Cooley

Based in the US, Cooley is a national firm committed to finding innovative solutions for it clientele. Key locations for the firm include, Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Washington DC and Reston. The firm has a broad practice area offering across the patent, trademark and copyright areas, and a varied clientele, many of which occupy the tech sector. The firm holds national rankings in PTAB litigation, patent prosecution, IP transactions, life sciences and trademark litigation.

Notable patent practitioners: Matt Pavao, Steve Smith, Bill Christiansen, Heidi Keefe, Mika Mayer, Sanya Sukduang, Michael Tuscan, Betsy Flanagan

Notable trademark & copyright practitioners: Brendan Hughes, Bobby Ghajar, JP Oleksiuk

The IP department is led by chairs Brendan Hughes who heads trademark and copyright practice, Matt Pavao who heads the patent practice, and Steve Smith who heads the IP litigation practice.

Throughout the research period, Cooley remained active in the biotech space. As a leader in this area the team continues to advise clients such as Black Diamond Therapeutics, Poseida Therapeutics, and Alpine Bio on their patent matters.

In Trademark, Cooley currently advises cryptocurrency platform Coinbase with prosecution and enforcement matters.