of automatic order fulfillment systems, The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of a provider of automatic order fulfillment systems in a patent infringement suit brought by a pharmacy automation company in the Northern District of Georgia. Plaintiff accused our client of infringing a patent related to automated prescription filling systems. Summary judgment was granted in favor of our client and affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Nike Inc. v. adidas America Inc., Lead counsel defending adidas in a patent infringement suit brought by Nike in the Eastern District of Texas related to Nike Shox technology and the use of electronic sensors in shoes. After we obtained a favorable Markman ruling for adidas, Nike stipulated to non-infringement by adidas of the Shox patent. We successfully negotiated a favorable settlement agreement for adidas prior to trial. (Judge Clark).
Nike, Inc. v. adidas America, Inc., et al., 479 F. Supp. 2d 664 (E.D. Tex. 2007). Con Pac S., Inc. v. Weyerhaeuser Co., Served as lead counsel on behalf of Weyerhaeuser Company, a major U.S. forest products manufacturer, in a patent infringement suit relating to packaging materials for food products. We engaged in early written discovery and helped our client obtain a covenant not to sue and dismissal of plaintiff's claims. Case dismissed with prejudice.
Con Pac S., Inc. v. Weyerhaeuser Co., No. 06-055 (M.D. Ga. filed July 10, 2006). Fort James Corp. & Fort James Operating Co. v. J.H. McNairn, Ltd., et al., The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Georgia-Pacific LLC's subsidiaries in a patent infringement suit against two competitors in the Northern District of Georgia involving composite food wrap products. Following a favorable Markman ruling in which the court adopted our clients' claim construction arguments, the parties reached a settlement involving cash payment and an ongoing royalty-bearing license.
Fort James Corp. & Fort James Operating Co. v. J.H. McNairn, Ltd., et al., No. 04-3000 (N.D. Ga. filed Oct. 14, 2004). Milliken & Company v. Interface, Inc., et al., Lead counsel on behalf of Interface Inc., a leading manufacturer of carpet tile, in patent litigation filed by one of its largest competitors alleging hundreds of millions of dollars in damages as a result of infringement of two patents. After a three-week jury trial, the jury took less than one hour to find that the competitor's patents were invalid and that Interface did not infringe them. During the hearing on inequitable conduct issues, Interface reached a confidential settlement with the competitor resolving these issues as well as resolving Interface's counterclaims for infringement of two of its own patents. Intellectual property counseling for Smith & Nephew, Provides patent procurement and counseling services to Smith & Nephew, an industry leader in the development of advanced medical devices and implants. The company offers technically innovative products in areas such as orthopedic reconstruction and trauma, endoscopy, advanced wound management and biologics. Provide counsel and advice in all aspects of the company's business, including helping shape its overall patent strategy. As part of this, the firm takes an active role in identifying and protecting innovations, as well as evaluating third-party intellectual property rights. Further, the firm provides counseling in connection with the company's patent licensing and acquisition activities and has represented the company in several patent infringement matters. Guardian ad litem, Represent children and/or their best interests in a variety of settings and courts. Lawyers routinely serve as guardians ad litem, representing the best interests of children in a variety of contexts. In Atlanta and in Winston-Salem, lawyers have represented the best interests of hundreds of children whose parents are disputing their custody. The guardian ad litem is charged with getting to know the child, studying the circumstances of the child's life, interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents and ultimately, making an oral or written recommendation to the appointing court as to what is in the child's best interests. Warrior Sports, Inc. v. Reebok Int'l Ltd., The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Reebok in a patent infringement case relating to multiple patents on lacrosse gloves. Worked with Reebok to implement a design change and negotiated an early, favorable resolution of the litigation.
Warrior Sports, Inc. v. Reebok Int'l Ltd., No. 07-13937 (E.D. Mich. filed Sept. 18, 2007). Video-on-demand patent litigation for national cable entertainment provider, Represented national cable entertainment provider in pending multi-district patent litigation relating to video-on-demand services. Case pending. Adrain v. Genetec Inc., The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Genetec Inc. in a patent infringement case relating to license plate reading technology. We resolved this case favorably for our client on the eve of the inventor's deposition and claim construction briefing.
Adrain v. Genetec Inc., No. 08-423 (E.D. Tex. filed Oct. 31, 2008). Protective orders for domestic violence victims, Represents victims of domestic violence who are seeking protective orders for themselves and their children against batterers and stalkers. McDavid Knee Guard Inc., et al. v. adidas Sales Inc., The firm served as lead counsel for adidas in a patent infringement suit concerning technology for padded garments. After some preliminary discovery, we obtained a favorable, early resolution of this matter for our client.
McDavid Knee Guard, Inc., et al. v. adidas Sales, Inc., No. 09-CV-1185 (N.D. Ill. filed Feb. 24, 2009). Cummings v. adidas USA, Achieved early favorable resolution of patent infringement claim brought against adidas America for athletic footwear.
Cummings v. adidas USA, No. 1:08-cv-9860 (S.D.N.Y. filed Nov. 14, 2008). Alliance Packaging LLC v. 1-800-Flowers.com, Represented 1-800-Flowers.com in a patent infringement suit in which we negotiated early, favorable resolution of patent infringement claim against client relating to packaging for flowers.
Alliance Packaging LLC v. 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., No. C07-1001RSL (W.D. Wash. filed June 28, 2007). Patent litigation for one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies, The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies in a patent litigation case involving the conversion of 2-D live action motion pictures to 3-D motion pictures. Case settled. Datasci, LLC v. Quintiles Transnational Corp., The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of Quintiles Transnational Corp. in a patent infringement suit relating to electronic data capture technology in clinical trials. We obtained a favorable resolution of this case for our client.
Datasci, LLC v. Quintiles Transnational Corp., No.08-01679 (D. Md. filed June 26, 2008). *Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend Publications 14 October 2010, Out of the Induced Infringement Frying Pan?, Legal Alerts 27 September 2010, Federal Circuit Says Industry Standards Can Be Used to Show Patent Infringement, Legal Alerts 16 September 2010, Induced Infringement After SEB V. Montgomery Ward
Source: Law360, Articles 01 March 2009, Disputed Claim Constructions
Source: Patent World, Articles 01 January 2009, Recent Developments Affecting Acquisition of Meaningful Patent Protection
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