Intellectual Property Litigation

Perkins Coie's Intellectual Property Litigation attorneys understand the significance and value of intellectual property rights to businesses and individuals. We help our clients protect their intellectual property resources by prosecuting infringement claims when these rights are violated and defending against infringement claims when they are challenged. Our IP litigators represent clients in discrete intellectual property actions, and we help clients develop and implement intellectual property investigation and enforcement programs.

Our IP litigators -- more than 80 throughout the firm -- have vast and in-depth experience in patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other IP-related cases, and regularly address the broad and the very nuanced issues that can arise in these cases. We have experience litigating IP matters around the country in a multitude of technology arenas as well as within the arts and a wide array of other industries.

Our IP litigation attorneys are backed by Perkins Coie's premier Trademark & Copyright practice, which manages intellectual property rights for clients and carries the experience of managing rights worldwide for more than 700 clients from nearly every major industry. The IP Litigation practice also draws on Perkins Coie's national Commercial Litigation group whose 300-plus litigators offer additional experience and expertise in complex litigation, administrative and regulatory issues.

For example, our IP litigation service include:

• Patent litigation of cases involving hundreds of technologies, in most U.S. jurisdictions, including the major patent centers of Delaware, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Northern California, and Texas;
• Copyright litigation involving works of all varieties, from art to semiconductor microcode, and matters ranging from simple infringement claims to development and implementation of anti-piracy strategies domestically and abroad;
• Trademark litigation, including trademark and trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair competition and false advertising, false association/false endorsement, domain name and other Internet-related disputes, gray market and anti-counterfeiting claims in courts across the country, as well as appearances before the Trademark and Trial Appeal Board; and
• Intellectual property enforcement programs for copyrights and trademark rights (and domain names), including infringement detection and investigation, cease & desist programs, DMCA compliance and issues, civil litigation programs, and criminal referrals.

Broad judicial and regulatory experience

Our IP litigation attorneys handle cases -- at trial and on appeal -- nationally and locally in federal and state courts across the country, as well as in international disputes and jurisdictions. Our services and experience include:

• Restraining orders
• Preliminary injunctions
• Markman hearings
• Jury and bench trials
• Mediations and arbitrations
• International litigation for U.S. companies in Europe and Asia

We also frequently represent clients before state attorneys general and federal regulatory agencies including the International Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.

National law firm resources, IP boutique efficiencies 

When necessary, we can quickly scale a client’s IP litigation team to include attorneys, associates, paralegals and other resources from Perkins Coie’s 12 U.S. offices. Efficient case staffing, case management systems and inter-office collaboration ensure maximum effectiveness for maximum value.