Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie receives top marks in California for its capabilities in both patent prosecution and patent litigation matters. In the past year, the firm has added a number of lateral IP attorneys in the Bay Area.

Key practitioners in patent prosecution include Viola Kung and Michael Wise. Key practitioners in patent litigation include John Shnurer, James Snell, James Valentine and Bobbie Wilson.

In 2021, the firm was shortlisted by Managing IP for the Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year in the West, and Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year in the West awards.

Perkins Coie represents Cisco in patent litigation brought by NetFuel, involving two patents asserted against a significant volume of Cisco switches and routers.

The firm represented multiple defendants, including Hulu and Netflix, in a multiyear matter that resulted in a precedential decision by the Federal Circuit involving the problem that consumers of software use digital products on multiple devices, where consumers have “a legitimate need to install and use the software on every computer.”

The firm also represented HTC against Philips in an eleven‐patent case that began in the District of Delaware and later transferred to the Northern District of California.