The firm successfully defeated a renewed motion filed by Marvell Semiconductor to disqualify the law firm of Townsend & Townsend & Crew as counsel for Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Organisation (CSIRO).  Townsend represents CSIRO in complex patent litigation pending in the Eastern District of Texas relating to its patent for 802.11 WLAN technology.  Previously, the firm defeated Marvell’s motions for disqualification filed on related disputes and successfully defended the district court’s rulings on appeal before the Federal Circuit.  (See below.)