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Christian W. Gray
Christian W. Gray
Associate
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-7876
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Associate

  • Chicago
Alexandra Gecas Clark
Alexandra Gecas Clark
Associate
  • London
Email
+44 20 7011 8815
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Associate

  • London
Libby  Deshaies
Libby Deshaies
Partner
  • Chicago
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+1 312-558-3738
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Partner

  • Chicago
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Capabilities 63 results

Practice Area

Patent Litigation

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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Appellate & Critical Motions

Our nationally recognized Appellate & Critical Motions (ACM) Practice delivers sophisticated legal advocacy and analysis before trial, at trial, and on appeal.
From state trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, our ACM attorneys identify, preserve, and present the critical legal issues that can make the difference
between winning and losing.
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Intellectual Property

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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Experience 13 results

Experience

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April 30, 2025

Federal Circuit Backs PayPal

Experience

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January 19, 2024

ITC ALJ Issues Win for AMD

Experience

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October 1, 2023

Class Action Plaintiff Sent Packing After Winston Secures Enforcement of Binance’s Terms of Use

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Insights & News 1,185 results

Client Alert

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May 8, 2025

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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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May 8, 2025

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8 Min Read

Justices’ Labcorp Questions Explore Class Cert. Tensions

This article was originally published in Law360. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the
authors’ opinions only.
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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation Playbook

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May 1, 2025

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10+ Min Read

Future FCA Enforcement Expectations in Light of New Administration Priorities and 2024 Recoveries

The annual False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Fiscal Year 2024, coupled with the Trump administration’s focus on the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending and apparent intentions to rely on the FCA to pursue other administration priorities, signal a likely increase in FCA investigations and actions throughout 2025 and beyond.

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Other Results 25 results

Site Content

What Is a Bid Protest?

A bid protest is a challenge to the government’s proposed contract award for the procurement of goods and services, or a challenge to the terms of a
solicitation for such a contract. A bid protest at the federal level is typically heard at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) but can also be directed to
the procuring federal agency, and in certain instances, to the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). Since there are strict timelines for filing a bid prote...Read more
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Law Glossary

What Is the Patent Trial and Appeal Board?

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a tribunal within U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The PTAB oversees trial proceedings, namely: inter partes
review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), covered business method (CBM) review, and derivation proceedings. The Board also hears appeals from adverse
patentability decisions by patent examiners in original applications, reissues, and reexaminations. And, while phasing out since the passage of th...Read more
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Location

San Francisco

Opened in 2003, Winston & Strawn’s San Francisco office is located in the financial district, just down the road from the Bay Area’s technology epicenter. Our
team—now 25+ lawyers strong—keeps a finger on the pulse of the rapidly evolving financial services and technology sectors, and offers support across a
wide spectrum of services, including antitrust/competition, commercial litigation and disputes, government investigations and compliance, intelle...Read more
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