Intellectual Property Litigation
Called on to litigate IP disputes involving core technologies, products and brands
Why Cooley
60+ IP litigators across the US and Europe
Smart, honest advice about which cases to take to trial and which ones to resolve early on
Renowned for our ability to win bet-the-company competitor cases in which multibillion-dollar products, technologies and brands are at stake
Unprecedented experience representing clients in technology and life sciences matters
Experience against non-practicing entities (NPEs) with large- and small-scale patent portfolios
Since 2018 we have handled 575+ patent cases, 90+ Federal Circuit patent appeals – with the vast majority as the appellee – and 11 patent trials
500+ trademark and copyright disputes handled in 2022, including oppositions, cancellations and litigation
420+ Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings
1,500+ domain names recovered through Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Nominet proceedings
30+ Section 337 US International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations
75+ competitor and third-party patents invalidated
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IP Litigation Department of the Year, Finalist
Cooley has highly skilled attorneys with technical domain knowledge and strategic insights.
Recognition
- The American Lawyer: IP Litigation Department of the Year, Finalist (2023)
- Managing Intellectual Property: Patent Disputes and PTAB Litigation “IP Star” (2023)
- Chambers: Nationwide: Intellectual Property (2023)
- The Legal 500: Patents – Litigation (full coverage) (2023)
- Patexia: Ranked in top 10 on overall list of best-performing law firms for patent litigation (2023)
- Docket Navigator: Top 5 firm for win rates of patent challenger firms (2021)
Life Sciences IP Litigation
Renowned life science practice that resolves high stakes disputes in the biotech, pharma and medical device sectors