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Charles A. Kertell

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Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement
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  • ckertell@manatt.com
  • Phone: 714.338.2748
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  • Orange County
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Education
  • Cornell University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1995

    Cornell University, B.S.Ch.E., 1992, with distinction

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Profile

Profile

Charles Kertell is a litigation counsel in the firm’s Orange County office. He focuses his practice on patent, trademark, trade secret, false advertising, copyright, and unfair competition litigation and counseling. Charles’s experience also includes the prosecution of patent and trademark applications; opposition/cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; and the procurement, protection, and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide.

Prior to joining the firm, Charles was counsel in the intellectual property practice of a national law firm. He also served as corporate counsel for Mag Instrument, Inc.

Experience

Experience

Synthes USA, LLC v. Spinal Kinetics, Inc., Case No. 5:09-CV-01201. Represented Spinal Kinetics in a patent infringement case concerning spinal disc implants. After a four week jury trial, all asserted claims were found invalid and not infringed.
 
BioSign, GmbH v. Quantum Intech, Inc. Represented Quantum Intech, Inc. in defense of its European Patent No. 115681. On December 7, 2011, the European Patent Office held a hearing on BioSign’s opposition, and found all claims patentable.
 
Finisar Corp. v. The DIRECTV Group, et al., Case No. 1:05-CV-264. Represented DIRECTV in a patent infringement case concerning satellite broadcast television. After a jury trial and subsequent appeal, all asserted claims were found invalid.
 
Mag Instrument, Inc. v. Bison Sportslights, Inc., Case No. CV 02-3187. Represented Mag Instrument in a false advertising and trade secret misappropriation case. After a three week jury trial, all of Mag Instrument’s claims were sustained and damages in excess of $2 million were awarded.
 
Claire Maglica v. Anthony Maglica, Case No. 713117. Represented Anthony Maglica, the owner of Mag Instrument, Inc., in a widely publicized palimony jury trial. Action resulted in a favorable settlement for the client after almost two months of testimony.

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Member, State Bar of California

Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office



Charles's Newsletters

  • 08.29.17

    Data Breach Lawsuits Continue to Fill the Courts

    Data breach litigation continues to fill the courts in all stages, with a new class action filed against Tempur Sealy International and the ...

  • 07.13.17

    SCOTUS: For Patent Venue, Domestic Corporations ‘Reside’ Where ...

    On May 22, 2017, the Supreme Court issued its decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC—rejecting long-standing Federal ...

  • 04.18.16

    Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Regarding Standard for Awarding ...

    The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing the standard for awarding "enhanced" damages in patent cases (allowing a district court to increase ...

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