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Baker Botts L.L.P.

Intellectual Property: Patent

Global Guide 2026 : USA

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Baker Botts L.L.P.

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Baker Botts offers a team of focused and technically trained Intellectual Property lawyers who work with you to understand your business, providing creative solutions for your toughest challenges across every industry and technology. The lawyers in the firms IP practice handle a full range of IP related matters, including, but not limited to Branding, Advertising and Copyright, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Management, International Trade Commission (ITC), Licensing, Privacy and Data Security, PTAB Trials, Technology Transactions and Trade Secrets. With over 180 attorneys and patent professionals dedicated to IP from coast to coast and across the globe, Baker Botts has one of the largest and most highly regarded IP practices of any general practice law firm.

To learn more about our practice, please visit: www.bakerbotts.com/services/practice-areas/intellectual-property

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Intellectual Property: Patent - USA

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
Baker Botts provides comprehensive patent support, assisting clients in electronics and life sciences with the acquisition, monetization and protection of IP rights. An excellent litigation practice noted for its enviable record in district and federal court. Recognized for work in IPRs before the PTAB, as well as patent proceedings before the ITC and Customs and Border Protection. Regularly argues patent appeals at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Work Highlights

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  • Baker Botts defended Ericsson in 13 IPR and six reexamination proceedings against a competitor.

Strengths

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  • Baker Botts has impressive breadth of expertise and a practical business perspective on legal issues.

    Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal

  • Baker Botts has extensive experience with PTAB proceedings and has a deep appreciation for the nuances of the rules and precedent. The firm has experienced partners in its PTAB practice group.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Robert Benson
    Robert Benson

    Robert Benson

    Robert Benson is a respected IP litigator with substantial experience advising Taiwanese companies on complex US patent disputes, including before the ITC and PTAB.

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Ranked Individuals at Baker Botts L.L.P. (1)

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Members

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  • Robert Benson

  • Christa Brown-Sanford

    Head of Department

  • Douglas M. Kubehl

  • Roger Fulghum

  • Jennifer C. Tempesta

    Head of Department

  • Kurt Pankratz

  • G. Hopkins Guy III

  • Lisa M. Kattan

  • Michael Hawes

  • Lauren J. Dreyer

  • Eliot D. Williams

  • Chad C. Walters

  • Clarke Stavinoha

  • David G. Wille

  • Scott Nelson

  • Liz Flannery

  • Paul R. Morico

  • Danny David

  • Katharine Burke

  • Cheryl A. Cauley

  • Suzanne M. Hengl

  • Paul J. Reilly

  • Christopher J. Palermo

  • Wendy Wang

  • Julie Albert

  • Robert Benson

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