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Irell & Manella LLP

Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation

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Irell & Manella LLP

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Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation - California

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Irell & Manella LLP is a litigation boutique recommended for its bench of seasoned trial lawyers providing adept representation in patent infringement and inventorship disputes. The firm is well regarded for its capabilities in representing life sciences clients in inter partes reviews at the PTAB. It also advises on transactions in the sector, such as patent licensing, Hatch-Waxman and M&A.

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Work Highlights

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  • Irell & Manella LLP represented several Stanford University professors and oncologists, and their startup company, Foresight Diagnostics, in a lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets pertaining to cancer detection technology.

Strengths

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  • Irell & Manella is an IP litigation powerhouse.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Morgan Chu
    Morgan Chu

    Morgan Chu

    Morgan Chu leads the litigation group at Irell and focuses on IP litigation, including many of the firm's biggest life sciences matters. He represents life sciences clients on IP litigations, IP pre-litigation due diligence and general IP advisory.

    • Morgan is an extremely good litigator. He is one of the titans of the IP Bar.

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    • Morgan is one of the great trial lawyers of our time.

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