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Biography
Kevin Smith is a partner in the San Francisco office. His practice focuses on patent litigation and related antitrust issues. He has litigated cases in federal courts in Texas, California, Wisconsin, and Illinois. He has litigated patent cases in a variety of technology areas, including Internet services, computer routers, gaming machines, and cellular telephones.
Representative Clients
Alliance Gaming
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Rodale, Inc.
Samsung Electronics
Yahoo! Inc.
Notable Representations
Obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement and/or invalidity on five patents related to slot machines and player tracking units on behalf of Alliance Gaming.
Obtained a reversal on appeal of a jury verdict of infringement on behalf of Yahoo! Inc. in a case related to its Instant Messenger product.
Obtained a dismissal for lack of standing and subsequent affirmance on appeal on behalf of Cisco Systems in a patent infringement dispute related to VoIP telephony.
Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement and subsequent affirmance on appeal on behalf of over thirty cellular telephone manufacturer defendants in a Texas patent case in which a University plaintiff sought in excess of $1.5 billion in damages for alleged infringement of a patent related to text entry on a telephone keypad.
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