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Intellectual Property: Patent | USA

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Intellectual Property covers disputes related to patent, copyright and trademark infringement. Litigation concerning trade secrets also features. We also feature related issues such as licensing and IP commercialization (US patent prosecution).

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Band 1
  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Favored by recognized brands seeking patent litigators with deep courtroom experience for disputes across a spectrum of industries, including software, telecom and chemicals. Life sciences work for pharmaceuticals also represents a significant focus for the group.
  2. Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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    Kirkland & Ellis LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Outstanding patent team recognized for its representation of prominent life sciences and electronics clients in high-profile patent litigation. Also possesses a leading IPR and PTAB practice. Maintains an excellent non-patent group, with substantial expertise in areas including trade dress, trademarks and false advertising matters. Additionally offers experience handling copyright infringement matters in the media and entertainment sectors.
  3. Paul Hastings LLP
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    Paul Hastings LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Comes recommended for a deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical and wider life sciences sector. Particularly recognized for its Hatch-Waxman expertise. Also highly regarded for its experience in post-grant proceedings, appearing routinely in inter partes reviews and other PTAB matters for leading industry brands.
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Band 2
  1. Desmarais LLP
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    Desmarais LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Notable litigation boutique with an excellent reputation for providing high-quality representation in patent disputes. Acts for clients in a range of industry sectors, including electronics and biotechnology.
  2. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
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    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Superb patent litigation team well versed in high-value disputes and bet-the-company cases. Possesses a strong bench of litigators with experience in trials across the pharmaceutical, life sciences and consumer technology sectors, offering experience handling Hatch-Waxman litigation and cross-licensing patent disputes.
  3. WilmerHale
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    WilmerHale
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    Excellent trial team sought after for its substantial expertise in handling pharmaceutical and life sciences patent disputes. Highly regarded for its work in USPTO proceedings, particularly post-grant proceedings. Demonstrates additional skill in advising on portfolio management and patent prosecution matters.
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Band 3
  1. Baker Botts L.L.P.
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    Baker Botts L.L.P.
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Strong patent litigation outfit, offering trial support in computing, electronics and life sciences, among other industries. Offers comprehensive counsel on patent portfolios as well as strong representation before the PTAB. Additionally possesses notable capabilities advising on IP commercialization matters. Represents a fine choice of firm for major universities, which regularly call upon the team for its patent prosecution and licensing expertise.
  2. Goodwin
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    Goodwin
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Recognized as a leading choice for clients in the life sciences arena, with a strong reputation for representing generic drug companies in Hatch-Waxman proceedings. Also esteemed for its work on behalf of electronics and technology clients, as well as those in the food and beverage and consumer products sectors.
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    Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP is a newly-established patent litigation boutique formed by a group of leading former biglaw IP attorneys. The firm houses substantial expertise in all forms of complex patent disputes, and counts major life sciences and tech firms among its clients.
  4. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles complex litigation in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. Offers additional strength advising on PTAB post-grant proceedings.
  5. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Fully immersed in the life sciences sector, handling litigation and providing transactional guidance on pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics patents. Regularly represents branded drug companies. Also has a presence in the electronics and circuitry space. Demonstrates additional strength in advising on complex cross-border disputes.
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Band 4
  1. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    Superb trial lawyers with a strong track record in complex patent disputes. Offers particular expertise in the technology, medical devices and life sciences arenas, including in the emergent biologics space. Also possesses experience advising clients on transactional and commercial IP matters including portfolio exploitations and development issues.
  2. Fenwick
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    Fenwick
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Impressive group offering notable patent disputes experience, including Hatch-Waxman litigation, PTAB and ITC proceedings. Additionally skilled in portfolio management, prosecution and the IP aspects of corporate transactions.
  3. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    Full-service practice group offering an excellent patent protection service and strength in IP issues related to corporate transactions. Offers notable strength handling high-value and complex patent disputes. Renowned for its experience in USPTO proceedings and district court litigation, frequently acting for clients in the life sciences and electronics spaces.
  4. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Well-regarded IP practice that acts for clients in a range of patent disputes at trial level and on appeal. Particularly respected for representing a host of notable pharmaceutical manufacturers in Hatch-Waxman and biologics matters. Additional recent matters have seen them involved in acting on disputes in the telecommunications, automotive and consumer products sectors.
  5. Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP represented Janssen Pharmaceutical and its subsidiaries in three consolidated Hatch-Waxman patent infringement litigations against Mylan Laboratories regarding Janssen's Invega Trinza, a long-acting injectable antipsychotic.
  6. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
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    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    Established practice offering counsel on commercial transactions involving IP. Also possesses substantial experience in contentious patent matters at district court level and in post-grant proceedings. Clients are drawn from a range of sectors, including financial service, pharmaceutical and technology.
  7. Venable LLP
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    Venable LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
    Respected IP group boasting a fine record in patent litigation, acting for clients in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and medical device arenas. Also recognized for its expertise in inter partes reviews and post-grant proceedings.
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Band 5
  1. Arnold & Porter
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    Arnold & Porter
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 19 Years Ranked
    Arnold & Porter represented Google in initiating and settling TTAB opposition and cancellation proceedings. The team successfully opposed attempts to register marks for goods and services that encroached on Google's rights in the PIXEL marks for smartphones, computer hardware and software products.
  2. Brown Rudnick LLP
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    Brown Rudnick LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    Brown Rudnick LLP represented Kewazinga in patent infringement litigation against Google alleging infringement of three patents by Google's StreetView feature.
  3. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
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    Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    Cahill Gordon has a growing IP team focused on the representation of life licences-sector clients in complex patent infringement litigation and advisory work. The team has particular expertise in Hatch-Waxman disputes.
  4. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked
    Noted for its global patent litigation and prosecution practice. The team represents an impressive client roster of leading pharmaceutical and technology companies and offers substantial expertise in inter partes review proceedings and Hatch-Waxman litigation. Draws upon international footprint to offer expertise in cross-border matters.
  5. Haley Guiliano LLP
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    Haley Guiliano LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    Haley Guiliano is a respected IP boutique particularly noted for its substantial expertise in patent prosecution and general patent strategy. The group has notable experience advising clients in the life sciences space on patent preparation and filings.
  6. King & Spalding LLP
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    King & Spalding LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked
    Experienced in defending high-profile targets from lawsuits filed by non-practicing entities. Also recognized for its advice on strategy and IP issues concerning transactions. Enjoys a fine track record for its work on behalf of electronics and telecommunications clients. Also adept at prosecuting patents in the pharmaceutical space, as well as handling Hatch-Waxman litigation.
  7. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
    Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP houses notable patent litigation expertise, regularly asserting and defending IP-related claims in courts throughout the USA and before the US Patent and Trademark Office. The firm represents clients in various industries, with a particular strength in the life sciences and technology sectors.
  8. Mayer Brown LLP
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    Mayer Brown LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 11 Years Ranked
    Respected group with multifaceted IP expertise encompassing patent infringement disputes, patent counseling, trademark and copyright litigation and false advertising mandates. Counts market-leading tech conglomerates and pharmaceutical companies among its clients.
  9. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
    O'Melveny & Myers houses a well-regarded intellectual property practice focused on patent infringement litigation for life science and technology sector clients. The team also boasts notable expertise in transactional matters related to intellectual property.
  10. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 19 Years Ranked
    Heavily involved in the consumer electronics sector, litigating disputes before the USPTO and district courts and at the federal level on appeal. Particularly highly regarded for experience acting against non-practicing entities. Additional expertise in the representation of a range of clients in trademark and copyright matters.
  11. Ropes & Gray LLP
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    Ropes & Gray LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 19 Years Ranked
    Experienced in an array of industry areas including electrical engineering, computer science, pharmacology and medical devices. Noted trial team, supported by significant capabilities in patent prosecution. Also provides advice on IP issues in corporate transactions, where the firm's multijurisdictional presence is an advantage.
  12. Steptoe LLP
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    Steptoe LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
    Known for handling complex litigation, as well as counseling and prosecution matters in the life sciences space. Represents generic pharmaceutical companies in Hatch-Waxman litigation and offers experience handling disputes through trial and appeal.
  13. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 11 Years Ranked
    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represented Getty Images in their assertion of claims for copyright infringement, DMCA for falsification, altercation, and removal of copyright management information, trademark infringement claims and more against generative AI model, Stability AI.
  14. White & Case LLP
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    White & Case LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 17 Years Ranked
    Handles high-stakes patent litigation for a range of clients, particularly those in the life sciences and technology space. Utilizes the firm's wider expertise in cross-border mandates, as well as in corporate and antitrust matters, to provide a holistic offering to clients.
  15. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5 | 8 Years Ranked
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP represented La Jolla and the George Washington University in their assertion of infringement of ten patents against Gland Pharmaceuticals and Fresenius Kabi concerning their propsed generic version of Giaprezza.
  16. Fish & Richardson PC
    Intellectual Property: Patent
    2024 | Band 5