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Intellectual Property: Patent

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Kirkland's Intellectual Property Law Practice is one of the oldest such practices in a full-service firm in the country, having been an integral part of Kirkland since 1925. Located in the Firm's Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. offices, Kirkland has approximately 230 intellectual property lawyers who are experienced in a variety of technical disciplines and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. More than 70 percent of the lawyers are engineers and scientists trained with degrees and professional backgrounds in technical areas.


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Intellectual Property: Patent - USA

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What the Team is Known For
Kirkland & Ellis houses celebrated trial lawyers engaged by global brands to protect their most valuable patents. Maintains a fine reputation for its work in complex technology matters. Has the resources and expertise to field litigators in ITC and administrative proceedings as well as federal and district court actions. Patent expertise is complemented by deep experience in matters such as trade dress, trademarks and issues of false advertising and misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland & Ellis continued to advise Abbott Diabetes Care on a global, multi-forum, competitor patent litigation related to blood glucose monitoring products.

Strengths

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  • We go to Kirkland with complex, high-profile legal issues because they have our trust that they will be meticulous, aggressive and thoughtful in their approach.

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  • The Kirkland team delivers phenomenal work product and exceptional client service.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Adam R Alper
    Adam R Alper

    Adam R Alper

    Adam Alper is a nationally leading trade secrets attorney. His impressive practice extends to include patent disputes as well as cross-border trade secret misappropriation disputes for household names and industry leading clients.

    • Adam is an excellent first chair litigator that you can trust with high-stakes cases.

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  • Dale Cendali
    Dale Cendali

    Dale Cendali

    Head of the firm's copyright and trademark practice Dale Cendali is a lauded litigator who represents some of the world's most well-known brands in the protection of their IP rights.

    • Dale is a leading light on copyright law and an absolutely delightful human being.

      Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal

    • Dale is a total superstar. She's so strategic, thoughtful and considerate of her clients.

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  • Gregory S Arovas
    Gregory S Arovas

    Gregory S Arovas

    Gregory Arovas is regularly called upon by leading tech sector clients to handle patent infringement and invalidity litigation. He is noted for his experience handling matters before the ITC and district courts.

    • Greg is an outstanding advocate and litigator. He's responsive to client requests and is creative and agile.

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  • Michael De Vries
    Michael De Vries

    Michael De Vries

    Michael De Vries is an elite trade secrets litigator, trusted by large international clients with high stakes disputes. His work is often cross-border and features multiple concurrent intellectual property claims.

    • Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

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  • Gregg LoCascio
    Gregg LoCascio

    Gregg LoCascio

    Gregg LoCascio brings significant expertise in engineering and technology patent infringement litigation, regularly appearing before district courts and in the PTAB.

    • An experienced top-notch trial lawyer who can litigate anything, Gregg has a real knack of explaining complex concepts to juries and is one the best cross-examiners I've seen.

      Intellectual Property: Patent respondentGlobal

    • Gregg is incredibly talented and insightful. He has such experience across sectors and acts according to business needs. He is one of the best in the game.

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  • Joshua Simmons
    Joshua Simmons

    Joshua Simmons

    Joshua Simmons is a litigator with a strong track record of varied intellectual property disputes, with particular strength in trade secrets. He has a particularly sophisticated software practice.

    • Josh is an insightful and able communicator with deep knowledge of intellectual property law.

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