Stan Panikowski is an appellate and trial litigator with expertise in intellectual property, antitrust, and other areas of business litigation. Stan has successfully represented clients before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeal, various federal district courts, and the International Trade Commission. Stan is also a speaker and writer on issues in patent and appellate litigation and is an adjunct professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law. Stan previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Representative Appellate Litigation Matters

• International Rectifier Corp. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 361 F.3d 1155 (Fed. Cir. 2004) – Obtained full reversal of contempt order against client for allegedly violating injunction against patent infringement.
• Freeman v. Lasky, Haas & Cohler, 410 F.3d 1180 (9th Cir. 2005) – Obtained full affirmance of order dismissing antitrust claims against clients with prejudice.
• International Rectifier Corp. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 424 F.3d 1235 (Fed. Cir. 2005) – Obtained vacatur and remand of reduction in attorney's fees to which prevailing client is entitled in patent infringement matter.
• Sony Electronics Inc. v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) – Obtained vacatur of class certification order on writ review.
• e-Pass Technologies v. Hewlett-Packard Company, et al. (Fed. Cir. 2007) – Obtained full affirmance of summary judgment of noninfringement on behalf of manufacturer of handheld computer devices.
• Grosset v. Wenaas (Cal. Supreme Ct. 2008) – Obtained unanimous affirmance of California Court of Appeal decision imposing continuous stock ownership requirement on plaintiffs in shareholder derivative suits.
• Currently representing clients in numerous post-trial and appellate matters.

Other Representative Matters

• Representing large technology company in several patent litigation matters relating to computer technology in International Trade Commission and district courts.
• Represented large technology company in several patent litigation matters relating to computer technology in International Trade Commission and district courts; cases were settled favorably after prevailing in International Trade Commission trial.
• Represented medical device company in International Trade Commission investigation and other patent litigation matters.
• In re Western States Wholesale Natural Gas Antitrust Litigation, 368 F. Supp. 2d 1110 (D. Nev., 2005) – Obtained dismissal with prejudice of antitrust and unfair competition claims against energy company; cases were settled favorably after dismissal.
• Obtained orders authorizing seizures of counterfeit and unauthorized merchandise on behalf of the NFL and NFL Properties LLC in connection with Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego.

Admissions

• California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Supreme Court of California
• United States Court of Appeals for California

Memberships

• Federal Bar Association, President of the San Diego Chapter
• Federal Circuit Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Association of Business Trial Lawyers
• Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court, Alumnus
• Child Abuse Prevention Foundation of San Diego, Vice President for Board Development
• Association of American Rhodes Scholars, Board Member
• Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law

Clerk Information

• Law Clerk to The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court of the United States (2000 – 2001)
• Law Clerk to The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1999 – 2000)