Jason P. Bloom

Significant Appellate Representations

• Argued copyright case to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in affirmance of $1 million award of attorneys’ fees for software client.
• Argued copyright infringement appeal to the Fifth Circuit and obtained full affirmance of trial court’s judgment in favor of entertainment industry clients. Briefed response to petition for writ of certiorari to United States Supreme Court and obtained denial of petition.
• Argued defamation case to Texas Supreme Court and obtain affirmance of summary judgment dismissal in favor of media client.
• Briefed case to Texas Supreme Court and obtained favorable per curiam decision in favor of defendant under Texas’s anti-SLAPP statute.
• Argued business disparagement case to Dallas Court of Appeals and obtained full reversal of $1.3 million judgment.
• Represented oil and gas company before Dallas Court of Appeals and obtained reversal of $1.2 million judgment.
• Filed Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of International Trademark Association regarding trade dress functionality.
• Filed Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of International Trademark Association in case involving copyright registration requirements.

Significant Trial Court Representations

• Successfully defended 9-day copyright infringement trial brought in federal court by nationally syndicated radio host and book author seeking more than $13 million in damages by obtaining complete defense victory, declaratory relief in favor of clients, and substantial award of defense costs.
• Tried breach of contract case in Harris County District Court on behalf of cloud solutions provider and obtained award of full damages sought, attorneys’ fees, and contingent appellate fees.
• Obtained dismissal of federal court defamation case filed against media client in two separate district courts.
• Obtained dismissal of defamation and other claims by former employee against client under Texas’s anti-SLAPP statute.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of software company in case alleging trade secret theft, and later obtained award of more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees for client under Copyright Act.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of intellectual property investigations and acquisitions company in federal lawsuit alleging fraud in a domain name acquisition transaction and seeking $6 million in damages.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of magazine publisher, author, and current and former police officers on First Amendment and statutory grounds in lawsuit asserting claims for libel, libel per se, tortious interference, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
• Represented respondent in enforcement proceeding before the International Trade Commission involving allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation regarding integrated circuits.
• Participated in trial resulting in $123 million verdict for client, an auto parts manufacturer, against chemical company found liable for chemical explosion at manufacturing plant.
• Instituted numerous seizure actions in copyright and trademark infringement disputes resulting in successful seizures of infringing items and injunctive relief on behalf of client.
• Represented client in federal trademark lawsuit involving large residential real estate franchisor.