In today’s ever increasing competitive global marketplace, intellectual property (“IP”) rights may be our clients’ most valuable assets. Management of and protecting these assets, as well as defending against infringement allegations of others, is critical to a company’s success. Whether our client has innovations of its own that it needs to protect and enforce, or is defending against the claims of others, we aggressively, yet economically, advocate for our clients and with our clients’ needs constantly in mind.

Dykema’s IP Litigation practice brings together experienced IP and commercial trial lawyers in the defense or prosecution of litigation arising out of patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, internet-based and other technology disputes, and includes litigation involving trade secret and unfair competition claims, false advertising, publicity rights, and intellectual property transfers.

Dykema’s extensive litigation resources include over 200 seasoned litigators, and more than 25 attorneys specializing in and solely devoted to IP matters. Our IP Litigation teams include attorneys who both know IP, and know how to win at trial. And we have a proven record of success in doing so. Our attorneys are skilled at litigating large cases involving technology, scientific and other complex issues, and have litigated “bet-the-company” IP cases, often with hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars at stake, including one case in which one of our Dykema lawyers prepared and presented a patent damages case obtaining a record-setting jury verdict of over $100 million. Dykema lawyers practice in Federal Courts across the country and before specialized tribunals including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and other venues. Many of us are also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Dykema’s IP Litigation attorneys have experience in a wide variety of technologies, including electrical engineering and computers (hardware and software); chemical engineering; civil engineering; mechanical engineering; aeronautical engineering; pharmaceuticals; medical devices; and chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology. Our patent cases have involved such diverse products and industries including telecommunications, wireless devices, plastics, automotive systems, computer systems and peripherals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, semiconductors, gas/oil well drilling systems, plasma torches, silicon microphones, video games, jet engines, digital signal processing, consumer products, security monitoring devices and electronic power equipment, food, and medical products including dialysis equipment, intraocular lenses, CAT scanners, oximeters, proton beam therapy systems, and artificial retinas.

Our experience also includes litigation involving trademark and copyright infringement and trade secret claims, trade dress, counterfeiting, unfair competition and false advertising claims. We have also handled antitrust and unfair competition claims in such diverse markets as soft drinks, computer hardware and software, high tech components, consumer food products, turbo prop engines, hospital and physician services, prescription/generic drugs, sporting equipment, transportation, construction equipment and funeral products.

Our experience provides the foundation for helping our clients achieve their strategic objectives in IP litigation matters.

Dykema IP litigators are resident in our offices in Michigan, Illinois, Texas, California and the District of Columbia. We are licensed in jurisdictions throughout the country.

For more information on our IP Litigation Team, contact:
Allan J. Sternstein, Director 312-627-2143