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1. Morrison Foerster : Attorneys : Extended Biography : Mark W. Danis
www.mofo.com/international/JP_ - [Cached]Published on: 2/5/2008 Last Visited: 2/5/2008
Mark W. Danis
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Mark W. Danis
Partner
Primary Office: Tokyo
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Mr. Danis specializes in the trial and arbitration of intellectual property disputes, including patent and trade secret matters, as well as other complex civil actions. Mr. Danis also represents clients in product liability actions and corporate internal investigations. He has handled significant matters in the fields of software, hardware, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and food products.
Mr. Danis was one of the founders of the firm's 70-attorney San Diego office, where he served as Managing Partner from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Danis served as a firm-wide Managing Partner for Operations.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Danis clerked for Judge Lawrence W. Pierce of the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, New York.
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Between college and law school, Mr. Danis was a software programmer for Automatic Data Processing.
Representative intellectual property matters on which Mr. Danis has worked include the following:
Trilogy Development Group v. Teknowledge : Mr. Danis defended Trilogy in a patent infringement action involving configuration software. Prior to the case settling, the firm prevailed on a summary judgment motion of invalidity, which is reported at 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13095 (N.D. Cal. 1996). SuperGuide v. Thomson Consumer Electronics : Mr. Danis defended Thomson in patent actions involving satellite receivers and electronic program guides. VISX v. Nidek : Mr. Danis was counsel to VISX in patent infringement suits involving laser vision correction equipment and methods. Coval v. Alpha Therapeutic Corporation : Mr. Danis was counsel to Alpha Therapeutic in a patent infringement case involving a process for the purification of intravenous gamma globulin. The firm obtained a favorable Markman ruling interpreting the patent, and the case settled after jury selection. Enzon v. Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. : Mr. Danis was counsel to Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. in a royalty dispute regarding future sales of recombinant albumin. Following a two-week arbitration, a favorable result was obtained on behalf of Yoshitomi. Watson v. H.J. Heinz Company : Mr. Danis was lead counsel to H.J. Heinz Company in a trade secret and correction of patent inventorship action. The firm successfully moved to dismiss the action based upon plaintiff's lack of standing, and the Federal Circuit unanimously affirmed. Watson v. Heinz, 101 Fed. Appx. 823 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Apex v. Online Documents, Inc. : Mr. Danis defended Online Documents in a copyright infringement action involving page-layout software. Mr. Danis successfully negotiated a settlement and licensing agreement. Aurora Biosciences, Inc. v. AntiCancer, Inc. : Mr. Danis represented AntiCancer in a patent infringement case involving green fluorescent protein. The matter was settled and the parties entered into a licensing agreement. Imagyn Medical Technologies, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corporation : Mr. Danis was counsel to Imagyn in a patent infringement action involving laparoscopic surgical devices.
In addition to the above matters, Mr. Danis' trial experience includes the following cases:
Brosterhous v. The State Bar of California : Mr. Danis was the lead trial counsel for The State Bar of California in a First Amendment challenge to certain programs and activities of the Bar. McLane/Suneast, Inc. v. Board of Equalization : Mr. Danis was lead trial counsel in a challenge to the interpretation and application of a tobacco surtax. Taylor v. Lockheed : Mr. Danis represented Lockheed in a race discrimination trial in the United States District Court. The jury ruled in favor of Lockheed on all claims. In Re Extradition of Kevin Artt : Mr. Danis tried an international extradition case before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Mr. Danis is a member of the California State Bar. He is also a registered gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi and a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association. He is a past Director of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and a former Vice-President of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. He was a guest speaker at an annual meeting of the San Diego and Orange County Intellectual Property Law Associations and frequently lectures on issues relating to intellectual property, arbitration, and internal investigations. -
2. www.mofo.com
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Mark W. Danis Morrison Foerster : Attorneys : Professional Summary : Mark W. Danis
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Mark W. Danis
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Mark W. Danis
Partner
Primary Office: Tokyo
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Mr. Danis specializes in the trial and arbitration of intellectual property disputes, including patent and trade secret matters, as well as other complex civil actions. Mr. Danis also represents clients in product liability actions and corporate internal investigations. He has handled significant matters in the fields of software, hardware, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, energy, and food products.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Danis clerked for Judge Lawrence W. Pierce of the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, New York.
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Mr. Danis is a member of the California State Bar. He is also a registered gaikokuho-jimu-bengoshi and a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association. He is a past Director of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and a former Vice-President of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program. He was a guest speaker at an annual meeting of the San Diego and Orange County Intellectual Property Law Associations and frequently lectures on issues relating to intellectual property, arbitration, and internal investigations. -
3. Morrison & Foerster : Legal Updates & News : Press Releases : Morrison & Foerster Further Expands Tokyo Litigation Team with Addition of Two Partners
www.mofo.com/news/pressrelease - [Cached]Published on: 8/16/2006 Last Visited: 2/5/2008
Max Olson, former Managing Partner of the LA office, brings significant Japan experience; Mark Danis, former firm-wide Managing Partner for Operations, adds major expertise in IP disputes
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Tokyo, August 16, 2006 - Signaling further growth in its Japan operations, Morrison & Foerster has added two prominent litigators, Max Olson and Mark Danis, to its Tokyo office to further strengthen its U.S. litigation team, based in Tokyo.
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Mr. Danis comes to Tokyo from the firm's San Diego office and was formerly one of three firm-wide Managing Partners for Operations. His practice focuses on the trial and arbitration of intellectual property disputes in the United States, including patent and trade secret matters, as well as other complex civil actions. He has represented companies in the fields of software, hardware, biotechnology, medical devices, energy, and food products.
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Mr. Danis earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
