Bill Sigler is a skilled trial and appellate lawyer with extensive experience in intellectual property litigation matters. Mr. Sigler has participated in several trial victories, has argued numerous successful motions, and has taken and defended multiple depositions. He has worked extensively on a number of winning appellate matters, including three victories before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the past 15 months. Mr. Sigler is also well versed in reexamination practice at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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Mr. Sigler is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Litigation, and currently serves as the co-chair of Programs for the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee.
Before joining Kaye Scholer, Mr. Sigler practiced law at a major litigation law firm with the global litigation and intellectual property groups.
Mr. Sigler is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Lauren, and their daughters, Lily and Imogene.
Pro Bono Work
Mr. Sigler has successfully represented foreign nationals in immigration proceedings. In 2006, Mr. Sigler first chaired a trial on the merits that resulted in a grant of asylum to a client from Guinea.
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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 United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Cooper Technologies Co. v. Dudas, Thomas & Betts Corp. (E.D. Va. 2007)
Represented defendant intervenor in dispute regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s interpretation of the statutes establishing inter partes re-examination of patents. Successfully obtained relief through the court’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and granting of the defendant’s motions for 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.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes re-examination 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 (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.
Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Stored Value Solutions, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Represented appellee Stored Value Solutions and successfully obtained affirmance of lower court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving gift card technology.
> 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 United States Patent and Trademark Office.
> Dispositive Motions Granted
Cooper Technologies Co. v. Dudas, Thomas & Betts Corp. (E.D. Va. 2007)
Represented defendant intervenor in dispute regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s interpretation of the statutes establishing inter partes re-examination of patents. Successfully obtained relief through the court’s denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and granting of the defendant’s motions for 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.
> Federal Circuit Affirmances
Every Penny Counts, Inc. v. Stored Value Solutions, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Represented appellee Stored Value Solutions and successfully obtained affirmance of lower court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent involving gift card technology.
Cooper Technologies Company v. USPTO and Thomas & Betts Corporation (Fed. Cir. 2008)
Represented appellee Thomas & Betts regarding the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s interpretation of the statute establishing inter partes re-examination 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 (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.
