(1888PressRelease)
February 09, 2009 - (NEW YORK, NY) – A nearly three-week, patent infringement trial in federal court in New York City has resulted in Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP (CPLP), preeminent specialists in intellectual property law, securing a significant award for damages to its client Hypoxico, Inc. against Colorado Altitude Training LLC (CAT).
A jury found that all of CAT’s tent and room systems designed for simulated altitude training infringed on Hypoxico’s patent. In addition, they also determined that CAT’s founder and president Lawrence Kutt, was personally liable, along with CAT for the infringement.
This is a complete about-face,” says CPLP Managing Partner Martin Pavane, “especially given that CAT originally had charged Hypoxico and its president Gary Kotliar, with infringing a patent that CAT had licensed from a Scandinavian company. The jury found that that patent had not been infringed and determined instead that CAT was the infringer.”
“This is a complete vindication of what we have been saying all along,” Mr. Kotliar affirms. “CAT ripped off our patented technology. Period. End of story.”
Hypoxico and Mr. Kotliar were represented by CPLP attorneys Martin Pavane and Roger Thompson.
Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP (www.cplplaw.com) is a New York City-based intellectual property firm serving a worldwide roster of companies from a diverse range of industries including avionics, pharmaceuticals, electronics, heavy machinery, biotechnology and telecommunications.
CPLP is unique in its focus on intellectual property litigation that infuses every aspect of its IP work in prosecution of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; in drafting opinions and licenses; and in due diligence and transactional work.
It is CPLP’s philosophy that no legal activity is so routine that it does not have the potential to become the weak link in IP protection, resulting in legal exposure or porous rights.
Hence, the firm views all IP matters as potential litigations to be won or avoided and is positioned to provide world-class litigation services, as well as other highly skilled IP services to achieve wraparound IP protection at the highest level.
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