Patent disputeS and Licensing
We provide winning patent litigation experience and creative approaches for protecting our clients, from the demand letter stage through trial and appeal.
PRE-LITIGATION
We’re go-to counsel when your patent infringement matter starts with a demand letter. We know the entities and counsel who send these letters, and the patent families they cite. We offer the knowledge and resources for analyzing the threat posed by each letter, and determining the best way to respond. And when a letter warrants offensive action in return, we’re well-versed in leveraging declaratory judgment actions, reexaminations, and other risk-shifting responses.
Our team offers winning Rule 12, summary judgment, and trial experience in the high-volume patent venues of the Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Delaware, and Northern District of California. We also have you covered if your case is elsewhere, as our team members have successfully litigated matters in other U.S. District Courts across the country, including in Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
DISTRICT COURT LITIGATION
Reexaminations
An early and strong invalidity challenge is often the best response to a demand letter or district court complaint. And when a dispute warrants such a challenge at the United States Patent & Trademark Office, we bring to bear our deep experience in successful ex parte reexamination proceedings. We also specialize in prior art searching and invalidity analyses, for use in these post-grant proceedings, in litigation, or as a standalone project.
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
If your dispute stretches beyond America’s borders, we have expertise managing and assisting international counsel in parallel and complementary litigation. Our team members have successfully assisted in managing litigations and other disputes in global venues including Australia, Canada, Dubai, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
FEDERAL CIRCUIT APPEALS
Our team boasts over two decades of winning experience before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. We know what it takes to achieve success through 14,000-word briefs and 15-minute arguments, whether the assignment is protecting a lower tribunal win, reversing an adverse decision, or anything in between. Members of our team also offer winning experience on mandamus petitions, with a particularly strong track record on venue disputes.
LICENSING
Where resolution is the goal, we offer the resources and knowledge to achieve successful licensing outcomes. We offer specialized counseling for SEP matters, and ensure FRAND compliance when required. And our team members have resolved numerous pre- and early litigation matters for zero dollars or nominal licensing fees.