Kahn v. *WAGIC Inc.

Outcome: Successfully defended patent infringement dispute

Description: Concluded patent dispute in the Northern District of New York and the San Francisco office of the American Arbitration Association relating to patented tool accessories. WAGIC held an exclusive license on patented tool accessories. After the patent owner attempted unsuccessfully to renegotiate the license, the patent owner sued WAGIC for patent infringement in the Northern District of New York. WAGIC successfully obtained an order from the New York court compelling arbitration and staying Kahn’s district court litigation. Mr. Hansen successfully first-chaired an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association in San Francisco and obtained significant relief for WAGIC, including an injunction against the patent owner’s sales of the patented items within WAGIC’s exclusive distribution territory and an order confirming that WAGIC’s exclusive distribution territory included the largest home improvement retailer in the world.