Posts Tagged ‘Weining Bai’
Five AZA Lawyers Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers for 2026
HOUSTON – Five of AZA’s top patent litigators were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers 2026 list, which Lawdragon describes as “lawyers protecting innovation, defending brand integrity and leveraging the assets at the heart of their clients’ businesses.” Those named are partners Jason McManis, Warren McCarty and Weining Bai and associates Louis Liao and Colin Phillips. This is the second year for Lawdragon’s […]
AZA Appellate Win Negates $18.3 Million Decision in Penile Implant Trade Secret Case
HOUSTON – AZA’s appellate team reversed an $18.3 million judgment in a California case over trade secrets in a cosmetic penile implant case. “There were no secrets here to be kept. Multiple patents had already put all the ideas claimed as “secret” in the public domain so the jury finding was properly overturned,” said AZA partner Kelsi Stayart White, who represented all but one defendant in the case with AZA with […]
Over Half of the AZA Firm Named on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 Lists
HOUSTON – Thirty-five AZA lawyers were named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 lists for excellence, largely in business litigation and intellectual property work. That includes more than half of the trial firm’s roster. AZA cofounders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed; both lawyers have been on the Texas Super Lawyers lists since the […]
Jury Finds for AZA Client Brown & Root in $200 Million-Plus Trade Secret Case
ANAHUAC, Texas – A Chambers County jury found for AZA client Brown & Root Industrial Services in a more than $200 million claim that it improperly obtained Exxon facility maintenance contracts formerly held by CAM Industrial Solutions. Brown & Root prevailed on all questions as the jury refused to award CAM any money on its claim that […]
AZA’s $78.5 Million Patent Infringement Win Among 2025’s Top 10 National Patent Verdicts
HOUSTON – AZA’s East Texas jury win over Samsung Electronics Co. made Law360’s The Top Patent Damages in 2025 (subscription required). In September 2025, a federal jury awarded AZA’s client Anonymous Media Research Holdings the full $78,512,999 requested from Samsung for infringing on two patents. The jury in U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s Eastern District of Texas court heard […]
Jury Awards AZA Client $78.5 Million in Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung
MARSHALL, Texas – After a five-day trial, a federal jury awarded AZA’s client Anonymous Media Research Holdings the full $78,512,999 requested from Samsung Electronics Co. for infringing on two patents. The jury in U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s Eastern District of Texas court heard how Samsung improperly used two Anonymous Media patents covering methods for improving automatic […]
Four AZA Lawyers Named to Lawdragon 500 Global IP Lawyers 2025
HOUSTON – Four members of AZA’s intellectual property team were named to the Lawdragon 500 Global IP Lawyers 2025. Those named are partners Jason McManis and Weining Bai and associates Louis Liao and Colin Phillips. This is the first Lawdragon list honoring global IP lawyers who are key to companies’ IP strategies and trade. […]
AZA Names Bai, Poelker and Turkevich as New Partners
HOUSTON – Weining Bai, Kyle Poelker and Paul Turkevich have been named new partners at AZA. All three have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by The Best Lawyers in America, as Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, or were named to both lists. “This is a talented trio of new […]
Ben & Jerry’s Sues Corporate Parent Over Gaza Stance Censorship
NEW YORK – The board of the Vermont-based premium ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s has once again sued its corporate parents for breaching contractual agreements by censoring and blocking the board’s efforts to support a cease fire and peace for the crisis in Gaza. In 2022, the brand known for its social awareness confidentially […]
Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
HOUSTON – Thirteen AZA lawyers were selected to the 2024 Texas Rising Stars list of leading young attorneys in the state, an honor based on peer nominations and independent research. Partners Cameron Byrd, Nathan Campbell, Taylor Freeman, Edward “Ward” Goolsby, Shahmeer Halepota, Jason McManis, Jordan Warshauer and Kelsi Stayart White were named to the […]
AZA Wins Three Trials in Just Two Weeks in May
HOUSTON – In just two weeks in May, AZA lawyers won three trials. They won for a fuel company in a take-nothing judgment, the Port of Houston in an employment dispute and a medical group quelling a fraud claim. These were the ninth, 10th and 11th cases AZA lawyers have already tried to verdict or […]
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