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K&L Gates

Intellectual Property

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K&L Gates

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Intellectual Property - Massachusetts

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
K&L Gates is able to draw upon its global footprint to advise clients on a broad range of IP matters, both domestically and internationally. The team offers substantial experience acting for life sciences-sector companies, regularly handling both contentious and non-contentious patent and trademark mandates.
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Work Highlights

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  • K&L Gates represented Novozymes as lead counsel in a trial before the Central

    District of Illinois concerning a trade secret dispute.

Strengths

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  • The team at K&L Gates are very objective-oriented, cost-conscious and are able to craft a solution that delivers what we need, sometimes in a creative way.

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  • The team are very pragmatic in terms of approaching and laying down strategy and working towards that goal.

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  • K&L Gates have strong and deep expertise. They are responsive and customer focused in delivery of services.

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  • K&L Gates adeptly balance commercial and business imperatives.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David Lu
    David Lu

    David Lu

    David Lu is respected for his patent-focused IP practice. He handles patent filing and prosecution, strategy and global patent portfolio management on behalf of his clients.

    • David's expertise and understanding of our industry is very impressive.

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  • John J Cotter
    John J Cotter

    John J Cotter

    John Cotter is recognized for his IP disputes work. He regularly serves as lead trial counsel in patent and trade secret litigation, and represents a variety of clients, including pharmaceutical and technology companies.

    • John is patient and a great listener.

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    • John is excellent. He is pragmatic and a really good judge of what is needed to get something done.

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    • John is an exceptional lawyer - very intelligent, extremely detailed and excellent at guiding his team.

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  • Christopher Centurelli
    Christopher Centurelli

    Christopher Centurelli

    Christopher Centurelli focuses his practice on IP litigation, representing clients in a broad range of industries.

    • Christopher is a tremendous asset to my company's outside counsel roster.

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    • Christopher is hyper responsive. He has great commercial awareness and is generally savvy.

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    • Christopher is really pragmatic and extremely responsive.

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  • Hannah Koyfman
    Hannah Koyfman

    Hannah Koyfman

    Hannah Koyfman is commended for her expertise in patent applications, portfolio management and strategic counseling. She has a particular focus acting for clients in the biotechnology industry.

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