Kirkland & Ellis, Intellectual Property

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation - 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.

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Work Highlights

Kirkland & Ellis acted for Abbott Laboratories subsidiaries in worldwide patent disputes with DexCom concerning continuous glucose monitoring technology.

Strengths

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Kirkland & Ellis has all of our high-profile copyright cases.

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Kirkland & Ellis not only has the best litigators, but they are also calm, methodical and technically excellent.

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Kirkland & Ellis has all of our high-profile copyright cases.

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation respondent
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Kirkland & Ellis not only has the best litigators, but they are also calm, methodical and technically excellent.

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Notable Practitioners

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Adam R Alper

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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 Alper knocks it out of the park.

Adam is a great litigator and strategist.

Adam Alper brings sophistication and practical strategy to cases.

Adam Alper wins trials. His team is impeccable and his strategic vision is impressive.

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Michael De Vries

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

Mike De Vries makes complexity understandable. He is fantastic.

Mike De Vries is a preeminent trial attorney. He develops winning strategies.

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Ellisen Turner

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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 really good in court.

Ellisen Turner is a fantastic, very capable lawyer.

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