Posts Tagged ‘patent’
AZA Patent Agent Privilege Appeal Named ‘Texas Case to Watch’ by Law360
HOUSTON ─ AZA’s case before the Supreme Court of Texas involving confidentiality between patent agents and their inventor clients is the first of its kind in the nation to reach a state’s highest court, earning it notice by news service Law360 as one of the “Texas Cases to Watch in 2018.” Of Counsel Jane Langdell […]
AZA’s Law Offices Win Best in Houston Interior Design Award
HOUSTON – AZA’s sleek, bold offices, already recognized in Houston for its distinctive design, have now won honors from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). The IIDA Texas/Oklahoma Chapter awarded the office, devised by architect Abel Design Group, the Best in City Center honor for Houston in the large corporate category for businesses occupying more […]
9 AZA Lawyers Again Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with the Houston commercial and intellectual property litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, earned selection to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, Amir Alavi, Todd Mensing, Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher, Steve Mitby and Tim Shelby, and of counsel David Warden are […]
Jane Langdell Robinson to Argue Patent Agent Privilege Before Texas Supreme Court
HOUSTON – Appellate and trial lawyer Jane Langdell Robinson of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, will argue before the Texas Supreme Court that patent agents advising their inventor-clients should be granted the same confidentiality that lawyers are given with their clients. The case, In Re Andrew Silver, Case No. 16-0682, is the first in […]
International IP Guide Again Honors AZA Among Top Texas Patent Trial Firms
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is recommended as one of the top patent litigation firms in Texas by London-based intellectual property magazine Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) for the third year running. In addition to the firm’s overall honors highlighted in the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2017, the […]
AZA Wins $9M Jury Verdict in Texas Patent Infringement Case Against Motorola
MARSHALL, Texas – Houston patent trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has won a $9 million federal jury verdict for Texas-based patent licensing company Saint Lawrence Communications LLC against technology heavyweight Motorola Mobility LLC for patent infringement. After a week-long trial, jurors in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
AZA Lawyer Zavitsanos Tells Newspaper How Social Media Aids in Jury Selection
HOUSTON – AZA founding partner John Zavitsanos was featured in a Texas Lawyer story explaining how social media research can ferret out crucial information about potential jurors that voir dire and jury questionnaires don’t reveal. The Texas Lawyer article, “Jury Consultants Need Not Apply — Winning Litigator Relies on Web Instead” (subscription required), details how […]
FMC Technologies and Employee Win Key First Round Against Cameron in Non-Compete Case
HOUSTON – A Texas federal judge ruled for oilfield services company FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd and one of its employees in a non-compete agreement fight with competitor Cameron International Corp. where the FMC employee previously worked. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas found that Cameron’s non-compete contract was overly broad and rejected the company’s motion […]
Nine AZA Lawyers Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with the Houston commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their work in commercial and intellectual property litigation. Best Lawyers, one of the most respected lawyer guides in the country, lists AZA attorneys Joseph Ahmad, […]
Houston Lawyer Todd Mensing of AZA Earns Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Rating
HOUSTON – Commercial litigation attorney Todd Mensing of the Houston law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer review rating, the highest possible ranking by the respected guide to the nation’s top lawyers. The annual listing bases its ratings on confidential reviews from attorneys and judges. Mr. Mensing earned […]
Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fort Bend Defamation Case
HOUSTON – The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a defamation lawsuit filed against a Houston-area newspaper and a reporter who wrote a false story attacking the local chief deputy sheriff and his son. The reporter, who previously worked at the sheriff’s department, blamed the chief deputy when she was fired after […]
AZA Named Among Both Top Energy, Top IP Law Firms in Houston Law Guide
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has been ranked among both the top energy and top intellectual property (IP) law firms in the 2016 edition of the Houston Business Journal Law Guide, which lists the city’s leading firms in several areas of legal expertise. AZA is ranked alongside some of the city’s largest […]
ZKey Sues Facebook in California
HOUSTON – New York City-based ZKey Investments, LLC, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Facebook Inc. over the popular networking website’s alleged infringement of a key patent held by ZKey. In the lawsuit, ZKey says Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook has willfully and deliberately infringed ZKey’s U.S. Patent No. 6,820,204, which covers technology that […]
AZA, Firm Attorneys Again Earn Chambers USA Commercial Litigation Honors
HOUSTON – The Houston trial law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, again has earned recognition among the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in Texas in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition to the overall firm’s ranking, AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, and Todd […]
Texas Court Upholds $15.7 Million Patent Infringement Verdict for Rembrandt Wireless
MARSHALL, Texas – Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has upheld a $15.7 million jury verdict in favor of Rembrandt Wireless Technologies LP after denying a request for a new trial on damages issues filed by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Rembrandt is a business […]
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