Stacie E. Oberts
Selected Results*
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 color filters 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.
Trial counsel in Ricoh Corp. v. Pitney Bowes Inc.; Represented Pitney Bowes in a patent infringement defense case involving Pitney Bowes' mailing machines. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Trenton Division, with Judge Brown presiding. The jury returned a verdict of invalidity in favor of Pitney Bowes finding anticipation of all 18 asserted claims. In addition, during trial, the Court entered summary judgment of anticipation of four additional claims. Jury decision affirmed in post-trial memorandum.
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law Section)
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., cum laude (1997)
- University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, B.A., Journalism and Political Science, magna cum laude