- Represented a major telecommunication provider and its suppliers in a successful jury trial in the Eastern District of Texas, resulting in a rare total defense verdict.
- Represented two major telecommunications providers and their suppliers in a successful patent litigation involving standard-essential patents in the Eastern District of Texas, resulting in a rare total-defense victory at summary judgment.
- Represented a major U.S. computer manufacturer in patent litigations in the Eastern and Western districts of Texas, involving patents directed to networking and communications.
- Represented a major U.S. shoe manufacturer in offensive and defensive trade dress and trademark litigations, resulting in a bench trial victory in the Southern District of New York.
- Represented a business-to-business service provider in patent litigation in the Northern District of Georgia, resulting in a dismissal in our client’s favor.
- Represented a major U.S. restaurant chain in multiple patent litigations surrounding its mobile application in the Eastern District of Texas, including defending against patents accused against the use of mobile ordering, the Android operating system, and GPS and location tracking technologies.
- Represented an automotive components manufacturer in successful offensive patent and design patent litigation against a competitor in the Western District of Michigan.
- Represented a beverage company in an offensive trademark litigation, including a successful preliminary injunction against a much larger competitor in the Southern District of New York.
- Represented multiple retailers in patent infringement suits relating to customer-loyalty systems.
- Represented a beverage company in a patent infringement suit relating to significant custom hardware and associated beverage-dispensing technology.
- Represented an ATM manufacturer in ITC enforcement proceedings relating to deposit automation technologies.
- Counsel for software corporations, banks, and financial access corporations in trademark portfolio management and prosecution.
- Represented a large automotive parts retailer in trademark enforcement actions domestically and abroad.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 404 881 7159
- Email: emily.welch@alston.com
Emily is a litigator who regularly solves problems for some of the world’s leading brands and companies. Her practice ranges from trademark prosecution to IP licensing disputes to high-stakes patent jury trials. She is a solution-oriented attorney with a broad IP and litigation background.