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Amanda Flynn Wieker
Associate
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Amanda works with clients to enforce their intellectual property rights and to defend against patent infringement claims. Her practice involves cases in numerous federal jurisdictions including district courts in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and in Section 337 actions before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Her practice embraces all facts of intellectual property litigation, including pre-suit investigation, claim construction, infringement and invalidity analyses, fact and expert deposition, motions practice, and trial preparation.
In addition, Amanda works with clients on a wide variety of technologies, including wireless encryption, smartphones, instant messaging communications, hearing aids, prenatal testing, and financial services marketing.
Prior to joining the firm, Amanda spent four years as a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, where she examined patent applications for medical devices and fluid handling products.
- Motorola Mobility, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (Nos. C11-00595 & C11-01408, W.D. Wash.): Representing Motorola Mobility in two ongoing multi-patent lawsuits against Microsoft concerning features and functionality of computers and mobile communication devices.
- PerkinElmer, Inc., et al. v. Intema Limited (No. 09-cv-10176, D. Mass.): Representing PerkinElmer and NTD Laboratories in a declaratory judgment action regarding non-infringement and invalidity of a patent related to prenatal screening for Down Syndrome. The district court granted summary judgment of invalidity of the patent claims. The case is on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
- Phoenix Licensing, et al. v. Aetna Inc., et al. (No. 2:11-cv-00285, E.D. Tex.): Defending Liberty Mutual against ongoing claims of infringement related to automated mass marketing communications.
- Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Co., et al. v. LPL Licensing, LLC, et al. (No. 1:11-cv-01507, D.D.C.): Representing Liberty Mutual in ongoing declaratory judgment action regarding non-infringement and invalidity of two patents related to automated mass marketing communications.
- NTP, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. (No. 3:10-cv-471, E.D. Va.): Defending Motorola against ongoing claims of infringement of several patents related to communicating email by RF techniques.
- Auditory Licensing Company, LLC v. GN ReSound, et al. (No. 3:10-cv-1054, D. Conn.): Representing GN ReSound in ongoing multi-defendant litigation involving patents directed to digital hearing aid technology.
- Certain Wireless Communication System Server Software, Wireless Handheld Devices and Battery Packs (337-TA-706): Represented Motorola in an ITC investigation against Research In Motion (“RIM”) related to five patents directed to features of wireless telecommunication devices and servers. RIM settled with Motorola shortly before a Markman hearing as part of a global settlement between the parties.
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Education
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JD, William & Mary School of Law, 2009
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BE (Biomedical Engineering), Vanderbilt University, 2002
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, 2010
- Maryland, 2009
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006
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