David Roodman is a partner in Bryan Cave’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation Client Service Groups and regularly handles intellectual property litigation, transactions, licensing, counseling, opinions, and protection, including matters relating to patents, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, dilution, copyrights, trade secrets, e-commerce, entertainment, unfair competition, false advertising, domain name disputes, and technology-related matters. He has handled complex intellectual property litigation and transactional work throughout the United States for more than eighteen years. He represents companies and individuals in a wide range of fields including, among others, consumer products, pet food, business method patents, biotechnology, e-commerce, electro-mechanical machines, devices, and processes, software, advertising, entertainment (music, video, films, endorsements), information and data providers, telecommunications, mechanical hardware, sporting goods, and games and recreational equipment, among others.

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Representative cases which Mr. Roodman has worked, or is working, on include:

• Nordyne, Inc. v. RBC Manufacturing Corporation (ED MO) (Declaratory judgment action seeking declaration of non-infringement and/or invalidity in a patent infringement case relating to motor controls)
• NIKE, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (ND IL) (Defending client against allegations of design patent infringement relating to athletic shoes)
• Express Scripts, Inc. v. INTEL Corporation (ED MO) (Declaratory judgment action for non-infringement of a trademark)
• Ware et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (ND GA) (Defending client against allegation of patent infringement relating to transaction numbers on receipts)
• Nestec S.A. v. Wysong Corporation (ED MO) (Representing Nestec S.A. in a patent infringement action relating to food composition that comprise probiotics.)
• Vision-1, LLC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Sam’s East, Inc.; and Sam’s West, Inc. (D IA) (Defended clients against allegation of patent infringement relating to point of sale survey systems)
• Vyatek v. Karsten Manufacturing and PING, Inc. (D AZ) (Defended clients against allegations of patent infringement – golf clubs)
• Laukus v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al. (6th Cir.; ND OH) (Obtained summary judgment in service mark infringement case; defending appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit)
• Scriptpro v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (D KS) (Defended client against allegations of patent infringement, obtained favorable settlement)
• Picture Patents, LLC. v. Tweeter Newco, LLC, et al. (SD NY) (Defended clients against allegation of infringing patent directed to website content; procured extremely favorable settlement)
• Leggett & Platt, Inc. v. VUTEk (E.D. MO; Fed. Cir.) (Represented Leggett & Platt against VUTEk in two patent infringement cases relating to large format UV printers)
• Allen Brothers v. Agri Beef Co. (ND IL) (Successfully defended Agri Beef against allegations of trademark infringement; obtained summary judgment of non-infringement)
• Cybercard Corporation v. Gemplus Corporation (S.D. NY) (Successfully defended Gemplus against allegation that certain telecommunications card systems infringed the claims of Cybercard’s patent; case resulted in favorable settlement)
• Vardon Golf Co. v. Karsten Mfg. Co.(N.D. IL.) (Successfully obtained jury verdict on behalf of defendant Karsten and Ping, Inc., where there was a finding of non-infringement, inequitable conduct against the plaintiff, and partial invalidity; obtained $2.1M judgment against plaintiff)
• Magnequench Int’l, Inc. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (S.D. IN) (Successfully defended Wal-Mart in this patent infringement action involving magnets and magnetic materials used in DVD and CD drives; case resulted in dismissal of action against Wal-Mart, with no payment of any fees or royalties)
• Express Scripts, Inc. v. Liberty Express Scripts (ED MO) (Successfully obtained Consent Judgment against Liberty Express Scripts regarding service mark infringement)
• Brookstone Company, Inc. v. Décor Craft, Inc., and Restoration Hardware, Inc. (E.D. MO) (Represented plaintiff Brookstone in this patent infringement case; obtained Consent Injunction and Order against one of the defendants, and a favorable settlement from the second defendant)
• Brookstone v. Cornerstone Brands, Inc. and Cimmar L.P., d/b/a Frontgate (E.D. MO) (Represented plaintiff Brookstone in this patent infringement case; obtained a Consent Injunction against the defendants)
• Sharper Image Corp. v. Brookstone Company, Inc. (N.D. CA) (Procured favorable settlement on behalf of defendant Brookstone in this patent infringement case)
• Recording Industry of America (Regional counsel in copyright actions against illegal file-sharers)
• Matrex Furniture Components, Inc. v. Skelly Foam Products, Inc., et al. (M.D. NC) (Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of plaintiff Matrex in this patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secret case)
• Zevo Golf Co., Inc. v. Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (Fed. Cir.) (S.D.CA) (Successfully obtained summary judgment, and affirmance thereof, of non-infringement of asserted patents on behalf of Karsten and Ping)
• Leggett & Platt v. Hickory Springs (Fed. Cir.) (N.D. IL. 2001) (Obtained reversal of summary judgment of non-infringement of a patent on appeal on behalf of plaintiff Leggett & Platt)
• Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation v. Express Scripts, et al. (D. AZ) (Successfully defended Express Scripts in this Lemelson action. Case was recently dismissed with no payments of any fees or royalties)
• Integrated Network Technologies, Inc. v. Ray Allen, Inc. (ND IL) (Successfully obtained favorable settlement on behalf of defendants against claims of copyright infringement, breach of contract, and related issues)
• American Legion v. American Legion (E.D. MO) (Successfully obtained favorable settlement on behalf of plaintiff National American Legion in trademark infringement action)
• Murphy & Company v. Central Bank (ED MO) (Defending client against allegations of copyright infringement)
• Triumph Pharmaceuticals v. Discus Dental (ED MO) (Successfully defended Discus Dental against allegations of false advertising; case resulted in favorable settlement)
• Meridian Enterprises Corp. v. C/Base, Inc., et al. (E.D. MO) (Successfully defended CardEx against allegation of patent infringement (value/debit cards); case resulted in favorable settlement)
• Applebee’s Int’l v. Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A., et al. (D KS) (Successfully defended Nestle against allegation of trademark infringement; case resulted in favorable settlement)
• Willie Woods v. Atlantic Recording Corporation, et al. (E.D. MO) (Represented defendants against allegations of copyright co-ownership, unfair competition, and an accounting; favorable settlement.)
• Formstore, Inc. v. AmeriComm Direct Marketing, Inc. (E.D. MO) (Successful resolution of case for patent infringement; validity; inventorship)
• Allcare v. Express Scripts, et al. (N.D. TX) (Represented Express Scripts in the patent infringement action; obtained favorable settlement on behalf of client)
• Usher’s Waterworks, Inc. v. The Boeing Company, 36 F. Supp. 2d 1166, 38 F. Supp. 2d 783 (E.D. MO), aff’d 2000 WL 278731 (Fed. Cir.) (Obtained summary judgment on behalf of Boeing, and affirmance on appeal, from allegations of patent co-inventorship and breach of confidentiality agreement)
• IMAX Corporation v. World Odyssey and The Jefferson National Expansion Historical Assn. (E.D. MO) (Clients were World Odyssey and JNEHA; obtained favorable settlement on behalf of both clients in this patent infringement action)
• Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated v. The Stroh Brewery Company (E.D. MO) (Successful resolution of trademark infringement; trade dress infringement; dilution; and unfair competition on behalf of AB)
• The Washington University v. Karademir, et al. (E.D. MO) (Obtained consent judgment, and enforcement thereof, on behalf of Washington University for service mark infringement)
• Hartco Company, Inc. v. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (N.D. IL) (Successful resolution of patent infringement case on behalf of L&P)
• Roton Barrier, Inc., et al. v. The Stanley Works, 79 F.3d 1112 (ED MO, Fed Cir.) (Judgment against Stanley for misappropriation of trade secrets, affirmed on appeal)
• Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. v. Charles O. Finley (E.D. MO) (Successful settlement on behalf of Charles O. Finley in this patent infringement and breach of contract case)
• Clipper Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Star Clipper, Inc., 952 F.2d 1046 (8th Cir.) (Reversal of district court judgment against Star Clipper for trademark infringement)

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 1990

Illinois, 1991

United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Sixth and Seventh Circuits

United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois and Eastern District of Missouri

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education

University of Missouri-Columbia, J.D., Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, 1990

University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S.M.E., 1984

Speeches and Seminars

• "Developments in Patent and Trademark Litigation and Legislation," American Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, 2006
• "Trademark Law," Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2003-2006
• "Trade Secrets," Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, 2002

Professional Affiliations

• Bryan Cave Intellectual Property Client Service Group – Leader, 1999-2008
• 22nd Judicial Circuit, Missouri Supreme Court – Chair, Disciplinary Committee, 2002-2006
• International Trademark Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis – Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Committee
• "The Best Lawyers in America®," 2002-2011
• Missouri/Kansas "Super Lawyers," Missouri, 2006-2010
• Missouri Lawyers Weekly, “Missouri’s Best” 2009

Civic Involvement and Honors

• Missouri Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief