Ms. Margaret Niver McGann | Lawyer

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About Margaret

Margaret Niver McGann is a partner in the Litigation department.  She has over 15 years of experience in litigation, and has represented clients both locally and nationally in a wide range of cases primarily focused on patent, trademark, trade secret and related contract matters.

Related Activities and Skills:

  • She was an associate editor of the Texas Law Review

  • She served as law clerk to Hon. Nathan Hecht, Texas Supreme Court, 1992-93
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    Recent Representative Engagements:

  •  Major U.S. oil and gas service corporation - two jury trials in the Southern District of Texas resulting in finding of infringement and willful infringement of a patent and a monetary award
  • Major U.S. oil and gas product corporation - Texas state court bench trial resulting in a take nothing verdict on claim of misappropriation of trade secrets and related claims 
  • U.S. corporation headquarted in Utah - arbitration defending against a multimillion-dollar claim for failure to timely deliver software that was resolved by the parties in a favorable settlement after the arbitration
  • U.S. consumer products company - defending against a trademark and trade dress claim and request for injunction that was settled subsequent to denial of an emergency request for relief in the District of Utah
  • U.S. consumer products company - claims of patent infringement related to consumer data storage products resulting in a favorable settlement immediately subsequent to hearing in the District of Utah on our client's motion for summary judgment on the majority of claims
  • Admission

    Verified Idaho

    2019

    Verified Washington

    2015

    Verified Colorado

    1997

    Verified Utah

    1997

    Verified Texas

    1992

    Verified All state Courts State

    Verified Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

    Verified Texas Eastern District Court

    Verified Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court

    Verified Trial Court

    Verified US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    Verified US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    Verified Utah - All state Courts State - Trial Court

    Verified Utah District Court

    Education

    University of Virginia

    Parsons Behle & Latimer Highlights

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