Adam S. Baldridge

Successfully defended publicly traded company in trade secret misappropriation case in Delaware Chancery Court involving technical information related to the manufacture of plastic films.

Successfully defeated preliminary injunction motion and resolved case in client's favor involving claims of copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation involving electronic artwork and computer programs.

Successfully defended high stakes trade secret misappropriation case involving medical procedures, customer lists and preferences and software programs.

Successfully prosecuted large trade secret misappropriation case resulting from failed business acquisition and violations of non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements.

Represented client in a trade secret misappropriation case involving software and algorithms trade secrets which resulted in a month-long jury trial, a successful jury verdict awarding significant compensatory damages award, and a finding of willful and malicious misappropriation leading to an award of attorney's fees and exemplary damages.

Successfully defended trade secret case in Southern District of Florida involving Bluetooth® technology due to novel argument based on the intersection of Florida statutory law regarding restrictive covenants and Florida trade secret law.

Frequently provide training to clients on best practices for protecting and maintaining a client's trade secrets

Successfully represented designer and manufacturer of cheerleading apparel in copyright infringement suit, including successful appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals which was affirmed by a 6-2 decision of the United States Supreme Court, where the Supreme Court established a new standard and resolved a circuit-split regarding the proper test for conceptual separability and copyrightability applicable for two-dimensional artwork applied to useful articles.

Successfully represented multi-national corporation in complex copyright dispute brought by actor involving actor’s performance in print advertisements, radio spots and television commercials used in large scale advertising campaign.

Manage and enforce large international trademark portfolios for celebrities and clients in the fashion industry.

Successfully represented client in large dispute involving copyright infringement claims for photographs sold on eBay.

Represented client and performed extensive due diligence in the acquisition of large patent and trademark portfolios.

Successfully defended against claims of trade dress infringement and trademark infringement directed to consumer product labels.

Manage and enforce large trademark portfolios for multiple health care providers.

Outside IP counsel for multiple consumer good manufacturers and resellers.

Trademark and copyright counsel for clients in the agriculture-chemical industry.

Advised client in negotiation and purchase of large trademark portfolio from competitor.

Outside trademark counsel for multiple clients in the restaurant services industry and food preparation industry, including providing brand advice and strategy for growth.

Outside intellectual property and technology counsel to software providers in the diagnostic and orthopedic industries.

Advised recording artists and songwriters regarding entertainment/music industry agreements and protection of intellectual property, including negotiation of publishing agreements, 360 deals, drafting and negotiating synchronization licenses for use of songs in films, drafting recording agreements for Grammy® Award winning artists and counseling artists on obtaining commercial success.

Successfully defended patent infringement suit against client which resulted in patentee surrendering patent rights through formal disclaimer.

Prosecuted patent infringement case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and obtained permanent injunction against defendant prohibiting further competition in the marketplace.

Represented inventors in complex patent infringement case in which the court ruled in the client's favor on the ultimate question of patent infringement and on the dispositive issue of the on-sale bar under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).

Obtained summary judgment in client's favor defeating allegation that client's design patents were invalid as functional and obtained summary judgment disposing of infringer's defenses of implied license and alleged tying arrangement.

Helped client obtain preliminary injunctions in two patent infringement actions in the United States District Court in the Middle District of Tennessee.

Successfully negotiated dispute of multiple patents through complex licensing agreement.