The Intellectual Property Group vigorously prosecutes and defends cases involving the misuse of proprietary information and trade secrets.  For example, it currently is defending Adams Laboratories in a trade secrets lawsuit brought by Celltech regarding production of a pharmaceutical product, and represents Honeywell in an action alleging theft of its proprietary wireless alarm technology. 

The group’s achievements include obtaining injunctive relief and a favorable settlement for Owens-Illinois in a case involving the overseas transfer of its proprietary equipment and know-how; helping United Microelectronics of Taiwan obtain a favorable settlement from a competitor that misappropriated UMC’s trade secrets to enter the business of chip fabrication; and winning a defense verdict for Samna Corp. (now part of IBM) after a three-week jury trial in San Francisco, in a case involving the alleged use of the plaintiff’s trade secrets in developing computer software.