Curtin & Heefner

Curtin & Heefner is a regional, full-service law firm with offices in Yardley, Doylestown, and Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and Princeton, New Jersey. Established in 1932, the firm is recognized among the top 100 law firms in Pennsylvania and primarily serves institutional and corporate clients.

The firm's Intellectual Property practice group offers comprehensive IP management and strategic planning services, including "Enforcement and Litigation." However, its publicly available practice descriptions do not delineate specific patent technology areas. The firm's single tracked patent litigation case, Yopima, LLC v. DoorDash, Inc., involved patents related to "Systems and Methods for Comparative Geofencing," indicating experience with software and location-based technology patents.

Based on available tracking data, Curtin & Heefner has appeared exclusively on the plaintiff side in patent litigation, with one recorded instance. The Yopima case, where the firm represented the plaintiff, was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice just 147 days after filing. This dismissal occurred before the defendant, DoorDash, had served an answer or filed a motion for summary judgment, resulting in no adjudication on the merits, damages, or injunctive relief. Each party bore its own costs.

The firm's website does not provide information regarding a specific practice dedicated to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.

Thomas J. S. Mueller is noted as counsel in the Yopima, LLC v. DoorDash, Inc. matter. While the firm's public profiles mention a Partner Thomas L. Mueller who focuses on complex insurance coverage, general liability defense, and personal injury litigation, his profile does not specifically list patent litigation as a primary area of practice. The firm's intellectual property practice group lists Craig F. Turet as a practicing attorney for IP matters including enforcement and litigation.