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Intellectual Property

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September 11, 1998 Oberman Represents GT Interactive — Defeats Micro Star in Precedent-Setting Cyber-Law Case
March 3, 2000 In Rem Provisions of Anticybersquatting Pass Constitutional Muster
November 15, 1999 Kramer Levin Team Handles GT Interactive Software / Infogrames Entertainment Deal
December 22, 1999 Kramer Levin Team Wins Ruling: TV Commercial Is False Advertising
February 16, 2000 ITT Trademark Is "The One and Only"
July 31, 2000 Intellectual Property Group to Join Kramer Levin
August 25, 2000 Court Adopts Kramer Levin’s View of Discovery in "in rem" Actions Against Cybersquatters
December 18, 2000 Kramer Levin Represents artistdirect.com in Successful Domain Name Arbitration
April 2001 Kramer Levin Team Wins Ruling for Chinese Window Screen
August 20, 2002 Lipsitz Examines a Case Brought by Record Companies Against Internet Backbone Routing Companies Intended to Hinder Music Piracy
February 2003 Coch and Simon Score Copyright Victory
February 2003 Major Win for Kramer Levin on Behalf of Westin Hotels in Federal Circuit Appeal
April 2003 Double Win for Italian Client
January 7, 2005 Kramer Levin Prevails in Significant False Advertising Case Regarding Dental Floss and Mouthwash
May 2, 2005 Kramer Levin Closes Acquisition of Venture Holdings LLC for Harbert
June 10, 2005 Kramer Levin Helps Secure Major Patent Victory for Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
July 14, 2006 Kramer Levin Wins Trade Secret Litigation
November 1, 2006 Kramer Levin Successfully Represents RiskMetrics in Acquisition of ISS
March 14, 2007 Kramer Levin Wins Important Decision for Client Sirius Satellite Radio
June 4, 2007 Kramer Levin Represents Rain Calcining in Proposed Acquisition of CII Carbon
July 2, 2007 Kramer Levin Assists RiskMetrics Group in its Agreement to Acquire Industry-Leading Forensic Accounting Research Company
July 19, 2007 Kramer Levin Represents Rain Commodities in Acquisition of CII Carbon
September 7, 2007 Kramer Levin Represents Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp. in its $1.625 Billion Acquisition of Paper and Packaging Assets from Boise Cascade; Deal Makes Top 5 Corporate Counsel Alert's Top 10 Deals for September
April 4, 2008 Transfer Technology International Corp. Retains Kramer Levin for Patent & IP Issues
June 12, 2008 Kramer Levin Handles Billion Dollar Financing for Scientific Games
June 18, 2008 Kramer Levin Clients Orient-Express Hotels and Hotel Cipriani Win Summary Judgment
July 15, 2008 NY Supreme Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Kramer Levin Client ReSeal International L.P.
August 11, 2008 Kramer Levin Expands its Intellectual Property Department with the Addition of Top Patent Litigator Robert Morris
September 2, 2008 AmLaw Litigation Daily Profiles Kramer Levin Arbitration Victory for Sirius
September 4, 2008 Kramer Levin Client Sirius’ Motion to Dismiss Granted; Decision in NYLJ
February 12, 2009 Kramer Levin Successfully Represents Defendants In the Patent Friendly Eastern District of Texas
February 12, 2009 Kramer Levin Secures Another Win in the Eastern District of Texas
March 27, 2009 Court Rules that GE Healthcare Engaged in False Advertising Campaign against Bracco Diagnostics - GE Healthcare Permanently Enjoined; Ordered to Implement Corrective Actions and Pay Bracco $11.4 million
March 27, 2009 Kramer Levin Advises Deloitte LLP in Proposed Purchase of BearingPoint Public Service Business
March 31, 2009 Kramer Levin Client Radware Completes Acquisition of Nortel’s Application Delivery Business
April 17, 2009 Kramer Levin Client Deloitte Receives Bankruptcy Court Approval for Purchase of BearingPoint Public Services Assets
May 8, 2009 Kramer Levin Closes Deloitte LLP’s Purchase of BearingPoint Public Services Business
May 19, 2009 Kramer Levin Client Systemax Inc. Completes Purchase of E-Commerce Business of Circuit City
June 2, 2009 Kramer Levin Closes AIG-CFA Deal
June 11, 2009 Kramer Levin Client Joseph Abboud Can Market His New JAZ Apparel Line After Lower Court Decision Vacated by Second Circuit
June 24, 2009 Kramer Levin Client AIG Agrees to Sale of Consumer Finance Operations in Mexico
July 1, 2009 Kramer Levin Client AIG Agrees to Sell Consumer Finance Operations in Colombia
July 17, 2009 Kramer Levin Client AIG Closes Sale of Consumer Finance Operations in Mexico
August 21, 2009 Kramer Levin Successfully Defends Its Client Against Claims Seeking Millions In Damages: Berger v. Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Civ. Action No. 07-CI-4142 (Ky. Cir. Ct.)
August 28, 2009 Arbitrator Grants Kramer Levin Client XM’s Motion to Dismiss Contract Claim as a Matter of Law
November 2, 2009 Kramer Levin Obtains Crucial Victory in Patent Infringement Case for Clients Condé Nast, Vogue
January 15, 2010 Kramer Levin Client BlackRock Acquires Helix Financial Group
January 27, 2010 Kramer Levin Client Scientific Games Enters Agreement to Sell Scientific Games Racing to Sportech Plc
February 11, 2010 Kramer Levin Client Steve Madden Acquires Big Buddha
February 17, 2010 Kramer Levin Client Kroll Inc. Sells Kroll Laboratory Specialists to Inverness Medical Innovations
March 1, 2010 Kramer Levin Client RiskMetrics Enters Into Agreement to be Acquired by MSCI
March 8, 2010 Client Nycomed Wins Denial of Temporary Restraining Order Brought Against Them By Graceway
April 7, 2010 Kramer Levin Represents Equity Holders of NAC Marketing in Recapitalization Transaction
April 20, 2010 Kramer Levin Clients NationalCard Processing Systems, LLC and HealthCard Systems, LLC Close Sale of Assets
April 21, 2010 Kramer Levin Team Fends Off Vendor's Second Motion to Dismiss Client Sirius XM's Indemnity Claim
April 21, 2010 Kramer Levin Secures Second Dismissal of Class Action Antitrust Claims in China Metals Case
May 11, 2010 Kramer Levin Client Sirius XM Radio Wins Appeal
May 14, 2010 Kramer Levin Wins in Eastern District of Texas for XM Satellite Radio
June 1, 2010 Kramer Levin Announces Newly Elected Partners
June 1, 2010 MSCI Completes Acquisition of Kramer Levin Client RiskMetrics
October 5, 2010 Kramer Levin Client Scientific Games Completes Sale of Scientific Games Racing to Sportech Plc
October 20, 2010 Court Dismisses Remaining Claims Asserted Against Condé Nast and Vogue Magazine
November 1, 2010 Kramer Levin Announces the Election of Eight Special Counsel
November 16, 2010 Kramer Levin Secures TTAB Denial of Summary Judgment on Issues of Descriptiveness and Genericness for the Registered Mark COMFORT ZONE
November 19, 2010 Thomson Reuters Acquires Kramer Levin Client Pangea3
November 29, 2010 Kramer Levin Represents Global Hunter Securities & Maxim Group in Shengkai Innovations Public Offering
February 16, 2011 Kramer Levin Client Rodman & Renshaw LLC Acts as Sole Book-Running Manager in Kips Bay Medical IPO
April 14, 2011 Kramer Levin Client Answers.com Acquired by AFCV Holdings LLC
May 26, 2011 Kramer Levin Client Steve Madden Completes Acquisition of Cejon
June 24, 2011 Condé Nast’s Vogue Magazine Granted Summary Judgment Victory in Six Year Feud
June 27, 2011 Kramer Levin Client Fundtech Ltd. Agrees to Merger with S1 Corporation
July 28, 2011 Kramer Levin Client Stone Point Capital Forms Joint Venture Access Point Financial, Inc.
August 23, 2011 Camtek Wins Appeal of the Decision in Rudolph Patent Infringement Case
August 23, 2011 Kramer Levin Represents Owners of SOG Specialty Knives and Tools in Sale to Investor Group
September 9, 2011 Kramer Levin Successful Representation of Calypso Capital Management Noted in BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily
September 12, 2011 Kramer Levin Wins Early Dismissal for Client LTC Apparel Group in Copyright Infringement Action
September 19, 2011 Kramer Levin Opens Silicon Valley Office - Expands World-Class Intellectual Property Practice with Established Group
September 20, 2011 Rayonier Wins at the Federal Circuit
October 11, 2011 Firm Deals Receive Awards at Annual International M&A Awards Including a Middle-Market Deal of Year
November 1, 2011 Kramer Levin's Patent and Trademark Practice Ranked in National and New York Top Tiers by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms
November 1, 2011 U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms Rankings Recognize Kramer Levin Practices, Many in Top Tier of National and/or New York Rankings
January 5, 2012 Kramer Levin Obtains Early Dismissal of Patent Infringement Claims For WABCO and its Customers
March 5, 2012 Kramer Levin Elects New Partners in New York and Paris Offices
April 1, 2012 Kramer Levin Elects Five Attorneys to Special Counsel
April 17, 2012 Court Grants Summary Judgment Motion of Kramer Levin Client Sirius XM Radio Dismissing With Prejudice "Howard Stern" Law Suit
July 25, 2012 Kramer Levin Represents Propel Equity Partners in Connection With Its Significant Investment in Makers of Slinky®
August 21, 2012 43 Kramer Levin Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers 2013
September 27, 2012 Kramer Levin Client Digital Entertainment International Acquired by Wizzard Software Corp.
October 8, 2012 Kramer Levin Has More “Top 100” Attorneys On the 2012 New York Super Lawyers List Than Any Other Firm: Gary P. Naftalis, Chair of Firm’s Litigation Department, Receives Top Ranking
October 16, 2012 Kramer Levin Represents Owners of Spraylat Corporation in Sale to PPG Corporation
October 19, 2012 Kramer Levin Client Sirius XM Radio Partners with Nissan for Telematics Services
November 1, 2012 U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms Rankings Recognize Kramer Levin Practices, Many in Top Tier of National and/or New York Rankings
November 1, 2012 Kramer Levin's Patent and Trademark Practice Ranked in National and New York Top Tiers by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms
November 1, 2012 Kramer Levin's IP Litigation Practice Ranked in New York's Top Tier by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers' Best Law Firms
December 17, 2012 Kramer Levin Represents Spraylat Corporation in Its Sale to PPG Industries, Inc.
December 28, 2012 Kramer Levin Represents POOF-Slinky in Fundex Games, Ltd. Acquisition
February 13, 2013 Kramer Levin Represents Bobbi Brown in Major Eyewear Deal with Safilo
April 11, 2013 First Department Affirms Dismissal of Howard Stern’s Suit Against Kramer Levin Client Sirius XM
April 30, 2013 Kramer Levin Client ClearVision Optical Wins Dismissal of Breach of Contract Suit

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