Stoll Berne attorneys represent parties in intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, false advertising, unfair competition, defamation claims, and medical research practice.
We are frequently consulted by patent and trademark counsel when litigation develops and are often asked to serve as trial counsel.
Our attorneys are recognized by both peers and clients, and consistently rank in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and Oregon Super Lawyers lists.Oregon Super Lawyers listed Rob Shlachter in the “Top 10” of Oregon lawyers and Tim DeJong in the “Top 50” Oregon lawyers.
Protecting Your Ideas, Designs, Inventions, Patents, Copyrights & Trade Dress
Rob Shlachter and Josh Ross, together with California co-counsel, defended a large foreign software company in defense of a $250 million trade secret litigation in federal court.
Stoll Berne represented a global supplier of flat panel display technology in patent litigation regarding display mounting and presentation technology.
In patent litigation regarding hand tool technology, Stoll Berne attorney Tim DeJong represents a leading company sourcing and supplying automotive tools to retailers and distributors throughout North America.
In current patent litigation regarding waterproof-breathable apparel technology, Stoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong and Maddie Holmes represents Columbia Sportswear Company, a leading company in the global outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment markets.
The firm represented an innovative, growing Portland-based shoe company in a lawsuit to enforce its trademark rights against infringement by a global footwear brand.
Tim DeJong successfully represented a leading producer of chipping and planing systems for the global wood products industry, in patent litigation to enforce the client’s patent rights in its proprietary chipper technology.
After a jury trial, the firm obtained a $1.2 million jury verdict on behalf of plaintiff, a software developer in the college application systems industry.
In a copyright infringement lawsuit to stop the unauthorized copying and sale of the client’s designs and content, Stoll Berne represented a seller of specialized sewing patterns and instructional materials.
The firm filed and resolved patent infringement lawsuits against numerous global manufacturers of mobile “smart” phones to enforce its client’s patent rights in its patented code server technology.
Stoll Berne attorney Tim DeJong successfully represented a Portland-based full-service music agency in a lawsuit to enforce its copyright and trademark rights against a competitor’s infringement.
Stoll Berne attorney Tim DeJong obtained $1.1 million for Columbia Industries in a suit against the company's former engineers for misappropriating trade secrets relating to equipment for oil and gas drilling operations.
Tim DeJong represented Too Marker Products, a Japanese maker of high-end art markers, in several lawsuits against infringers of its trademark, including U.S. affiliates and manufacturers and distributors based in Korea and Great Britain.
The firm represented patent owner Vanguard Products Group in various suits against an infringer of its patented electronic cord reel management and security system for retail displays.
Tim DeJong successfully resolved a lawsuit on behalf of an Oregon-based winery seeking to enforce its trademark rights against a U.K.-based online wine retailer.
In a trademark dispute involving the CrossFit trademark, Rob Shlachter and Tim DeJong successfully defended CrossFit, Inc., resulting in the plaintiff assigning its registered trademark to CrossFit, dismissing its claims with prejudice, and entering into a consent judgment and permanent injunction.
Rob Shlachter and Tim DeJong successfully represented a manufacturer of backup power fuel cell products in a patent infringement lawsuit relating to the client’s patented integrated hydrogen generator systems.
Rob Shlachter successfully defended major California software companies in several trade secret cases, which ended with dismissals without payment to plaintiffs.
Rob Shlachter successfully defended a major Oregon high-tech company sued in California for malicious prosecution arising out of a major patent lawsuit.
Stoll Berne attorneys Rob Shlachter and Tim DeJong successfully represented an Oregon manufacturer/patentee in an infringement litigation relating to patented "spring-assisted" folding knives.
Stoll Berne successfully represented patentee of "short magnum" firearms and ammunition against major firearms and ammunition manufacturers Winchester and Browning.
Rob Shlachter and Steve Larson represented an Oregon home exercise machine manufacturer in alleging that a competitor was making false advertising claims.
Steve Larson obtained an injunction prohibiting former employees from starting a competing business using a client list and other proprietary information that were improperly taken from the client, a medical device manufacturer.
Rob Shlachter and Steve Larson successfully represented the plaintiff, an Oregon home exercise machine manufacturer, in a lawsuit alleging that a competitor was infringing on its trade dress.
