Practices

Patent Counseling and Prosecution

Advance business goals through patent strategy.

Why Cooley

  • International patent team of 100+ lawyers and patent professionals (vast majority hold PhDs, MDs or other advanced degrees) across the US, UK and Europe

  • One of the largest dedicated life sciences and medical device patent teams in the US

  • Patent counsel to 1,400+ companies worldwide ranging from trailblazing startups to industry leaders    

  • 7,100+ patent applications filed globally for clients in 2023

  • 1,000+ investor-side and company-side patent due diligence reviews in M&A deals, capital market offerings, financings and other high-value transactions

  • Decades of experience drafting, prosecuting, defending and opposing patents at the US Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office 

  • In addition to coast to coast coverage across the US, UK and Europe, we leverage a trusted network of counsel across all other key jurisdictions worldwide

  • Fully integrated patent prosecution, strategic counseling, licensing and litigation practice creating cost efficiencies and unified patent strategies

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Recognition

  • BTI Consulting: BTI Client Service 100 (2023)
  • Chambers: Nationwide: Intellectual Property (2023)
  • IAM Patent 1000: Recommended Firm: Patent Prosecution (2023)
  • Legal 500: Top IP and life sciences practice in the US and UK (2023)
  • LMG Life Sciences: “Patent Strategy and Management Firm of the Year” Honoree (2023)
  • Managing Intellectual Property: Top firm for Patent Prosecution (2023)
  • Managing Intellectual Property: "Law Firm of the Year for IP Transactions" Honoree (2021)

The attorneys are exceptional and have great coordination across groups and offices.

Chambers 2023