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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 05:38:26+00:00

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Bill Coston is experienced in competitor-on-competitor litigation, skillfully using a full arsenal of antitrust, consumer protection, and intellectual property disciplines in courts and agencies throughout the country. His successes in high-stakes competitive challenges throughout his career are evidenced by numerous decisions in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bill enjoyed a distinguished career as an attorney in the Appellate Section of the Antitrust Division, briefing and arguing many seminal cases (e.g., United States v. Brighton Building & Maintenance Co., 598 F.2d 1101 (7th Cir., 1979); United States v. Cadillac Overall Supply Co., 568 F.2d 1078 (5th Cir., 1978); United States v. Bechtel Corp., 648 F.2d 660 (9th Cir., 1981); United States v. United States Gypsum, 438 U.S. 422 (1978) (brief only); United States v. Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, 592 F.2d 919 (5th Cir., 179) (brief); United States v. United Foam Corp., 618 F.2d 577 (1980) (brief)).
Since entering private practice, Bill has served as lead counsel in many prominent litigations pitting competitors against each other, often involving the intersection of intellectual property and competition law. His focus is always to use the power of advocacy to obtain his client’s business objective – whether allowing competitive products to remain in the market, securing an injunction against improper conduct, or invalidating or prosecuting asserted intellectual property.
The Patent-Antitrust Interface: Are There Any No-No's Today?

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