(By attorneys of the firm while at Baker Botts L.L.P.)
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No. H-96-3795; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Houston Division
(Hon. Kenneth M. Hoyt) (1998)
| Appeal: | Exxon and Mobil merged while appeal was pending, rendering judgment moot. |
| Issue: | Patent Infringment |
| Client: | Exxon |
| Opposing Counsel: | Dan Hedges Porter & Hedges Greg Maag Conley, Rose & Tanyon Patrick Coyne Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott |
| Result: | Win: Patent valid and infringed and damages |
No. 94-3528; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Houston Division
(Hon. John D. Rainey) (1996)
| Issue: | Trademark |
| Client: | Esson |
| Opposing Counsel: | Steve Rosenblatt Rosenblatt & Redano Thomas Harvey, Jr. and Alexander Alston, Jr. Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke |
| Result: | Affirmed Per Curium, June 14, 2004 |
No. 96-20398; 96-20520; In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (1997)
| Appeal: | Summary Judgment for Exxon Corporation |
| Issue: | Trademark |
| Client: | Exxon |
| Opposing Counsel: | Alex A. Alston, Jr., Terryl Kinbrell Rushing, Alston, Rutherford & Van Slyke Thomas C. Harvey Steve W. Rosenblatt Rosenblatt & Redano |
| Result: | Affirmed, (109 F .3d 1070, writ refused 522 U.S. 915; 118 S.Ct. 299) |
No. 89-3203; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Houston Division
(Chief Judge Norman Black) (1992)
| Client: | Exxon |
| Issue: | Patent Infringment (Liability Issues) |
| Opposing Counsel: | Jones, Day, Reavis, & Pogue |
| Result: | Win: Jury verdict finding patent valid and willfully infringed by Lubrizol. |
No. 89-3203; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Houston Division (Chief Judge Norman Black) (1992); 1993 WL 268680, 26 USPQ 2d 1871 (S.D. Tex 1993)
| Client: | Exxon |
| Issue: | Patent Infringment (Damages Issues) |
| Opposing Counsel: | Bracewell & Patterson |
| Result: | Win: Jury verdict finding damages due Exxon. |
| Related Publications: | The American Lawyer, June 1994: Losing it for Lubrizol |