Charles B. Molster III, Partner

Chip Molster, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, has extensive experience handling complex litigation matters in federal and state courts around the country. Mr. Molster concentrates his practice in complex patent infringement, telecommunications, antitrust, injunction, commercial, and other intellectual property litigation. He has also represented clients in product liability litigation, corporate governance/shareholder litigation, trademark/copyright litigation, securities litigation, environmental litigation, construction arbitration, and other matters involving arbitration, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution.

His significant cases include: 

• Verizon v. Vonage (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Verizon v. Cox (patent infringement – EDVA)
• Level 3 Communications v. Limelight Networks (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)
• Centre One v. Verizon, et al. (patent infringement – ED Texas)
• Cheetah Omni v. Verizon, et al. (patent infringement) – ED Texas)
• 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)
• Rembrandt Data Technologies, LP v. AOL LLC, et al. (patent infringement – EDVA) 
• 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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