Jason Hoffman’s focus is intellectual property litigation. He has been involved in numerous complex patent cases and has been successful at trial on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Hoffman’s intellectual property courtroom victories also include obtaining temporary restraining orders, securing preliminary injunctions, and the granting of dispositive motions in both federal and state courts across the country. His exposure to the courtroom came early in his legal career as a result of his judicial clerkship for the Honorable Judge James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Mr. Hoffman’s interest in intellectual property litigation is also reflected in his writings and media appearances on the topic.
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Clerkship
Mr. Hoffman served as a law clerk to the Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1997–1998.
Pro Bono Work
Mr. Hoffman’s volunteer work includes service as an appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. Mr. Hoffman previously served as an appointed member (2000–2005) and Chair (2003–2004) of the Board of Directors of the Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc.
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Cooper Technologies Company v. Thomas & Betts Corporation (E.D. Tex. September 8 - 11, 2008)
Represented defendant Thomas & Betts in a patent infringement case in Marshall, Texas, involving high voltage electrical connectors, resulting in a jury verdict that the two asserted patents were invalid for anticipation and obviousness.
Barry Fiala, Inc. v. Stored Value Systems, Inc. (W.D. Tenn. October 16 - November 3, 2006)
Represented defendant Stored Value Systems in a patent infringement case involving gift card technology, resulting in the jury verdict that the patent was not infringed, invalid for obviousness, invalid for failure to name all of the inventors, and unenforceable due to inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Imagexpo L.L.C v. Microsoft Corporation (E.D. Va. November 3 - 14, 2003)
Represented plaintiff Imagexpo in a patent infringement case involving Microsoft’s NetMeeting software, resulting in the jury awarding $62.3 million, the eighth-largest jury verdict in a federal court in 2003, and finding that Microsoft willfully infringed the patent.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation, 536 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes reexamination of patents. Successfully obtained relief through the Federal Circuit's affirmance of the district court's grant of summary judgment.
RealSource, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 282 Fed. Appx. 821 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Costco and successfully obtained affirmance of lower court's grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving gift card technology.
Medical Equipment & Maintenance Co. v. Diversified Laboratory Repair, Inc. (Circuit Court, Montgomery Co., Md. 2005)
Represented plaintiff and successfully obtained both a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enforcing noncompete agreements against defendant.
FreeI.net Asia Pacific v. FreeI Networks, Inc. (W.D. Wash. 2000)
Represented plaintiff and successfully obtained both a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against defendant in a software-licensing dispute.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation (E.D. Va. 2007)
Represented intervenor Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes reexamination of patents and successfully obtained dismissal of the matter on summary judgment.
> Trial Victories
Cooper Technologies Company v. Thomas & Betts Corporation (E.D. Tex. September 8 - 11, 2008)
Represented defendant Thomas & Betts in a patent infringement case in Marshall, Texas, involving high voltage electrical connectors, resulting in a jury verdict that the two asserted patents were invalid for anticipation and obviousness.
Barry Fiala, Inc. v. Stored Value Systems, Inc. (W.D. Tenn. October 16 - November 3, 2006)
Represented defendant Stored Value Systems in a patent infringement case involving gift card technology, resulting in the jury verdict that the patent was not infringed, invalid for obviousness, invalid for failure to name all of the inventors, and unenforceable due to inequitable conduct before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Imagexpo L.L.C v. Microsoft Corporation (E.D. Va. November 3 - 14, 2003)
Represented plaintiff Imagexpo in a patent infringement case involving Microsoft’s NetMeeting software, resulting in the jury awarding $62.3 million, the eighth-largest jury verdict in a federal court in 2003, and finding that Microsoft willfully infringed the patent.
> Federal Circuit Affirmances
Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Comdata Stored Value Solutions, Inc., 563 F.3d 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Represented appellee Comdata Stored Value Solutions and obtained affirmance of lower court’s claim construction and grant of summary judgment.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation, 536 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes reexamination of patents. Successfully obtained relief through the Federal Circuit's affirmance of the district court's grant of summary judgment.
RealSource, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 282 Fed. Appx. 821 (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Costco and successfully obtained affirmance of lower court's grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving gift card technology.
> Injunctive Relief Secured
Medical Equipment & Maintenance Co. v. Diversified Laboratory Repair, Inc. (Circuit Court, Montgomery Co., Md. 2005)
Represented plaintiff and successfully obtained both a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enforcing noncompete agreements against defendant.
FreeI.net Asia Pacific v. FreeI Networks, Inc. (W.D. Wash. 2000)
Represented plaintiff and successfully obtained both a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against defendant in a software-licensing dispute.
> Dispositive Motions Granted
Juniper Networks, Inc. v. Bahattab (D.D.C. 2009)
Represented Juniper Networks and secured summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving network routers.
Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Comdata Stored Value Solutions, Inc., et al. (M.D. Fla. 2008)
Represented Comdata Stored Value Solutions in patent infringement case involving prepaid debit cards and electronic funds transfer, and obtained dismissal of matter based on summary judgment of non-infringement.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation (E.D. Va. 2007)
Represented intervenor Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office's interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes reexamination of patents and successfully obtained dismissal of the matter on summary judgment.
Realsource, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation (W.D. Tex. 2007)
Represented defendant Costco and successfully obtained the district court's grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving gift card technology.
Venetian Casino Resort, LLC v. VenetianGold.com (E.D. Va. 2005)
Represented plaintiff in a trademark and domain name dispute, successfully defeated counterclaims on a motion to dismiss, and obtained relief through the court’s granting of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.
TechSearch LLC v. Gregory Aharonian (N.D. Ill. 2002)
Represented defendant in patent infringement case and obtained dismissal of the claims.
IBD v. Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (E.D. Pa 2002)
Represented defendant in trademark and domain name dispute and successfully garnered dismissal of the claims.
