Kathryn Riley Grasso

Katie's recent litigation matters include:

• Spectral Instruments Imaging, LLC v. Scintica Inc., case no. 4:22-cv-00043 (SDTX) –Took over as lead counsel for Spectral in a critical competitor-versus-competitor patent dispute in the Southern District of Texas. Spectral asserted a foundational patent related to cancer diagnostics against its competitor, Scintica. The case faced additional complexities when both parties were acquired during litigation—Spectral by Bruker and Scintica by Vilber. After a successful Markman ruling, we were able to achieve a favorable settlement for Spectral
• Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic CoreValve LLC, et al., case no. 8:20-cv-847 (CDCAL) – Representing Medtronic in a patent infringement matter defending against a two-patent case related to heart valve technology. Colibri alleged willful infringement of two patents related to Medtronic’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement ("TAVR") systems used for minimally invasive treatment of aortic stenosis, which is a common form of heart valve disease. The Court granted Medtronic’s motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of the '739 patent, dismissing one of two asserted patents from the case, eliminating all claims directed to the CoreValve accused product and limiting Colibri’s claims to indirect (induced) infringement of the '294 patent’s method claims. A jury ruled in Colibri’s favor, finding no invalidity and infringement of the other patent. The Federal Circuit reversed the district court, agreed with Medtronic, and invalidated the patent
• Honeywell v. Zebra – USITC; Western District of Texas; Eastern District of New York. Katie was counsel for Honeywell in a large-scale patent dispute involving over forty cases asserted in the United States and worldwide. Acting as trial counsel and worldwide manager, Katie managed the cases ensuring consistent positions and strategy. Katie and the DLA team ultimately obtained a settlement of $360 million for Honeywell on the eve of the first ITC trial