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Jonathan K. Waldrop

Partner | Atlanta
T (404) 260-6133
F (404) 260-6081

Jon Waldrop, a member of the Kasowitz intellectual property group, focuses on intellectual property litigation, particularly in the areas of patent and trademark law.

Before joining Kasowitz in 2011, Jon was an associate with another prominent Atlanta law firm, where he gained experience in patent, trademark, trade secret and commercial litigation matters. He has experience in all aspects of litigation management, including motion practice, discovery and trial preparation. He has managed patent and commercial litigation matters involving medical devices, cooking ovens, gaming systems and complex financial transactions.

He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Notable Representations

  • Eolas v. Google et al.: Trial counsel for Google and YouTube in the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler) in a patent infringement action brought by Eolas and the University of California.  Achieved a jury verdict of patent invalidity on behalf of Google, YouTube, and the joint defense group, defeating claims for hundreds of millions in damages as well as injunctive relief against interactive web pages.  This verdict has been hailed in headlines worldwide, including “Texas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll’s Claim to Own the Interactive Web,” Wired.com and “Eolas patent trial: Relax! The Internet is saved,” Toronto Star.
  • USA Video Technology Corporation v. Time Warner, Inc. et al., served as lead counsel on behalf of Cox Communications, Inc. the District of Delaware and the Eastern District of Texas on a patent related to providing video-on-demand (“VOD”) services over selected commercial telephone networks.
  • Rembrandt Techs., LP v. Charter Commc'ns, Inc. et al., In re Rembrandt Techs. LP, served as lead counsel on behalf of Cox Communications, Inc. in two suits brought by Rembrandt in the Eastern District of Texas and other districts on nine patents related to the technology involved in the delivery of cable services.
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals v. AstraZeneca et al. (E.D. Pa.), represented one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies (Teva) in a Hatch-Waxman case relating to Crestor® with market at issue in excess of $2.5 billion.
  • Zydus Pharmaceuticals et al. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals et al. (E.D. Va.), represented one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies (Teva) in an antitrust case relating to U.S. patents covering Risperidone®.
  • DaimlerChrysler in Orion IP LLC v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, et al., represented DaimlerChrysler in an action in the Eastern District of Texas involving patents concerning computer-assisted sales processes.
  • Represented Cox Communications Inc. in an action in the Eastern District of Texas involving patents related to video-on-demand services.
  • Represented Zodiac Pool Care Inc. in an action in the Southern District of Florida involving patents related to pool cleaner technology.
  • Jan K. Voda v. Cordis Corp. (W.D. Okla.), represented plaintiff-inventor in a patent infringement matter as lead counsel relating to angioplasty catheters. Case resulted in jury verdict for plaintiff-inventor with an award of over $15 million, the largest jury verdict in the Western District of Oklahoma in 2006.
  • Represented plaintiff as lead trial counsel in fraud and breach of contract action in Georgia state court resulting in plaintiff’s verdict and award of attorney’s fees.

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