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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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We routinely help clients protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP) assets and provide due diligence on complex technology and IP transactions. We negotiate and draft IP licenses and transfers; provide strategic guidance on optimal structures for IP and IT transactions; and evaluate copyright, trademark, and patent portfolios and provide related due diligence activities in connection with IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, licenses, and other corporate transactions.
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Experience
|April 23, 2025
Voyager Acquisition Corp. and VERAXA Biotech Announce Business Combination
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Seminar/CLE
|May 13, 2025
2025 Health Care & Life Sciences Summit
Winston & Strawn is pleased to host its fifth annual Health Care & Life Sciences Summit. Clients and friends of the firm are invited to join us to network with peers and gain insights from industry leaders and legal experts. The summit will take place live at our Chicago office, and CLE-eligible recordings of the Summit’s sessions will be available shortly following the event.
Speaking Engagement
|May 9, 2025
Join Winston & Strawn partners M. Imad Khan and Keerthika M. Subramanian for the upcoming online program “Hot Topics in International Arbitration and Strategic Transactions: Recent Developments and Key Trends in India” hosted by the Practising Law Insititute.
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|May 8, 2025
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Winston & Strawn Named “Inclusive Law Firm of the Year” at LSPN Awards 2025
Winston & Strawn was named “Inclusive Firm of the Year” at LSIPR's Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) Awards Gala on May 6 in Boston.
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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 the America Invents Act (AIA) in 2011, the PTAB is also responsible for deciding interferences. The PTAB was previously referred to as the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and was renamed by the AIA.
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What Is Trademark Infringement?
Trademark infringement is defined as the unauthorized use of a trademark or service mark. This use can be in connection with goods or services and may lead to confusion, deception, or a misunderstanding about the actual company a product or service came from. Trademark owners can take legal action if they believe their marks are being infringed. If infringement of a trademark is proven, a court order can prevent a defendant from using the mark, and the owner may be awarded monetary relief.
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office refers to a trade secret as a type of intellectual property. This definition of trade secret is in reference to the business ownership of a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that provides a competitive edge. As a member of the World Trade Organization, the U.S. government has a responsibility to protect trade secrets. The passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) also increased trade secret protection. Under the DTSA, an individual or organization may be found liable in a civil case for the misappropriation of trade secrets.