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Steptoe LLP

Intellectual Property

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Steptoe LLP

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Intellectual Property - Illinois

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Steptoe is a highly regarded intellectual property practice. The team is able to handle a wide array of contentious and non-contentious matters including patent litigation, Trade Secret Act disputes and patent applications. The lawyers bring extensive engineering backgrounds to the table to provide in-depth advice to clients from numerous industries such as tech and pharma. The firm has vast experience appearing before the PTAB, ITC and US Court of Appeals for the Federal Districts.

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Work Highlights

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  • Steptoe represented Express Mobile in website design and publishing patents, against Shopify, Wix, Adobe and others.

Strengths

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  • Steptoe has put forth a lean team that is still responsive and well managed.

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  • The team is remarkably responsive, knowledgeable and insightful. It analyzes, distills and communicates complex issues in an extremely accessible manner.

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  • The Steptoe team is detail-oriented, has a great business sense, and work well with our team members.

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  • Steptoe is strategic and creative in driving desirable litigation outcomes.

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  • Steptoe knows us well and understands the market and industry of the company.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jay Nuttall
    Jay Nuttall

    Jay Nuttall

    Jay Nuttall is particularly active in the automobile, life sciences and technology sectors, acting in patent infringement cases as well as trademark and trade secrets work.

    • Jay is very accessible and smart, with good management skills.

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    • Jay is a true trial attorney who leaves the jury educated, empowered and impressed.

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    • Jay really has a good sense of the business goals that are trying to be accomplished. He is really strategic and smart; he knows his stuff.

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    • Jay is a strategic and creative thinker with excellent business judgment.

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    • Jay understands our products and business well and reacts in a speedy way.

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  • John Abramic
    John Abramic

    John Abramic

    John Abramic, managing partner of the firm's Chicago office, is well-versed in intellectual property litigation with numerous appearances before the PTAB, ITC and federal district courts. He is also regularly sought by clients from medical device and pharm industries to provide counselling on trade secrets issues.

    • John's breadth of experience and analysis is top-notch. His professionalism and attention to detail makes him an obvious choice to procure, enforce and defend our intellectual property.

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    • John has been a trusted partner throughout a complex and demanding litigation. I am confident in his work and he gives it his all to serve his client.

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    • John is extraordinarily responsive and a pleasure to work with. He provides astute and creative advice and also brings the right people to the team to provide expertise where needed.

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