Desmarais

New York

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Overview

Litigation boutique Desmarais earns top ranking in New York for patent litigation, supported by a notable team of trial-tested attorneys. The firm has more than 60 attorneys focused on patent litigation. While Desmarais is well known for its activity in hi-tech patent disputes, the firm also continues to expand in the life sciences industry.

Key practitioners of the firm include founder John Desmarais, Paul Bondor, Bindu Donovan, Alan Kellman, Todd Krause and Jonas McDavit. The group is active in patent matters in federal court, the ITC and PTAB. Additionally, the firm uses a flexible approach to cost with its established use of alternative fee arrangements. Clients of the firm include Apple, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM and Keygene.

The firm was shortlisted for multiple awards by Managing IP in 2021, including Patent Contentious Firm of the Year in the Northeast and US Specialty IP Firm of the Year.

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Recent notable cases include the firm’s representation of Cisco in a three-day bench trial against Egenera in the District Court of Massachusetts. The matter resulted in the judge invalidating the opponent’s patent covering virtual networking.

The firm also represented IBM in a multimillion-dollar dispute against Groupon that recently settled in favor of the client.

Additional patent clients include Intel, Sound View Innovations, Avanos, Allergan, Verizon, Apple, Google, Samsung Electronics and Unified Patents.