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Cooley Defeats Preliminary Injunction for Liquidia in Litigation With United Therapeutics

June 3, 2024

Cooley successfully defeated a preliminary injunction filed by United Therapeutics that sought to block the launch of client Liquidia’s Yutrepia (treprostinil) inhalation powder for treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.

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Lauren Strosnick
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Associate, Washington, DC
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Trial win for Facebook in patent case targeting “Like” button

July 27, 2016

Cooley defended Facebook in a patent infringement suit that targeted one of Facebook's most prominent features – the "Like" button. Rembrandt Social Media filed the case in the Eastern District of Virginia, accusing Facebook of willfully infringing two patents covering social media.

Originally, Rembrandt accused Facebook of willfully infringing two patents but we convinced the court to dismiss willful and indirect patent infringement claims early in the case. We also persuaded the judge to exclude the testimony of two Rembrandt expert witnesses, including, significantly, an expert tasked with calculating damages. As a result of this ruling, Rembrandt filed an appeal with the Federal Circuit, which was denied, and the case proceeded to trial.

In June 2014, following a five day trial, Cooley secured a complete defense verdict - the jury issued a ruling of non-infringement and also invalidated the two patents. To date, Facebook has had only two patent jury trials, both of which Cooley has resolved successfully.

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Michael Rhodes
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Partner, Palo Alto
Phillip Morton
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Liz Stameshkin
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Mace
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Dane Voris
Special Counsel, Boston

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Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

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Legal 500: Intellectual Property: Patents - Litigation

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