RICHARD C. WEINBLATT
weinblatt@swdelaw.com
(302) 999-1540 - Ext.2

RICHARD C. WEINBLATT has more than 10 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial matters. He began working with intellectual property in the summer of 1999 and became a registered patent agent in 2000. Mr. Weinblatt started his legal career at an intellectual property boutique that merged into WolfBlock LLP, a regional general practice law firm, where he became experienced in most areas of intellectual property law. Mr. Weinblatt then joined Fish & Richardson, P.C., an international law firm specializing in intellectual property law. There, he continued to concentrate on intellectual property law, focusing on patent litigation. Next, he formed Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC.

Mr. Weinblatt's practice emphasizes all aspects of intellectual property-related matters, including patent litigation, U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, patent infringement and validity opinions, product clearance/freedom-to-operate opinions, patentability assessments, U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution, U.S. copyright prosecution, trademark, domain name, and copyright disputes, and due diligence in support of intellectual property acquisitions. His technical and legal experience have enabled him to handle a variety of technologies, such as mechanical arts, business methods, video compression, computer hardware, computer software, semiconductor fabrication, electronic arts, chemical arts, consumer products, and food products.

Mr. Weinblatt has experience working with Fortune 100 companies, small and mid-size companies, start-up companies, universities, foreign entities, and individuals. He manages and helps build and protect clients’ intellectual property portfolios. Mr. Weinblatt also advises clients on licensing and litigation strategies. He has written, negotiated, and reviewed technology agreements, including technology transfer agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, assignments, consent for registration of a trademark agreements, and others.

Mr. Weinblatt is certified as a mediator by the Delaware Superior Court.

Education
University of Delaware, B.A., Chemistry and Criminal Justice 1998

The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, J.D. 2001
Senior Lead Articles Editor, The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy

Litigation Examples
IpLearn, LLC v. WBT Systems Ltd. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defend Lumesse AS and Lumesse, Inc. against patents entitled "Computer-Aided Learning And Counseling Methods And Apparatus For A Job" and "Computer-Aided Learning Methods And Apparatus For A Job."

SAP AG and SAP America, Inc. v. GraphicSAP, Inc. (D. Del.) -- Represent SAP AG and SAP America in a trademark infringement, unfair competition case, and Delaware deceptive trade practices case.

Bray and Huck v. Premium of America LLC (Del. Chancery Court) -- Represent Bray and Huck in a suit brought under Section 305 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act for company books and records.

Mobile Transformation LLC v. CMI Marketing, Inc. and related cases (D. Del.) -- Represent Mobile Transformation in a patent infringement suit related to advertising.

Beacon Navigation GMBH v. Suzuki Motor Corp. and American Suzuki Motor Corp. (D. Del.) --Defend Suzuki against patents entitled "Vehicle Navigation System With Location-Based Multi-Media Annotation" and "Navigation System With User Definable Cost Values."

Beacon Navigation GMBH v. American Suzuki Motor Corp. (D. Del.) -- Defend Suzuki against patents entitled "Points Of Interest For A Navigation System," "Street Identification For A Map Zoom Of A Navigation System" and "Vehicle Navigation System And Method."

PJC Logistics, LLC v. ATX Group, Inc. and related cases (D. Del.) -- Represent PJC Logistics in patent infringement suits related to vehicle tracking and security systems.

Callertone Innovations LLC v. AT&T, Inc. and related cases (D. Del.) -- Represent Callertone Innovations in patent infringement suits related to ringback tones.

Parallel Networks, Inc. v. Ballard Designs, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defend Ballard Designs and The Territory Ahead against a patent entitled "Method And Apparatus For Client-Server Communication Using A Limited Capability Client Over A Low-Speed Communications Link."

i2z Technology, LLC v. CityGrid Media LLC d/b/a Citysearch.com et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent i2z Technology in a patent infringement suit related to display synchronization.

Select Retrieval, LLC v. AmeriMark Direct LLC et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent Select Retrieval in a patent infringement action related to targeted search technology.

Boadin Technology, LLC v. Bloomberg L.P. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent Boadin Technology in a patent infringement case related to instantaneous symbol lookup.

Soundview Industries LLC v. AccuWeather, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represented Soundview Industries in a suit involving a patent related to advertising. Case resolved before discovery.

Zenith Products Corp. v. Popular Bath Products, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represented Zenith Products in a patent infringement case related to curtain hooks. Case settled before discovery.

Where 2 Get It, Inc. v. GeoTag Inc. (D. Del.) -- Represent Where 2 Get It in a declaratory judgment action regarding a patent entitled "Internet Organizer For Accessing Geographically And Topically Based Information."

PJC Logistics, LLC v. A. Duie Pyle et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent PJC Logistics in a patent infringement suit related to vehicle tracking and security systems.

United Access Technologies, LLC v. AT&T Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent United Access Technologies in an action involving multiple patents related to DSL services.

United Access Technologies, LLC v. CenturyLink, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent United Access Technologies in an action involving multiple patents related to DSL services.

United Access Technologies, LLC v. Frontier Communications Corp. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent United Access Technologies in an action involving multiple patents related to DSL services.

Minkus Electronic Display Systems Inc. v. Adaptive Micro Systems LLC et al. (D. Del.) -- Defended WireSpring Technologies and Dynamax against a patent entitled "Electronic Display System." Cases settled before discovery.

Yellowpages.com LLC d/b/a AT&T Interactive v. Local Pages, Inc. (Del. Superior Court) -- Represent Local Pages in a breach of contract dispute.

Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Actavis Group hf et al. (D. Del.) -- Represent pharmaceuticals company Actavis in a Hatch-Waxman action related to ANDA for a generic version of atorvastatin calcium tablets that Pfizer markets under the brand-name LIPITOR.

Povall v. WashingtonLive Inc. (Del. Chancery Court) -- Defended WashingtonLive in a suit brought under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law seeking access to corporate books and records. Case settled during discovery.

In re American Home Mortgage Holdings Inc. (Del. Bankruptcy Court) -- Represented a claimant against debtors in seeking recovery of an administrative expense claim.

Bay Center Apartments Owner, LLC v. Emery Bay PKI, LLC (Del. Chancery Court) -- Defended Emery Bay PKI et al. in a breach of fiduciary duty case brought in the LLC context. Case settled during discovery.

In re W.R. Grace & Co. et al. (Del. Bankruptcy Court) -- Represent Neutocrete Products, Inc., Neutocrete Systems, Inc. and FTF Crawlspace Specialists, Inc. in a claim against W.R. Grace & Co. relating to concrete applications and breach of contract.

Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Represented Denizen in a patent infringement case related to advertising. Case resolved during discovery.

Li v. University of Science and Technology of China Alumni Foundation (Del. Chancery Court) -- Represented plaintiff in a suit brought under 8 Del. C. § 225 challenging an election of directors and seeking a new corporate election. Case settled shortly after serving the complaint.

Cooper Notification, Inc. v. Twitter, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defend Rave Wireless against a patent entitled "Systems And Methods For Messaging To Multiple Gateways."

Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al. (Del. Superior Court) -- Represented Denizen in a misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition case. Case resolved during discovery.

Synchrome Technology Inc. v. Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defended ASUS Computer International against two patents entitled "Method And Apparatus For Allowing Communication Between A Host Computer And At Least Two Storage Devices Over A Single Interface." Case settled during discovery.

Kriss v. Bayrock Group LLC et al. (Del. Chancery Court) -- Represented plaintiff in an action relating to limited liability company operating agreement rights.

Denizen LLC v. MindShare Entertainment USA, LLC et al. (Del. Superior Court) -- Represented Denizen in a misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unfair competition case. Case consolidated with Denizen LLC v. WPP Group USA, Inc. et al.

Brinkmeier v. Graco Children's Products Inc. (D. Del.) -- Represent plaintiff in a false marking (Section 292) action against Graco Children's Products.

Hernandez v. Carmel Energy Inc. (Del. Chancery Court) -- Defended Carmel Energy in a suit brought under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law for corporate books and records. Case dismissed.

Multimedia Patent Trust v. Microsoft Corporation (S.D. Cal.) -- Defended Microsoft against a video compression patent asserted by Multimedia Patent Trust (MPT). MPT claimed that all MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoders infringed the patent and sought more than $400 million in damages. Jury returned a verdict of no infringement on the video patent and awarded no damages to MPT.

Certain Semiconductor Devices, DMA Systems, and Products Containing Same (ITC) -- Represented Samsung in an action related to semiconductor fabrication and direct memory access systems. Case settled after full hearing on the merits.

CNX Gas Corp. et al. v. CDX Gas, LLC (W.D. Pa.) -- Represented CDX in a suit involving multiple patents directed to improved drilling methods for draining coal bed methane from coal seams. Case settled shortly before scheduled trial.

LML Patent Corp. v. TeleCheck Services, Inc. et al. (D. Del.) -- Defended TeleCheck in an action related to electronic processing of checks at the point of sale through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. Case settled shortly before scheduled trial.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the bar in Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, as well as the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.