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Jennifer A. Trusso
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Jennifer Trusso is a Partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office.
Areas of Practice
Ms. Trusso is a partner in the Orange County office and member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group, where she focuses on intellectual property litigation. She has extensive experience in patent infringement litigation, including cases involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, computer hardware and software, electrical and mechanical technologies. Jennifer has also litigated trademark cases, most recently for clients in the food and nutritional products market. In addition to intellectual property matters, she has handled a wide variety of matters in state and federal courts, including unfair competition (17200 claims), trade secret disputes, and general commercial litigation. Jennifer has substantial trial experience and has briefed and argued before the Federal Circuit, 9th Circuit and California Court of Appeals.
Jennifer has represented a number of private and public entities, including the County of Los Angeles, both the County and City of Riverside, the City of Hawthorne, and the City of Long Beach.
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, 1998, cum laude
- B.A., San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1995
Representative Matters
Represented medical device company in a patent infringement action involving spinal implants. The case settled favorably.
Currently counseling dermatological pharmaceutical company on various intellectual property and unfair competition matters involving topical anesthetics.
Currently representing nutraceutical company in trademark infringement action involving nutritional supplements for joint pain relief.
Prevailed on behalf of generic pharmaceutical company in a Hatch-Waxman Paragraph IV patent infringement case involving a low molecular weight heparin. Won at trial and on appeal based on a finding that the patent was unenforceable due to inequitable conduct.
Prevailed on behalf of a maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a patent infringement case involving pattern recognition and alignment system s. Won summary judgment holding the patent invalid based on anticipation and obviousness. Affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
Represented plaintiff nutraceutical company in a patent infringement action against a competitor involving nutritional supplements for joint pain. The case settled favorably.
Represented medical device manufacturer in a patent infringement action involving surgical robots. The case settled favorably after obtaining summary judgment in favor of client.
Represented sunglass company in a patent infringement action involving polyurethane based lenses. The case settled favorably.
Represented defendant in a trademark infringement case involving ink jet refill cartridges. The court granted summary judgment of noninfringement.