Alavi Anaipakos Venue Update: New Fifth Circuit Precedent Helps Patent Owners
“There are three things that matter in [intellectual] property: location, location, location.” This isn’t precisely the famous expression initially coined by the late Lord Harold Samuel, but at Alavi Anaipakos, we obsess over the venue and positioning our clients for success. Fights over patent venues aren’t just common; they are virtually ubiquitous. And that won’t […]
Law360 Interviews Alavi Anaipakos’ Demetrios Anaipakos About Lawyer Civility
Alavi Anaipakos co-founder Demetrios Anaipakos recently talked with the national legal publication Law360 about the importance of civility in the legal profession. While the article highlighted recent high-profile instances of “lawyers behaving badly” (think about the Alex Jones/Sandy Hook trial), the reporter found that attorneys “who are gracious, kind and professional may have the most impact.” Demetrios […]
Attorneys from Houston’s Alavi Anaipakos Help G&H Diversified Manufacturing Win “Bet-the-Industry” Patent Infringement Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A three-judge panel with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Washington, D.C., has issued a complete victory for Houston-based oilfield products manufacturer G&H Diversified Manufacturing LP and the firm’s attorneys from Houston’s Alavi Anaipakos in what observers are calling a “bet-the-industry” lawsuit for oilfield equipment providers. […]
Alavi Anaipakos Trial Lawyers Ranked Among Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
HOUSTON – All five partners from the Houston intellectual property and commercial litigation law firm Alavi Anaipakos are being recognized on the newly released Lawdragon 500 America’s Litigators roster based on their experience and expertise in significant business disputes and high-dollar patent cases. The trial lawyers from Alavi Anaipakos who earned selections on the exclusive […]
Demetrios Anaipakos Earns Benchmark Litigation Ranking for Commercial Litigation, Securities Law
HOUSTON – Acclaimed trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos from the Houston-based intellectual property and commercial litigation law firm Alavi Anaipakos is being recognized as a 2023 Benchmark Litigation Star based on his work in business disputes and securities law cases. The annual listing includes only “elite” trial lawyers and firms based on a review conducted by […]
Amir Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos Ranked Among Texas’ Leading Lawyers
HOUSTON – Experienced trial lawyers Amir Alavi and Demetrios Anaipakos from the Houston-based intellectual property and commercial litigation firm Alavi Anaipakos once again have been named as two of the state’s leading attorneys on the annual Texas Super Lawyers list published by Thomson Reuters. The two attorneys claimed additional recognition on the companion list of […]
Trial Lawyers at Alavi Anaipakos Secure Best Lawyers in America Honors
HOUSTON – Five attorneys from the Houston-based intellectual property and commercial litigation firm Alavi Anaipakos are being recognized among the country’s top legal practitioners in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the preeminent guide to the nation’s top attorneys. Alavi Anaipakos’ founding partners and experienced trial lawyers Amir Alavi and Demetrios Anaipakos […]
Texas Lawbook Quotes Amir Alavi on New WDTX Case Assignment Order
The publishers of The Texas Lawbook recently called on Alavi Anaipakos’ co-founder Amir Alavi for his views on the new case assignment system employed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, where Judge Alan Albright’s court is home to the busiest patent docket in the nation. The order entered on Monday, […]
Alavi Anaipakos Earns Chambers USA Rankings for Intellectual Property Expertise
HOUSTON – Less than two months since its launch, the Houston intellectual property and commercial litigation law firm Alavi Anaipakos has earned an exclusive 2022 Chambers USA ranking as one of the top law firms in Texas for intellectual property matters. Alavi Anaipakos is one of the rare law firms ever ranked in the influential […]
Uber Runs Out of Gas in Drive to Dismiss Texas Patent Infringement Claims
The popular Uber ride hailing/delivery company got some bad news in Waco, Texas, a few days ago by way of a court order denying the company’s request to dismiss a series of patent infringement claims filed by Texas-based LBT IP II, LLC. The order issued by Judge Alan Albright in the U.S. District Court for […]