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John Bennett represents large and small companies in a variety of intellectual property matters. He helps clients protect, maintain, and realize the value of their intellectual property assets through litigation and litigation avoidance. Although he practices all aspects of intellectual property law—including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition—John’s emphasis is on patent litigation.

John tries cases and handles everything necessary to prepare to win at trial, including managing discovery and ESI, arguing claim constructions, deposing lay and expert witnesses, and arguing summary judgment.

Before practicing law, John started a software company and was the primary author of the company’s most popular product, with hundreds of thousands of downloads. Writing, troubleshooting, and maintaining the code base for that product has provided John with invaluable experience related to Windows programming and TCP/IP—experience that has helped him better understand clients’ technologies and disputed property rights.

John is a member of the Cincinnati, Ohio State, American, and Federal Circuit Bar Associations. He has been listed as a “Rising Star” in the 2010 and 2011 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers.

John is a speaker on a variety of intellectual property topics. He also coaches a local high school’s mock trial team.

Recent Engagements

• Huhtamaki, Inc. v. PWP Industries, Inc., SD Ohio Case No. 1:09-cv-795. Represented patent owner against alleged infringer related to food packaging technology.
• Patent Harbor, LLC v. Audiovox Corporation, et al., ED Texas Case No. 6:10-cv-361. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to DVD scene selection menus.
• Tesseron, Ltd. v. Océ, et al., MD Florida Case No. 6:10-cv-00909. Represented patent owner against alleged infringer related to variable data printing technology.
• Info-Hold, Inc. v. Muzak Holdings LLC, et al., SD Ohio Case No. 1:11-cv-283. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to on-hold music telephone systems.
• In the Matter of Certain Computer Forensic Devices and Products Containing the Same, International Trade Commission Case No. 337-TA-799. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to computer forensics technologies.
• ISwitch, LLC v. Cincinnati Bell Inc., et al., ED Texas Case No. 6:12-cv-118. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to telephone encryption technologies.
• Swipe Innovations, LLC v. Elavon, Inc., et al., ED Texas Case No. 9:12-cv-0040. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to technologies that allow secure financial transactions.
• Newport Corporation v. Lighthouse Photonics Inc., CD California Case No. 8:12-cv-00719. Represented patent owner against alleged infringers related to laser technologies.
• TV Interactive Data Corp. v. Sony Corp., et al., ND California Case No. 4:10-cv-475. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to DVD technology.
• GeoTag v. Medicine Shoppe, ED of Texas Case No. 2:11-cv-404. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to Internet technologies.
• Stagecraft Costuming Inc., v. Househaunters, et al., SD of Ohio Case No. 1:10-cv-00917. Represented copyright owner of costume against alleged infringer.
• Cincinnati Bell, Inc. v. Arrivalstar S.A., et al., SD of Ohio Case No. 1:11-cv-00274. Represented alleged infringer against patent claims related to vehicle status reporting systems.
• EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., ED Texas Case No. 6:10-cv-00379. Represented alleged infringer against patent claims related to interactive video networks.
• Cincinnati Bell, Inc. v. Traffic Information LLC, Oregon Case No. 3:10-cv-01453-PK. Represented alleged infringer of patents related to technologies for monitoring traffic information.
• In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation, CD California Case No. 2:07-ml-01816. Represented bank in one of the largest patent multidistrict proceedings in history, which involved a portfolio of more than fifty patents in the field of automated call processing relating to automated call distributors, interactive voice response products, computer telephone integration, and speech recognition.
• Allure Jewelers, Inc. v. Ulu et al., SD Ohio Case No. 1:12-cv-00091-MRB. Represented ISP against claims for alleged copyright infringement.
• Kohus v. Graco Children’s Products, Inc., et al., SD Ohio Case No. 1:09-cv-503. Represented copyright owner against alleged infringement related to consumer baby products.
• R+L Carriers, Inc. v. Pegasus Transtech Corp., SD Ohio Case No. SD OH, 1:09-cv-00177-SJD. Represented accused infringer against patent claims related to transportation logistics technologies.
• Transicoil LLC v. Aaxico Sales Inc., et al., SD Florida Case No. 1:10-cv-24427-PAS. Represented aircraft parts supplier against company for unfair business practices related to alleged PMA misuse.
• Medversant Technologies, LLC v. Morrisey Associates, Inc., CD California Case No. 2:09-cv-05031. Represented patent owner against alleged infringers related to medical practitioner verification technologies.
• Situs, Inc. v. Situs Realty Corp., SD Indiana Case No. 1:09-cv-01570. Represented trademark owner against alleged infringer.
• Arrivalstar S.A., et al. v. Trailer Bridge, Inc., et al., MD Florida Case No. 8:09-cv-1307. Represented alleged infringer against patent claims related to vehicle status reporting systems.