Munir R. Meghjee
Experience
- Represents corporations and individuals in a variety of business litigation matters, including patent, trade secret, antitrust, environmental, commercial contract, product liability, and construction disputes.
- Chair, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Hiring Committee
- Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Diversity Committee
Outside Experience
- Taught course in Environmental Law as an adjunct professor at University of Denver College of Law and The Colorado College
- Staff Attorney for the Rocky Mountain Office of the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund (1993-1997)
- Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado for Judge James R. Carrigan (1992-1993)
Selected Results*
Appellate counsel in Ricoh Corp. v. Pitney Bowes Inc.: Defended Pitney Bowes in a patent infringement involving communications and control within Pitney Bowes' mailing machines. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Trenton Division, with Judge Brown presiding. The jury returned a verdict of invalidity in favor of Pitney Bowes finding anticipation of all 18 asserted claims. In addition, during trial, the Court entered summary judgment of anticipation of four additional claims. Jury decision was affirmed in a post-trial memorandum by the district court and summarily affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
Eolas Technologies, Inc. and The Regents of the University of California v. Microsoft Corporation: Trial counsel on behalf of Eolas Technologies, Inc. and the Regents of the University of California, in action for patent infringement of web browser technology for the delivery of interactive applications embedded in web pages. The case was tried in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Chicago, Illinois, Zagel, Judge. Jury verdict in favor of Eolas and the University of California, on issues of infringement, validity, and damages in August 2003, in the amount of $520.6 million. On January 14, 2004, the court entered judgment for $565,894,868 which includes the amount of the original verdict plus prejudgment interest. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed the finding of infringement and the damages award, and ordered that Microsoft's invalidity and inequitable conduct defenses be retried.
Defended General Electric in a patent infringement action brought by General Motors involving planetary and compressor bearings used in diesel locomotive engines. Summary judgment which found invalidity of the patents on the basis of on-sale bar was upheld by the Federal Circuit in Electromotive Div. of General Motors Corp. v. Transportation Systems Div. of General Elec. Co., 417 F.3d 1203, 75 U.S.P.Q.2d 1650 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
Memberships
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Board of Directors
Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Board of Directors
Co-Chair of the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference in 2003 and 2004
Twin Cities Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms (2004-2007)
Bar Admissions
- Colorado
- Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude (1991), Articles Editor for the Law Review
- Colorado College, B.A., Political Economy (1988)
Selected Speeches
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Purposeful Written Discovery: Taking the Offensive (Panel Discussion)
Minnesota CLE's First Litigation Advocacy Institute, Winning Before Trial, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(June 4, 2009)
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On the Stand: Are You and Your CEO Prepared to Testify in Court?
Los Angeles County Bar Association Corporate Law Departments Section, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. and Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California
(September 9, 2008)
- Hiring Issues
Retention and Beyond: Diversity Challenges and Solutions in Minnesota's Legal Workplaces, co-sponsored by the Diversity Committee of the MSBA and Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (April 19, 2004) - Economic Espionage Act
Pinstripes to Jailstripes CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 17, 2002)