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Our IP litigators are trial lawyers who have extensive experience handling patent infringement cases in courtrooms throughout the United States. They also have experience with disputes regarding trade secret misappropriation, trademark and copyright infringement and false advertising. We regularly bring our courtroom experience to bear in counseling clients regarding preparation for potential IP litigation, IP enforcement and litigation avoidance.
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Awards and Rankings

  • Two Davis Polk lawyers are recognized as “National Litigation Stars” for Intellectual Property – Benchmark Litigation 2013


  • Ranked nationally among U.S. law firms – Legal 500 U.S.: Davis Polk’s “[v]ery talented [IP] trial attorneys bring the highest quality and best representation one can obtain to the table.”


  • “There are few cases that I can just put on autopilot and be confident that they’re going to be handled appropriately, but I can do that with [Davis Polk's IP partners].” – Benchmark Litigation 2012

Notable Matters

  • We obtained a jury verdict of infringement and an award of $45.8 million as well as several favorable settlements in favor of our client VNUS Medical Technology in patent infringement litigation in connection with a non-surgical endovenous treatment to eliminate varicose veins.

  • We have represented Comcast in a series of patent infringement actions brought by and against Sprint in federal courts in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Delaware that involve nearly 40 different patents relating to telephony, video and Internet services. We routinely represent Comcast in major patent litigation, including in more than a dozen filed cases in recent years.

  • We have represented Riverbed Technology in a patent case filed in the District of Delaware against Silver Peak Systems. Riverbed is the pioneer in WAN optimization systems and holds a number of patents relating to that field.

  • We have represented Aetna in a patent case in Denver filed by HealthTrio, LLC relating to health care management.
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