Susan A. Smith Email & Phone Number

I handle all phases of patent and trademark litigation, including motions practice, discovery, claim construction, trial, and appeal. In the patent area, I have had particular success against non-practicing entities, achieving dismissal of complaints, orders of transfer to the client's jurisdiction, favorable claim construction rulings, stays of litigation pending reexamination, and early summary judgment. For trademark clients, I conduct initial clearances, draft opinions, prosecute trademark applications, manage worldwide trademark portfolios, bring and defend enforcement matters, handle opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal board, and litigate in federal court. I have served as outside trademark counsel for some of the world's leading brands, including Walmart, Apple, Volkswagen, DISH, Bosch, and the United States Olympic Committee.Representative Patent Experience - After transferring the case from the District of New Jersey, argued early dispositive motion of claim construction and invalidity to Judge Hood of the Eastern District of Michigan, resulting in a grant of summary judgment and dismissal of case.- Argued claim construction to Judge Love in the Eastern District of Texas, obtaining favorable constructions on several key terms.Representative Trademark Experience-Defended Home Shopping Network at trial in the District of Massachusetts against trademark infringement and false advertising claims, resulting in a finding of no damages, which was upheld on appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.-Obtained summary judgment for engine manufacturer against trademark infringement claims brought by Honda in the Central District of California.

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  Hunton Andrews Kurth Llp

  Jul 1994 - Present - Washington D.C. Metro Area