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Law Firm Overview

Opened in 2004, Jones Day’s newest California office has more than 35 professionals. We are strategically located in Carmel Valley and staffed to serve San Diego’s dynamic, entrepreneurial, and fast-growing center for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, renewable energy, telecommunications, software, and information technology industries.

The San Diego Office initially focused on providing patent strategy and portfolio management for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Today, the office boasts full service intellectual property, labor and employment, corporate, and litigation practices. Our lawyers litigate patent and trade secret disputes; negotiate joint venture, strategic alliance, licensing, and other technology-based commercial transactions; and perform patent due diligence for potential acquirers and investors, such as venture capital firms and other life science companies. The office includes an impressive array of trial lawyers experienced in all aspects of litigation in federal and state courts. These litigators focus upon a wide range of practice areas for which Jones Day is renowned: commercial litigation; product liability and mass tort defense; class actions; labor and employment law; and government civil and criminal investigations, including white collar defense, qui tam, and whistleblower litigation.

The San Diego Office, together with the Firm's four other California offices, also provides all of the corporate legal services that an established public or private company or entrepreneur; emerging company; angel fund; venture capital fund; or other acquirer, investor, or seller may need, and represents local, national, and international funds and companies in a variety of M&A, venture, and other corporate transactions. Through Jones Day’s One Firm Worldwide approach, our San Diego attorneys are integrated into our global organization of more than 2,500 lawyers. This affords our clients seamless access to substantial legal resources wherever needed, whether in San Diego, California, the United States, or internationally.

While committed to our global presence and our growth throughout California, we are just as committed to San Diego. We provide pro bono services through Casa Cornelia, SDVLP, and SDCBA, and support a number of San Diego civic, cultural, and non-profit organizations like CONNECT, UCSD, BioCom, San Diego Opera, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Walden Environment, and the American Cancer Society.

Areas of Practice

• Africa Practice
• Antitrust Criminal Investigations
• Automotive
• Biotechnology
• Capital Markets
• Chemicals
• Class Action & Multidistrict Product Liability Litigation
• Class Action Employment Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing
• Construction
• Consumer Fraud & Warranty Litigation
• Consumer Goods Product Liability Litigation
• Consumer Products & Retail
• Corporate Compliance Programs
• Corporate Governance
• Defense
• Diagnostics
• e-Discovery
• Employee Benefits Counseling & Litigation
• Employment Aspects of Corporate Transactions
• Energy
• Energy Renewables & Sustainable Development
• False Claims Act & Qui Tam Defense
• Federal and State Wage-Hour Counseling & Litigation
• Federal Circuit & IP Appeals
• Financial & Commercial Fraud
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Counseling & Defense
• Government Contracts Counseling & Litigation
• Health Care
• Health Care Compliance Counseling & Regulatory Advice
• Health Care Litigation & Government Investigations Defense
• Insurance Recovery
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance Programs & Employee Misconduct
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Labor & Employment
• Labor & Employment Health Care Law
• Licensing & Technology Transactions
• Life Sciences
• M&A Transactions
• Medical Devices
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• NLRB Proceedings & Appeals
• Noncompetition, Confidentiality, Trade Secret & Employee Raiding
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Prosecution & IP Counseling
• Pharma / Biotech IP
• Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, & Other Health Care Product Liability Litigation
• Pharmaceuticals
• Privacy & Data Security
• Private Equity
• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Product Recall & Accident Response Team
• Public Corruption Investigations
• Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation
• State Attorneys General Investigations & Litigation
• Telecommunications
• Toxic Tort Exposure Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Venture Capital & Private Investment

Published Works

• NLRB Extends Date For Mandatory Postings to April 30, 2012, 2012
• Labor Board Purports to Invalidate Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements, 2012
• 2011 California Labor and Employment Legislative Update, 2011
• NLRB Issues Controversial Decision on Standard for Unit Appropriateness Determinations, 2011
• The 2011 Patent Reform Act, 2011
• Certain Post-Approval Activities to Support Submissions to the FDA Are Now Subject to Claims of Patent Infringement, 2011
• President Obama Proposes Reducing the Exclusivity Period of Brand-Name Biological Products, 2011
• Health Care Compliance and Enforcement Update, 2011
• NLRB Issues Rule Mandating Notices Informing Employees About Rights to Organize, 2011
• San Diego Office, 2011
• Therasense v. Becton, Dickinson: The Federal Circuit Heightens the Standard for Proving Inequitable Conduct in Patent Litigation, 2011
• Daubert Scrutiny of Expert Evidence in Class Certification Proceedings, Practice Perspectives: Product Liability & Tort Litigation, 2011
• Facebook, Twitter, and Social Media in the Workplace—Is The NLRB Your "Friend"?, 2011
• Criminal Actions Against Failed Bank Executives, 2011
• Supreme Court Rules That FLSA's Anti-Retaliation Provision Covers Oral Complaints, 2011
• Inducing Patent Infringement - Developments that Pharmaceutical Companies Need to Know, Bloomberg IP Law Reports, Vol. 5, No. 6, 2011
• Labor & Employment Alert: NLRB Orders Daily Compound Interest on Backpay Awards, 2010
• Labor & Employment Alert: Federal Government Contractors Must Post Notice of Employee Rights to Organize, 2010
• ALERT: The Scope of California Kin Care Leave Rights Narrowed - At Least in Some Instances, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: California Challenges Minimum Resale Price Maintenance as Per Se Illegal, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: Federal Court Provides New Guidance on Secret Payments Under California Unfair Practices Act, 2010
• ALERT: California Supreme Court Rules that Attorneys’ Fees May Be Denied in Low-Recovery FEHA Cases, 2010
• The Pendulum Swings to Trade Secret Defendants: 2010 Best Practices for Identifying Trade Secrets in Discovery, State Bar of California, New Matter, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2010
• New Trade Secret Treatise Addresses Idea Protection, State Bar of California, New Matter, Vol. 34, No. 4, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: California Supreme Court Expands Class Actions under Unfair Competition Law, 2009
• Fresh start for biosimilars in 2009?, The Daily Transcript, San Diego's Business Daily, 2009
• The Megan's Law Web Site: California Employers Beware, 2009
• Brinker, Brinkley, and Beyond: Surveying California's Wage-Hour Field of Battle, 2009
• Toxic Trespass Claims: Beyond the Lab Results, Toxics Law Reporter, 2009
• Creating Workable Arbitration Agreements in the Post - Gentry Era, Employee Relations Law Journal, 2008
• California Expands Medical Privacy Laws with New Standards, Oversight, and Administrative Penalties, 2008
• Biofuels: A (Carbon) Balanced Act, The Daily Transcript, Vol. 123, No. 223, 2008
• CIRM Funding Worth the Cost of Rules, Restrictions?, The Daily Transcript, Vol. 123, No. 208, 2008
• The House Doesn’t Always Win in Vegas: California FTB’s Statutory Immunity Denied in Nevada Court, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2008
• California Expands Security Breach Notification Law to Include Medical and Health Insurance Information, 2008
• California's Global Warming Solutions Act: Creating a Haze of Uncertainty for Business, 2008
• Union Access to Private Property: California Supreme Court Rules Shopping Malls Cannot Prohibit Union Protesters from Urging Boycott of Stores, 2008
• ALERT: California Supreme Court Rejects the Narrow-Restraint Exception and Invalidates Noncompete Agreement, 2008
• ALERT: California Appellate Court Holds that Meal Periods Must be Made Available to Employees; California Labor Commissioner Follows Suit, 2008
• California Court Vacates $56.7 Million UUT Assessment Against Non-Utility, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2008
• Floodgates Reopen: Injunction Halting California's Unclaimed Property Program Lifted, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• The Applicability of Consumer Protection Law in Medical Malpractice Disputes in Taiwan, 16 Pac. Rim L. & Pol'y J. 805, 2007
• California Court Creates Class-Arbitration Waiver Test, New York Law Journal, Arbitration, 2007
• Changes to California Rules Relating to Equity Compensation Plans, 2007
• Don't Fall Into an Employment Tax Liability Trap: A Survey of California Law, California Labor & Employment Law Review, 2007
• In An Unprecedented Move, Federal Court Shuts Down California's Unclaimed Property Program, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2007
• California Law on Judicial Estoppel, 2007
• Court Finds California LLC Fee Unconstitutional.... Again, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• California Liability Claims Impact Unclaimed Property, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• Involvement of Genetic Recombination in Microsatellite Instability, Genetic Instabilities and Neurological Diseases, Elsevier Academic Press, Second Edition, 2006
• Go Crazy Folks...But Not Too Crazy: California Court Ponders Remedy For Macy's Victory Over San Francisco, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• The California Supreme Court Addresses UDITPA "Gross Receipts" and Alternative Apportionment in Microsoft and General Motors, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• California Supreme Court Buttresses “At Will” Defense to Employment Claims, 2006
• California Statute of Limitations Extended By Final Federal Determination, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• California Appellate Court Finds Return of Principal on Short-Term Investments Is “Gross Receipts,” But Excludes From the Taxpayer’s Sales Factor, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• California Refund Opportunities for LLCs, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• 2006 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2006
• Enough Already -- California FTB Launches Yet Another Tax Initiative -- "California Tax Shelter Resolution Initiative" 2006, State Tax Return Newsletter, 2006
• California's Arbitrator Conflict of Interest Disclosure Standards not Preempted by Federal Arbitration Act and Arbitration Award Vacated for Non-Compliance, ABA Hot Tip, 2005
• California High Court Weighs in on Class Action Waivers, New York Law Journal, 2005
• Structural and Functional Characterization of Human Estrogen Receptor alpha Ligand-Binding Domain in Complex with GW5638, Doctorate Dissertation, 2005
• Structural Basis for an Unexpected Mode of SERM-Mediated ER Antagonism, coauthor, Mol Cell. 18(4):413-24, 2005
• Roles of Double-strand Breaks, Nicks, and Gaps in Stimulating Deletions of CTG•CAG Repeats by Intramolecular DNA Repair, J. Mol. Biol. 356:961-979, 2005
• If At First You Don't Succeed…Extend The Amnesty Period: California Use Tax Amnesty Extended Through 2007, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Advances in Mechanisms of Genetic Instabilities Related to Hereditary Neurological Diseases, Nucleic Acids Res. 33:3785-3798, 2005
• Dot.Com's Return Policy Creates Nexus: California Appellate Court Affirms SBE's Decision In Borders Online, 2005
• California Franchise Tax Board Defines Personal Services For Purposes of Apportionment, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• California Appellate Court Holds That The Franchise Tax Board May Exclude Returned Principal From Taxpayers’ Gross Receipts, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Title Company's Policy Of Transferring Dormant Funds To Income Results in Damage Award In California False Claims Action, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• 2005 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2005
• California Offers Amnesty — Don’t Do Me Any Favors!, 2005
• California Offers Amnesty — Don’t Do Me Any Favors! Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• California Compliance: A new state law says pharma companies must establish internal compliance programs, Pharmaceutical Executive, January 2005), 2005
• Structural Characterization of hERalpha-LBD in Complex with GW5638, coauthor, Keystone Symposium of Nuclear Receptor, 2004
• DNA Double-strand Breaks Induce Deletion of CTG•CAG Repeats in an Orientation Dependent Manner in Escherichia coli, J. Mol. Biol. 336:665-672, 2004
• California Tinkers with its “Sue Your Boss” Law, 2004
• The California Supreme Court Declines to Hold Back the Tide of Overtime Class Actions, 2004
• 2004 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2004
• California Senate Bill 2 (2003), 2004
• Does California Make a Good Neighbor for State Farm? Or are California Courts Misapplying the Supreme Court's Punitive Damages Analysis?, 2004
• California First State to Require Online Privacy Policies, 2004
• California's New Aggressive Anti-Spam Law -- A Trap for Corporate Marketing Departments?, 2003
• California Raises the Bar on Data Security and Privacy, 2003
• California Employment Agreements in Jeopardy: Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Presumed Unconscionable, 2003
• Labor & Employment: 2003 California Employment Law Amendments, 2003
• California's New Plant Shutdown/Mass Layoff Law, 2002
• 2002 Amendments to California Employment Laws, 2002
• Construction of Single-Chain Interleukin-12 DNA Plasmid to Treat Airway Hyperresponsiveness in an Animal Model of Asthma, coauthor, Hum Gene Ther. 12(17):2065-79, 2001
• DNA vaccines for influenza virus: Differential effects of maternal antibody on immune responses to hemagglutinin and nucleoprotein, J. Virol., 74(17)7787-7793, 2000
• Effects of Type and Amount of Dietary Fat on the mRNA Expression of PPARgamma-Associated Genes in Relation to the Chemical Composition of Epididymal Adipose Tissue in Rats (in Chinese), Master Thesis, 1999

Representative Cases

• Abbott acquires Facet Biotech for $722 million , (2010)
• ABM acquires Five Star Parking, Network Parking, and System Parking from L&R Group of Companies , (2010)
• Actimis develops patent portfolio for CRTH2 and CCR3 modulators , (2009)
• Actiontec Electronics resolves patent infringement dispute with FINOC Design Consulting over wireless access points and routers
• ActivX Biosciences establishes patent portfolio directed to small molecule GSK3 inhibitors , (2009)
• Adams Street invests in Actelis Networks , (2011)
• Adams Street invests in LogRhythm , (2011)
• Advantage Sales & Marketing completes sale to Apax Partners
• After a trial, appeal, and then retrial, a full asylum victory is obtained , (2010)
• Alcatel-Lucent receives offer from Permira for divestment of its Genesys business for US$1.5 billion , (2011)
• Ambit Biosciences develops patent portfolio for small molecule kinase inhibitor programs , (2009)
• America West wins summary judgment in assault and sexual harassment case , (2009)
• American Greetings acquires Papyrus trademark and wholesale business , (2009)
• Amyris Biotechnologies develops patent portfolio for renewable biofuels , (2009)
• Apposite Capital invests in Ambrx , (2009)
• Arizeke Pharmaceuticals establishes patent portfolio for pIgR technology , (2009)
• AstraZeneca prosecutes worldwide patent portfolio licensed from Nektar Therapeutics
• Asylum granted to Ghanaian citizen , (2010)
• Athersys and Pfizer join forces to use stem cells to treat IBD , (2010)
• Athersys licenses stem cell technology to RTI for orthopedic applications , (2010)
• Attachmate acquires Novell for $2.2 billion , (2010)
• Bayer CropScience acquires U.S. agricultural biotech company Athenix for $400 million , (2009)
• BD Diagnostics establishes patent portfolio for molecular diagnostic sepsis tests , (2009)
• Bell Microproducts acquired by Avnet for $594 million , (2010)
• Bioenvision develops patent portfolios for Clolar® and Modrenal® , (2009)
• BioMarin acquires LEAD Therapeutics , (2010)
• BioMarin establishes global patent portfolio for novel human lysosomal protein technology , (2009)
• BioMarin establishes global patent portfolio for PAL technology , (2009)
• BioSphere develops global patent portfolio for use of microspheres for tissue bulking , (2009)
• BioSphere develops global patent portfolio related to polyvinyl alcohol microspheres , (2009)
• BioSphere develops patent portfolio for Quadrasphere® / Hepasphere® , (2009)
• BioSphere establishes global patent portfolio related to microspheres for stem cell delivery , (2009)
• BioSphere Medical resolves declaratory judgment and patent infringement actions against Artes Medical , (2009)
• BioSphere Medical signs merger agreement with Merit Medical Systems , (2010)
• BioSphere purchases assets from RJ Medical, Inc. , (2009)
• Bunge and Solazyme establish framework for joint venture in Brazil to make oil from sugar cane juice and algae
• Bunge and Solazyme to jointly develop process for making oil from sugar cane juice and algae
• Bunge expands patent portfolio related to oil processing and uses , (2010)
• Carlin Capital Partners invests in Winkler Plastic
• Celgene acquires Abraxis BioScience for $2.9 billion , (2010)
• Celgene builds patent portfolio for E3 ubiquitin ligase technology , (2009)
• Celgene develops patent portfolio for Thalomid® (Thalidomide), IMiDs™ and SelCIDS™ , (2009)
• Celgene establishes global patent portfolio for its brand Lenalidomide product REVLIMID® , (2011)
• Celgene establishes global patent portfolio for small molecule pharmaceuticals , (2009)
• Celgene files declaratory judgment action against Cyclacel , (2010)
• Celgene files Hatch-Waxman suit against IntelliPharmaCeutics over Focalin XR® patent , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement charges against Actavis and Abrika over generic versions of ADHD drug Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement suit against Barr Labs over generic version of ADHD drug Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene files patent infringement suit against generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals over ADHD drugs , (2009)
• Celgene files patent suit against KV Pharmaceuticals over generic version of Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgene licenses patents to Teva for marketing generic version of Focalin capsules and tablets , (2010)
• Celgene licenses to Cambrex certain chiral intermediate chemistries , (2010)
• Celgene lodges patent infringement charges against Barr Labs over generic version of Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against Abrika concerning Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against KV Pharmaceutical concerning Ritalin LA® , (2009)
• Celgene pursues patent infringement litigation against Teva concerning Focalin XR® , (2009)
• Celgro files patent infringement suit against Cambrex involving enzymatic synthesis of chiral amines , (2010)
• Ceravision faces off with Luxim in patent interference involving high intesity lamps , (2009)
• Chembridge Research Labs develops patent portfolio for cell-free protein expression systems , (2009)
• Client's reporting of irregularities and abuse of shelter residents results in increased scrutiny of mid-level management and favorable settlement for the client , (2010)
• Commercial real estate broker successfully resolves unfair competition and false advertising claims , (2011)
• Company advised in FCPA investigation involving Mexico business operations , (2011)
• Conatus develops patent portfolio relating to small molecule liver disease drugs , (2009)
• Copley Pharmaceutical successfully defends against Hatch-Waxman challenge to patent for Relafen® anti-inflammatory drug , (2009)
• Cougar Biotech gets purchased by J & J, including global patent portfolio for prostate cancer treatment , (2009)
• Cougar Biotechnology builds global patent portfolio for prostate cancer treatment , (2009)
• Cricket Communications and Leap Wireless defend against patent infringement claims by EMSAT involving GPS-assisted services and emergency 911 technology for cell phones
• Daiichi Sankyo acquires generic-drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4.6 billion , (2009)
• Dow Chemical develops and protects global patent portfolio for polyolefin technologies , (2009)
• Edison Mission Energy and Midwest Generation stand up to claims of patent infringement in suit involving efficiency software for coal-fired power plants , (2009)
• Eritrean national wins asylum
• Eset LLC defends against patent infringement charges relating to computer security and firewall software , (2009)
• Esperion establishes patent portfolios for small molecule cholesterol-lowering drugs , (2009)
• Estee Lauder lodges section 146 action challenging BPAI decision involving sunscreen products
• Firm provides advocacy for abused children , (2009)
• First American Title Insurance successfully appeals majority of adverse jury verdict in largest damages award given in economic injury case in Ohio history
• Former employees of broadband communications company called to testify as witnesses in stock option backdating investigation , (2010)
• Futurewei Technologies dismissed from patent infringement claims by SPH America involving technology for reducing interference between wireless terminals , (2010)
• George Mason University School of Law students assist service members on variety of legal matters
• GeoSynFuels strikes joint venture with Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, establishes Agrius BioForms, LLC , (2009)
• Government contractor advised in investigations resulting in no charges or complaint , (2011)
• Harris Corporation acquires Carefx for $155 million , (2011)
• Harris Corporation acquires Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems , (2009)
• HCA involved in SEIU election agreement arbitration , (2009)
• Histogen wins summary judgment in biotech patent case , (2011)
• Idenix establishes patent portfolio related to nucleoside analog antiviral drugs , (2010)
• Indena defends against claims of patent infringement involving dietary supplements , (2009)
• Isis expands patent portfolio related to bicyclic nucleic acids (BNAs) and antisense oligomers containing BNAs , (2010)
• Isis Pharmaceuticals builds patent portfolio for certain clinical development compounds , (2009)
• Isis Pharmaceuticals establishes patent portfolio for antisense oligonucleotides directed to IL-4R alpha , (2010)
• Jones Day is top fundraiser at Relay for Life
• Kentucky Oil Technology asserts rights in patent disputes with Memry Corp. , (2009)
• KeyCorp, New York Life and RBS entities defend against claims of patent infringement by Phoenix Licensing over system for customized offers in direct marketing program to consumers , (2010)
• Kirin Pharma Kabushiki Kaisha establishes patent portfolio for human LIGHT antibodies , (2009)
• Kyocera defends against patent infringement claims brought by Ogma before the ITC , (2011)
• Kyocera defends against patent infringement claims by SmartPhone Technologies over several wireless communication, networking and software patents , (2011)
• Kyocera defends patent infringement suit by Imperium (IP) Holdings involving CMOS image sensor technology
• Kyocera dismissed from patent infringement claims by Stragent and SeeSaw Foundation , (2010)
• Manhattan Growth Partners acquires controlling interest in Hugo Naturals , (2010)
• Maverick Capital affiliates invest in Uptake Medical , (2009)
• Medical device manufacturer obtains strategic advice for multi-jurisdiction infringement litigation , (2010)
• MedImmune establishes patent portfolio for Ethyol® (Amifostine) , (2009)
• MedImmune establishes patent portfolio for Synagis® and Rezield® , (2009)
• MedImmune expands global patent portfolio, including influenza vaccines , (2009)
• MedImmune licenses in IP on antibodies that target IL-5 receptor , (2009)
• Merial and BASF AGRO resolve patent infringement action against Virbac involving FRONTLINE® products , (2010)
• Merial Limited and Merial SAS obtain favorable ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a biotechnology patent suit , (2010)
• Merial Limited launches patent litigation involving processes related to manufacturing fipronil
• Merial Limited prevails in contempt proceeding against Cipla , (2011)
• Metering Technology Corp. negotiates strategic alliance for electronic utility meters
• Micron Technology enters into joint venture with Nanya Technology relating to Inotera Memories
• Mortgage Contracting defends against putative wage and hour class action in California
• Morton's successfully defeats class certification in wage and hour class action filed on behalf of hourly employees , (2010)
• National retailer defeats class certification in California wage and hour case
• National retailer successfully defends franchise litigation , (2011)
• Neways defeats repeated efforts to obtain class certification in unfair competition and breach of contract case , (2009)
• Nexeon MedSystems establishes patent portfolio for medical devices , (2009)
• Novo Industries defends child strangulation case involving window blinds , (2010)
• Okami Foods acquired by Fuji Food Products , (2011)
• OM Group acquires EaglePicher Technologies from EaglePicher Corporation for $171.9 million , (2009)
• OncoHoldings negotiates exclusive license for family of cancer compounds from TGen
• Park-Olson Lumber successfully defends against alleged fraudulent investment scheme
• PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund invests in Vital Renewable Energy , (2011)
• PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund invests in Amonix , (2010)
• PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund invests in NanoH2O
• PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund invests in SpectraWatt
• PolyOne acquires GLS , (2009)
• PolyOne to acquire ColorMatrix Group for $486 million , (2011)
• Procter & Gamble and Teva Pharmaceutical form consumer health care partnership , (2011)
• Procter & Gamble divests its Pringles snacks business to Diamond Foods for $2.35 billion , (2011)
• Procter & Gamble voluntarily dismissed from false patent marking suit involving dental floss
• ProMedica seeks consultation regarding NLRB's finding of discrimination , (2009)
• Prometheus Laboratories obtains settlement against Rosetta Genomics in cancer diagnostics dispute , (2011)
• PTC Therapeutics builds patent portfolio for small molecule technology , (2009)
• QOL Medical files patent infringement suit against Fleming & Co. involving cyanocobalamin low viscosity aqueous formulations for intranasal delivery , (2010)
• R.J. Reynolds defeats wrongful death litigation , (2012)
• R.J. Reynolds obtains defense jury verdict after five-month, landmark products liability and fraud trial in California Superior Court , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds obtains dismissal of claims in Rhode Island , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds obtains dismissal with prejudice in smoking and health case in New Jersey
• R.J. Reynolds obtains summary judgment in 40-count wrongful death action , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds obtains summary judgment in product liability and wrongful death case filed in Louisiana
• R.J. Reynolds obtains summary judgment on all claims in a smoking and health case in New Jersey
• R.J. Reynolds obtains summary judgment on all claims in wrongful death case in Barbour County, Alabama , (2009)
• R.J. Reynolds prevails on removal issue due to fraudulently joined parties
• R.J. Reynolds wins dismissal of smoking and health action filed in the District of Arizona
• R.J. Reynolds wins jury verdict in Vasko "Engle progeny" lawsuit , (2010)
• Relief obtained for refugee
• RIM builds global patent portfolio for wireless device and wireless network technologies , (2009)
• Riverside sells Delta Petroleum to Grief , (2009)
• Rockwell Collins defends against putative wage and hour class action filed on behalf of system engineers , (2010)
• SAP acquires Sybase for $5.8 billion , (2010)
• SAP to acquire SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion , (2011)
• Scotts Company defends against patent infringement charges involving controlled release fertilizers , (2009)
• Searchme develops patent portfolio for search engine software , (2009)
• Sepracor develops patent portfolio directed to isomers and metabolites, including CLARINEX® and ALLEGRA® , (2009)
• Sepracor goes head to head against Wyeth in three patent interferences , (2010)
• Sherwin-Williams defends lead paint actions brought by California cities and counties , (2009)
• Signal Pharmaceuticals maintains patent portfolio for small molecule kinase inhibitors , (2009)
• Simmons defends against patent and trademark infringement charges brought by rival Serta , (2009)
• Solyndra establishes global patent portfolio for solar cells , (2009)
• Somalian citizen is granted asylum
• Special Committee of the Board of Directors of United PanAm Financial closes $110 million acquisition of United PanAm Financial by Guillermo Bron-controlled entity and affiliates of Pine Brook Road Partners , (2010)
• Stallergenes licenses allergy medicine for house dust mites immunotherapy to Shionogi , (2010)
• Stallergenes licenses allergy medicine for Japanese cedar immunotherapy to Shionogi , (2010)
• Sugen develops patent portfolio for drugs used in cancer treatment , (2009)
• Sunesis Pharmaceuticals builds patent portfolio for small molecule oncological drugs , (2009)
• Sunesis Pharmaceuticals successfully prosecutes U.S. patent for vosaroxin
• SunPower and Total partner to create new global leader in solar industry with $1.4 billion tender offer , (2011)
• Tenet secures summary judgment precertification in debt collection putative class action , (2009)
• Texas Instruments acquires National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion , (2011)
• Textron obtains dismissal of all claims in consolidated product liability cases arising from Cessna airplane crash , (2009)
• Textron obtains dismissal of all claims in product liability cases , (2009)
• The Regents of the University of California establishes patent portfolio related to anti-CD22 antibodies for the treatment of B cell malignancies , (2010)
• Title insurance company advised in district attorney antitrust investigation
• Title insurance company executive defends against criminal and civil proceedings , (2011)
• TSRC acquires Dexco Polymers for US$168 million , (2011)
• Tularik establishes patent portfolio for certain small molecule programs , (2009)
• Verity Instruments acquires IP for semiconductor manufacturing , (2010)
• Vizio and AmTran defend against patent infringement claims , (2011)
• VMware acquires Integrien and TriCipher , (2010)
• Wolters Kluwer NA prevails in motion for terminating sactions in discrimination action which is upheld by California Court of Appeals , (2009)
• Yamaha defends nationwide litigation of product liability cases and claims involving the Rhino side-by-side ("SxS") vehicle , (2009)
• Zoran acquires Microtune for $166 million , (2010)
• Zoran to merge with CSR for $679 million , (2011)

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