Practice Groups
Intellectual Property Right assertions are a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and even greater world-wide. Our Litigation Group members are frequently brought into litigation matters to offer the strategic support that our backgrounds as technologists provide. We pride ourselves on our ability to bridge the oftentimes different perspectives of and languages used by lawyers and courts, on the one hand, and inventors and clients, on the other hand.
Our Litigation Group typically works in tandem with lead litigation counsel to provide strategic support, including: asserting or defending against post-grant challenges (e.g., IPR’s); claim construction development, including Markman briefing and hearings; expert witnesses discovery, including report drafting and depositions; infringement analysis for both patent assertions and defensive analysis; and developing defenses, such as prior art searching, and invalidity and non-infringement contentions. We have supported many of the nation’s preeminent patent litigation law firms and frequently are brought in time and again for additional matters.
Meet our practitioners:
- Steven H. Slater, J.D., B.S.E.E., Group Leader, Partner & Patent Attorney - 25 years of experience representing clients in District Court, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- Michael Kucher, J.D., L.L.M., M.S. Physics, Partner & Patent Attorney - licensed to practice law in both the U.S. and Europe, with over ten years of experience managing patent assertions in both an in-house and an outside counsel capacity.
- Brian A. Carlson, J.D., M.S.E.E., Patent Attorney - experience in litigation support including expert witness discovery and developing non-infringement and invalidity defenses in District Court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- Robert G. Graham, J.D., B.S.E.E., Patent Attorney - experience in representing numerous patent owners in District Court litigation, as well as general counseling on litigation matters.
- Vijay D. Desai, J.D., B.S.Ch.E., Patent Attorney - experience in mass tort litigation as well as multi-party intellectual property litigation.
- John D. Koetter, J.D., B.S.C.E., Patent Attorney - experience in District Court litigation and post-grant challenges before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- Lizabeth Vice, J.D., B.S.E.E., Patent Attorney - experience in District Court litigation and post-grant challenges before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- Chad Terrell, J.D., B.S.C.E., Patent Attorney - experience in District Court litigation and post-grant challenges before the Patent and Appeal Board (PTAB).
- Natalie D. Swider, J.D., B.A. Psychology, Attorney - over ten years of experience representing clients in District Court litigation, including arguing claim construction positions and other oral arguments; significant experience in managing complex discovery.