Ryan Kane, P.C.

Lead counsel for Pacira Pharmaceuticals in a declaratory judgment action against Research Development Foundation (RDF) seeking a declaration that it no longer owed RDF royalties on its flagship drug, EXPAREL. Prevailed at summary judgment on Pacira’s 45L process for EXPAREL. Pacira then successfully struck RDF’s jury demand, and after a four-day bench trial, the court found in Pacira’s favor on the remaining claims.

Defended a leading energy and technology company in a multi-year, high-stakes arbitration that resulted in key legal wins and a significant financial award in the client’s favor in the final award.

Represented the industry leader in eye technology in a multi-year, multi-patent district court litigation. After key summary judgment wins and successfully challenging the plaintiff’s privilege log, the case settled.

Defended major communications company in a multi-patent district court litigation. The parties resolved the case prior to trial.

Defended a leading innovator of vehicle tracking technology in a multi-patent, multi-district litigation. A non-practicing entity targeted several customers and sued across the country, including in the Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. After less than a year of litigation, the parties reached a resolution, and the cases were dismissed with prejudice.

Defended a leading provider of oil and gas technologies in district court and parallel patent office litigation. Successfully obtained a district court stay and invalidated the key patent claims at the USPTO. 

Represented a global technology company in a trade secret litigation against a former vendor, which resulted in a nearly $1 billion verdict in the client’s favor. The vendor’s claims were rejected by the jury.

Represented a global medical-device company in defensive inter partes review proceedings, which resulted in multiple IPR petitions being denied at the institution stage.

Defended two global pharmaceutical companies in a district court litigation regarding biosimilars. After the case was trial ready, the clients prevailed on summary judgment of non-infringement.

Represented BASF and Argonne National Laboratories in successful assertion of their patents relating to battery materials in the International Trade Commission (ITC) and District of Delaware. In the ITC action, the Commission found Umicore committed both induced and contributory infringement and issued a limited exclusion order.

Defended medical device maker in suit brought by patent assertion entity in rocket-docket district. Patent related to wireless network devices and was asserted against client's remotely-monitored defibrillators, pacemakers, and insulin pumps. Plaintiff sought over $1 billion in damages. Just before trial, court granted client’s Daubert motion against plaintiff's damages expert, striking the opinion in its entirety, and granted client’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement, resulting in final judgment in client's favor on all asserted claims.

Defended global communications client in patent infringement suit in E.D. Tex. involving four patents related to WCDMA wireless technology. Obtained two Daubert rulings in client's favor, substantially reducing plaintiff's damages claims prior to trial. After a six-day trial, jury deliberated for less than an hour and returned a complete defense verdict, finding no infringement on all claims and all claims invalid as anticipated and obvious.

Represented WesternGeco LLC in its assertion of patents relating to marine seismic exploration technology against ION Geophysical Corp. and Fugro-Geoteam. Obtained summary judgment defeating counterclaims for inventorship, antitrust violations and unfair competition, and non-infringement of ION’s patent counterclaim as well as summary judgment of infringement of one of WesternGeco’s patents. At trial, the team obtained a $105.9 million jury verdict against ION and a finding by the jury that all four WesternGeco patents were valid and willfully infringed  (WesternGeco’s claims against Fugro-Geoteam were settled favorably mid-trial).

Represented client in a remand trial on patent damages against a major software company. The jury returned a verdict of $70 million, the amount requested by the client.

Represented individuals seeking U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process.

Represented veterans in pursing their claims for benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Represented parent pro bono in a termination of parental rights matter in New York City Family Court. Matter settled favorably for client.

2017 Pro Bono Publico Award Recipient from the Legal Aid Society.