Scott C. Moore

Partner

Los Angeles, (213) 892-5728

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Education

North Carolina State University (B.S., 1996)
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University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1999)

Practices

Intellectual Property Litigation

Patent Counseling + Prosecution

Technology Transactions

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Scott Moore is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Moore has extensive experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation, and often serves as lead attorney on his matters. Mr. Moore also advises clients on intellectual property-related transactions and business issues, and represents clients in Patent Office proceedings.

Mr. Moore’s litigation practice focuses on patent litigation in U.S. district and appellate courts. He has litigated patent disputes throughout the United States involving a wide range of products and technologies, including streaming media, digital compression, Java hardware acceleration, Internet transaction processing and control systems, network management software, transdermal drug delivery systems, dual-lumen catheters and semiconductor fabrication technology. Mr. Moore also has significant experience litigating trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement disputes.

Mr. Moore also frequently provides intellectual property-related advice to companies in the electronics, entertainment, and biotechnology industries. For example, he has helped established companies negotiate significant intellectual property-related licenses and business deals, and has advised start-up companies about how to best protect their intellectual property and trade secrets. Mr. Moore is admitted to practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and often assists his clients with filing and prosecuting reexamination requests.

Mr. Moore earned a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, cum laude, from North Carolina State University in 1996. He earned his J.D., with honors, from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999, where he served as managing editor of The University of Chicago Legal Forum. Mr. Moore also is a licensed commercial pilot and enjoys flying gliders during his spare time.

Nissim Corp. v. Time Warner Inc., et al.

(Central District of California). Currently defending Time Warner, Warner Bros., and New Line Cinema in a patent infringement action involving several aspects of DVD technology. We successfully argued that the litigation should be transferred to California and then stayed. The plaintiff responded with an appeal to the Federal Circuit and a petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, both of which were denied.

Patent Harbor v. Fox et al.

(Eastern District of Texas). Represented numerous media and entertainment companies in patent infringement suit involving DVD and Blu-ray authoring technologies and obtained favorable settlements.

Nazomi v. Sling Media, Inc.

(Northern District of California). Represented Sling Media in a patent infringement action involving Java hardware acceleration. Handled claim construction and summary judgment briefing and arguments, and obtained summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of Sling Media.

Joao Control & Monitoring Sys. v. Sling Media

(Northern District of California). Represented Sling Media in a patent infringement action involving Internet-based control technology. Obtained an early ruling dismissing most of the plaintiff’s claims with prejudice, which led the plaintiff to dismiss the lawsuit.

Guardian Media Technologies, Ltd. v. Coby Electronics Corp., et al.

(Central District of California). Represented Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart in a patent infringement action involving parental control technology allegedly included in televisions and DVD players. We convinced the plaintiff to dismiss its claims againt our clients.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (“MDEA”) v. Guardian Media Technologies, Ltd.

(Southern District of California). Represented MDEA in a patent infringement action concerning parental control technology allegedly included in televisions and DVD players. We filed reexamination requests that resulted in the invalidation of most claims in the patents in suit.

Printless Previews v. 20th Century Fox Corp., et al.

(Central District of Califonria). Represented movie studios in patent infringement action relating to post-production and editing methods, including high definition previews of movies. All claims of the patent were cancelled in reexamination, resulting in a complete victory for our clients.

Amado v. Microsoft Corporation

(Central District of California). Represented individual software inventor in patent infringement trial against Microsoft Corp., resulting in a jury verdict for the inventor and an award of $6.9 million, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit on appeal. After a second appeal relating to post-verdict sales, Mr. Amado’s total award increased to $16 million.

Mahurkar v. C.R. Bard

(Northern District of Illinois). Represented defendant from 2002 through 2006 in patent litigation suit concerning hemodialysis catheters; the case settled favorably for our client on the eve of trial.