Patent Hearing
Case: Shuffle Master v. CARD
Client: Kirkland & Ellis
Venue: U.S. District Court - District of Nevada, Reno
Year: 2003
Examples
Counsel representing Shuffle Master was on a
tight deadline to file a Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Shuffle
Master was claiming multiple patent infringements of its card shuffling
device technology by the defendant, CARD.
Challenges:
The court would need to understand the complex workings of the infringing
CARD device solely by review of the filing materials. Think Twice
would need to clearly illustrate how the defendant's mechanism operates
at high speed; then compare it to specific language in Shuffle Master's
patents to demonstrate that they are essentially the same.
Solutions:
Think Twice proposed a multimedia CD tutorial to support the motion.
We quickly isolated crucial frames from video to illustrate the specific
operations of the defendant's infringing device. We then compiled
and edited the raw video into segments available on-demand, illustrating
over 25 individual claims. Think Twice expedited review of the edited
video and still exhibits by client and counsel (in two states) via
our secure extranet to ensure the timetable was met. The final presentation
had a highly intuitive design and allowed the court to randomly access
and replay video for review at its own pace.
Outcome:
Completed in only three days, the tutorial is a completely self-contained
comparison of patent language, motion video, animation and still graphics.
The Court granted Shuffle Master's Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
With our tutorial and an injunction in hand, Shuffle Master is now
well positioned for the next stage of this litigation.
Services Provided
• Strategic Planning
• Creative Development
• Graphic Design
• Technical and Medical Illustrations
• Tutorials
• Deposition and Impeachment Exhibits
• Video Editing
• 2D and 3D Animations
• Still Graphics, Slides and Boards
• Document Scanning and Coding
• Databasing
• War-Room Management
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