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Cozen O'Connor

Intellectual Property

USA Guide 2026 : Florida


Cozen O'Connor

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Cozen O’Connor’s Intellectual Property Department is a vital component of this integrated, full-service law firm. The Department’s Florida-based IP attorneys focus on patent litigation in federal courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); trademark and copyright procurement and litigation; non-compete litigation; and information technology law. Our clients operate in diverse industry sectors, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, electronics, technology, manufacturing, communications, finance, entertainment, and education.

Our dedicated patents team includes IP litigators with decades of first-chair trial experience; licensed patent attorneys with advanced degrees in chemistry, biology, immunology, biophysics, and electrical and mechanical engineering; and former senior research scientists in the telecommunications, software, pharmaceutical, industrial products, and defense industries.

Cozen O'Connor’s Florida intellectual property team also has extensive first-chair jury-trial experience in significant multijurisdictional cases involving restrictive covenants, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, computer fraud and abuse, and duty of loyalty claims. 

Clients (10)

  • TalexMedical
  • KidsEmbrace
  • Armor Guard Protective Coatings
  • MOTDgd Ltd.
  • Legacy Insurance Solutions
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic Centers
  • MobilizeAmerica, Inc.
  • Lender Performance Group d/b/a PrecisionLender
  • Burroughs, Inc.
  • Industrial Distributors International Co.

Industries (7)

  • manufacturing
  • software
  • biotechnology
  • pharmaceutical
  • medical devices
  • wireless technology
  • finance

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Intellectual Property - Florida

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Cozen O'Connor is a full-service firm with notable strength in intellectual property matters. It is routinely called upon to represent clients from a range of sectors, such as media, financial services and software. The team offers significant experience in a variety of contentious matters, including patent disputes and trade secrets cases.

Work Highlights

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  • Cozen O’Connor defended 19 individual and multiple corporate defendants in a high-stakes trade secret case involving the alleged misappropriation of customer lead lists containing over 60,000 names.

Strengths

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  • The team at Cozen is very responsive, has good business judgment and is aggressive when needed.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1James A. Gale
    Band 1James A. Gale

    James A. Gale

    James Gale is a registered patent attorney and has substantial experience in representing clients in litigation involving trademarks, theft of trade secrets and unfair competition claims.
    • James is someone who is always looking for new angles to help win a case.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
    • James provides excellent strategy before you even get to court. He makes sure that everything is lined up, and he focuses on also preventing litigation.

      Intellectual Property respondentUSA
  • Band 2Samuel A. Lewis
    Band 2Samuel A. Lewis

    Samuel A. Lewis

    Samuel Lewis comes recommended for his experience in handling IP disputes in relation to the technology sector. He draws upon his prior experience as a software developer to advise on complex contentious and transactional matters.

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