Intellectual Property

Richards, Layton & Finger is nationally recognized for tackling some of the most difficult, large-scale intellectual property matters that emerge in the Delaware District Court, a leading venue for IP litigation in the United States, as well as in the Delaware Court of Chancery and Superior Court. Our lawyers are widely respected by their peers, their clients, and the Delaware judges, and their depth of experience and courtroom successes have made Richards Layton the premier choice for IP litigation in Delaware.

• The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants as lead or Delaware counsel in large-scale, complex patent infringement disputes as well as high-profile trade secret, copyright and trademark cases.
• "Extremely knowledgeable and always available,” our IP attorneys represent national and international companies in significant patent disputes related to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mobile telephones, cable television, mobile website technology, and computer circuits.
• Our attorneys are current or past chairs of the Complex Commercial Litigation Division Advisory Committee for the Delaware Superior Court, the Delaware District Court’s IP Advisory Committee, the Delaware State Bar Association IP Law Section, the Delaware District Court's Lawyer Advisory Committee, and the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
• Richards Layton IP attorneys have been appointed by the Delaware District Court judges to serve on the U.S. Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panels.