Cooley

Cooley’s California IP offering includes attorneys well-versed in transactions, prosecution and litigation. The firm is highly recommended in the state for copyright, patent and trademark litigation and trademark prosecution. The firm is also recommended in California for patent prosecution.

Noteworthy practitioners in the patent group include Heidi Keefe, Mika Mayer and Michelle Rhyu. Mayer focuses on patent prosecution and strategy in the medical device and biotech sectors. Keefe is well-known for her PTAB work and overall significant litigation expertise. Rhyu handles high-stakes patent cases, recently in the biologics arena.

In trademark, Bobby Ghajar is one of the firm’s leading practitioners. Based in the Santa Monica office, Ghajar concentrates on trademark litigation, TTAB proceedings and appellate matters.

The firm recently advised Harpoon Therapeutics on a breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets case filed by Maverick. A cross-office Cooley team succeeded in overturning a jury verdict in the Northern District of Texas against longtime client Nintendo in a patent infringement case.

Cooley has represented Qualcomm in long-running patent litigation with ParkerVision regarding RF transceiver products. In the past year, Cooley advised Tesla on two significant patent infringement suits.

The firm is handling a litigation for client 23andMe in a Northern District of California suit against Ancestry.com. The client is seeking to determine whether “ancestry” is a generic term.

In addition, Cooley achieved a settlement for footwear company Allbirds in a federal trademark dispute with Giesswein Walkwaren. The Northern District of California suit involves Giesswein’s alleged unauthorized use of variations of Allbirds’ WOOL RUNNERS trademark.