Thomas Francis Villeneuve's Legal Cases (4)

Intellectual property

Lotus v. Borland (US Supreme Court)

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OUTCOME: Amicus brief supported Borland, which prevailed

Mr. Villeneuve was amicus counsel for the Software Industry Coalition and The Computer Software Industry Association with respect to the U.S. Supreme Court landmark review of the Lotus v. Borland copyr ... ight case. The amicus brief was in support of Borland's position, which ulimately prevailed

Intellectual property

State of California's highly publicized licensing dispute with Oracle

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OUTCOME: Excellent outcome for state and taxpayers

Selected by California Attorney General's office as lead strategist/negotiator to resolve scandal.

Intellectual property

Visto/Good v. RIM Patent Infringement Suit

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OUTCOME: Client received a $267 million settlement (believed to be the largest pre-trial patent settlement ever)

Mr. Villeneuve and Visto/Good general counsel, Tim Robbins, negotiated a pre-trial settlement of this complex patent litigation with RIM (the Blackberry company).

Intellectual property

Beckman Center/City of Hope dispute with Genentech

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OUTCOME: Several hundred million dollar judgment for City of Hope

Expert consultant and witness for City of Hope on corporate partnering/strategic alliances

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