Cooley Shortlisted for Four Managing IP Americas Awards

New York – April 17, 2025 – Cooley’s intellectual property practice was shortlisted for several Managing IP Americas Awards 2025, according to an announcement on the publication’s website. The firm was shortlisted in one nationwide category and two regional categories, and one lawyer was nominated for litigator of the year.

Nationwide

Firm of the Year – Patent Prosecution (National)

Regional

Firm of the Year – Copyright (West)

Firm of the Year – Trademark Disputes (West)

Individuals

Litigator of the Year – California – Heidi Keefe

In the past year, Managing IP recognized Cooley in its IP Stars, an annual directory, where 25 firm lawyers were noted in their respective practice areas, and the firm itself was highlighted with six US nationwide practice area rankings, along with multiple state rankings and rankings in the UK.

Cooley’s IP litigation practice is regularly called upon to litigate complex, high-stakes disputes involving technologies, products and brands that are the critical drivers of our clients’ businesses. Offering a team of 65+ lawyers with significant experience representing clients in technology and life sciences matters, the IP litigation practice is renowned for its ability to win bet-the-company competitor cases in which multibillion-dollar innovations, assets and intellectual property are at stake. Cooley boasts one of the most active patent litigation practices in the US. Since 2019, we have handled more than 575 patent cases, including 13 patent trials and 80 patent appeals at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – the vast majority as appellee.

The firm’s patent counseling and prosecution practice includes an international patent team of 100+ lawyers and patent professionals across the US, UK and Europe – the vast majority of whom hold doctorates, MDs or other advanced degrees. In 2023 alone, the practice filed more than 7,100 patent applications for clients globally, while also performing 1,000+ investor-side and company-side patent due diligence reviews for M&A deals, capital markets offerings, financings and other high-value transactions.

Cooley’s trademark, copyright and advertising practice advises more than 2,200 companies across industries, from startups to billion-dollar leaders. The practice is adept at litigating high-profile trademark, copyright and advertising cases, as well as counseling clients on cutting-edge issues in those fields – including the selection, adoption and protection of marks, the protection and registration of copyrights, and the development of sound advertising campaigns. Across the last five years, the practice has had 120+ trademark and copyright cases pending, and in 2024, it filed 2,300+ trademark applications globally.

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