Andy LeGolvan

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence (D. Del.) – Representing Ross in the first U.S. copyright case testing the "fair use" defense in the context of training AI models on allegedly copyrighted materials. Secured a stay of the trial proceedings and certification of fair use issue to the Third Circuit, potentially setting up the first appellate court decision on the issue. Recognized by AmLaw's "Litigator of the Week" and Law360's "Legal Lions of the Week."
• Hayden AI v. Safe Fleet (E.D.N.Y.) – Representing Hayden AI in offensive patent and trade secret litigation involving AI-powered license plate recognition (LPR) technology installed on public buses. Upon taking over from prior counsel, uncovered evidence of misappropriation and amended complaint to assert trade secret and tort claims.
• Minka Lighting v. Wangs Alliance Corp. (ITC, C.D. Cal, & E.D. Va.) – Represented Minka Lighting in multi-jurisdictional IP dispute against competitor, defending patent claims and prosecuting trade dress and unfair competition claims. After aggressive, multi-jurisdictional litigation, the team secured a favorable global resolution of all claims. See 2024 WL 3183217 (C.D. Cal. June 26, 2024).
• WhaleCo (Temu) v. Shein Technology (D.D.C.) – Representing Temu in litigation against Shein involving copyright, trade dress, and trade secret claims, as well as false DMCA notices and unfair competition.
• Polygon Labs v. Vox Media (polygon.com) (C.D. Cal.) – Represented developer of the Polygon blockchain network against Vox Media a multi-national trademark dispute over use of the POLYGON mark. After aggressively litigating in the U.S., U.K., Spain, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, and Brazil, we secured a favorable global settlement of all claims, including a co-existence agreement.
• Polygon Labs v. Polygon.io (D. Del. and N.D. Ga.) – Represented Polygon Labs in a multi-district trademark infringement litigation over use of the POLYGON trademark in the blockchain space, securing a favorable global settlement of all claims.
• East West Bank v. Aeldra Financial (N.D. Cal.) – Represented fintech start-up Aeldra and its CEO in trade secret claims over onboarding technology for non-resident aliens. Compelled arbitration, dissolved preliminary injunction, and secured nearly $500,000 in attorneys' fees. See 2021 WL 6049912 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 2021). Recognized by AmLaw's "Litigator of the Week" and The Daily Journal's "Top Verdicts."
• Demaray v. Applied Materials (N.D. Cal.) – Represented Applied Materials, Intel, and Samsung in patent infringement actions involving semiconductor reactor technology. Defeated motions challenging jurisdiction and licensed-based defenses. See 2021 WL 4222177 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 16, 2021)
• BlackBerry v. Snap (C.D. Cal.) – Represented Snap in patent infringement suit brought by BlackBerry in relation to targeted advertising technology. Secured summary judgment invalidating the primary patents, which was subsequently affirmed by the Federal Circuit on appeal. See 487 F. Supp. 3d 870 (C.D. Cal. 2019), aff'd, 831 F. App'x 502 (Fed. Cir. 2020)
• Canon v. TCL Electronics (E.D. Tex.) (related actions in W.D. Tex. and C.D. Cal. against Roku) – Represented Canon in six-patent suit relating to Internet TV technology. Secured a favorable settlement after a favorable Markman ruling and key discovery victories.
• SecurityProfiling v. Trend Micro (Fed. Cir.) – Represented Trend Micro in patent infringement litigation. Following a favorable decision from the PTAB on the invalidity of SecurityProfiling's patent, we successfully secured an affirmance from the Federal Circuit, resulting in dismissal of the parallel district court infringement claims.
• Connectus v. Ampush Media (M.D. Fla.) – Represented Ampush in claims involving trade secret misappropriation and business torts related to lead generation. Secured dismissal of several claims and enforced a contractual damages cap, leading to favorable settlement. See 2017 WL 275944 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 20, 2017).
• Invenger v. Enservio (C.D. Cal.) – Represented Enservio in competitor suit alleging defamation and interference. Pursued trade secret and contract counterclaims, securing favorable settlement.
• HDMI Licensing v InfoComm (D. Nev.) – Defended InfoComm in trademark, dilution, and counterfeiting claims. Prosecuted counterclaims for cancellation and business torts. Secured favorable settlement.

Commercial Litigation & Class Actions

• Sagent v. SN Servicing Corp. (N.D. Cal.) – Representing Sagent in SaaS contract dispute involving cross-breach of contract claims and defending against business tort claims.
• Kent v. PoolTogether Inc. (E.D.N.Y.) – Represented crypto savings platform PoolTogether in class action alleging operation of an unlawful lottery. Obtained complete dismissal on Article III standing grounds. See 676 F. Supp. 3d 144 (E.D.N.Y. 2023).
• Lehman v. Transbay Joint Powers Authority (S.F. Super. Crt.) – Represented Millennium Tower developers in class action and related claims involving alleged building settlement and structural defects. Achieved favorable pretrial resolution following key motion wins.
• Wilkinson v. Meta (N.D. Cal.) – Represented Meta in consolidated class actions alleging Meta violated RICO and state gambling laws relating to "social casino" games operated on the Facebook platform.
• Whalen v. Moon Active (S.D.N.Y.) – Represented Moon Active in class action alleging gambling law violations related to "Coin Master." Secured voluntary dismissal after briefing motions to dismiss and compel arbitration.
• Owens v. Zynga (N.D. Cal.) – Represented Zynga in a class action alleging its online slot-themed games constitute illegal gambling. Secured voluntary dismissal of all claims.
• Van Fleet v. Trion Worlds (San Mateo Super. Ct.) – Represented the publisher of a massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), ArcheAge, in a class action alleging violation of California gambling laws relating to the game's "loot boxes" and misrepresentation claims relating to discounts available within the game, resulting in a favorable class-wide settlement of all claims.
• Engelbretson v. Bagelcode USA, Inc. (W.D. Wash.) – Represented Bagelcode USA, Inc. in a class action alleging its online slot-themed games constitute illegal gambling. Secured voluntary dismissal of all claims.
• Wilson v. Playtika (W.D. Wash.) – Represented Playtika in a class action alleging its online slot-themed games constitute illegal gambling. Obtained a favorable class-wide settlement of all claims.
• Ferrando v. Zynga (W.D. Wash.) – Represented Zynga in a class action alleging its online slot-themed games constitute illegal gambling. Obtained a favorable class-wide settlement of all claims.
• DeLeon v. Elite Self Storage Mgmt., LLC (E.D. Cal.) – Represented storage company and facility owners in class action over insurance sales. Defeated remand and preliminary injunction motions, resulting in favorable settlement. 2016 WL 3411588 (E.D. Cal. June 22, 2016).
• Sinanyan v. Luxury Suites International (D. Nev.) – Defended property manager in class action over collection of "resort fees." Secured favorable class settlement.

Pro Bono Litigation

• Kaufmann v. Giunti (S.D. Cal.) – Represented an elementary school teacher defrauded by serial squatters. Developed and executed a cross-jurisdictional strategy that led to arrests and the return of her home within a month.
• Beaudette v. McDonough (U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) – Served as class counsel for combat veterans and caregivers denied review under the VA Caregiver Program. Won class certification and merits decision enjoining VA policy; affirmed by the Federal Circuit. See 34 Vet. App. 95 (2021), aff'd, 93 F.4th 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2024).
• Lewis v. City and County of San Francisco (N.D. Cal.) – Represented former inmate in civil rights case alleging systemic abuse by sheriff's deputies. Secured favorable pretrial settlement.
• Jennings v. Rodriguez (U.S. Supreme Court) – Drafted amicus briefs on behalf of the ABA supporting automatic bond hearings for immigrants facing prolonged detention.