Joseph H. Paquin, Jr.

• Currently defending a Japanese tool manufacturer in an International Trade Commission investigation involving nail guns
• Defended a major Hong Kong textile manufacturer from claims of patent infringement and obtained an award of attorneys’ fees and costs totaling nearly $6.8 million*
• Defended a leading Japanese medical device manufacturer in a multi-district litigation patent case involving MRI technology, where the case settled favorably for the client after filing summary judgment motions*
• Defended a Japanese tool manufacturer in a seven-patent litigation involving lithium-ion battery powered hand tools, where the case settled after the final rejection of asserted patents during inter partes reexamination*
• Represented a major semiconductor company in patent infringement litigation involving flash memory, where the case was resolved with a nine-figure settlement in favor of client*
• Defended a major Japanese corporation in various patent infringement cases involving liquid crystal displays, semiconductor memories and disk storage systems, where the cases settled favorably for client
• Enforced injection-molding patents on behalf of a large plastic packaging manufacturer, where the cases settled after multiple mediations*
• Enforced computer display patents against multiple defendants on behalf of a large Japanese electronics manufacturer, where the cases settled on favorable terms for client*
• Conceived and implemented an intellectual property development and exploitation program for a leading plastic packaging manufacturer*

*This experience occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.