Ninestar announces fourth “Hot Potatoe” speaker

September 23, 2021

The company has announced a fourth speaker for its not so confidential, “Hot Potatoes” confidential conference to be held on 28 September 2021.

The company has announced that the fourth speaker at its “Hot Potatoes” confidential conference to be held on 28 September 2021will be, Washington DC-based Gary Hnath.

Hnath has represented Ninestar in several litigations against Canon in the past 12 years and he will be discussing three recent cases.

Hnath will be talking about Ninestar’s recent case, with his presentation entitled “In a recent fight back, Ninestar won the case,” and will share insights into the case “because it’s so interesting.”

Hnath, is a partner in Mayer Brown LLP’s Washington DC office, focusing on litigating intellectual property disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He has been leading counsel in numerous District Court cases, several Federal Circuit appeals, and over 50 Section 337 investigations at the ITC, including several high profile cases for Ninestar and its customers involving toner cartridges. He is a leading authority in the area of Section 337 litigation.

The company said: “Lawsuits for patent infringement are one tactic often used by OEMs to protect their market position. Ninestar has an impressive army of in-house lawyers, patent engineers and technical specialists to evaluate the infringement allegations and come up with an appropriate strategy, including fighting back where appropriate.”

“The bottom line in each case, however, is to come up with a strategy for how best to protect Ninestar’s customers and IP,” Hnath added. He says he will provide details during the one-hour, online “Hot Potatoes” confidential conference.

The “Hot Potaoes” event will be run twice on 28 September — one primarily for audiences in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East and the other for those in the Americas — at a time that suits them best to participate. Click here for more details and to register.

The event is free but requires pre-registration to seek participation at the event, given the confidential nature of some content.