Charles B. Molster III, Partner

Chip Molster, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has extensive experience handling complex litigation matters involving a wide range of issues in federal and state courts around the country.

Mr. Molster concentrates his practice in complex commercial, antitrust, telecommunications, patent infringement, injunction, and intellectual property litigation. He also has represented clients in products liability litigation, corporate governance/shareholder litigation, trademark/copyright litigation, securities litigation, environmental litigation, construction arbitration, and numerous matters involving arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution.

His significant cases include:

• Level 3 Communications v. Limelight Networks (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Rembrandt Data Technologies, LP v. AOL LLC, et al. (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Voxpath Networks, Inc. v. Verizon, et al. (patent infringement – ED Texas)
• Red River Fiber Optic Corporation v. Verizon, AT&T, and Qwest Communications (patent infringement – ED Texas)
• Verizon v. Cox (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Verizon v. Vonage (patent infringement – EDVA)
• C2 Communications v. AT&T, et al. (patent infringement – ED Texas)
• Web Telephony, LLC v. Verizon, et al. (patent infringement – ED Texas)
• VTran v. Verizon et al. (patent infringement  – ED Texas)
• Verizon Directories Corp. v. Yellow Book, Inc. (false advertising – EDNY)
• Twombly v. Bell Atlantic, et al. (class action/antitrust conspiracy – SDNY)
• Telespectrum, Inc. v. SER Solutions, Inc. (copyright infringement/computer crimes – EDVA)
• Verizon Wireless v. Nextel (trade secret and computer crimes – EDVA)
• Estate of Graeme Baker v. Sta-Rite Industries, et al. (wrongful death/products liability – VA Supreme Court)
• Audio MPEG v. Thomson, Inc. (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Covad v. Verizon (antitrust – DDC)
• Verizon v. Ntegrity Telecontent, Inc. (antitrust and breach of contract – DNJ)
• Bell Atlantic v. AirTouch (antitrust – NDCA)
• Falise v. Philip Morris, et al. (RICO and fraud – SDNY)
• Estate of Jack Kent Cooke v. Marlena Kent Cooke (contract – VA state court)
• Bell Atlantic Corporation v. AT&T/Lucent Technologies (antitrust – ED Texas)
• Escandar v. EduCap, Inc. (employment/corporate governance/stock option litigation – Arbitration)
• CCSC v. CitiCorp (RICO and antitrust – EDVA)
• Unlimited Screw Products v. MALM, et al. (fraud and antitrust – EDVA)
• Smith v. Allstate (insurance coverage – VA Supreme Court)
• Hadeed v. Medic 24, et al. (medical malpractice – VA Supreme Court)
• Children’s Hospital v. Washington Post (injunction and First Amendment litigation – DDC)

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