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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - California

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher provides strategic and effective litigation counsel for hi-tech and life sciences companies. It assists clients with inter partes reviews at the USPTO. The group offers additional strength handling trade secrets misappropriation claims and inventorship disputes. It is also recognized for its assistance with appellate and ITC proceedings.
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Work Highlights

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  • Gibson Dunn overturned a jury verdict exceeding $500 million against Western Digital in a patent infringement case filed by SPEX Technologies.

Strengths

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  • The Gibson Dunn attorneys are totally prepared, experienced and able to foresee the other party's defense standpoint.

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  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher can tackle the most complicated technologies and narrate a compelling story, where you don't need to understand the technology to grasp the issues at hand. Their patent litigators also have a terrific business sense, framing litigation in a way that resonates with stakeholders.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ilissa Samplin
    Ilissa Samplin

    Ilissa Samplin

    Ilissa Samplin is an accomplished litigator with a proven track record of success in complex IP disputes. She frequently advises clients from the tech and entertainment sectors on copyright and trade secrets litigation.

    • Ilissa Samplin is smart, responsive and a great writer.

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