Evan W. Woolley

• Represented defendant Raven Industries in a patent infringement case related to PWM-controlled valves for precision agricultural applications. Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. v. Raven Industries, Inc., et al., No. 16-4132 (D. Kan.).
• Represented defendant E&B Natural Resources Natural Resources Management Corp. in a case involving allegations of contamination from saltwater injection wells. Palla Farms, LLC v. E&B Natural Resources Mgmt. Corp. et al., No. S-1500-CV-283013 (Kern County Superior Court).
• Represented defendant Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in a copyright infringement and breach of contract case related to the film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Bagdasarian Prods., LLC v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., No. CV 10-02991 (C.D. Cal.).
• Represented defendant Hori USA, Inc. in a design patent infringement case related to video game controllers. Performance Designed Products LLC v. Hori USA, Inc., No. 3:16-CV-0630 (S.D. Cal.).
• Represented plaintiff Laltitude, LLC in a copyright and design patent dispute related to magnetic tile toys. Laltitude, LLC v. 18th Avenue Toys, Ltd., et al., No. 2:16-CV-06562 (C.D. Cal.).
• Represented defendants Ellex Medical Pty. Ltd. and Ellex, Inc. in a patent and business tort dispute related to ophthalmic laser technology. LightMed Corp., et al. v. Ellex Medical Pty. Ltd. et al., No. 2:13-CV-09205 (C.D. Cal.).
• Represented Mellanox Technologies, Inc. in a patent dispute with Infinite Data LLC related to InfiniBand computer networking technology. Mellanox Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Infinite Data, LLC, No. 13-cv-913 (D. Del.).
  
  

Evan Woolley is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group and the Los Angeles lead of Alston & Bird’s Sustainability Committee.

Evan advises clients on diverse intellectual property issues, including patent, copyright and trademark infringement, patent validity and related contract issues. Evan also counsels emerging companies on intellectual property strategy.

Evan has worked on copyright and contract disputes for Twentieth Century Fox; defended unfair competition claims under the Lanham Act and California state law against Ellex Medical PTY Ltd. and Ellex, Inc., arising from enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to medical lasers; and represented ZyXEL Communications in defense of patent litigation brought by holders of patents related to wireless network communications.

Evan graduated from UCLA School of Law, where he was an active member of the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program, Best Oral Advocate and winner of the 8th Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition. Evan also served as the production editor for the Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law from 2010-2012.

Evan received a B.S. in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from the University of California, San Diego. Evan has been a columnist for a robotics publication, SERVO Magazine, since 2004. Evan is competing in the 2018 season of BattleBots on the Discovery Channel with his heavyweight nitrogen cannon Double Jeopardy.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 2012)
• University of California, San Diego (B.S., 2009)

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