Litigation Experience

Stanley D. Ference III, the founding member of Ference & Associates, has a wide range of litigation experience, both before the trial courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of patent cases. Mr. Ference's intellectual property litigation experience includes patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret cases in Federal courts located in the District of Columbia and the states of California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Reported Cases

PPG Indus. Inc. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., 75 F.3d 1558 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (patent) (preliminary injunction affirmed)

International Communication Materials, Inc. v. Ricoh Corporation, 108 F.3d 316 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (patent) (denial of preliminary injunction affirmed)

Shatterproof Glass Corp. v. PPG Indus. Inc., 31 USPQ2d 1605 (E.D. Mich. 1994) (patent) (settled)

Shamrock Technologies, Inc. v. Medical Sterilization, Inc., 808 F.Supp 932 (E.D.N.Y. 1992), aff'd without opinion, 6 F.3d 788 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (trade secret and patent) (bench trial)

Liberace v. Silver Screen Video, 25 USPQ2d 1938 (D.N.J. 1992) (copyright and right of publicity) (settled)

Other Cases

Sinclair L.D. Johnson International, Inc. v. Faulkner Nissan, Inc. (Civil Action No. 06-2256, M.D. Pa.) (copyright)

Rita Helen Ference v. Advisa Mortgage Corp., (Case No. 05-11299, Allegheny County Common Pleas) (junk fax)

ChipBLASTER, Inc. v. Mike Kenney Tool, Inc., (Civil Action No. 04-250, W.D. Pa.) (patent)

Civil Design Solutions, Inc. v. Hogarty Funding Group, Inc. (Case No. 04-17875, Allegheny County Common Pleas) (junk fax)

Federal Express Corporation v. Fatah, (Civil Action No. 03-6658, E.D. Pa.) (trademark) Smart Parts, Inc. v. Oddyssey Paintball Products, LLC, (Civil Action No. 03-1602, E.D. Pa.) (patent)

Performance Health, Inc. v. Natural Thoughts, Inc., (Civil Action No. 03-0257, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, Inc. v. Scripps Networks, Inc., (Civil Action No. 03-1477, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

TraceEvidence, LLC v. Flagstar Bank, (Case No. 03-11755, Allegheny Common Pleas) (junk fax)

Federal Express Corporation v. Piotrowski, (Civil Action No. 02-3263, E.D. Pa.) (trademark)

pair Networks, Inc. v. John Doe, (Civil Action No. 02-1102, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

pair Networks, Inc. v. Interland, Inc. (Case No. 01-23240, Allegheny County Common Pleas) (junk fax)

Chest-Mount Realty, Inc. v. Trolley Car Diner, Inc., (Civil Action No. 00-5247, E.D. Pa.) (trademark)

Fine Line Homes, Inc. v. S&A Custom Built Homes, Inc., (Civil Action No. 00-0748, M.D. Pa.) (copyright)

Jane Street Restaurant, Inc. v. Antonini's Inc., (Case No. 00-9873, Allegheny County Common Pleas) (trademark)

pair Networks, Inc. v. Shiloh Jennings, (Civil Action No. 99-1696, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

Rare Hospitality, Inc. v. Texas Longhorn Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., (Civil Action No. 99-1238, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. v. CoPacking, L.P., (Civil Action No. 98-1813, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

CoPacking, Inc. v. Hornell Brewing Co., Inc., (Civil Action No. 98-1802, W.D. Pa.) (trademark)

Bullion, Inc. v. RJS Precision Products, Inc., (Civil Action No. 98-0206, N.D.N.Y.) (patent)

EK Success, Ltd. v. Uchida of America Corp., (Civil Action No. 98-2171, S.D.N.Y) (copyright)

Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. v. Emrad Ltd., (Civil Action No. 98-1577, E.D.N.Y.) (trademark)

Amalia Carrara, Inc. v. Emme Bridal, Inc., (Civil Action No. 98-2271, S.D.N.Y) (copyright)

Dan Dee International v. Emrad Ltd., (Civil Action No. 98-2018, D.N.J.) (copyright)

Lancers Manufacturer's Supply Co., Inc. v. Allegheny Sealants & Coatings, Inc., (Civil Action No. 98-875, W.D. Pa.) (false advertising)

Lyons Partnership, L.P. v. Costume World, Inc., (Civil Action No. 98-159 W.D. Pa.) (trademark and copyright) )

PPG Indus. Inc. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., (Civil Action No. 97-0077, W.D. Pa.) (patent)

Oppedahl & Larson v. Network Solutions, Inc., (Civil Action No. 97-1496, D. Colo.) (breach of contract)

Oppedahl & Larson v. Advanced Concepts, (Civil Action No. 97-1592, D. Colo.) (unfair competition)

EK Success, Ltd. v. Binney & Smith, Inc., (Civil Action No. 97-8633 (AGS), S.D.N.Y.)

Bullion, Inc. v. RJS Precision Products, Inc., (Civil Action No. 97-6587, S.D.N.Y.) (patent)

International Communication Materials, Inc. v. Ricoh Company, Ltd., (Civil Action No. 95-767 W.D. Pa.) (patent)

Alpine Lace Brands, Inc. v. Kraft General Foods, Inc., (Civil Action No. 95-1131, D.N.J.) (patent)

NEFCO, Inc. v. Warminster Fiberglas Co., (Civil Action No. 95-2317, D.N.J.) (patent)

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy v. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, (Civil Action No. 94-0767, W.D. Pa) (copyright infringement and unfair competition)

PPG Industries, Inc. v. AFG Industries, Inc., (Appeal No. 94-1402, Fed. Cir.) (patent infringement)

PPG Industries, Inc. v. Cardinal IG Co., (Civil Action No. 94-0141, W.D. Wis.) (patent) (jury trial)

PPG Industries, Inc. v. Guardian Industries Corp., (Civil Action No. 94-1112, W.D. Pa.) (patent) (jury trial)

MemoryLink v. Florists' Transworld Delivery Assn., (Civil Action No. 94-8154, S.D.Fla.) (patent) (jury trial)

Ricoh Corp. v. Int'l Communication Materials, Inc., (Civil Action No. 93-1196, W.D.Pa.) (patent, trademark, and trade dress)

Medical Sterilization, Inc. v. Shamrock Technologies, Inc., (Civil Action No. 92-1088, D.N.J.) (motion to dismiss granted)

Parfums Guy Laroche v. C&C Beauty Sales, (Civil Action No. 92-1393, S.D. Fla.) (trademark counterfeiting)

Parfums Guy Laroche v. Ross Stores, Inc., (Civil Action No. 92-1599, E.D. Va.) (trademark counterfeiting)

Parfums Guy Laroche v. Perfumania Inc., (Civil Action No. 92-2733, S.D.N.Y.) (trademark counterfeiting)

Chauvin International, Ltd. v. Sakkal, (Civil Action No. 92-3654, D.N.J.) (trademark counterfeiting)

MasterCard Int'l v. The He-Ro Group, Inc., (Civil Action No. 91-2672, S.D.N.Y.) (trademark counterfeiting)

Ripley Entertainment, Inc. v. Paragon Electric Co., (Civil Action No. 91-0665, D.N.J.) (trademark)

Arnott v. Alcon Surgical Inc., (Civil Action No. 91-0729, E.D.Va.) (patent) (jury trial)

Alcon Surgical Inc. v. Arnott, (Civil Action No. 91-0769, S.D. W.Va.) (patent) (motion to dismiss granted)

Smith International, Inc. v. Drilex Systems, Inc., (Civil Action No. 91-3550, S.D. Tex.) (patent)

Arnott v. Ioptex Research Inc., (Civil Action No. 90-0150, E.D Va.) (patent)

Ioptex Research Inc. v. Arnott, (Civil Action No. 90-1314, C.D. Cal.) (patent) (motion to dismiss granted)

Park v. Arnott, (Civil Action No. 89-3267, D.D.C.) (patent) (motion to dismiss granted)

In re Certain Aramid Fiber Honeycomb, (Investigation No. 337-TA-305, International Trade Commission)