Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : California
Band 4
About
Provided by Goodwin
Our Intellectual Property team advises clients across industries, including technology, life sciences, private equity, and financial services, at every stage of the corporate lifecycle, from emerging companies to established multinationals.
We vigorously defend our clients’ IP assets and assert their IP rights. We also serve as strategic advisors to help clients develop and implement policies and practices for procuring, protecting, and exploiting patents and other IP. And we help clients form, negotiate, and conduct strategic collaborations, partnering transactions, and other licensing arrangements.
Our team has significant expertise, including lawyers with advanced technical degrees and litigators with extensive experience in state and federal courts such as the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, International Trade Commission, and Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
We are renowned for our success in “bet the company” IP litigation — as well as for pragmatic, cost-effective advice on day-to-day IP issues. Law360 named Goodwin one of its Intellectual Property Practices of the Year five times, and our lawyers are consistently recognized by leading publications such as Chambers, U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Managing Intellectual Property, IAM Patent 1000, and LMG Life Sciences.
Chambers Review
Goodwin regularly advises clients on a variety of IP-related issues, including patent litigation and prosecution matters as well as strategic partnerships and licensing issues. The team offers expertise in a number of sectors including technology and life sciences.
Work Highlights
- Goodwin’s life sciences patent team advised Ansa Biotechnologies on multiple strategic collaborations to develop a strategic IP Portfolio.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Goodwin team is efficient, practical and strategic."
"The team understands the nuances of obtaining valuable and strong IP to support my company's product and platform technologies. I have been impressed with the quality of the team across the board."
"The Goodwin team is efficient, practical and strategic."
"The team understands the nuances of obtaining valuable and strong IP to support my company's product and platform technologies. I have been impressed with the quality of the team across the board."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Shuster is well regarded for his representation of life sciences-sector clients on patent prosecution, portfolio management and transactional IP matters.
Neel Chatterjee maintains a substantial portfolio of patent and trade secrets work for clients in the technology sector, including litigation spanning multiple courts and jurisdictions.
Kevin Kabler is regularly called upon by emerging and established life sciences companies to advise on patent prosecution and portfolio development.
"Kevin has a very good understanding of the biotechnology industry and the IP needs of a startup."
"Kevin spots issues on time and corrects them early. He is talented, easy to work with, and adaptable to different work styles."
Ranked Lawyers at
Goodwin
California
Members
Provided by Goodwin
Brett Schuman
Head of Department
James Riley
Head of Department