Hillary Bunsow

Wacom Co. Ltd. v. Shenzhen Qianfenyi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.  Representing Wacom, leading provider of digital pens, pen tablets, and interactive pen displays, in patent infringement and breach of contract case alleging that Maxeye’s active stylus products, including styluses compliant with the USI Stylus and Device Specification, infringe seven of Wacom’s pen related patents.

ViaTech Technologies, Inc. v. Adobe Inc.  Obtained $33.8 million jury verdict against Adobe after six-day trial in Delaware District Court in patent infringement case involving revolutionary digital file licensing and anti-piracy technologies.  Ms. Bunsow examined ViaTech’s damages expert and the jury awarded the exact dollar amount that the expert opined would constitute a reasonable royalty.

Daedalus Blue LLC v. MicroStrategy Inc.  Represented Daedalus in patent infringement case involving groundbreaking improvements to computer functionality and computer security.

Virentem Ventures, LLC v. YouTube, LLC; Google, LLC. Represented Virentem in patent infringement case involving technology related to audio and video content presentation. In related inter partes review proceeding, filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States.

KI Metal Co., Ltd., et al v. Capri Holdings Limited, et al. Represented KI Metal Co. Ltd., a family-owned manufacturer of metal accessories for the fashion industry, in a patent infringement case against former customer Michael Kors, alleging direct copying of KI Metal’s patented eyelets by Michael Kors and subsequent use in Michael Kors-branded handbags worldwide.  Matter settled.

Daedalus Blue LLC v. Microsoft Corp.  Represented Daedalus in patent infringement case involving groundbreaking improvements to cloud infrastructure, cloud management, network security, database management, data processing, and data management.

Diatek Licensing LLC v. Udemy, Inc. Represented a leading and publicly-traded online course provider against claims of patent infringement in a two-patent case related to streaming video technologies.

Theta IP, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  BDIP successfully asserted core mobile phone battery savings patents invented by world-renowned Columbia Professor Yannis Tsividis against Samsung in the Western District of Texas.  After defeating the dozen-plus dispositive motions that Samsung filed throughout the case and in pretrial proceedings, BDIP achieved a very favorable resolution on what was to be the first day of trial, as the jury was en route to the courthouse for jury selection.

Zadro Products, Inc. v. Feit Electric Company, Inc.  Defended Feit Electric against allegations of patent infringement in case involving lighted beauty mirrors.  Secured favorable claim construction ruling and summary judgment regarding patent marking. Case terminated via stipulated dismissal.

Image Processing Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  Represented Image Processing Technologies in patent infringement case involving facial recognition technology.  The case settled favorably on the eve of trial.

Allergan Inc. v. Athena Cosmetics Inc.  Obtained summary judgment and a permanent injunction on behalf of Allergan in consolidated patent and unfair competition case against several entities selling eyelash growth drugs in competition with Allergan.  On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s summary judgment and injunction rulings, with a modification to the geographic scope of the injunction.  (Prior work at a previous firm.)

Photographer.  Represented a photographer in protecting rights in his well-known photographs of musicians in concert. Negotiated numerous amicable licenses and agreements, and filed several copyright infringement lawsuits against infringers resulting in favorable settlements.

Sumfinidade Unipessoal LDA v. AngelHack Corp.  Defended AngelHack, a global leader in software developer relations and marketing, against allegations of copyright infringement by a photographer. Secured favorable settlement less than four months after the case was filed.

Nonprofit Organization.  Defended a nonprofit organization against allegations of copyright infringement by a photographer related to social media posts.  Helped the client avoid litigation and secured a favorable resolution for the client mere months after the dispute arose.

CraftShack, Inc. v. Craft Lounge LLC.  Defended Craft Lounge against allegations of copyright infringement in case involving photographs of beer bottles and cans.  Secured favorable settlement less than five months after the case was filed.

CBS Broadcasting, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.  Represented CBS in copyright and trade secret case involving reality television programming.  

Activision Publishing, Inc. v. Warzone.com, LLC. Representing indie game developer Warzone in “reverse confusion” trademark infringement and unfair competition matter arising from Activision’s release of the Call of Duty Warzone video game.

House of Braid LLC v. Beauty Beez Inc. DBA BraidHouse.  Representing House of Braid in trademark opposition proceeding against BraidHouse pertaining to BraidHouse’s application for the mark “BRAIDHOUSE.”

El Machete.  Took over prosecution of trademark application for Mexican food and salsa company El Machete following Trademark Examiner’s initial refusal and successfully obtained registration.

California Industrial Facilities Resources, Inc. dba CAMSS v. Celina Tent Inc. Represented California Industrial Facilities Resources in enforcing its “CAMSS” and related trademarks against Celina Tent regarding uses of “CAMSS” and related trademarks in advertising on www.google.com.

Confidential Matters. Numerous representations: counseled clients regarding brand strategy, trademark applications and registrations, PTO Office Action responses, trademark enforcement / infringement policing, and disputes with parties in the same or adjacent industries; negotiated resolutions.

Confidential Matters.  Numerous representations involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation related to employee mobility (key employee moves to/from competitor) and business relationships turned competitive.

Coalition Inc. v. John Loeber and Alex Becker.  Defended founders of cyber insurance startup against allegations of trade secret misappropriation brought by their previous employer in San Francisco County Superior Court.  Matter settled favorably.

CBS Broadcasting, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.  Represented CBS in copyright and trade secret case involving reality television programming.  

Action Ship Tech, Inc. v. Victor Yang, et al.  Obtained default judgment on behalf of Action Ship, an Extended Reality (XR) Digital Arts Agency startup, in breach of contract dispute brought against former clients in Los Angeles Superior Court relating to website, software, and mobile app design and development.

Confidential Commercial Disputes.  Numerous representations of clients in disputes involving breach of contract, contract-adjacent, and unfair competition claims.

Kim Center for Social Balance.  Assisted nonprofit organization accelerating equal status for all genders, races, and ethnicities in the workplace with drafting and negotiating independent contractor agreements, NDAs, and MOUs related to organization’s LEAPS Program.

Confidential Counseling.  Advise clients on contractual agreements and business partnerships, including drafting and negotiating contracts.