Alison Aubry RichardsPartner

Alison Aubry Richards is an IP litigator with 10 years of hands-on courtroom experience. She has worked on a wide range of difficult, high-stakes cases involving a broad variety of technologies and industries, including these:

Alison draws on her experience representing both defendants and plaintiffs as well as her previous tenure with a large law firm to offer her clients a strategic advantage. She can leverage her knowledge and insight into a faster and more efficient result for each client. The opportunity to deliver greater value to clients was integral to her decision to join Fitch Even.

Alison’s clients appreciate her responsiveness and her ability to translate complex technical and legal principles into plain English. She also understands the importance of considering a client’s business goals when formulating a case strategy. Alison and her colleagues strive to efficiently obtain an optimal resolution of each matter for each client. 

Alexsam, Inc. v. IDT Corporation (E.D. Tex. 2007-11). Obtained a successful jury verdict in patent infringement litigation relating to systems and methods for activating phone and gift cards. The federal court entered a $10.1 million final judgment and initiated a new proceeding for determination of royalties on future sales. This verdict was named a Top 25 Texas Verdict and the seventh-largest IP verdict in Texas for 2011. The matter is currently on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Alexsam v. UnitedHealth (E.D. Tex. 2007-11). Obtained favorable settlement of patent infringement litigation relating to network and database systems for medical card transactions.

Software Restore Solutions, LLC v. Apple, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill. 2010-11). Obtained favorable settlement of patent infringement litigation relating to method of computer configuration management.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Alpine Elecs. (W.D. Tex. 2006-09). Obtained a summary judgment of invalidity of patents relating to search software implemented in navigation systems.

Biax Corp. v. Sun Microsystems Inc. (E.D. Tex. 2006-09). Obtained favorable dismissal of patent litigation related to parallel processing functions of microprocessor technology on the eve of trial.

In re: Iridium Operating LLC v. Motorola, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 1999-2007). Obtained favorable defendants’ decision relating to satellite telephone communication technology and related financial issues after nine-month bench trial.

Nikon v. ASML Holding N.V. I.T.C. (N.D. Cal. 2004). Obtained a favorable result for the client in patent litigation dispute relating to lithography systems for the semiconductor industry.

• “Inequitable Conduct After Therasense: Materiality and the Intent to Deceive in Aventis Pharma S.A. v. Hospira, Inc.," Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery Webinar, May 23, 2012.
• “The Relevance of Reasonable Royalties to Copyright Infringement Remedies,” Moderator of IP Roundtable, Technology for the Litigator, ABA Section of Litigation, April 19, 2012.
• “Oracle Continues Pursuit of Novel Damages Theory,” Technology for the Litigator, ABA Section of Litigation, May 9, 2012.
• “Facebook Tests Damages Available to Redress Spam,” Technology for the Litigator, ABA Section of Litigation, May 1, 2012.

• American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Technology for the Litigator Committee
• Licensing Executives Society