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Perkins Coie’s IP practice includes more than 250 lawyers focused on IP litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent and trademark prosecution, strategic portfolio counseling, technology licensing, copyrights, and trade secret and unfair competition counseling. Its clients include companies in all technologies and industries around the world. The IP practice has extensive experience litigating patent and trademark infringement actions, internet disputes, trade secret, and gray market and anti-counterfeiting claims for companies in the online, biotechnology, medical products and electronics industries. More than 175 of Perkins Coie’s attorneys have degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and life sciences-related fields. Perkins Coie’s clients benefit from its interdisciplinary approach to matters, which combines extensive legal and technical experience with strong corporate and litigation resources in a leading technology law firm. Perkins Coie’s group is the preeminent IP practice in the Northwest, representing prominent local and national companies in all areas of IP.

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What the Team is Known For

Perkins Coie LLP has one of the largest and deepest patent prosecution practices in the Northwest, with lauded capabilities in patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, and trademark and copyright issues. Offers specialist knowledge in medical devices and technology work, with team members providing in-depth expertise in various industries, including software, telecommunications and aerospace. Routinely represents important clients locally, nationally and internationally in high-stakes, high-value cases.

Work Highlights

  • Perkins Coie represented Nintendo in litigation ensuring that its Switch product does not infringe on any of Gamevice's patents.

Strengths

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Perkins Coie built a strong and jury-friendly case in every trial.

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Perkins Coie have an incredible staff and their strength lies within their whole organization.

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The team has vast experience and expertise in virtually every issue we have addressed.

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The team exceeded expectations for customer focus including timeliness, flexibility to requests, follow-ups and work quality of the written outputs.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ramsey Al-Salam
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Ramsey Al-Salam
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Ramsey Al-Salam is particularly well regarded for his handling of patent litigation in courts across the West Coast. He regularly represents high-profile clients in the technology sector for both hardware and software.

I found Ramsey to be a thoughtful, effective and skilled lead lawyer and negotiator.

Ramsey is a very strong patent litigator.

He has a great ability to manage the complex facts and law related to patent matters which is very effective in front of the jury.

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Paul T Parker
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Paul T Parker
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Paul Parker is regularly called upon to act for medical technology companies in a range of patent-related matters. He has significant experience in handling patent prosecution and portfolio management as well as patent litigation.

Paul brings many years of experience and practical advice that I can always count on.

Paul is fantastic - bright, thoughtful and very creative.

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Sumedha Ahuja
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Sumedha Ahuja is recognized for her expertise in AI intellectual property matters as well as other software patents. She often advises on patent portfolio strategy, drafting and prosecution.

She understands the intersection of AI patenting better than anyone I have come across.

Sumedha is astonishingly perceptive in understanding AI. She worked as a software engineer in machine learning.

I think that she has a really great background to support emerging technologies.

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Ramsey Al-Salam
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Ramsey Al-Salam
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Paul T Parker
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Paul T Parker
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Sumedha Ahuja
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