Jodi Benassi

Jodi Benassi is an intellectual property (IP) litigator who focuses her practice on trade secret, patent, copyright, and trademark disputes, along with related contract and licensing matters. Before law school, she spent more than a decade in senior executive roles at software and semiconductor companies. That experience gave her firsthand insight into corporate decision-making, technology development, and the business relationships at the center of IP disputes. Having held roles similar to those of key fact witnesses, Jodi uses that perspective to develop litigation strategies, identify weaknesses in opposing positions, and examine witnesses at deposition and trial.

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• Defended Hewlett Packard Enterprise in patent infringement litigation, securing a complete defense verdict with jury findings of noninfringement and invalidity of the asserted claims (Network-1 v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (E.D. Tex.))
• Represented Natera in a patent infringement action involving DNA preparation methods, securing a jury verdict and an award of lost profits and reasonable royalty damages (Natera, Inc. v. ArcherDX, Inc. et al. (D. Del.))
• Defended The Coca-Cola Company in patent infringement litigation involving its Freestyle beverage-dispensing technology, securing summary judgment of noninfringement on remand and successfully defending that judgment on appeal before the Federal Circuit (Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company (N.D. Ga.))
• Represented Proofpoint in a high-stakes trade secret and noncompete action against a direct competitor, securing favorable monetary and nonmonetary relief on the eve of trial (Proofpoint, Inc. v. Abnormal Security Corp. (S.F. Super. Ct.))
• Represented the founder of Hawkwind in a trademark opposition proceeding, prevailing following oral argument in a dispute over rights to the band’s name (Dave Brock v. Nicolas Turner (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board))

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Represented a golf club designer in litigation involving trade secret misappropriation and IP infringement, securing dismissal of the trade secret claim (Wang v. Golf Tailor, LLC (N.D. Cal.))

Defended Quidel Corp. in patent infringement litigation involving lateral flow assay technology, securing dismissal of an initial action and a favorable settlement of a subsequent action (FluorDx LLC v. Quidel Corporation (S.D. Cal.))

Represented Syntorr in patent infringement litigation involving variable-denier suture technology against a global medical device manufacturer, securing a favorable resolution (Syntorr, Inc. v. Arthrex, Inc. (E.D. Tex.))

Represented Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in trade secret and noncompete litigation, securing a favorable resolution during discovery (Mercer Global Advisors Inc. v. Frank Tamplin (Fulton Cnty. Super. Ct.))

Represented Aurinia in patent infringement litigation involving methods of treating ocular disease, securing a favorable settlement during discovery (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (D.N.J.))

Defended Rockin’ Jump and CircusTrix in patent infringement litigation involving trampoline arena technology, securing a favorable resolution (Cherokee Gray Eagle IP, LLC et al. v. Rockin’ Jump, LLC et al. (S.D. Fla.))

Defended North Coast Brewing Co. in trademark infringement and right of publicity litigation involving the name, image, and likeness of legendary jazz musician Thelonious Monk, securing a favorable resolution during discovery (Thelonious Monk, Jr. v. North Coast Brewing Co. (N.D. Cal.))

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