|
Jon practices litigation in the areas of commercial, intellectual property and environmental litigation. In the commercial and intellectual property area, Jon has worked on several large litigation matters involving contracts, patent licenses, patent infringement, trade dress, and trade secrets. In the environmental area, Jon has worked on a wide variety of matters including wildland firefighting, oil spills, wilderness protection, and endangered species. COMMERCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. Aspen Healthcare Metrics, LLC U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Trade secret and contract litigation over cardiac stimulation devices Pacesetter, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Patent litigation over cardiac stimulation devices Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical Inc. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Patent litigation over leads for cardiac stimulation devices Sioux Biochemical, Inc. v. Cargill, Incorporated U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa Trade secret litigation over the manufacturing of chondroitin sulfate SuperValu Inc. v. Associated Grocers, Inc. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Contract litigation over joint venture negotiations Hearth and Home Technologies Inc. and HON Technology, Inc. v. Travis Industries, Inc. U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Patent infringement litigation over gas fireplace technology Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. and PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. v. Ryko Manufacturing Co.U.S. District Court, Eastern District of WisconsinPatent infringement litigation over car wash technology Urologix, Inc. v. ProstaLund AB, ProstaLund Operations AB, and Circon Corp. a/k/a ACMI Corp. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin Patent infringement litigation over thermo-therapy devices Monsanto Co. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l Inc.; Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Federal Circuit U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Patent license litigation over agricultural crop seed technology, In re Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, Inc. 238 F.3d 1370, 57 USPQ2d 1658 U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Federal Circuit (2001),Petition for writ of mandamus to protect attorney-client privilege Par Aide Products, Co. v. R&R Products, Inc. U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Eighth Circuit U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Trade Dress Litigation over golf ball washers ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION Izaak Walton League of America v. Bosworth U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (filed 2006) Litigation over North and South Fowl lakes and the wilderness character of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Wilderness Society v. Norton 434 F.3d 584 U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit U.S. District Court, for the District of Columbia (2006) Litigation seeking to compel the National Park Service to conduct wilderness assessments and planning in fifteen units of the National Park System Wilderness Watch v. Mainella 375 F.3d 1085 U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Eleventh Circuit (2004) U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia Appeal overturning a district court order regarding management decisions on the Cumberland Island National Seashore Bartek v. State of Alaska Superior Court for the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District at Anchorage Class action litigation over wildland firefighting Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation v. Babbitt 199 F.3d 1224 U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Tenth Circuit (2000),Appeal overturning a district court order to remove gray wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. |
