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Intellectual Property

IP counsel to 2,000+ companies across all industry sectors worldwide

Why Cooley

Fully integrated IP litigation, counseling and prosecution practice
6,000+ patent applications filed globally for clients in 2021
4,500+ trademark applications filed globally for clients in 2021
1,500+ domain names recovered through UDRP and Nominet proceedings
1,000+ investor-side and company-side patent due diligence reviews in high-value deals and transactions
1,000+ trademark, copyright and advertising disputes globally in 2021
475+ patent cases in the last 5 years
300+ PTAB proceedings
30+ Section 337 ITC investigations
30+ patents invalidated in the last two years
10 patent trials in the last 5 years

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Cooley Protect

Empowering entrepreneurs and growth companies

150+

IP lawyers across the US, UK and Europe

#1

Gold-Tier Trademark Firm

World Trademark Review 2021

“Patent Strategy and Management Firm of the Year” Honoree

LMG Life Sciences 2021

2015 IP Litigation Department of the Year finalist

The American Lawyer

Recognition

BTI Consulting: “Standout” for IP litigation
BTI Consulting: Top firm for client service and value
Chambers, Legal 500: Top IP and life sciences practices in the US and UK
IAM Patent 1000: Top patent prosecution firm
LMG Life Sciences: 2021 “Patent Strategy and Management Firm of the Year” Honoree
Managing Intellectual Property: "IP Star" for patent prosecution and litigation, trademark, copyright and PTAB proceedings
Managing Intellectual Property: 2021 "Trademark Litigation Firm of the Year" and "IP Transactions Firm of the Year" Honoree
US News and World Report: Tier 1 firm for patent law
World Trademark Review: Gold tier for trademark law

Group contacts

Ivor Elrifi Partner New York, Boston

Stephen Smith Partner Washington, DC, Reston

Brendan Hughes Partner Washington, DC

Heidi Keefe Partner Palo Alto

Joseph Drayton Partner New York

Christopher Hutter Partner Reston

Mika Reiner Mayer Partner Palo Alto

Michelle Rhyu Partner Palo Alto

Bobby Ghajar Partner Los Angeles

Michael Tuscan Partner in Charge – Washington, DC Washington, DC

Angela Dunning Partner Palo Alto

Bill Christiansen Partner Seattle

Heidi A. Erlacher Partner in Charge – Boston Boston

Scott Talbot Partner Reston

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