Max E. Bridges

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Mr. Bridges has experience counseling clients on environmental laws, evaluating environmental due diligence investigations, especially Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Subsurface Investigations, to manage environmental liability during transactions.  Additionally, he has handled numerous remediation projects and cost recovery claims governed by CERCLA, RCRA, and state counterpart programs; obtained many Brownfield Exemptions for clients through Kentucky’s Brownfield Program; negotiated and obtained environmental covenants for clients; and assisted clients during enforcement and permit issues with a variety of state and federal agencies including Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, and US EPA.
• Mr. Bridges also represents individuals and corporations in evaluating the patentability of inventions, prosecuting patent applications, and enforcing patent rights.  His practice also includes counseling clients in patent litigation, providing legal opinions concerning freedom to operate, reviewing and drafting IP contracts such as Non-disclosure and Confidentiality Agreements, Licenses, etc., and representing clients in matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Max’s scientific background in agricultural biotechnology contributes to his IP practice.
• Represent individuals and corporations in evaluating potential trade and service marks, prosecuting state and federal applications for trade and service marks, and enforcing trademark rights against others.
• Obtained multiple US and foreign patents for our client which is an agricultural biotechnology company specializing in the expression, extraction and purification of proteins and other high value products from plants.
• Obtained a number of utility and design patents for clients in a broad range of fields including software, renewable energy, sunglasses, audio devices, the electrical utility industry, medical devices, agricultural packaging products, mechanical devices, shipping containers, and others.
• Ex Parte Reexamination Control No. 90/019,505 – Draft and file a request for Ex Parte Reexamination of US Pat. 7,162,838 which successfully resulted in the USPTO instituting a re-examination of the patent.
• Defended our client in a patent infringement lawsuit related to cotton bale wrapping machines and methods.
• Reynolds Consumer Products LLC v. Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District – This was an administrative proceeding challenging terms the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District sought to include in a Title V permit and it was resolved by an agreement between the parties.
• Represent the Oldham County Environmental Authority in a variety of matters including contract preparation and review, easement negotiations, condemnation actions, and environmental compliance, and others.
• Merrick, et al v. Brown-Forman Corporation and Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. – Plaintiffs seek class certification for personal and real property damage and injunctive relief for mold allegedly caused by defendants’ whiskey warehouse operations. The putative class representatives assert causes of action for negligence, trespass, and nuisance.
• Dow Chemical Company v. Anglers E. & C. Inc. – Represented a Potentially Responsible Party in this Superfund and Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act cost recovery action brought by other PRPs.
• Reigle v. Strategic Materials, Inc., Trent Lee and Jean Lee, and Visteon Corporation – Represent plaintiffs in successful RCRA imminent and substantial endangerment citizen suit.