INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Profile of Brian C. Riopelle, McGuireWoods LLP, Roanoke and list

Published December 2, 2019 by Staff Reports

Title: Partner

Other legal specialties: Trial attorney in non-IP matters

Birthplace: Brockville, Ontario, Canada

Education: Bachelor’s degree, Yale University; law degree, University of Virginia School of Law

Spouse: Elizabeth (Betsy) E. Riopelle (also a recovering litigator)

Children: Fain, 26; Kyle, 21; Kate, 15

First job as a lawyer: Law clerk to the Hon. Stephen V. Wilson, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Fan of: Everton (British soccer team), Montreal Canadiens, Washington Redskins, U.Va. (all sports)

Recently read book: “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” by Andrew Roberts

Career mentors: Judge Stephen V. Wilson; Warren E. Zirkle; Bud Schill

Is the rollout of 5G technology likely to provoke intellectual property disputes?  Without a doubt. There have been disputes, especially patent litigation, at every level of technology, including the features that come with each new generation. I expect those types of disputes to continue, including disputes between competitors and disputes involving nonpracticing entities (aka patent trolls).

What has been your most memorable intellectual property case? DuPont v. Kolon, Case No. 3:09cv58 (E.D. Va.). We represented DuPont. This was a major trade secret case involving the theft by a South Korean company of trade secrets relating to DuPont’s Kevlar technology. The case had everything: hotly disputed discovery issues; depositions in other countries and at a federal penitentiary; evidence destruction; spoliation; adverse jury instructions; witnesses asserting the Fifth Amendment; DOJ involvement; and an eight-week trial, interrupted by both an earthquake and a hurricane, with a jury verdict of $920 million in DuPont’s favor (the case later settled for less).

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