Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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+1 415 391 0600Chambers Review
Latham & Watkins has a national footprint highlighted for its regular presence in district court, appellate and PTAB proceedings. The group offers effective representation in contentious copyright, trademark, trade secrets and patent proceedings. It provides skilled counsel to hi-tech and life sciences companies on inter partes reviews. The team is noted for the defense of clients against infringement claims brought by competitor entities. It is also distinguished for its abilities in handling TTAB opposition proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins LLP represented OpenAI in four class actions brought against it for copyright infringement in relation to ChatGPT.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Latham team is thorough, meticulous and relentless. It is a winning team with truly global reach."
"The quality of Latham's work is exceptional."
"The team has deep experience and is tenacious in looking out for the interests of its clients. It takes a creative and holistic approach to thinking about strategies."
"The Latham team is thorough, meticulous and relentless. It is a winning team with truly global reach."
"The quality of Latham's work is exceptional."
"The team has deep experience and is tenacious in looking out for the interests of its clients. It takes a creative and holistic approach to thinking about strategies."
Notable Practitioners
Douglas Lumish is a leading intellectual property lawyer with considerable experience representing plaintiffs and defendants, including a number of high-profile technology businesses, in both bench and jury trials.
Andrew Gass is recognized for his sophisticated representation in complex copyright disputes. He is particularly noted for his work with broadcasting and music streaming clients.
"Andrew is a super smart and talented attorney who is extraordinary in litigation. He is sharp on both strategy and implementation."
"Andy has deep technical knowledge in the machine-learning space and is an extraordinary litigation strategist."
Jennifer Barry is global chair of the firm's IP litigation practice and offers substantial experience litigating high-stakes trademark and trade secrets disputes.
"We call Jennifer when we have particularly tough issues where there is a lot of risk involved. She is super strategic, super smart and a fierce litigator."
"Jennifer is a leading expert on trademarks and copyright issues for high growth tech companies. She is extremely responsive and relentless in looking out for the interests of her clients."
"She is a phenomenal negotiator with very deep knowledge and expertise in the trademarks area."
Perry Viscounty is well versed in litigating across the spectrum of patent, copyright and trade secret matters, frequently for technology-sector clients.
"Perry embodies all of the traits I look for in an ideal outside counsel. He is highly responsive, thinks outside the box, works all the angles to get to the result I want, and is an overall pleasure to work with."
"Perry is the most persuasive writer and oral advocate I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing practice law."
Joseph Wetzel is considered a go-to for music industry clients facing high-stakes copyright litigation.
"Joseph is an expert and a practical advisor."
"He does cutting edge work and is super responsive."