Georgia (State)

McDermott Will & Emery

Firm overview

We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most dynamic organizations and the leaders who drive them. We know that on any given day you’re tackling competition, corporate development, asset protection, talent management—some days all of the above. While there’s a bevy of smart folks out there to help you address them on a case-by-case basis, there are few who have the breadth and depth of focused knowledge to help you attend to them all and stay ahead of what’s next.

That’s McDermott.

When you hire us, you don’t just get the experience of an individual. You get a purpose-built, tightly woven network of legal thought leaders who marry their passion for business with a deep, focused understanding of the law.

And your team isn’t just the lawyers working on your business day one. It’s also their colleagues around the world who guide and advise around the edges—the ones who add diverse, nuanced perspectives to elevate strategy and surface highly effective—but often unexpected—solutions when a “simple” transaction becomes a bet-the-company deal or a basic arbitration turns into multi-year litigation.

We don’t just promote this approach—we thrive on it. We know that it’s our ability to tap into the particular knowledge of our individual lawyers and then to harness their collective experience that makes us uniquely qualified to help our clients move faster and propel their success.

You can see it the results we deliver and you’ll feel it when you meet with us to talk about your needs. You’ll know that we’re more than “just” lawyers. We’re scientists, accountants, analysts, policy makers, money managers and family members who love the law. We bring all of those experiences to bear for your business and the people you serve.

Most importantly, we’re committed to helping you make real progress against your goals—to turning those big ideas into actionable plans—and to making it as easy and enjoyable as possible.

Alston & Bird

Firm overview

Alston & Bird LLP has grown to become a leading international firm while remaining steeped in a culture with client service and teamwork as the cornerstones of all that we do. We develop, assemble, and nurture the strongest and broadest array of legal talent and expertise necessary to meet our clients’ needs in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment.

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Firm overview

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP is one of the world’s largest full-service IP firms. With offices in the United States, Asia and Europe, the firm practices European, German, UK, and U.S. IP law. In addition to services related to all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation, Finnegan provides counseling and litigation services in advertising, privacy, and a wide spectrum of additional IP-adjacent commercial matters, including trade secrets, international trade, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition. A comprehensive approach to clients’ IP needs and Finnegan’s mega-boutique size underpins its year-to-year, decade-to-decade preeminence in IP litigation across all industries and tribunals.

Finnegan offers full-service IP legal and technical experience in virtually every industry and technology: biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biologics and biosimilars, combination products, chemicals, electronics, semiconductors, computers and software, FinTech, blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, aerospace and aviation, industrial manufacturing, consumer products, food and beverage, outdoor recreation, sports and fitness, digital health, medical devices, clean energy and renewables, robotics, textiles, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), and 3D printing.

With Finnegan’s practice centered on intellectual property, the firm is able to create economies of scale and focus all resources on providing the best tools and teams for clients. The firm’s team is comprised of over 250 litigators, including career trial attorneys. Over 300 of Finnegan’s legal professionals hold degrees in scientific disciplines (60+ hold PhDs). Over 225 professionals are registered to practise before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). With more than 55 years’ IP experience, Finnegan handles hundreds of cases and proceedings across IP-related venues, including district courts, the US International Trade Commission (ITC), the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the US Supreme Court. As one of the first firms to file a petition and subsequently argue a post-grant review of a covered business method case following the implementation of the America Invents Act, Finnegan is one of the busiest law firms representing petitioners and patent owners in post-grant review proceedings. The firm files approximately 2,500 US and 1,000 foreign patent applications annually.

Surveys conducted by legal and business publications consistently rank Finnegan as one of the leading IP law practices in the world. The firm is ranked in the United States for contentious and prosecution patent and trademark work by publications including Managing Intellectual Property and The Legal 500, which have ranked Finnegan as a top-tier firm in nearly every significant IP category for over 10 years. The publications cite the firm’s winning record, technical expertise and deep bench of talent in all aspects of IP litigation, including trials, appeals and proceedings at the USPTO and ITC investigations.

Representative engagements:

Represented Maglula Ltd. in a one-of-a-kind district court litigation including patent, trademark, and copyright claims over Maglula’s assertions that Amazon sold counterfeit consumer products. After the court issued an order denying Amazon’s motion for summary judgment, the parties entered into an agreement and the case was dismissed.
Achieved a complete win for AstraZeneca in a Hatch-Waxman litigation involving patents protecting FARXIGA®, one of AstraZeneca’s billion-dollar-a-year drugs used for the treatment of diabetes.
Achieved a clean sweep victory for client Playtika, invalidating all five of its adversary’s gaming patents in district court litigation. The victory included challenging the asserted patents in IPR proceedings before the PTAB.
Represented BMW of North America, LLC and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (collectively, “BMW”) before the ITC, which, in a final determination, terminated an investigation brought on by a semiconductor patent holder attempting to ban the importation and sale of several hybrid and electric BMW vehicles into the United States.
Handles high volume U.S. patent and trademark prosecution, global IP portfolio development and management, brand protection, and counseling to protect e-commerce giant Coupang’s global IP interests.

Knowles IP

Firm overview

KIPS is a legal consulting firm which delivers highly strategic approaches to complex intellectual property issues and opportunities. We couple strategic analysis with tactical excellence to present creative and unique approaches. We have extensive experience in the management of IP matters globally (North America, Europe, Asia and developing markets).

Specialties: Intellectual property strategy, monetization, due diligence, comprehensive corporate IP evaluations, assistance with difficult litigation, challenging patent prosecution or freedom to operate issues; patent policy and strategic IP agendas

Rankings

Intellectual property (2024)

Highly Recommended

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