P. Anthony Sammi

Tony's experience includes representing:

Disputes

• Abbott Laboratories, as co-lead counsel, in an important jury trial victory related to a series of international patent suits against a major competitor in connection with glucose monitors for diabetes management, marking Abbott’s first US trial win against the competitor
• Universal Alloy Corporation, as lead counsel, in a trade secret misappropriation defense regarding aluminum alloy components for the aerospace industry with US$264 million in damages sought, resulting in a complete zero-liability jury trial win
• Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision and its subsidiaries in a global patent and copyright infringement dispute against Alcon over competing laser eye-surgery technology, resulting in a favorable resolution just days before trial
• AAA video game publisher, as lead counsel, in a record-setting US$500 million jury verdict and permanent injunction in connection with claims of trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement of virtual reality technology*
• A leading private equity firm, as lead counsel, in a multibillion-dollar suit regarding trade secrets and confidential information
• Walmart in a trade secret misappropriation litigation involving software algorithms and processes related to food transport and storage*
• Caterpillar in IP counseling and patent litigation involving heavy equipment and on-board data storage and protection*
• Dell in trade secret and contract litigation involving digital storage infrastructure*
• Build A Rocket Boy, a leading videogame publisher founded by Grand Theft Auto creator Sir Leslie Benzies, in matters involving litigation and IP counseling*
• A leading financial institution in breach-of-contract litigation stemming from a patent litigation settlement resulting in a US$69 million judgment in favor of the plaintiff*
• A leading auto-finance company before the PTAB on a covered business method patent petition regarding auto-financing technology for the patent owner*
• A leading auto-finance company in a Fifth Circuit appeal of a successful jury verdict (above), resulting in the affirmance of all verdicts regarding IP claims*
• One of the largest national archives of check images and electronic content for multi-bank infrastructure solutions in a patent infringement jury trial, which resulted in a final, non-appealable, take-nothing judgment in favor of the client*
• A leading global software development firm in connection with defending against copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation claims*
• A sports equipment manufacturer in defending against claims of patent infringement, resulting in judgments of non-infringement and patent claim invalidity due to obviousness*
• A leading sports equipment manufacturer as defendant in an appeal of District Court post-trial judgment of invalidity and non-infringement; the District Court judgments were affirmed*
• A world-leading satellite manufacturer in defending against claims of patent infringement involving complex satellite guidance, stability, and station-keeping circuitry and control systems*

M&A

Tony has led the patent aspects of:

• A multibillion-dollar acquisition of a social networking and VoIP service provider company*
• A multibillion-dollar merger and settlement relating to mobile device manufacturers*

Counseling

Tony has advised:

• Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer, on its global IP strategy*
• HTC, a Taiwanese multinational smartphone and tablet manufacturer, on its global IP strategy*
• The National Football League on patent and trade secret strategy*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham