Marc Pernick has a complex commercial litigation practice, with particular expertise in intellectual property litigation. He has represented clients in patent litigation in the computer graphic chip, semiconductor, DVR, credit card fraud, wireless communication, ultrasound contrast agent, DNA microarray, water filtration, and consumer products industries. He also has represented clients in several trade secret cases, as well as in litigation regarding patent licensing disputes, copyright ownership disputes, and software copyright infringement.
Mr. Pernick has worked on patent and trade secret cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, including several in the Eastern District of Texas, the Northern District of California, and the District of Delaware. He has led client efforts on reexaminations in the PTO as well.
Presently, Mr. Pernick is leading the defense of Konica Minolta entities in a state court trade secrets action that involves the interplay between federal patent rights and trade secret rights under state law.
Outside of the intellectual property arena, Mr. Pernick has represented clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including indemnification litigation, insurance coverage litigation, class action fraud litigation, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, and breach of contract cases.