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Intellectual Property

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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

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Texas

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Premier patent litigation team that complements substantial trial expertise with experience in administrative proceedings before the USPTO. Prosecution and licensing are also key areas of focus. Offers a growing appeals practice and expertise in patent, trademark and copyright portfolios. Especially impressive work for a range of technology clients, but also represents household names from all sectors, including the automotive and energy industries. Market-leading breadth of expertise, and a deep bench of attorneys with comprehensive specialties.

Work Highlights

  • Baker Botts IP team achieved trial victory for client Textron in a

    competitor patent trial against SZ DJI Technology.

Strengths

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The Baker Botts lawyers have the technical chops of patent prosecutors but are also savvy about licensing and adversarial negotiations.

Intellectual Property respondent
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The Baker Botts team has extraordinarily deep knowledge of our company and the technology. They have a broad team of first-rate trial lawyers with a lot of expertise.

Intellectual Property respondent
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Baker Botts excels at negotiating and drafting complex patent license arrangements.

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Notable Practitioners

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Christa Brown-Sanford
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Christa Brown-Sanford
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Band 3
Christa Brown-Sanford is noted for her handling of patent disputes on behalf of clients from a range of industries, including the energy, technology and automotive sectors.

She understands the complex and unique needs of our businesses and products. She is always available and always delivers timely results.

Christa has an extremely sharp legal mind and really good business acumen.

Christa is magnificent. She is hyper-responsive and very practical in terms of the counsel she gives.

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Douglas Kubehl
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Douglas Kubehl
3
Band 3
Douglas Kubehl is routinely engaged to handle patent disputes including infringement and validity matters. He offers notable experience representing telecommunications and software companies.

Douglas has very strong technical expertise.

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Kurt Pankratz
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Kurt Pankratz
4
Band 4
Kurt Pankratz is noted for his experience representing clients in a wide range of IP disputes, with particular expertise acting for technology companies.

Kurt excels in the courtroom; he is comfortable on his feet, doing oral presentations, examining witnesses and does a terrific job.

His understanding of the law and our business ensured we achieved a good outcome.

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Roger J Fulghum
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Roger J Fulghum
4
Band 4
Roger Fulghum is vastly experienced in a broad array of IP matters, including acting in patent litigation and investigations before the International Trade Commission.
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Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property
Christa Brown-Sanford
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Christa Brown-Sanford
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Douglas Kubehl
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Douglas Kubehl
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Band 3
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Kurt Pankratz
4
Kurt Pankratz
4
Band 4
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Roger J Fulghum
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Roger J Fulghum
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Band 4
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Members

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Christa Brown-Sanford

Christa Brown-Sanford

Head of Department

Christopher J. Palermo

Harrison Rich

Liz Flannery

Megan LaDriere White

Paul J. Reilly

Paul R. Morico

Samir A. Bhavsar