John Bostic represents corporate and individual clients in a range of litigation matters, including patent infringement suits, corporate derivative actions and white collar criminal prosecutions.
While at Stanford Law School, he served as an extern at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California where he assisted with felony prosecutions. As an undergraduate, Mr. Bostic majored in molecular, cellular and developmental biology at Yale University.
Cases of Note
Apple Inc. v. HTC Corp: We are lead counsel for HTC, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of handheld devices, in its ongoing battle with Apple over smartphone technology. Apple has charged HTC with patent infringement in district court and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). We are also representing HTC as a plaintiff in a separate ITC proceeding in which the company is asserting its own patents against Apple.
Company Founders v. Majority Shareholder: We represented the founders of a biofuel start-up in an action brought by its majority shareholder and certain board members as a derivative action for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. We won a dismissal of the derivative action on demurrer, and achieved a substantial settlement for our clients of their affirmative claims.
Plaintiffs v. Pharmaceutical Drug Co.: In a multi-district class action, plaintiffs have challenged a drug company's product label under California's unfair competition law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act. The case is currently pending.
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Executive: We represented a tax professional in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation. The case involved "contracts for difference," a form of legalized gambling in the United Kingdom relating to the price movement of publicly held stocks.
Awards and Honors
Editor, Stanford Technology Law Review, 2005-2008
Yale Club of Hartford Scholarship, 2001
Robert G. Ahern Scholarship, 2001