Stuart R. Dunwoody

Pearson plc, Penguin Books Ltd., Pearson Canada, Inc.
Ongoing
Defense of UK and Canadian book publishers against copyright infringement claim arising from use of photo on book cover.

Claude Cassirer
Ongoing
Action under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to recover Pissarro painting looted by Nazis from plaintiff's grandmother in 1939 and now held by the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the lower courts' denial of defendant's motion to dismiss, holding that the FSIA immunity exception for claims involving property taken in violation of international law was not limited to the country that actually seized the property. The Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the lower court for further proceedings.

ARB Corp.
Ongoing
Assertion of patent infringement claims on behalf of ARB Corp., designer and manufacturer of equipment for off-road vehicles.

Yellow Book USA, Inc.
Ongoing
Defense of Internet search provider Yellow Book against patent infringement claims involving click to call technology.

Sentry Insurance
2009
Defense of claims for copyright infringement and breach of license agreement arising out of alleged copying of software. Obtained dismissal of breach of license claim as preempted by Copyright Act; case successfully settled shortly thereafter.

Aztec Fabrication, Inc.
2009
Represented plaintiff Aztec Fabrication, Inc., manufacturer of Phantom Jet Boats, in trademark and cybersquatting claim against former distributor. Case settled successfully.

Talisma Corp.
2009
Defended software company against claim for infringement of a patent involving Internet chat system for providing customer service to Web site users. Case settled favorably.

Informed Decisions Corp. d/b/a CASHNet
2009
Defended payment processing software company against claim for infringement of a patent involving Internet payment and value transfer systems. Case settled favorably.

Northwest Agricultural Products
2009
Declaratory judgment of invalidity, and defense of infringement counterclaims, of patents covering plant growth stimulators. Successfully settled.

ProteoTech, Inc.
2008
Represented nutraceutical product patent holder in patent and trademark infringement litigation against former licensee. Won partial summary judgment on issue of first impression with regard to sub-licensing of non-exclusive license agreements; case settled thereafter.

Trinity Glass International, Inc.
2008
Action for declaratory judgment that defendant's patent on a hurricane-proof window is invalid or not infringed. Case ended in confidential settlement.

The Franklin Mint
2007
Defense of copyright infringement action involving use of photographs in promotional materials for model airplanes. Obtained favorable confidential settlement.

Halogent LLC d/b/a Exposed Skin Care
2007
Trademark, false advertising and copyright infringement dispute over defendant's keying search engine advertisements to searches on plaintiff's PROACTIV trademark, and content of defendant's Web site. Successfully settled.

HomeStreet, Inc.
2007
Represented plaintiff bank in dispute over trademark infringement of “HomeStreet Bank” mark. Case ended in confidential settlement.

Snack Alliance, Inc.
2007
Represented defendant in trade dress dispute over appearance of potato chip bag, and defeated motion for preliminary injunction. Case subsequently settled.

Seattle Gourmet Foods
2004
Represented former manufacturer of Frango chocolates in trademark, trade dress, trade secret and false advertising dispute involving rights to make a competing chocolate under the Frederick & Nelson trademark. Case ended in confidential settlement.