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Marshall Searcy is a trial and appellate lawyer who focuses in areas of intellectual property and unfair competition law.  Mr. Searcy has represented plaintiffs and defendants through judgment and appeal in several high profile cases.  He has won a jury verdict of more than $160 million in a patent infringement case and won a defense judgment on alleged price discrimination by a major oil company after a 4 week jury trial.  He  has tried cases in California, Arizona, Massachusetts and, most recently, in front of the International Trade Commission. 

Nokia Corporation
Shell Oil Products
Coral Energy Resources Inc.
DIRECTV
Northrop Corporation
ConAgra
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Lockeed Corporation
Freedom Wireless, Inc.

Intellectual Property:
 
For Freedom Wireless, Inc., led cases culminating in jury verdict in excess of $160 million dollars and multiple settlements
 
For Johnson Controls, Inc., obtained summary judgment of infringement for patents on hot-fill plastic bottles, leading to favorable settlement
 
Won dismissal of trade secret misappropriation case brought against Italian wine bottle maker in Central California
 
Won dismissal of infringement action on patents for chicken collagen pill "nutriceuticals"
 
Antitrust and Class Action:
 
For Shell Oil Products, won judgment as a matter of law after four week jury trial on allegations that Shell sets wholesale gasoline prices in a discriminatory fashion

Won dismissal of section 17200 claim against food-maker for alleged failure to disclose that its product contained carcinogens 
 
For officers of an aerospace company, won dismissal of class action suits brought by shareholders based on public announcements made concerning a failed merger
 
Pro Bono:
 
Won parole for two brothers serving life without parole under Alabama's Habitual Felony Offenders Act for non-violent offenses