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With more than 100 attorneys, Winston and Strawn’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice is one of the most active and highly regarded in the country. Winston’s IP practice is unique in that no matter the venue, discipline, technology, industry, client, or case, we have a strong story to tell and can offer attorneys who have the right mix of experience and credentials. Winston’s team includes former Federal Circuit/district court clerks, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, patent examiners, and a deep bench of lawyers trained in the technical arts with hands-on business experience in all major technical sectors. More than 60 Winston IP attorneys have technical degrees, and 20+ attorneys are members of the Patent Bar. Winston attorneys regularly represent clients in high-stakes copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secrets matters across the high-tech, financial services, media and entertainment, pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, and fashion industries, among others. Our IP litigation practice is ranked first tier nationally by Best Law Firms® and by Benchmark Litigation US. Notably, more than one-third of our IP partners have been honored by national and international ratings organizations as among the best of the best.
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Winston & Strawn houses a respected patent litigation group with a formidable range of first-chair attorneys, prized for its trial capabilities before the ITC and PTAB as well as district and federal courts. Clients are drawn from a number of sectors including technology, pharmaceuticals and energy. Particularly focused on representation of generic manufacturers in ANDA litigation.
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Winston & Strawn LLP represented Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in an ITC action brought against them by a competitor, Realtek Semiconductor Corp. The matter involved three patents relating to integrated circuit design and manufacture.
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"Winston & Strawn provides strong, in-depth evaluation and counsel on complex matters."
"Winston & Strawn possesses a team with very strong depth. They are diverse, experienced and connected in all matters concerning IP."
"Winston & Strawn provides strong, in-depth evaluation and counsel on complex matters."
"Winston & Strawn possesses a team with very strong depth. They are diverse, experienced and connected in all matters concerning IP."
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Michael Elkin is highly respected for his strength in copyright litigation. He has particular experience in disputes in relation to the music industry and dealing with issues relating to illegal downloads and online platforms.
"Michael is thoughtful and incredibly responsive."
"Michael brings a depth of industry knowledge and professionalism that is incredible."
"Michael is highly knowledgeable, very strategic, and a very good analytic and strategic thinker."
Tom Melsheimer is an experienced litigator with notable expertise in high-stakes, multipatent disputes, in addition to matters arising from trade secrets misappropriation.
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Becky Troutman
Brett Johnson
Brian Ferguson
Brian Nisbet
Charles Klein
Claire Fundakowski
Danielle Williams
David Enzminger
Head of Department
Diana Leiden
Dustin Edwards
Eimeric Reig-Plessis
Ivan Poullaos
Jennifer Golinveaux
Head of Department
Jovial Wong
Kelly Hunsaker
Krishnan Padmanabhan
Kurt Mathas
Maureen Rurka
Michael Bittner
Michael Rueckheim
Natalie Arbaugh
Nimalka Wickramasekera
Head of Department
Rex Mann
Richard McCarty
Robert Kang
Robert Vlasis III
Ron Rothstein
Samantha Lerner
Saranya Raghavan
Scott Border
Sean Anderson
Thomas Walsh
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