Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the top three busiest firms nationally for representing patent challengers in the most litigated technology cases of 2022 - including cases related to computers, communication, and e-commerce - in an analysis on Docket Navigator.

Partner Nathan Kelley was quoted in “Are Winds of Change Finally Blowing on Patent Eligibility?,” an article in Law360, regarding a breakthrough in patent eligibility.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been ranked the top firm for representing defendants in abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) litigation in U.S. district courts by Docket Navigator’s 2022 “U.S. Patent Litigation Special Report.”

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 49 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys in the United States and Asia were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. The firm was also ranked nationally in the United States and China and internationally overall for patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings.  

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has achieved a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of client U.D. Electronic Corp., a global Ethernet solutions provider, after Pulse Electronics, Inc., alleged that electrical connectors commonly used for Ethernet networking manufactured by U.D. Electronic infringed four of its U.S. patents.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in the IAM article, "Revealed: The Law Firms With The Best Records Defending Patents at the PTAB," as the top firm for patentee-side success at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) according to their exclusive data analysis.

Perkins Coie client, Trimble Inc., was mentioned in multiple publications regarding Trimble's patent claim. The team includes Dan L. Bagatell, Amanda Tessar, and Daniel T. Keese.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the top three firms nationally for patent challengers in U.S. district courts by Docket Navigator’s 2021 “Year in Review” report.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in the Law360* article, "PTAB Cuts Sisvel Wireless Patent, Trims 2 Others," regarding the firm's representation in a recent patent litigation win before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO).

Partner Dan Bagatell was mentioned in “The Most-Read IP Law360 Guest Articles Of 2021,” an article in Law360, for his fourth annual article providing an empirical review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decisions in patent cases during the calendar year 2020.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been named as a 2021 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab, which recognizes law firm leadership and practice groups that are proactively taking action on meaningful diversity and inclusion practices.

Perkins Coie was mentioned in multiple publications regarding the firm’s representation of Super Lighting in a $14 million patent verdict win. The team included Matthew Bernstein, Joseph Reid, Miguel Bombach, Wendy Wang, Evan Day, and Abigail Gardner.

Partner Kevin Patariu was mentioned in “PTAB Throws Out Most of Battery Jumper Patent,” an article in Law360, as lead counsel for Petitioner Shenzhen Carku Technology Co. Ltd. in an IPR resulting in the cancellation of nearly all challenged patent claims.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 44 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2021 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.

Nathan Kelly was quoted in multiple publications regarding the oral arguments around Minerva Surgical, Inc v. Hologic, Inc. heard at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Nathan Kelley was quoted in the Law360 article, "Patent Policy to Watch in 2021," regarding new leadership at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Nathan Kelley and Fabricio Vayra, both intellectual property partners in Washington, D.C., have been named 2020 Intellectual Property Trailblazers by The National Law Journal (NLJ).

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has again been ranked nationally in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 IP Stars guide in the Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, and Life Sciences: IP categories.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 37 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2020 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading patent professionals who are the best-in-class in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.

Dan Bagatell was quoted in “4 Proposed Fed. Circ. Rule Changes Attorneys Should Know,” an article in Law360, regarding key changes attorneys should be aware of when practicing at the Federal Circuit going forward.

Dan Bagatell and Reese Nguyen were mentioned in the Bloomberg Law article, "Google, Perkins Coie Get Federal Circuit Argument Reinstated," and the Law360 article, "Diversity Concerns Push Fed. Circ. To Hold Google Oral Args," regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinstating oral arguments in Google's patent appeal that had been canceled due to COVID-19.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as a leading law firm in the United States for patent litigation defense in the past decade by Lex Machina in its Patent Litigation Report. 

Nate Kelley was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "Patent Office to Hold Remote Meetings ‘Until Further Notice,’" regarding the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision to conduct all in-person meetings remotely.

Dan Bagatell was quoted in the Law360 article, "Attys Prep for Phone Hearings as Fed. Circ. Braces for Virus," regarding the impact of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cancelling numerous oral arguments slated for next month and ordering others to be conducted over the phone due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

Perkins Coie was recognized by Law360 as one of the most-hired law firms in the country for patent litigation defense in the past decade and for PTAB litigation since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Amanda Tessar was quoted in the Reuters Legal article, "Fed Circuit Disqualifies IP Firm Davidson Berquist Over Client Conflict," regarding Perkins Coie's representation of Trimble in the case, Trimble Inc. v. PerDiemCo LLC, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 19-2164.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that its Intellectual Property practice has been recognized as a 2019 Practice Group of the Year by Law360. In its annual assessment of leading law firm practice groups, Law360 recognizes the firms that won significant litigation victories and managed large deals.

Perkins Coie has earned a spot among Law360's 2019 Intellectual Property Group of the Year.

Partner Nate Kelley was quoted in the Law360 article, "Patent Cases To Watch In 2020," regarding the U.S. Supreme Court possible decision to address the contentious issue of patent eligibility, and the justices guidelines on appeals of inter partes review decisions.

Partner Nate Kelley was quoted in the Law360 article, "Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2020," regarding the trend of emboldened patent owners driving up infringement cases at U.S. district courts.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Shannon Bloodworth, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice, has been recognized by Law360 as an MVP of the Year for her counsel and work in intellectual property litigation.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Seattle Partner Christy McCullough has been recognized as one of the top 50 women attorneys who practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it was named to The National Law Journal’s 2019 Appellate Hot List, an annual list of law firms that have won key matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and ten partners were recognized as leaders in inter partes review (“IPR”) in Patexia’s 2019 IPR Intelligence Report, an annual comprehensive report of IPR data and analysis over the last five years.

Partner Nate Kelley was quoted in the Law360 article, "Fed. Circ. Pleads for Patent Eligibility Clarity: What Now?," regarding the lack of clarity on whether the Federal Circuit's patent eligibility decision on an Athena Diagnostics test for an autoimmune disease is under high court precedent.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 33 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management in the IAM Patent 1000 list for 2019, which recognizes the world’s leading patent professionals who are the best in class in patent prosecution, licensing and litigation.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 26 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) 2019 IP Stars list. Additionally, two women partners, Shannon Bloodworth, Firmwide Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property practice, and Grace Han Stanton again landed on the MIP Top 250 Women in IP list.

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by Law360 as one of the firms that “crushed it” in patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit in 2018.