David Healey

Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Current

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Microsoft Corporation Computer Acceleration Corp. v. Microsoft Won a complete defense jury trial verdict for Microsoft against Acacia subsidiary CAC, which sought over $750 million and a permanent injunction against Microsoft’s Windows XP® operating system. The jury found no infringement and invalidated the patent at issue.

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Apple Computer Premier International Associates v. Apple Computer Markman hearing in Premier Intl. Associates v. Apple. Court did not adopt plaintiff’s terms needed by plaintiff to defend invalidity and noninfringement defenses established through other terms.

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Microsoft Corporation Spreadsheet Automation Corporation v. Microsoft Patent infringement action commenced by Spreadsheet Automation Corporation. After summary judgment for Microsoft on most claims, suit settled on favorable terms to client

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Rambus Inc. In this decisive victory for Samsung, Weil Gotshal persuaded the US District Court to estop Rambus from asserting infringement against Samsung based on Rambus’ unclean hands, spoliation of evidence, and misconduct. more

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Microsoft Corporation American Video Graphics, L.P. v. Microsoft Corporation Secured a favorable claim construction ruling for Microsoft in a litigation in which the plaintiff accused Microsoft Windows of infringing plaintiff’s patents. more

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E*TRADE Securities LLC Datamize Inc. v. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, et al. and E*TRADE Securities LLC, et al. Obtained favorable settlement in defense of E*TRADE Securities LLC against patent infringement allegations. more

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Lexar Media Inc. Lexar Media Inc. v. Toshiba Corporation Weil’s trial team obtained, for Lexar, one of the largest jury awards ever secured in a US intellectual property trial, which resulted in a settlement of $288 million. more

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ITT Hartford Insurance Company (now known as Hartford Fire Insurance Company) Baty v. ITT Hartford Defended ITT Hartford Fire Insurance against allegations by Baty & Associates Insurance Agency that Hartford was involved in individual agents leaving Baty to form their own agency, ProTech. After a 7-year long battle, the Court granted our client final summary judgment on the claims.

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Dr. Eckhard Alt In the matter of the Arbitration of: Dr. Eckhard U. Alt (for the Stockholder Representative Committee of Inflow Dynamics, Inc.) v. Boston Scientific Corporation Arbitration against Boston Scientific Corporation regarding rightful use of patents under terms of contract. Arbitration is pending.

University of Texas

J.D.

1985

Brown University

B.A.

1982

Publication

Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference (Dallas, January 01, 2005)

Advanced Patent Law Seminars (Austin, January 01, 2005) Sponsored jointly by the University of Texas School of Law and the University of California Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law.

Global Intellectual Property Enforcement Strategies (Dallas, TX, February 28, 2003)

Patent Enforcement in the International Trade Commission (San Jose, California, June 14, 2002)

"New Developments in Intellectual Property Antitrust Law," panelist, PricewaterhouseCoopers Intellectual Property Leadership Forum. (New York, NY, February 01, 2001)

"When Patents and Antitrust Issues Collide: Issues at the Intersection of Patent and Antitrust Law," speaker, Houston Bar Association Antitrust Section. (Houston, TX, February 01, 2001)

Declaratory Judgment Actions in State and Federal Courts (Houston, February 01, 2001) Author and speaker, Houston Bar Association