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Intellectual Property

Apr. 7, 2011

Roderick M. Thompson

Litigator Farella Braun & Martell LLP San Francisco Patent, trademark, copyright


Roderick M. Thompson


Farella Braun & Martell LLP


San Francisco


Patent, trademark, copyright


Winning an early summary judgment motion is a rare thing for patent defense attorneys because the defendant is required by the "clear and convincing evidence" standard to prove the patent is invalid.


Undeterred, Thompson and his team thought their client, Visa Inc., had a shot of meeting that standard bec...

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