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eDiscovery & Information Governance
Winston’s eDiscovery & Information Governance Practice (eDiscovery Group) is one of the United States’ largest and most experienced. Per The Legal 500 US 2024, “[Winston has] a very strong practice from top to bottom. They have a good e-discovery consulting practice and excellent review and production capabilities and are amongst the strongest advocates you could want in a courtroom.” We have built a full-service consulting practice to support our clients and case teams in these complex areas—both domestically and globally.
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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
|June 13, 2024
Winston advises Ardian on its acquisition of a majority stake in Alstef Group
Experience
|February 15, 2024
Winston Closes Financing of the Landmark San Juan Bay Cruise Terminals Project
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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.
Class Action Insider
|May 2, 2025
|8 Min Read
Song–Beverly Act Reforms – Rebalancing Consumer Rights and OEM Responsibilities?
Since the 1970s, the Song–Beverly Consumer Warranty Act has protected buyers of potentially defective vehicles. The latest update, Assembly Bill 1755, aims to curb excessive lemon law litigation and speed up resolutions—but faced pushback from both consumer advocates and automakers, prompting a follow-up measure: Senate Bill 26.
Recognitions
|May 1, 2025
|1 Min Read
Winston & Strawn partner Kathi Vidal merited a place on World IP Review’s 2025 Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 list in the Influential Women in IP category. This annual list highlights honorees’ “dedication and commitment to driving meaningful change in the IP community.” Winners were selected through an in-depth evaluation of the nominees’ accomplishments carried out by World IP Review’s (WIPR) in-house team.
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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.
Law Glossary
A post-grant review, or PGR, is a trial proceeding where the patentability of one or more claims in a patent is reviewed. The review process begins when a third party, who is not the patent owner, files a petition within nine months of a patent being granted or reissued. This filing challenges a patent’s claim or claims based upon a specific ground. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is the branch of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that handles the trial proceeding. The post-grant review can be filed on any grounds that are available to dispute the validity of a patent claim, except for the following: failure to disclose the best mode requirement.
Law Glossary
What Is an Inter Partes Review (IPR)?
An inter partes review of a patent is a type of administrative trial proceeding. Inter partes review became available in 2012 and replaced inter partes reexamination as a way to challenge patentability at the Patent Office. Any person who is not the owner of a patent can file a petition for a review of a patent. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will act on the petition either instituting a trial or denying institution of a trial. This will occur a little over six months after the petition is filed. If trial is instituted, the proceeding will, with some limited exceptions, be resolved within one year.