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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)....Read more

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Litigation/Trials

Trial skills matter—even in a world where few disputes ever see the inside of a courtroom. Winston has built a reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm, featuring seasoned litigators who leverage extensive courtroom experience to meet our clients’ business and legal objectives. Our long history of taking cases to trial—and winning—provides our clients with tremendous settlement leverage with their adversaries, as well as a substantial likelihood of a favorable resolution if, and when, they go to trial....Read more

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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....Read more

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Recognitions

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August 12, 2025

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Winston Partners Named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 40 & Under List

Winston & Strawn is proud to announce that 13 partners have been recognized on the 2025 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List. The annual list aims to recognize the best and brightest litigators under the age of 40 across the United States and Canada. These young ambitious and accomplished lawyers are among the top young talent in their respective litigation communities and frequently handle major cases – some of which are high-stakes or precedent-setting....Read more

Benefits Blast

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August 12, 2025

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New Executive Order Directs Agencies to Facilitate 401(k) Access to Private Equity, Cryptocurrency, and Other Alternative Investment

On August 7, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the DOL, the SEC, and Treasury (including the IRS) to review and revise guidance to facilitate the inclusion of alternative investments—such as private equity, cryptocurrency, and other non-traditional assets—in defined contribution retirement plans. The Executive Order follows action in May of this year by the DOL to rescind its 2022 guidance that discouraged fiduciaries from including cryptocurrency options in 401(k) retirement plans.

Client Alert

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August 11, 2025

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The Current Debate about “Debanking”: Navigating Legal, Regulatory, and Reputational Challenges for Financial Institutions

Debanking—closing accounts or refusing to open accounts for customers perceived to be high risk—has become a hotly debated topic in recent years among groups on both sides of the political aisle. The debate involves allegations that banks have improperly debanked customers for political, rather than risk-based, reasons. Such accusations have shined a spotlight on banks’ account management practices, resulting in changes to regulatory practices and a new executive order from President Trump requiring additional regulatory changes and investigations. All of which will mean increased risk for financial institutions....Read more
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Law Glossary

What Are the Patent Litigation Differences Between the BPCIA and Hatch-Waxman Act?

There are fundamental differences between the abbreviated approval processes to obtain FDA approval for biosimilars and generic drugs as those processes relate to patent litigation....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is the Patent Dance?

Colloquially referred to as the “patent dance,” the BPCIA provides a framework that includes certain steps and a schedule during which the applicant and reference product sponsor exchange confidential information disclosed in the aBLA. During the patent dance, the applicant and sponsor identify the patents that could be litigated in the future during two potential phases of litigation. In the first phase, the sponsor can allege infringement of a subset of the patents identified during the patent dance. The second phase begins after the sponsor receives the Notice of Commercial Marketing from the applicant. During this second phase, the sponsor can assert any remaining patents that were not asserted in the first phase....Read more

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