Russ August & Kabat lawyers Richard L. August, Deborah R. Clark and Matthew A. Rips closed a $200+ million dollar acquisition of a mixed-use high rise apartment and retail complex in Bethesda, Maryland. Read more.

Russ August & Kabat attorneys Alexander C.D. Giza, Marc A. Fenster, Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, and Benjamin T. Wang represented six former U.S. PTO Commissioners and Directors with the filing of an amicus brief in the i4i v. Microsoft case, a patent case currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves the proper legal standard of proof required to invalidate a U.S. patent.

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Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry Russ, Richard August, Jules Kabat, David Gabor and Marc Fenster, all of who have been recognized as 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. Read more.

Russ August & Kabat attorneys Alexander C.D. Giza, Marc A. Fenster, Larry C. Russ, and Jules L. Kabat represented five former federal trial court judges with the filing of an amicus brief in the TiVo v. EchoStar case, a patent case currently pending before the Federal Circuit en banc. The case involves the appropriate discretion exercised by trial court judges in patent contempt proceedings.

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uss August & Kabat lawyers Larry C. Russ and Nathan D. Meyer prevailed in a year-long copyright and trade dress case, obtaining summary judgment rejecting claims of copyright infringement and trade dress infringement against Forever 21. The case involved alleged copying of five garments. This is the first case against Forever 21 regarding alleged copying of garments to proceed to final judgment. Read more.

In a three-way venture, Kennedy Wilson, RECP/Urban Partners and Capri Capital Partners LLC have acquired Serenade, a 400-unit apartment community in Oxnard, Calif. for $81.5 million. The seller was California Urban Investment Partners. Read more.