Intellectual Property Litigation

“Dickinson Wright lawyers are known for delivering commercially-oriented advice on sophisticated transactions and have a remarkable record of wins in high-stakes litigation.” Best Lawyers

As an industry player in today’s high-tech, high-speed world, you want a forward-thinking legal partner who understands technology as well as your business. The IP litigation team at Dickinson Wright provides thorough and decisive representation, achieving game-changing results for clients while protecting their creative assets and business interests.

Working from offices located throughout North America, including California, Michigan, Ohio, Washington, D.C., Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Ontario, Canada, as well as through affiliations with local firms in Europe, China, Japan, India, and South Korea, our intellectual property litigation team provides seamless legal services to meet the global intellectual property needs of our clients. With a worldwide network of associates in a wide range of technical disciplines, we can readily assist our clients wherever they do business.

Our IP attorneys litigate intellectual property disputes before courts for both international and domestic organizations. Our extensive courtroom experience enables us to realistically analyze and assess the enforceability of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements while helping our clients protect their most valuable business assets—client relationships, intellectual property, and confidential business information—before a dispute arises. We provide specialized counsel, resources, and resolve to clients across a number of industries, always keeping their business objectives in mind.

Our Team

Regularly recognized by Super Lawyers®, Chambers®, Best Lawyers®, and other leading evaluating organizations, our deep bench of IP litigators includes specialists in every major technical discipline, including electrical, mechanical, chemical, and aerospace engineering; computer science; physics; and molecular biology. Their technical backgrounds give us an in-depth understanding of our clients’ innovations and the highly technical issues involved in their protection, exploitation, and defense.

Our Services

From establishing pre-litigation strategies and risk avoidance techniques to alternative dispute resolution and aggressive litigation, our lawyers represent Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and individuals alike through the final resolution of each matter. Based on a thorough understanding of our clients’ business operations and objectives, we customize plans to effectively protect their interests. In addition to representing clients in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the International Trade Commission (ITC), we have successfully represented clients at the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts and before the Supreme Court of the United States. Our IP litigation services include:

Patent Litigation Copyright Litigation Trademark Litigation

Trade Secrets Litigation ITC Section 337 Enforcement Proceedings Post-Grant Proceedings