Patent Office Litigation

Why Cooley

Cooley's trial-tested lawyers combine market-leading patent litigation expertise with an in-depth understanding of post-grant proceedings to help our clients win. Our combination of experience allows us to develop a comprehensive strategy that considers the broader implications of PTAB proceedings on concurrent district court litigation. We have handled 300+ PTAB and Patent Office proceedings across disparate industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, biofuels, medical devices, data security, internet technologies, telecommunications, mobile apps, social media, software and space exploration, among others. As a top law firm for PTAB proceedings and a top law firm for patent litigation defense (Docket Navigator), Cooley is well-positioned to advise clients on the strategic use of post-grant proceedings within the context of concurrent litigation.

Areas of Practice

• Inter partes review (IPR) proceedings

• Covered business method review (CBM) proceedings

• Post-grant review (PGR) proceedings

• Inter partes and ex parte reexams

Representative Matters

• Convinced the Patent Office to invalidate all claims of patent asserted against Facebook in its first-ever patent case; affirmed on appeal
• Filed PTAB proceeding to invalidate all claims of an online messaging patent asserted against Facebook; affirmed on appeal
• For Horizon Pharma, we succeeded in getting multiple IPR petitions filed by Kyle Bass denied
• Neptune Technologies and Bioressources’ prevails when PTAB upholds claims in IPR attack launched by the largest krill oil producer in the world
• Following a successful IPR strategy, we negotiated a favorable settlement for Websense in a competitor patent case