Karla G. Sanchez
Partner
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Karla Sanchez is a trial attorney whose practice focuses on commercial and intellectual property litigation, including patents, trade dress and false advertising. She has successfully litigated before courts and arbitration panels throughout the country involving a broad range of products and disciplines, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, underwater sea cables, consumer products such as no-calorie sweeteners, personal lubricants, feminine hygiene products, plastic storage bags and pizza.
Given the nature of Ms. Sanchez’s practice, her cases often involve resolution through preliminary injunction hearings. Ms. Sanchez has tried a number of cases, including both jury and bench trials.
Ms. Sanchez also has extensive experience with all aspects of electronic discovery, including for large scale projects.
She is the first and sole Hispanic partner at Patterson Belknap. She has been recognized as one of
Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under Forty. Ms. Sanchez is Chair of the Firm's Diversity Committee and Chair of the Patterson Attorneys of Color, an affinity group focused on issues relevant to its member attorneys. She is also active in the Hispanic legal community.
Prior to joining Patterson Belknap, Ms. Sanchez served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Deborah A. Batts, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Representative Matters
False Advertising/Trade Dress
The Sugar Association, et al. v. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, et al. (C.D. Ca.). Succesful settlement in a false advertising case against the Sugar Association and its member companies over the slogan of a no-calorie sweetener.
McNeil Nutritionals, LLC v. Heartland Sweeteners (3d Cir. 2007). After an evidentiary hearing and appeal, obtained preliminary injunction regarding trade dress of no-calorie sweetener.
Merisant Inc. v. McNeil Nutritionals, LLC., et al (E.D. Pa 2007). After five week trial, obtained positive settlement in defense of allegations of false advertising regarding the promotion of a no-calorie sweetener.
McNeil-PPC, Inc. & Johnson & Johnson v. Qualis (N.D. Iowa 2006). Obtained positive settlement seeking to protect the trade dress and patent covering the leading brand of personal lubricants.
LifeScan, Inc. v. Infopia, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ca. 2005). Obtained positive settlement following the filing of a preliminary injunction motion seeking to protect the tradedress of the leading brand of blood glucose monitors used in the treatment of diabetes.
McNeil Nutritionals v. Merisant Company (D.P.R. 2004). Successfully prosecuted a preliminary injunction hearing seeking to protect a no-calorie sweetener trade dress. Merisant was enjoined from manufacturing, distributing, marketing or selling its no-calorie sweetener, “Same
® With Sugar,” and the Court ruled that Same
® With Sugar's remarkably similar trade dress was likely to cause consumer confusion.
Johnson & Johnson*Merck v. Procter & Gamble (S.D.N.Y., 2d Cir. 2003). Member of team that on appeal successfully defended grant of preliminary injunction against introductory false advertising claim for Prilosec OTC, the largest product launch in Procter & Gamble’s history.
Pizza Hut v. Papa John's (N.D.
Tex. 1999). Member of trial team that obtained favorable jury verdict in suit challenging Papa John's core advertising claims.
Also represented other clients in the pharmaceutical, media and household product industries in advertising of trade dress litigation matters.
Patent
Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. v. ImClone Systems Inc. and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 2006). Represented defendant in a bench trial involving an inventorship dispute.
Alza Corporation v. Mylan Laboratories Inc. (D.
Vt. 2004). Successfully defended validity and enforceability of Duragesic patent and demonstrated infringement by defendant Mylan.
Also represented pharmaceutical, manufacturing and electronics industries in other patent litigation matters.
Other
Ongoing representation of several monoline insurance companies against security issuers regarding residential mortgage-backed securities.
Gaddy v. State of Alabama. Ongoing representation of death row inmate.
Centennial Florida Switch, et al. v. Global Caribbean Network (D.P.R. 2006). Prepared for preliminary injunction hearing; obtained favorable settlement for the client in case involving underwater sea cables.
City of New York v. E.E. Cruz Company (N.Y. 2004). Obtained favorable settlement for the City of
New York during jury trial regarding breach of contract and negligence regarding building of storm sewers.
Amgen v. Ortho Biotech (2002). Represented Ortho in arbitration involving licensing rights to world's best-selling biotech drug.
Sequential Software v. Syncsort Inc. (D.N.J. 1998). Represented Sequential in complex trade secret, copyright and contract case.