Representative Litigation
Devan has acted as a lead or co-lead lawyer in patent cases including the following:
Counsel for Plantiff
Dane Technologies v. Ameritek (D. Minn.): Represented Dane in an action involving a patent directed to electronic braking systems; successfully secured a Federal Circuit ruling of infringement and validity.
Cargill, Incorporated v. Salt Creek, Inc. (S.D. Fla.): Represented Cargill in an action involving a patent directed physical chemical structure of an animal nutrition product; obtained a jury verdict of willful infringement and obtained treble damages.
Cargill, Incorporated v. Zeigler Bros., Inc. (S.D. Fla.): Represented Cargill in an action involving a patent directed to physical chemical structure of an animal nutrition product; obtained a jury verdict of willful infringement and obtained treble damages.
Transcom, Inc. v. Universal Motion Components, Inc. (D. Neb.): Represented Transcom in an action involving patents on mechanical seals for a gearbox; obtained a preliminary injunction and settled thereafter.
Transcom, Inc. v. Regal-Beloit Corp (D. Minn.): Represented Transcom in an action involving patents on mechanical seals for a gearbox; obtained a settlement after obtaining the preliminary injunction against Universal Motion Components.
Fair Isaac Corporation v. International Business Machines Corporation (D. Minn.): Represented Fair Isaac in an action involving patents directed to decision-making software; case settled on terms favorable to Fair Isaac.
Northbrook Digital LLC v. Vendio Services, Inc. (D. Minn.): Represented Northbrook Digital in an action involving patents directed to web advertising and blogging; after arguing a Markman hearing, case settled with payment to Northbrook.
Northbrook Digital LLC v. Browster Inc. (D. Minn.): Represented Northbrook Digital in an action involving patents directed to web advertising; after obtaining an infringement ruling, case settled with payment to Northbrook.
Nonin Medical, Inc. v. BCI, Inc.(D. Minn.): Represented Nonin on appeal at the Federal Circuit in an action involving patents directed to wireless oximetry.
Counsel for Defendant
OGMA v. Griffin International Companies LLC (D. N.J.): Representing Griffin Companies in an action involving patents directed to accelerometers.
Motorola, Inc. and GMP/Wireless Medicine, Inc. v. Nonin Medical, Inc. (N.D. Ill.): Represented Nonin in an action involving patents directed to wireless communication in medical devices; successfully defended Nonin and obtained a favorable result.
Visto Corporation v. Sproqit Technologies, Inc. (N.D. Cal.): Represented Sproqit in an action involving patents directed to wireless data communications; successfully obtained a covenant not to sue Sproqit after handling a multi-day Markman hearing.
NetCurrents Information Services, Inc. v. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Factiva, Inc. (C.D. Cal.): Represented Dow Jones in an action involving a patent related to Internet software; obtained a summary judgment of noninfringement.
Technology Patents LLC v. Deutsche Telekom AG, et al. (D. Md.): Represented Deutsch Telekom in an action involving patents relating to telecommunications; obtained a dismissal without having to file an answer.
Arimathea, LLC v. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, et al. (N.D. Ill.): Represented Caribou Coffee in an action involving a patent relating to a storage container; obtained a favorable result.
Fotomedia Technologies, LLC v. NuSkin Enterprises., et al. (E.D. Tx.): Represented defendant NuSkin in action involving patent related to photo sharing; obtained a dismissal of the case.
Data Network Storage LLC v. Compellent Technologies, Inc., et al. (S.D. Cal.): Represented Compellent Technologies in action relating to patent on computer storage systems; obtained favorable settlement and dismissal.
John Larry Sanders, et al. v. The Mosaic Company, et al. (W.D. Mo.): Represented Mosaic in an action involving a patent related to fertilizer formulations; plaintiff stipulated to noninfringement based on the Court’s ruling on the Markman hearing.
International Business Machines Corporation v. Fair Isaac Corporation (S.D.N.Y.): Represented Fair Isaac in action involving patents relating to decision making software; case settled on terms favorable to Fair Isaac.
Howard B. Garber v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, et al. (E.D. Ill.): Represented Chicago Mercantile Exchange in an action involving a patent directed to trading software; obtained a dismissal of the action.
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., et al. v. Osteotech, Inc. (E.D. Tenn.): Represented Osteotech in an action involving patents directed to spinal fusion surgery; obtained a summary judgment of noninfringement on the most important patent and settled the case favorably prior to trial.
Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., et al., v. Osteotech (N.D. Fla.): Represented Osteotech in an action involving patents relating to spinal implants; settled the case after obtaining summary judgment against Sofamor Danek.
CellNet Data Systems, Inc. v. Itron, Inc. (N.D. Cal.): Represented Itron in action relating to patent directed to electronic monitoring systems; obtained summary judgment of noninfringement (affirmed at the Federal Circuit) and won award of $800,000 in attorneys’ fees.