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Paul M. Sykes

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Paul M. Sykes

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Experience

We represented Southern Living, Inc. in a declaratory judgment action filed to resolve Southern Living’s claim of trademark infringement against the magazine MidSouth Living. After discovery, MidSouth agreed to discontinue use of “MidSouth Living” as part of a settlement, the terms of which are otherwise confidential.
Represent counterclaim plaintiff-patentee in this infringement litigation involving design of reinforced concrete construction materials.
Successfully defended numerous defendants in bet-the-company litigation involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation, breach of non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, and numerous state-law tort claims. After obtaining summary judgment on all counts and an attorney fee award, settled case favorably for clients on eve of trial of their counterclaims against original plaintiffs.
Represented plaintiff and obtained jury verdict of infringement following nearly two-week trial in this trademark infringement case.
Acted as lead counsel for plaintiff in nearly two-week jury trial of unfair competition, intentional interference, and fraud claims. Obtained verdict for client on all counts.
Jointly selected by the parties and approved by the court to serve as special master and court-appointed expert in substantial copyright infringement litigation involving computer software.
Defended sporting goods manufacturer in this patent infringement case.
Represented Intel with respect to allegation of infringement of multiple patents involving microprocessor cache memory architecture and operations.
Represented defendants and obtained summary judgment for the client in this computer-software case on a twenty-two count complaint alleging trade secret misappropriation, violations of confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and various state-law tort claims. The court also awarded our clients their attorneys’ fees. The case then settled on the eve of the trial of our clients’ counterclaims against the original plaintiff.
Obtained favorable settlement for client sporting goods manufacturer in patent infringement litigation, prior to discovery, based on strength of invalidity defense developed after litigation was filed.
Have been retained by colleagues from other firms in Birmingham to mediate several patent and copyright infringement suits.
Assisted in representation of Intel Corp. in patent infringement and antitrust litigation regarding microprocessors.
Defended manufacturer of outdoor products in this patent infringement case.
Selected by the parties and the Court to serve as a Special Master in this complex copyright infringement case involving computer software. Issued an extensive recommendation and report on summary judgment and related motions, which was adopted by the Court.
Represent major developer of personal computer operating system software in multiple states in anti-piracy, copyright infringement, and trademark infringement suits
Obtained summary judgment on all counts in favor of client in this contract case involving allegations of malfunction and technical deficiency in wireless mesh networking hardware.
Defending telecommunications software and services provider in this ongoing patent litigation.