We have litigated a number of real estate disputes and have particular expertise in adverse possession and takings law. With respect to intellectual property, we have litigated copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade secret and patent cases and have handled a number of licensing disputes involving intellectual property.
- Richard
Bach and Russell Munson v. Forever Living Products
(2005-2007), 473 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (W.D. Wash. 2007) and 473 F. Supp. 2d 1127 (W.D. Wash. 2007) (represented
author Richard Bach and photographer Russell Munson in copyright and trademark
litigation against manufacturer and distributor of health and beauty products;
successfully resolved by settlement)
- ITT Rayonier v. Bell, 51 Wn. App 124 (1988), 112 Wn.2d 754 (1989) (obtained summary judgment, affirmed twice on appeal, in leading case under Washington's adverse possession law)
- Patterson v. Burlington Northern Railroad Co. and King County, 96 Wn. App. 1054 (1999) (represented King County in trial court and on appeal in dispute involving adjacent landowner's adverse possession claim to railroad right of way along Lake Sammamish; won summary judgment in trial court which was affirmed on appeal)
- Eggleston v. Pierce County, 148 Wn.2d 760 (2003) (represented ACLU in appeal involving takings claim against Pierce County under eminent domain provision of Washington Constitution)
- Private mediation and arbitration representing best-selling author in litigation involving intellectual property and other property rights (successfully resolved through arbitration)
- Carver v. Gallagher, Clallam County Superior Court No. 95-2-00704-1 (represented daughter of the late author Raymond Carver in litigation involving copyright renewal rights to her father's pre-1978 works; successfully resolved by settlement)
- Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington, 125 Wn.2d 243 (1994) (represented Johns Hopkins University in case involving proper balance between researcher's intellectual property rights and rights to public disclosure under state public disclosure laws)
- Private arbitrations of software licensing disputes
- Trademark and trade secret litigation in federal court
