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Intellectual Property

Apr. 18, 2013

Daniel Johnson Jr.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP San Francisco Patent, trade secrets, licensing


The battle between Johnson's client, ActiveVideo Networks Inc., and Verizon Communications Inc. over alleged patent infringement had an interesting twist.


"The client was very, very reluctant to ever be a plaintiff in a lawsuit," he said. "Normally, you have to get the client to calm down. In this case, it was just the reverse."


At issue was San Jose-based ActiveVideo's contention that Verizon had infringed on its interactive...

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