Stephen H. Hall

Partner
Legal Assistant
Amanda James
P: 256.517.5111 ajames@bradley.com
Representative Experience
  • Litigation
    • Biosonix, LLC v. Hydrowave et al. (E.D. Tex)
      Representation of electronic hardware manufacturer and distributor defendant against plaintiff asserting claims of patent infringement. 

      Vireo Systems, Inc. v. ProMera Health, LLC (Neb.)
      Representation of nutritional supplement manufacturer plaintiff against defendant asserting claims of patent infringement.

      Vireo System, Inc. v. ProMera Health (IPR Proceeding)
      Representation of nutritional supplement manufacturer patent holder against petitioner seeking to invalidate patent holder’s patents.

      Carfax, Inc. v. Red Mountain Technologies, LLC, et al. (E.D. Va 2014) 
      Representation of service provider defendant against plaintiff asserting claims of patent infringement, intentional interference, and declaratory judgment.

      Ideative Product Ventures, Inc. v. Lindy Computer Connection Technology, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2014)
      Representation of component manufacturer defendant against plaintiff asserting claims of patent infringement.

      M Group, Inc. v. T-H Marine Supplies, Inc. (E.D. Wis. 2014)
      Representation of marine industry supplier defendant against plaintiff asserting claims of trade dress infringement.

      Schlumberger Technology Corporation v. Borets Weatherford U.S., Inc. and Weatherford International, Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2012) 
      Representation of industry leading oil field products/services provider asserting claims of patent infringement.

      Hometex, Inc. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc. (N.D. Ala. 2011) 
      Representation of industry leading consumer goods manufacturer defendant against plaintiff asserting claims of patent infringement and false advertising.

      Baron Services v. Media Weather Innovation, LLC (N.D. Ala.)
      Representation of industry leading weather products and services company asserting claims of patent infringement in United State District Court. The matter was successfully resolved after claim construction.

      AbbottPoint of Care, Inc. v. Epocal, Inc. (N.D. Ala.)
      Representation of medical device manufacturer defendant in two separate lawsuits in United States District Court, where the plaintiff asserted claims of patent infringement related to four separate patents, interference with non-compete agreements with former plaintiff employees, and ownership over client patents. Jury verdict for defendant on all counts. 

      Hygia Health Services, Inc. v. Masimo Corp. (N.D. Ala. 2009) 
      Representation of declaratory judgement plaintiff/counterclaim defendant in a patent infringement and trademark infringement case involving medical products in United State District Court. Case was successfully resolved before trial.

      Integrated Management Solutions, Inc. v. Smith, et al. (N.D. Ala.) 
      Represented plaintiff in asserting claims for copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation.

      Liberty Petroleum v. Cambell and Sons Oil (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended Campbell and Sons in trademark litigation.

      Micros Systems, Inc. v. Sanmina-SCI Corpo, et al. (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended Sanmina-SCI in trade secret litigation.

      Premier Group, Inc. v. Bill Heard Chevrolet, et al (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended multiple defendants in copyright and trademark litigation.

      Quadrus Corp. v. Cohesion Force, Inc.
      Representation of government contractor, defendant in a lawsuit where the plaintiff asserted claims of trade secret misappropriation related to a software product developed by a former employee.Case was successfully resolved prior to trial.

      Rep, Inc. v. Viasystems, Inc. (N.D. Ala.)
      Defended Viasystems in claims under Alabama Sales Representative Statute.

      Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. v. Open Biosystems, Inc. (E.D. Missouri) 
      Representation of biotech company in a patent infringement case related to viral vectors in United States District Court. Case was successfully resolved prior to trial.

      Signature Research, Inc. v. Signature Research Associates, Inc. (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended Signature Research Associates in trademark litigation.

      Thompson v. Double Springs Town, et al. (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended various individuals against claims of copyright infringement.

      Thompson v. Looney's Tavern, et al (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended multiple defendants in copyright infringement litigation.

      Vintage Pharmaceuticals, et al. v. Blansett Pharmaceuticals Co. (N.D. Ala.) 
      Defended various individuals against claims of copyright infringement.

  • Transaction
    • Preparation and negotiation of multi-year software license agreement and custom software development agreement for industry leading agricultural software provider.

      Preparation and negotiation of multi-year, international joint research and development agreement for life sciences companies, including the cross licensing and commercialization of patents and know-how.

      Preparation and negotiation of various software license agreements and associated support and maintenance agreements on behalf of healthcare software vendor, including upfront license fee model and subscription based model.

      Preparation of content submission releases for website service provider.

      Preparation of software license agreement for inventory management and tracking software.

      Preparation and negotiation of license agreements for data provider

      Preparation and negotiation of patent and trademark license agreement for outdoor products.

      Preparation and negotiation of various biotech patent license agreements.

      Preparation of click-wrap and shrink-wrap license agreements for software vendors.

      Preparation and negotiation of multiple license agreements for alternative fuels, including international agreements.

      Preparation and negotiation of joint collaboration agreements for life sciences research and development.

      Preparation and implementation of intellectual property practices and policies to identify and protect valuable assets.

  • Prosecution
    • Manage and prosecute very large domestic and international patent portfolio (over 400 patents/patent applications) for a medical products company.

      Manage and prosecute very large domestic and international trademark portfolio for a nutritional supplement company.

      Prepare non-infringement opinions related to internet technology and data transfer technologies for large sports organization.

      Domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for international weather products and service provider.

      Trademark prosecution and maintenance for large construction and property management company. Representation includes identifying potential marks, initial screening and searches, filing strategies, maintenance and monitoring for portfolio.

      Patent and trademark prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for multiple outdoor products manufacturer.

      Trademark prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for mobile app developer for the outdoor industry.

      Patent and trademark prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for marine products manufacturer.

      Patent prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for data service provider.

      Trademark prosecution and maintenance and general intellectual property strategy for multiple bio-tech companies.

      Competition patent portfolio analysis for various clients.