A trademark infringement dispute started in 2014 between our client, a top US semiconductor company, and a politically connected local infringer in the Philippines. The case had been handled by one of the largest firms in the U.S. but had been stalled for 5+ years without results. The infringer was asking for $1M to stop using the infringing marks; the client had spent over $500K in legal fees with no clear meaningful progress nor clear path forward. The prior counsel advised the client to settle the case at the asking price: $1M. The client asked us to handle the dispute in 2020.
In fewer than 10 months, we not only reduced the settlement amount from $1M to $30K, we also obtained absolute surrender from the infringer for a fraction of the cost of litigation.