No baby steps here. In his first trial to verdict as first chair, Baker Botts IP partner Kurt Pankratz successfully defended his client against a $59 million patent infringement claim. And he did so against one of the titans of the bar: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Charles Verhoeven.
Pankratz, who celebrated his 43rd birthday on the second day of trial in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, persuaded a jury that Genband US LLC did not infringe six patents related to Voice-over-IP technology held by Verhoeven’s client, Metaswitch Networks.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
