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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - California

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis acts for clients in a range of contentious matters, including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets cases. The team also assists with post-grant proceedings and disputes involving RAND licensing matters. The firm receives particular recognition for its representation of hi-tech companies and life sciences sector clients. It offers experience handling IP disputes with significant antitrust aspects.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland represented Motorola Solutions in multiple, separate complaints alleging patent infringement and copyright infringement against Hytera.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Adam R Alper
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Adam R Alper
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Band 1
Adam Alper is held in high esteem for his experienced counsel on both sides of patent and trade secrets disputes across a variety of tech sector disciplines.

Adam is calm under pressure and willing to think outside the box.

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

Michael De Vries
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Michael De Vries
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Band 1
Michael De Vries possesses experience handling complex patent disputes, and is particularly adept at representing clients in the technology sector.

Michael is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Ellisen Turner
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Ellisen Turner
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Band 2
Ellisen Turner has a strong track record of representing technology, life sciences, media and telecom industry clients in high-value patent and trade secret disputes and IP transactions.

Ellisen is a phenomenal attorney. He's very smart, strategic and provides excellent work product.

Ellisen is a top notch IP litigator with a really strategic mind.

Diana Torres
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Diana Torres
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Band 4
Diana Torres is an accomplished litigator with substantial experience handling high-stakes disputes involving trademarks and copyright.

Diana is brilliant and pragmatic.

Diana is super strategic and impresses with her versatility, comprehensive knowledge and exceptional results.

Akshay Deoras
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Akshay Deoras
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Band 5
Akshay Deoras comes recommended for his ability to litigate complex patent disputes on behalf of major tech-sector clients.

Akshay really is a rising star with excellent understanding of the technology and great oral advocacy skills.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation

Adam R Alper
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Adam R Alper
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Band 1
Michael De Vries
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Michael De Vries
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Band 1
Ellisen Turner
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Ellisen Turner
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Band 2
Akshay Deoras
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Akshay Deoras
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Band 5
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Diana Torres
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Diana Torres
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Band 4