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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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|November 12, 2025
Minto Communities, LLC's Sale of Land in the City of Daytona Beach, Florida
Winston & Strawn represented Minto Communities, LLC, a leading homebuilder in the United States, in connection with the sale of a parcel of land located in the City of Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida to a nonprofit entity.
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|November 3, 2025
Represented Minto Communities, LLC in the Sale of Land in Volusia County, Florida
A team of Winston & Strawn attorneys, led by Rafael Aguilar, represented Minto Communities, LLC, a leading homebuilder in the United States, in connection with the sale of a parcel of land located in the City of Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida to another developer.
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|October 27, 2025
Winston Advised GenNx360 Capital Partners in its sale of Aero 3, Inc.
A Winston team led by Justin Levy and Eric Kaufman represented GenNx360 Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in industrial and service companies, in connection with the sale of Aero 3, Inc. to VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC), a leading provider of aviation aftermarket distribution and repair services. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, Aero 3 is a diversified global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider and distributor supporting the commercial wheel and brake aftermarket. This transaction builds on GenNx360’s successful buy-and-build strategy.
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|December 8, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors REITworld 2025 Annual Conference
Winston & Strawn is proud to sponsor the upcoming REITworld Annual Conference. The conference connects more than 1,000 REIT executives and investors to discuss company performance and investment opportunities for the year ahead.
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|1 December 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors GAR LIVE: Women in Arbitration
Winston is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the GAR LIVE Conference, taking place on 1 December 2025 during London Arbitration Week.
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|November 21, 2025
Winston & Strawn Sponsors American Fintech Council’s 9th Annual Policy Summit
Winston & Strawn was proud to sponsor and participate in the American Fintech Council’s 9th annual Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.—a landmark event bringing together bank, fintech, and digital assets leaders, legislators, and regulators for conversations shaping the future of financial services.
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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.