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Provided by Karen Jacobs
With more than thirty-five years of litigation experience, Karen’s practice focuses primarily on patent infringement litigation before the Delaware District Court.
Karen’s trial experience as an IP litigator includes both lead counsel and co-counsel roles where she has secured favorable outcomes at the district court level, on appeal to the Federal Circuit, and through settlement negotiations.
In addition to handling patent disputes, Karen also has experience in a variety of other intellectual property and commercial litigation areas, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, and contract and licensing disputes.
Her clients cover a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotechnology, electronics, computer software, telecommunications, and consumer products.
American Intellectual Property Law Association; ChIPs; Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (past board member, past-president); Delaware State Bar Association, Professional Guidance Committee (former co-chair), Women in Law Section (former chair); Federal Circuit Bar Association; Combined Campaign for Justice (former chair); Delaware Lawyers Assistance Fund (co-chair); Philadelphia Regional Advisory Board of Caron Treatment Centers
Harvard Law School
JD, cum laude
1990
University of Pennsylvania
BA, summa cum laude
1987
Provided by Chambers
Karen Jacobs acts as both lead and local counsel in the Delaware courts and focuses on patent litigation within a range of industries, including the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and telecommunications sectors.
Provided by Chambers
Karen is a pleasure to work with and she seems to know what will happen in the Delaware courts before it happens.
Karen is the complete package. She is both a courtroom and a boardroom lawyer and strategist.
Karen is an excellent local counsel. She knows the court, knows the law and has strong litigation instincts.
She never lets her ego get in the way of making a good decision; she knows when to push for her position and when not to.
Karen is a pleasure to work with and she seems to know what will happen in the Delaware courts before it happens.
Karen is the complete package. She is both a courtroom and a boardroom lawyer and strategist.
Karen is an excellent local counsel. She knows the court, knows the law and has strong litigation instincts.
She never lets her ego get in the way of making a good decision; she knows when to push for her position and when not to.