RAFAEL PEREZ-PINEIRO
Avionica, Inc. v. Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Case No. 0:16-cv-60127 (S.D. Fla. 2017): provided expert witness testimony on behalf of plaintiff in patent infringement action against direct competitor.
E-Loan v. IMX, Inc., CBM2015-00012 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board 2015): Lead trial counsel for petitioner in Covered Business Method Proceeding before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Obtained cancellation of all claims asserted in related litigation against E-Loan, Inc. resulting in a dismissal of the litigation.
Sensus USA, Inc. v. Certified Measurement, LLC, IPR2015-01454 (Patent Trial and Appeal Board 2015): Lead trial counsel for petitioner in an Inter Partes Review proceeding before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The PTAB granted the petition for review of all claims for which the IPR was requested, resulting in a settlement of the co-pending lawsuit between the parties.
Rain Gutter Pros LLC v. MGP Manufacturing LLC, Case No. 2:14-cv-00458 (W.D. Wash. 2014): Presented claim construction arguments (first chair) on behalf of patentee which were fully adopted by the court, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
SIPCO, LLC v. Coulomb Technologies, et al., Case No. 6:11-cv-00048 (E.D. Tex. 2012): Represented defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit involving wireless mesh networks. Obtained favorable Markman ruling which was followed by a favorable settlement agreement for the client.
Freshloc Technologies, Inc. v. Awarepoint Corp., Case No. 3:10-cv-01532 (N.D. Tex. 2010): Represented defendant in a patent infringement action. Obtained grant of a patent re-examination, cancellation of all asserted claims, and stay, which resulted in ultimate dismissal of the case.
Exigent Technology v. Radiant Telecom, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:04-cv-22140 (S.D. Fla. 2007): Represented defendant in a patent infringement action. Obtained favorable Markman ruling and won motion to stay which resulted in a dismissal of the case.
X-Cyte v. Amtech Systems Corp., Case No. 3:01-cv-01159 (N.D. Cal. 2001): Represented defendant in a patent infringement action. Obtained favorable Markman ruling and won motion to stay which resulted in a dismissal of the case.
Represented IBM in divestiture of its personal computer business to Lenovo and in divestiture of its printer business to Ricoh.
Represented FPL FiberNet in acquisition of optical fiber technology assets from Grande Communications Networks, LLC.