Jason A. Champion

Partner

Orange County

949-760-0404

jason.champion@knobbe.com

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Overview

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Jason represents and counsels clients in intellectual property disputes relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. His practice focuses on patent and trademark litigation, primarily in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices.

Jason has represented clients at all stages of the litigation process, including pre-litigation counseling, discovery, motion practice, trial, mediation and settlement. He has been involved in numerous litigations involving Abbreviated New Drug Applications under the Hatch-Waxman Act and has experience with claim construction, preliminary injunctions, taking depositions, handling discovery disputes, and managing expert witnesses.

Jason worked as a summer associate at the firm in 2007 and joined the firm as an associate in the firm's Orange County office in 2008. In 2016, he became a partner.

Education

University of Southern California - Gould School of Law (USC) (J.D., 2008)

Villanova University (B.S. Chemistry, 2005), cum laude

University of Southern California - Gould School of Law (USC)

Villanova University

State Bar of California

U.S. District Court - Central District of California

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Biotechnology

Chemical

Healthcare Information Technology

Medical Devices & Procedures

Pharmaceuticals

American Bar Association (ABA), Intellectual Property Section
International Trademark Association (INTA), Young Practitioners Committee
Orange County Bar Association (OCBA)
International Bar Association (IBA)

Practice Areas

Consumer Products Litigation

IP Strategy

Due Diligence

Opinions & Counseling

IP Transactions & Agreements

Hatch-Waxman Litigation

Medical Device Litigation

Monster Energy Company v. Integrated Supply Network LLC, Case No. 5:17-cv-00548 (C.D. Cal. 2018).

Represented plaintiff Monster Energy Company in a trademark infringment action in the Central District of California related to Monster Energy's trademarks and trade dress. Obtained a $5 million jury verdict in favor of our client.

Sweet People Apparel, Inc. v. ITC Girl, LLC, Case No. CV-12-7995 (C.D. Cal. 2013).

Represented defendant ITC Girl in trademark and copyright infringement action in the Central District of California relating to designs on the back pockets of Plaintiff’s jeanswear products. After preparing and serving multiple expert reports achieved favorable case-dispositive settlement for client.

Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc., et al. v. Wockhardt USA LLC, et al., Case Nos. 2:11-cv-1197, 2:12-cv-1243, 2013 WL 775750 (D.N.J. 2013).

Represented defendant Wockhardt in patent infringement action in the District of New Jersey on patents relating to diclofenac potassium (active ingredient in Nautilus’s CAMBIA® product). After a Markman hearing the District Court adopted Wockhardt’s construction of a critical disputed claim term which led to a favorable settlement for Wockhardt.

Purdue Pharma, L.P. et al. v. Ranbaxy Inc., et al., Case Nos. 10-civ-3734, 11-civ-2401 and 11-civ-7104 (S.D.N.Y. 2013).

Represented the Ranbaxy defendants in a patent infringement action in the Southern District of New York on patents relating to oxycodone (the active ingredient in Purdue’s Oxycontin® product). Achieved favorable case-dispositive settlement for client.

Alza Corp. et al. v. Kremers Urban LLC et al. 1:10-cv-0023 (D. Del. 2011).

Represented defendants in patent-infringement action in the District of Delaware on a method patent relating to the use of methylphenidate (the active ingredient in Alza’s Concerta® product). Achieved favorable case-dispositive settlement for client.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (W.D Tex. 2010).

Represented defendant Smith & Nephew in case involving patents relating to negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Successfully obtained judgment that KCI patents were invalid for obviousness.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (W.D Tex. 2009).

Successfully represented Smith & Nephew in opposing motion for preliminary injunction based on alleged infringement of patents relating to negative pressure wound therapy.

Salix Pharm. v. Novel Lab. et al., 3:08-cv-4628 (2008).

Represented Salix Pharmaceuticals in a patent-infringement action relating to Salix’s OsmoPrep® product. The Knobbe Martens team achieved a favorable case-dispositive settlement for Salix.

Articles

Author, Copyright exhaustion in the US: what the Kirtsaeng and ReDigi decisions tell us about the future of the first sale doctrine and secondary markets for copyrighted goods, North American Regional Forum News, Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, Vol 4 No 2 (September 2013).

Speeches & Seminars

Presenter, INTA’s Brand Resilience: Risk, Recovery, and the Future of the Brand Practitioner Conference - "The Adventure Begins..." (September 23, 2021)