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Mr. Rupp is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation sections. His practice focuses primarily on complex litigation of all intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, copyright and false advertising cases. He also has significant experience in commercial litigation, as well as experience representing and counseling clients in mediations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Mr. Rupp has handled cases in many courts throughout the United States. He has worked on cases representing a broad spectrum of diverse technologies such as fiber optic communications, mechanical devices, electronic equipment and devices, apparel and fashion products, software products and many others.
Mr. Rupp is also a registered patent attorney representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in securing domestic and international intellectual property protection under patents, trademarks, and copyrights. He has experience assisting clients with the development of their intellectual property portfolios in view of tried business strategies, including licensing and other business savvy intellectual property investments.
Experience
Intellectual property litigation--enforcement of utility and design patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights:
- Obtained summary judgment for a client who had an action brought against it alleging trademark infringement
- Assisted in representing one of China’s largest manufacturers of clothing and apparel in enforcement of their patent rights
- Represented clients’ intellectual property interests in federal district courts throughout the country as well as the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Successfully obtained favorable settlements for numerous clients involved with intellectual property disputes, helping them avoid the cost and time of protracted litigation and trial
Commercial litigation:
- Assisted in obtaining summary judgment for client who had an action brought against it alleging breach of a real estate purchase contract
- Assisted in representing clients in relation to commercial real property development and land agreement disputes
- Assisted in representing companies involved with partnership disputes
Intellectual property prosecution:
- Prepared, filed, and prosecuted numerous utility and design patent applications as well as trademark applications
- Assisted in successfully obtaining numerous issued patents and registered trademarks
Representative Matters
Snowie LLC v. DTX International Inc., District of Utah, 2013
Home Designs Service, Inc. v. Alan V. Gren Enterprises, Inc. et al., District of Utah, 2012
Landform Designs, Inc. v. Custom Home Plans Inc., et al., District of Utah, 2012
PPS Data, LLC v. The SSI Group, District of Utah, 2012
PPS Data, LLC v. Secure EDI Health Group, District of Utah, 2012
PPS Data, LLC v. Passport Health Communications, District of Utah, 2012
PPS Data, LLC v. Navinet, District of Utah, 2012
Hornady Manufacturing Company v. Double Tap Ammunition, Inc., District of Utah, 2011
Miche Bag, LLC v. Sisk, et al., Southern District of Texas, 2011
Miche Bag, LLC v. Be You, LLC, Northern District of Illinois, 2011
Miche Bag, LLC v. Sullivan Productions, LLC, Eastern District of Michigan, 2011
Virginia James v. Miche Bag, LLC, District of Columbia, 2011
PPS Data, LLC v. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., et al., Middle District of Florida, 2011
PPS Data, LLC v. Athenahealth, Inc., Middle District of Florida, 2011
PPS Data, LLC v. Availity, LLC, et al., Middle District of Florida, 2011
PPS Data, LLC v. Avisena, Middle District of Florida, 2011
PPS Data, LLC v. Capario, Inc., Middle District of Florida, 2011
Leaper Footwear, LLC v. Adidas America, Inc., District of Utah, 2011
Load Zone Marketing and Management v. C. Dennis Clark, First Judicial District, State of Utah, 2011
Cambrian Science Corporation v. Cox Communications, Inc., et al., Central District of California, 2011
Albion International, Inc. et al. v. Brotherson, Second Judicial District, State of Utah, 2011
Ramsden, Inc. v. Macquarie Mortgages USA, Inc., et al., Middle District of Florida, 2011
Northview Christian Church, Inc. v. J&J Group, Inc. et al., District of Idaho, 2010
Jerry Leigh of California, Inc. v. Dragon Crowd Garment, Inc. et al., Central District of California, 2010
LL&L Innovations, et al. v. Jerry Leigh of California, et al., District of Utah, 2010
Miche Bag, LLC v. Be You, LLC, Northern District of Illinois, 2010
Miche Bag, LLC v. The Marshall Group, Northern District of Indiana, 2010
