The attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski routinely go up against the country's largest companies, represented by some of the world's most prestigious law firms. Since 1995, they have focused their practice on representing inventors and companies who would not otherwise be sufficiently armed in their enforcement efforts.  The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the firm's notable successes:

Biotechnology

• Goldstein & Lipski's attorneys successfully represented Genetic Applications, a commercial supplier of tools and reagents for the biotechnology industry, in the enforcement of their patent portfolio against a major competitor.  Along with counsel based in the Eastern District of Texas, the team was successful in opposing the defendant's Motion to Stay the case pending re-examination of the paten and was also successful in opposing the defendant's further attempts to delay the litigation, including a Motion to Transfer and/or Dismiss, which asked the court to transfer the case to the defendant's home state or dismiss it entirely.  Goldstein& Lipski's continuing success against the delay tactics used by the defendant put its client in a strong settlement position.  Terms of the settlement are confidential.

•Goldstein & Lipski represents Advanced Biological Laboratories (www.ablsa.com), a ground-breaking biotech company founded in 2000 as a spin-off from the European academic research centre, CRP-Santé, Luxembourg.  On behalf of ABL, Goldstein & Lipski's attorneys negotiated a patent immunity agreement with Stanford University, as well as a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Viralliance, Inc., a corporation which develops technologies to evaluate in vitro drug potency on patient's derived viruses.  The firm has also favourably resolved several U.S. business disputes for ABL and continues to represent ABL in the assertion of its U.S. patents against major commercial entities.

• Goldstein & Lipski's attorneys, led by Ed Goldstein, successfully defended a multi-specialty health care company focused on innovative pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices against patent infringement allegations related to a contact lens solution.

• Attorneys from Goldstein & Lipski successfully defended a Minnesota based manufacturer and retailer of biomedical devices against allegations related to a licensing dispute. The client develops devices for accessing the pericardial space and performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the heart.   

•Goldstein & Lipski has advised a global leader in medical device development located in Florida, who manufactures instruments and disposable medical products for the fields of arthroscopy and endoscopy. The client has an extensive patent portfolio and has consulted with Goldstein & Lipski regarding its patent strategy.

Telecommunications and Consumer Technologies

•Attorneys from Goldstein & Lipski successfully negotiated settlements totaling in the eight figures on behalf of an individual inventor in his assertion of a telecommunications patent against a variety of cellular handset manufacturers.  The terms of those settlements are confidential. 

•Goldstein & Lipski represented a Hawaii-based communications company in patent litigation relating to the transmission of packet information through network nodes.  The firm's attorneys were successful in negotiating favorable settlements with industry leaders, including Motorola, Cisco and Samsung.

•Attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski assisted a Texas-based telecommunications client in negotiating confidential settlements with chip manufacturers Atheros Communications and PMC-Sierra within six months of serving a complaint for patent infringement upon the defendants.

•Attorneys from Goldstein & Lipski represented an inventor and his company in the successful enforcement of a patent portfolio relating to the testing of thin-film transistor arrays against one of the largest manufacturers of testing equipment for the LCD screen industry.

Design and Manufacturing

•With the help of attorneys from Goldstein & Lipski, a local manufacturer and distributor of high-end designer sandals covered by a portfolio of design patents was able to successfully assert its patents against a wide array of well-known design houses and retailers. Through its relationship with the firm, the client was able to retain its position and keep knock-off sandals out of the marketplace.

•Goldstein & Lipski attorneys represented a Texas-based manufacturer and retailer of mobile insulated receptacles covered by an issued design patent and other applications pending in the United States and China.  Following the filing of an infringement suit, the firm was successful in negotiating royalty payments of almost 20% on behalf of the client.

• Goldstein & Lipski founder, Ed Goldstein, successfully represented a renowned hair product manufacturer in the enforcement of its patent related to a hair coloring system.  The terms of the settlement remain confidential.

•Goldstein & Lipski represented a Virginia-based educational company in lawsuits in both Texas and Wisconsin against competitors in the field of interactive, electronic educational sessions.  The attorneys were able to recover in the seven figures in collective damages.

•The firm has represented a California-based manufacturer and supplier of golf club products, including a full line of putters, wedges and forged blade irons, some of which are covered by a United States patent.  The attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski negotiated the confidential settlement of the client's trade secret claims against a large sporting goods manufacturer.

•Attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski represented co-inventors in the litigation and licensing of patents relating to a tamper-evident container closure.  The attorneys were successful in negotiating lump-sum payments and continuing royalty arrangements with terms favorable to the inventors, resulting in collections in the seven figure range.

•The attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski were able to enforce the patent portfolio of a Canadian manufacturing company, which included six patents relating to soft-sided, insulated coolers. The settlements included a provision prohibiting one of the client's largest competitors from continuing to make or sell the infringing product.

•Goldstein & Lipski represented an Idaho-based manufacturing company in the enforcement of its patent relating to an automatic braking system.  Following a favorable claim construction ruling as well as a strong opposition to the defendants' motions for summary judgment, Goldstein & Lipski was able to negotiate favorable settlements with many of the world's largest automobile manufacturers.  The terms of those settlements remain confidential.

Oil, Gas and Chemicals

•Goldstein & Lipski has counseled the provider of domestic and international measurement consulting services to the oil, natural gas, chemical, and water industries.  The client also provides innovative technology related to flow conditioning devices and acoustic filters for multi-path ultrasonic meters. Goldstein & Lipski's attorneys represented the company in the enforcement of its patent portfolio resulting in a favorable, confidential settlement.

•Goldstein & Lipski has also successfully litigated trade secret and licensing disputes on behalf of one of the largest global providers of groundbreaking mechanical solutions, technology applications, and services for all phases of oil and gas developments. 

•Goldstein & Lipski represented a manufacturer and developer of polymer coatings and its exclusive licensee in their assertion of patents related to a specific ratio of chemicals used to improve commercial polymer floor coatings. A confidential settlement ended the litigation with the clients' largest competitor. 

•Goldstein & Lipski attorneys were able to negotiate a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a French pipeline company and its American subsidiary following litigation against a global oil and gas conglomerate.  The asserted patents covered a novel construction for heat-insulating sub-sea pipelines.

•Attorneys at Goldstein & Lipski won a motion for summary judgment of non-infringement on behalf of a chemical manufacturing client, ending litigation brought by a competitor. The plaintiff accused the firm's client of infringing a method for loading catalyst particles into multi-tube chemical reactors, which are used by manufacturing companies to create specific chemical reactions.