Overview
Marko R. Zoretic is a partner in our Orange County office. He has handled cases involving patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition and breach of contract matters. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of technology areas, including consumer electronic devices, computer hardware and software systems, engines, irrigation, personal navigation devices, medical devices and industrial devices.
He is the founder and President of the Croatian American Bar Association and co-founder and past President of the Association of Croatian American Professionals and Canadian American Bar Association.
Mr. Zoretic joined the firm in 2003 and became partner in 2010.
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 2003)
- McMaster University (B.S. Electrical Engineering and Management, 2000), summa cum laude
Representative Matters
VIZIO, Inc. v. Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC, IPR2024-00073 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd. 2025)
Successfully obtained a final written decision on behalf of Petitioner VIZIO invalidating all claims of a patent directed to LED drivers.
With-U E-Commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. v. Changshan Halong Zhangpeng Jiagongchang d/b/a Hlong Direct US and Ningbo Casualway Leisure Products Co. Ltd. d/b/a EzyFast Direct, 1:22-cv-03815 (N.D. Ill.)
Represented defendants in patent infringement lawsuit concerning collapsible canopies with a central lock. Obtained dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
Global Shade Corp. v. With-U E-Commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., IPR2023-00580 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd. 2024)
On behalf of Petitioner Global Shade in an inter partes review, successfully obtained a final written decision invalidating all challenged claims and denying patent owner’s motion to amend the claims. The invalidated claims were directed to a collapsible canopy with a central lock.
D.P.I. Labs, Inc. v. Scott DeSmet, 2:22-cv-09119-PA-JEM (C.D. Cal.)
Represent plaintiff D.P.I. Labs in a trademark infringement, copyright infringement, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair competition dispute. Case settled.
Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc. v. NVIDIA Corporation, 1:19-cv-2032-MN-CJB (D. Del)
Represented plaintiff, Advanced Cluster Systems, in patent litigation in District of Delaware involving patents related to cluster computing and NVIDIA’s GPU products.
Monster Energy Company v. BeastUp LLC, 2:17-CV-1605-KJM (E.D. Cal.)
Represented plaintiff, Monster Energy Company, in a trademark infringement action in the Eastern District of California. After a bench trial, the court awarded our client a permanent injunction.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare v. Flexicare, 19-CV-00835 (C.D. Cal.)
Successfully asserted multiple patents to respiratory care products on behalf of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. Obtained summary judgment of patent infringement. Achieved favorable case-dispositive settlement prior to trial.
Global Shade Corp. v. With-U E-Commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., IPR2021-00365 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd. 2022)
On behalf of Petitioner Global Shade in an inter partes review, successfully obtained a final written decision invalidating each of the claims asserted in a co-pending district court litigation. The invalidated claims were directed to a collapsible canopy with a central lock.
Monster Energy Company v. Integrated Supply Network, LLC, 5:17-CV-00548-CBM-RAO (C.D. Cal)
Represented plaintiff, Monster Energy Company, in a trademark and trade dress infringement action in the Central District of California. After a full trial, the jury awarded our client $5 million in punitive damages.
Resmed Limited, Resmed Inc., and Resmed Corp, v. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, IPR2016-01724 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd. 2018)
Successfully represented Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in defending against IPR petition regarding heated breathing tubes. Obtained a final written decision finding Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the challenged claims were unpatentable.
Karl Heinz Priewasser v. Lintec Corp. and Lintec of America, Inc., 13-cv-01109-DJH (D. Ariz.)
Represented defendants Lintec in a trade secret misappropriation, omission of inventor, fraud, and unjust enrichment action in the District of Arizona. Obtained dismissal of trade secret, fraud, and unjust enrichment claims. Plaintiff’s remaining cause of action was voluntarily dismissed.
Interpols Network Inc. v. Aura Interactive Inc., 8:12-832 JVS (C.D. Cal.)
Represented defendant Aura in a patent infringement action in C.D. California involving Aura’s MovieConnect product. Obtained ruling on summary judgment that MovieConnect did not infringe the two asserted patents.
Kruse Technology Partnership v. Daimler AG et al., SACV 10-01066-JVS (RNBx) (C.D. Cal.)
Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action in C.D. California involving internal combustion engine technology.
Meteora, LLC. v. Nemx Software Corporation, CV 09-6293-PSG (JEMx) (C. D. Cal.)
Represented Canadian software company, Nemx Software Corp., in patent litigation in C.D. California relating to e-mail language content control.
Representing Mustek in patent litigation in the District of Delaware involving numerous patents relating to digital cameras.
Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action in C.D. California involving internal combustion engine technology—each case settled before trial.
Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH v. Industrial Dynamics Co., 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13486, 2008 WL 2518562 (Fed. Cir. 2008).
In jury trial and appeal, represented manufacturer of bottle-inspection equipment accused of patent infringement. After jury trial and verdict of infringement, successfully defeated claims for damages and injunction, and after appeal, defeated all claims of infringement as well.
Kruse Technology Partnership v. Caterpillar, CV04-10435 GPS (FMOx) (C.D. Cal.)
Represented plaintiff in patent infringement action involving internal combustion engine technology. Successfully opposed motion for summary judgment of non-infringement and invalidity. Case settled shortly before trial.
Samuel Gart v. Microsoft Corp., CV 03-1807 CBM (Mcx) (C.D. Cal.)
Represented Gart in patent infringement actions involving a patent on a computer mouse—the defendants in each case settled.
Recognition
Awards & Honors
In a survey of his peers published in Super Lawyers magazine, Mr. Zoretic was named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law (2014).
Affiliations
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Croatian American Bar Association
Founder and Past President (2005 – 2012)
Canadian American Bar Association
Founder and Past President (2009 – 2010)
Association of Croation American Professionals
Founder and President (2014 – Present)
Maple Business Council
Director (2015 – Present)
News & Insights
Articles
Co-author, “Influencer Marketing and Trademark Enforcement: Navigating a New Frontier,” New York Law Journal (March 2025).
Co-author, “Exploring a Powerful Legal Tool in Trade Secret Clashes,” World Intellectual Property Review (March 2024).
Co-author, “Unlicensed Public Internet Streaming Is a Legal Work in Progress,” Bloomberg Law (August 2023)
Co-author, “Do ‘Schedule A’ cases threaten foreign firms in the US?,” World IP Review (August 2023)
Co-author, “‘Schedule A’ Cases: A Powerful Tool for Enforcing Design Patents,” The New York Law Journal (May 2023)
Author, Knobbe Martens Litigation Blog
Co-author, “An Overview of U.S. Patent Litigation for Canadians,” 28 Canadian Intellectual Property Review 1, 2012
“The U.S. Patent Litigation Process,” IP Osgoode (December 2010)
“Parent/Subsidiary Liability Issues in Patent Litigation,” ABA Intellectual Property Litigation, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Winter 2010)
“A Prescription for Change?” Los Angeles Daily Journal, Vol. 122 No. 65, p. 7 (April 8, 2009)
“The Use of Electronic Signatures in Electronic Commerce Transactions and Thoughts on the UNCITRAL Model Law In Relation to Electronic Signatures,” Ontario Bar Association Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Section Newsletter, Volume 3, No.1 (December 2001)
Knobbe Publication
Co-author, “Intellectual Property Protection Strategies for Successful Business in the US and Canada,” Knobbe Martens Publication (March 2020)
Speeches & Seminars
Speaker, IP Procurement and Protection in the United States Webinar (July 2020)