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Our Patent Litigation Practice is one of the country’s most active and highly regarded. Our seasoned patent litigators bring extensive courtroom experience to every matter we handle. According to Lex Machina, we are among the top three national patent defense firms in the country for number of appearances and cases filed, and we also were the top national defense firm for number of patent trials in the last five years (2018–2022).
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Winston’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice is one of the most active and highly regarded in the United States per Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation US, and Best Law Firms®, among other ranking organizations. Our team features some of the country’s best IP lawyers, attorneys with the technical abilities to litigate and try highly complex IP disputes, and technical lawyers who provide critical advisory services.
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Client Alert
|May 8, 2025
|4 Min Read
Federal Circuit Determines Meaning of ‘Ground’ in IPR Estoppel Statute As Matter of First Impression
The Federal Circuit decided Wednesday (May 7, 2025) an important issue of first impression: the meaning of the term “ground” in 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). The opinion opens the door for more invalidity challenges in district court and ITC matters when a related IPR challenge has reached a final written decision.
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|April 4, 2024
|10 Min Read
A Look At Recent Challenges To SEC’s Settlement ‘Gag Rule’
This article was originally published in Law360. Reprinted with permission. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only. A version of this article appeared in Winston & Strawn's Capital Markets & Securities Law Watch blog.
WacoWatch
|February 21, 2024
|1 Min Read
The license defense Intel is using involves a contract Intel entered into with Finjan in 2012. Under that contract, Intel purchased from Finjan a license to patents owned and controlled by Finjan and its affiliates, including affiliates it might acquire later.
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Launched in 2013, Winston & Strawn’s Silicon Valley office is home to nationally recognized attorneys that draw clients from Fortune 500 companies, startups, and everything in between. Led by Kelly Hunsaker—who has deep roots in Silicon Valley spanning nearly three decades—the office draws from the firm’s deep bench strength and global network of resources to serve clients in a variety of industries, including the semiconductor, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, life sciences, and pharmaceutical sectors. The office’s intellectual property attorneys have litigated extensively in all the top national patent litigation venues, as well as before the International Trade Commission and the Patent Trial and Appeals Board of the USPTO.
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Founded in 2008, Winston & Strawn’s Charlotte, North Carolina office of 25+ lawyers, includes firm leaders such as Kobi Kennedy Brinson—represents many major national and international companies headquartered in the city. Our Charlotte office also provides legal services to all of the top ten financial services companies in the U.S., which aligns with Charlotte’s reputation as the second-largest banking center in the country.
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Serving one of the world’s largest economies for over 20 years, Winston & Strawn’s Los Angeles office is home to more than 100 lawyers and business professionals. Under the guidance of Office Managing Partner Angela Machala, our L.A. office thrives as a dynamic and tightly knit community with an inclusive culture in which its members from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives collaborate closely to support each other’s success and achieve their clients’ goals. Our L.A. lawyers—who are equally split between litigation and transactional work—advise 80+ Fortune 500 companies, which is a testament to the collaborative environment we’ve created to provide exceptional legal services.