Dariush Keyhani

LL.M., New York University School of Law
J.D., State University of New York  (Buffalo)
M.S., Molecular Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine
M.S. Ed., University of Rochester Graduate School of Education
B.A., Cum Laude , University of Rochester

Dariush Keyhani, Esq.
Phone:  (646) 536-5692
Facsimile:  (212) 202-3819
Email:  dkeyhani@meredithkeyhani.com

Dariush Keyhani is a founder of the law firm of Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC, a national intellectual property law boutique firm, heads the intellectual property licensing and litigation practice of the firm and consults clients on all aspects of intellectual property law.

Mr. Keyhani regularly achieves favorable results representing individuals and private and publicly held corporations in all phases of litigation from preliminary hearings through trial and settlement negotiations in patent, trade secret, copyright, trademark and unfair competition litigation in federal courts throughout the United States.  See below for a list of recent representative cases in which Mr. Keyhani has served as lead litigation and trial counsel and negotiator:*

Southeastern Metals Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Florida Metal Products, Inc. 3:07-cv-00461-HES-HTS (Middle District of FL, 2011)(obtained favorable resolution of the case with respect to claims for patent infringement);

Air Vent, Inc. v. Vent Right Corporation, Civil Action No. 08-00146-TFM (Western District of PA, 2011)(obtained over one million dollars judgment for the plaintiff for damages for willful patent infringement, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs);

John Gilbert v. Robert Indiana, 09 CIV 6352(DAB)(THK) (Southern District of NY, 2011) (obtained dismissal of counterclaims relating to rights in works of art);

Sandata Technologies, Inc. v. American Epay et al., Civil Action No. 09-cv-6353 (LMM)(THK)(Southern District of NY, 2010)(obtained a favorable settlement for the plaintiff with respect to claims for patent infringement);

Nav-tv Corporation v. Navtool, Inc., Civil Action No. 09 CV 4044 (ILG) (LB) (Eastern District of NY, 2010)(obtained favorable settlement for the plaintiff with respect to claims for trademark infringement);

Pitbull Productions, Inc. v. GameLink LLC, Civil Action No. 5:09-cv-05354-JF (Northern District of CA, 2010)(obtained a preliminary injunction and favorable settlement with respect to plaintiff’s claims for copyright infringement);

Air Vent, Inc. v. Vent Right Corporation, Civil Action No. 08-00146-TFM (Western District of PA, 2010)(obtained summary judgment with respect to plaintiff’s claims for patent infringement);

Cedric R. Emanuel d/b/a Just Wheels v. SPX Corporation/OTC Tools Division, Civil Action No. 6:09-cv-220-JDL (Eastern District of TX, 2010)(obtained a favorable settlement with respect to plaintiff’s claims for patent infringement);

Jake Lee v. Accessories By Peak et al., Civil Action No. 07-cv-338-JTC (Western District of NY, 2010)(obtained summary judgment for plaintiff’s claims for willful patent infringement);

Colucci v. Callaway Golf Company, Civil Action No. 6:08-cv-288 (JDL) (Eastern District of TX, 2010)(obtained a jury verdict for plaintiff’s claims for patent infringement);

Nav-tv Corporation, Inc. v. Vociti Technologies, LLC 72 117 00463 JEMO (American Arbitration Association, California, 2010)(obtained judgment for claimant for breach of intellectual property license agreement and damages);

Air Vent v. Shandex Industrial, Inc., Case No.  08-5375-SRC (District of NJ, 2009)(obtained consent judgment for validity of plaintiff’s patents and infringement);

Wang et al. v. CYR International, Inc., Civil Action No. 07-cv-05462 (BSJ)(FM) (Southern District of NY, 2009)(successfully obtained judgments, injunctions and favorable settlements with respect to plaintiff’s trademark infringement and unfair competition claims against all U.S. and international defendants);

Pitbull Productions, Inc. v. The Urban Netmedia Group, Inc. d/b/a Universal Netmedia, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-60791-cv-JORDAN/McALILEY (Southern District of FL, 2008)(obtained injunction and judgment of $2.85 million dollars in damages for copyright and trademark infringement).

*Note that past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

 

Prior to forming Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC, Mr. Keyhani was invited to serve as a visiting professor of intellectual property law at the National University in South Korea where he taught graduate law courses in intellectual property law to examiners at the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).  Mr. Keyhani was also previously affiliated with the international law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP as well as prestigious Manhattan and New York law firms where he focused on intellectual property litigation matters.

Mr. Keyhani was also the founder and first Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal that is now subscribed to by the leading law schools in the United States and is regularly cited. Mr. Keyhani regularly publishes in academic law journals as well as trade journals on a variety of intellectual property law, international, and civil procedure issues and is regularly invited as a guest speaker and panelist at international forums on intellectual property law. Mr. Keyhani has served as an adjunct on the faculty of SUNY Buffalo School of Law where he teaches courses on intellectual property law and litigation.

Mr. Keyhani is admitted in the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and Western District of New York, New Jersey District Court and NJ Bar and is regularly admitted pro hac vice in federal courts around the U.S.

Representative Publications:

  •  “Trademarks in Cyberspace and the Search for Jurisdiction” (forthcoming);
  •  Patent Law in the Global Economy:  A Modest Proposal for U.S. Patent Law and Infringement Without Borders, 52 Vill. L. Rev. 291 (2009);
  •  Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases, Buff. Intell. Prop. L. J. 1 (2008);
  • Bulova Wrongly Decided: A Case against Extraterritoriality of Trademark Law, 6 Chi. Kent J. Intell. Prop. 33 (2007);
  • U.S. Patent Law and Extraterritorial Reach, Vol 7, Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 51 (2005);
  • 35 U.S.C. 287(c) and Patent Infringement of Medical Procedure Patents, Vol 3, Buf. Intel. Prop. J. 13 (2005) (co-author).