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Matthew L. Woods


Practice Groups

Selected Results*

Intergraph v. Hewlett Packard and Gateway:   Represented Intergraph Corp. in patent litigation involving microprocessor system design in a case venued in East Texas. Recovered a total of 440 million dollars in settlements as follows:

  • Hewlett Packard $141 million, with cross licenses;
  • Dell/Intel $225 million;
  • Gateway $12 million plus ongoing royalties;
  • AMD $15 million plus potential future royalty profits;
  • IBM $10 million plus a license to IBM’s portfolio;
  • Fujitsu $9.75 million;
  • Sony $15 million;
  • Acer $7.5 million; and
  • Other licenses

Honeywell Inc. v. Victor Company of Japan and U. S. JVC Corp.: Trial counsel on behalf of Honeywell Inc., in action for patent infringement of in video cameras. The case was tried in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Frank, Judge . Jury verdict in favor of Honeywell for $30 million, which reflects royalties of two percent of JVC’s sales of the accused camcorders to calculate past damages for the unlicensed use of the technology.

PSI Repair Service Inc v. Honeywell Inc.: Defended manufacturer of industrial control systems against allegations of antitrust trying with regard to replacement parts and repair service

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court, Nebraska
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • Duke University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude (1989)
  • Grinnell College

Books and Articles

Selected Speeches

    • Patent Infringement Litigation
      Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida (April 6-8, 2006)

    * Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

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