B. Thomas Watson

Tom's representative clients include:

• Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec Grp. Holdings Ltd., securing a complete defense victory in a patent infringement jury trial regarding wide-view automotive mirror technology. Won jury verdict invalidating all asserted patents
• Philip Morris Products S.A., obtaining a jury trial victory in a patent infringement dispute related to handheld e-vaping devices. Won successful infringement and validity verdicts regarding all asserted patents
• Peloton Interactive, Inc. in a patent suit in the District of Delaware and in related proceedings at the United States Patent and Trademark Office
• LG Chem, Inc. in trade secret dispute brought against competitor involving electric vehicle lithium-ion battery technology in co-pending matters before the International Trade Commission and the District of Delaware
• Par Sterile Products, LLC, in ANDA patent infringement suit regarding the drug product Adrenalin; obtained complete trial victory
• Affymetrix, Inc. in patent litigation relating to fluorescent dyes for usage in flow cytometry
• Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals in patent and tortious interference litigations relating to medical devices
• Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc., served as part of the trial team in ANDA patent infringement suit regarding multibillion-dollar film drug product
• Craigslist, Inc. in a web-scraping case with approximately 20 causes of action, including Computer Fraud and Abuse Act violations, against several defendants
• Symantec Corp. in patent litigation involving software technology; obtained summary judgment invalidating patents
• Entrepreneur Media, Inc., and several other technology, fashion, and consumer product companies in numerous trademark infringement lawsuits, countless enforcement actions, worldwide trademark filings, and global trademark portfolio management
• Lyft, Inc. in a breach of contract and fiduciary duty lawsuit, in the California Superior Court of San Francisco, against an Uber executive for retaining Lyft’s confidential information after resigning from Lyft and soliciting Lyft employees
• National medical device firm in negotiating content manufacturing, purchase, and license agreements with several of the largest healthcare providers in the industry
• National pharmaceutical companies in drafting and negotiating confidentiality and licensing agreements, as well as conducting due diligence for multimillion-dollar intellectual property acquisitions

Thought Leadership

• Authored, “Carbons Into Bytes” Patented Chemical Compound Protection in the Virtual World, 12 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 25, 2014