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Intellectual Property

Patent Litigation

We leverage our deep litigation and technical experience to provide sophisticated legal advice to companies facing high-stakes patent disputes.

Technical depth, trial strength in key patent venues, and industry fluency help protect and advance business goals.

Few firms match the strength of our Patent Litigation practice. With 120 IP lawyers and agents globally, our experienced patent litigators are highly skilled at analyzing technology, with over 80% holding degrees in technical fields like electrical engineering, computer science, life sciences, and more. We have a reputation for handling IP disputes in a wide range of forums, and our clients benefit from the perspective of a dozen former Federal Circuit law clerks, a former solicitor and deputy general counsel for IP law at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and a former lead administrative patent judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Our team regularly represents clients in high-stakes patent matters. We have litigated more than 350 U.S. patent cases in the past two years, with achievements that include wins on motions to dismiss, at summary judgment, and after bench and jury trials. We have also resolved many disputes by favorable settlements that were in the client’s best interests.

Our practice offers experience in the major centers of U.S. district court patent litigation, including courts in Northern, Central, and Southern California; Delaware; Chicago; New York; and East and West Texas. Other distinctions include a sophisticated International Trade Commission Section 337 practice that has been involved in several landmark investigations and a top-tier post-grant practice before the PTAB, where we have handled more than 800 inter partes review proceedings. And when cases go up on appeal, we have one of the nation’s leading Federal Circuit practices.

We also represent clients in complex patent disputes across leading international jurisdictions, including the Unified Patent Court, national European courts (including in the United Kingdom), the European Patent Office (EPO), Australia, and throughout Asia. Our lawyers serve as trusted counsel in sophisticated matters, including standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes.

Client commitment and industry knowledge

Our familiarity with a diverse range of industry sectors sets our practice apart. We apply legal and technical acumen, informed by closely monitoring industry trends, to solve problems efficiently and advance clients’ business goals at every stage. We are leaders in technologies including AI, semiconductors, smartphones, cloud storage, social media, e-commerce, LED lighting, sporting goods, gaming, autonomous vehicles, consumer products, manufacturing, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biologics, energy, and financial services.

Compelling trial advocacy

Modern patent litigation is fought on many fronts—from district courts, to the PTAB and ITC, to the Federal Circuit. We call upon industry-leading experience relating to all of these courts. From prefiling diligence through trial and appeal, our clients trust us to win their most important cases.

Pragmatic, collaborative counsel

We represent large, sophisticated companies with complex needs, as well as emerging businesses and startups. Our team tailors its approach to each client’s situation, goals, and budget, so companies of every size receive strategic, efficient legal guidance. We also guide clients on freedom-to-operate analyses, patent strategy development, licensing opportunity evaluation, and patent term extensions. The breadth of our experience gives us the ability to address our clients’ needs in a cost-effective and business-focused way.

How we can help

  • Complex patent litigation in major venues

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    Complex patent litigation in major venues

    We protect our clients with a team of patent trial lawyers who have won jury trials across the United States, including the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, Northern District of California, District of Delaware, and Northern District of Illinois. Our deep experience also includes other major centers of U.S. district court patent litigation, including courts in Central and Southern California and New York.

    We represent clients in patent disputes around the world, including in the Unified Patent Court, various national European courts (including in the United Kingdom), the European Patent Office (EPO), and Australian and Asian courts.

  • Post-grant proceedings

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    Post-grant proceedings

    We routinely advise clients before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Having handled more than 800 inter partes review and other post-grant proceedings, we offer an experienced, full-service legal and technical team. We combine our extensive patent litigation and appeal experience with comprehensive patent prosecution capabilities before the USPTO.

  • ITC Section 337 actions

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    ITC Section 337 actions

    We have a sophisticated International Trade Commission Section 337 investigations practice representing both complainants and respondents, including companies of all sizes. Our collective experience spans dozens of investigations, allowing us to provide clients with guidance on the intricacies of ITC law and procedure.

  • Patent appeals

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    Patent appeals

    We have one of the nation’s leading Federal Circuit practices. Our lawyers handle patent appeals involving issues such as validity, infringement, claim construction, and patent eligibility. We regularly partner with trial counsel to present technically complex facts in clear, compelling briefs and oral arguments. Our team advises at critical junctures of trial court and agency proceedings and assists clients seeking to shape government policy through amicus briefs and policy papers that address both the legal and real-world implications of key issues.

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