Chris Centurelli

Milliman, Inc. et al. v. Gradient A.I. Corp., et al. Represented Milliman in a patent infringement, breach of contract, and DTSA trade secret action involving AI software solutions. The case settled in 2024 on the eve of trial, with Defendants acknowledging infringement and validity of Milliman’s patents, and possession and validity of Milliman’s trade secrets, and agreeing to license the infringed technology.

Marquis ProCap System, LLC v. Novozymes North America, Inc. Represented Novozymes in a breach of contract and DTSA trade secret action. The dispute settled amicably after judgment was entered denying all Marquis’ claims and ruling that Novozymes did not disclose or threaten to disclose any of the alleged trade secrets.

Chembio Diagnostic Systems Inc. v. BioSure (UK) LTD. Represented Chembio in an international arbitration proceeding. After a five-day evidentiary hearing, the arbitration tribunal found BioSure breached the parties’ contract and its implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and misappropriated Chembio’s trade secrets under both federal and New York law; awarded Chembio its damages, costs, and attorneys’ fees; and ordered BioSure to stop making, using, offering for sale, or selling Chembio’s intellectual property.

National Fish & Seafood, Inc. v. Tampa Bay Fisheries, et al. Represented NFS in a trade secret misappropriation action. The dispute settled amicably after an evidentiary hearing and written decision granted NFS its requested injunctive relief.

Source Search Technologies, LLC v. KAYAK Software Corporation. Represented KAYAK in a patent infringement action concerning its Search One and Done® website. The District Court invalidated the asserted patent under 35 U.S.C. 101 and awarded KAYAK attorney fees; the decision was affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

Exergen Corp. v. CVS Corp. Represented Exergen in a patent infringement action concerning its patented temporal artery thermometer technology. After a 15-day trial, the jury found each of Exergen’s three asserted patents valid and infringed.

Represented one of the world's largest data center technology vendors in a six-patent dispute adverse to IV. Each asserted patent was found invalid after inter partes reexamination or not infringed after summary judgment and all appeals were taken.

Represented an equipment rental company in defense of claims alleging trade secret misappropriation. The case settled after a multiday evidentiary hearing in which the rental company defeated Aggreko’s unreasonable request for injunctive relief.

Represented a provider of healthcare diagnostics in a breach of contract and copyright infringement dispute concerning its electronic patient record solution, scaleable document management solution, and physician portal solution products. The case settled after the court’s rulings on motions in limine.

Sears v. Archer Daniels Midland Company. Represented ADM in a patent infringement action. After a two-week trial, the jury found that ADM’s Caliber® deicing product did not infringe Sears’ patents.