Intellectual Property: Litigation
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 5
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+1 202 756 8000About
Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP
McDermott’s DC IP team offers the full spectrum of IP services, including prosecution, transactions, litigation and strategy, for numerous US and foreign corporations. Our IP prosecutors file thousands of patent applications annually on behalf of major technology, computer, electronics, defense, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
McDermott's intellectual property litigation practice provides advice on enforcement, due diligence and other transactional support across all areas of IP - trademarks, copyrights, right of publicity, and trade secrets. DC IP litigation team has a concentration of life sciences clients. IP litigation team has a long history of representing the most sophisticated tech companies. Our work covers telecom and internet-related technologies, laser technologies, consumer and industrial electronics, computer-controlled electro-mechanical systems, power tools, digital cameras, and photocopiers, among others.
McDermott has one of the strongest and most active trademark litigation practices in the United States. All aspects of trademark work are handled from the DC office. McDermott is one of only a small number of firms that have a comprehensive trademark practice integrated into its overall IP offering. Many of our lawyers previously served as trademark examiners at the US Patent and Trademark Office, worked as in-house counsel at leading consumer brand companies and have acted as expert witnesses in trademark litigation.
Chambers Review
McDermott Will & Emery LLP houses a robust IP group with specialists spanning patent, trademark and copyright law. Highly developed trial practice which sees the group litigate disputes in industries as varied as medical devices, retail and financial services. The firm is noted for expertise on cases at the intersection of alcohol regulation and trademarks. The team regularly advises on the IP implications of corporate transactions. The group is also particularly experienced in handling IPRs in the life sciences sector.
Thomas Steindler is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP represented Bausch subsidiary Salix Pharmaceuticals in a patent infringement case brought by Curia IP Holdings in the District of New Jersey.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The McDermott IP team is exceptional. They were very knowledgeable and better prepared than the opposing attorneys."
"The McDermott IP team is exceptional. They were very knowledgeable and better prepared than the opposing attorneys."
Members
Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Jay Reiziss
Michael Fogarty
Thomas Steindler
Head of Department