In a high-stakes patent dispute, the fighting advantage goes to the side with the most litigation experience. Goodwin Procter attorneys have litigated hundreds of jury trials around the country, and clients seek out our experience and skills to secure preliminary injunctions, declaratory and summary judgments, favorable results in Markman proceedings, advantageous settlements and appellate relief.

Attorneys in our Patent Litigation Practice – which has been ranked by IP Law & Business as one of nation’s most active – routinely conduct pre-suit investigations, discovery proceedings and trials in disputes involving a vast range of industries and technologies. We counsel clients on infringement, validity and patentability issues in these contexts, and when necessary, litigate patents in federal district courts throughout the country. We also have substantial experience before the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Goodwin Procter has over 150 attorneys and scientists dedicated to protecting IP assets. With superior technical abilities and extensive experience in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, our professionals have over 50 advanced degrees, including 20 Ph.D.s, in fields such as chemistry, biology, mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine. Many have been employed as scientists, engineers or in-house counsel by organizations such as ABB Combustion Engineering, AGFA, Colgate-Palmolive, ExxonMobil, Fidelity Investments, General Dynamics, General Electric, Haagen-Dazs, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Hoffman-LaRoche, IBM, MIT, M&M/Mars (now Masterfoods USA), Martin Marietta, Norden Systems (a division of Northrop Grumman), Parke-Davis (now Pfizer), PepsiCo, Raytheon, Schering-Plough, Siemens, Sperry (now Unisys), Standard Microsystems, Texaco (now ChevronTexaco) and the U.S. Navy.

Over 60 Goodwin Procter attorneys are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Some are also former patent examiners with the PTO and several are inventors who hold protected U.S. patents.

Goodwin Procter patent litigators have extensive experience applying the substantive law of intellectual property and excel at communicating complex technological concepts to judges and juries in a comprehensible and compelling manner. Our patent litigation work involves some of the most intricate, cutting-edge technology in the marketplace. Our primary focus is on disputes involving electrical engineering, chemistry and biotechnology.

Contacts: J. Anthony Downs and Douglas J. Kline