Patent Litigation
Having won high-stakes cases before the US federal courts, state courts and the International Trade Commission, Kenyon’s attorneys have handled jury and bench trials in all of the venues considered to be hotbeds for patent litigation. We are known to be thorough in our preparation, with a recognized aptitude for winning summary judgment motions, as well as leading trial teams to victory. Kenyon is named one of the world’s leading patent litigation firms by IAM Patent Litigation 250. Legal referral guide Chambers USA describes us as having a “prowess for patent litigation.” Legal 500 notes that our patent litigators are recognized by clients as having the ability to achieve “very cost-effective results, on an overall basis.” Additionally, in 2011, we were named the “Patents Law Firm of the Year,” by Lawyers World.
Known to be formidable adversaries in the courtroom, we are frequently hired to act as trial counsel in cases where the amounts in controversy and demands are too high for settlement to be a viable option. As a further testament to our abilities, multi-defendant groups regularly elect us to act as lead trial counsel for their patent litigations. While we find frequent success at the summary judgment stage, we are equally adept through trial. Our strong grasp of the science and technology underlying our clients’ IP enables us to excel at translating complicated subject matter into a form understandable to a technically unsophisticated judge or jury. We have mastered the art and science of presenting complex evidence, employing the most up-to-date technology to make the evidence both vivid and understandable to courts and juries.
Our style and effectiveness have facilitated our patent litigation successes across the United States. Kenyon attorneys have been litigating in many jurisdictions for as long as parties have been filing patent cases there. We draw upon our depth of knowledge about the cases filed in such districts to advise parties at an early stage about how cases are likely to proceed. Our knowledge of local rules, experience before specific judges, and propensity for predicting how certain arguments are likely to be received by the Court, also inure to the benefit of our clients.
Of further advantage to our clients is our reputation as a top notch patent litigation firm. This reputation plays an influential role in the recommendations that opposing counsel make to their clients about whether or not to consider settlement options. It frequently affords us leverage during settlement negotiations, positioning us to negotiate agreements that resolve our clients’ cases for fractional amounts of the damages claimed.
We bring these same litigation skills to bear in the appellate realm, convincing the Federal Circuit to uphold District Court decisions that favor our clients and persuasively arguing for the reversal of invalidity and infringement decisions rendered against our clients by the lower courts.