Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown has a full-service IP offering and in New York boasts a significant practice focused on different areas of litigation. The firm’s recommended robust copyright practice is focused on music rate-setting cases and other media disputes. The firm is also recommended for its patent contentious practice, often representing clients in the life sciences sector.

Notable practitioners in New York include Lisa Ferri and John Mancini. Ferri is co-head of the firm's global IP group and is versed in patent litigation in the life sciences sector. John Mancini's practice is focused on prosecution and litigation in a number of areas, particular in the copyright and trademark space.

In addition to the firm’s historical practice focused on branded small molecule drugs, the group has become active in the biologics area with its recent representation of Alexion in a patent infringement suit against Chugai.

The group was also active for Gilead entity Astellas in a Hatch-Waxman dispute against six different generic drug makers.

In the copyright area, the firm recently assisted client Spotify in a Copyright Royalty Board proceeding.

The firm also defended Google from claims involving copyright and trademark infringement, DMCA violations and unfair competition.