Our Approach

 
Our IP litigators are trial lawyers with extensive experience handling patent infringement cases in courtrooms throughout the United States, as well as 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 by Legal Media Group’s Benchmark Litigation 2011.

  • Davis Polk’s “[v]ery talented [IP] trial attorneys bring the highest quality and best representation one can obtain to the table.” Legal 500 U.S. 2011

Notable Matters

  • We have represented VNUS in patent infringement litigation since 2005, in connection with the endovenous treatment for varicose veins. Litigation included a jury verdict of infringement and an award of $45.8 million in favor of VNUS, and several favorable settlements.

  • We are representing Yahoo! in patent infringement litigation filed by Xerox against Yahoo! and Google in the District of Delaware. We also recently represented Yahoo! in patent litigation against AOL in the Southern District of New York.

  • We routinely represent Comcast in major patent infringement litigation, including:

    • Patent litigation filed in January 2011 by Pragmatus VOD in the District of Delaware  

    • Defending Comcast subsidiary Plaxo in patent litigation filed in June 2010 by Stragent, LLC in the Eastern District of Texas

    • Patent litigation filed by EMG Technology in the Eastern District of Texas, involving patents alleged to relate to the optimization of websites for display on mobile devices

    • Defending Comcast and its subsidiary Plaxo in patent litigation in the Northern District of California concerning network address book and social networking services

    • Patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas concerning features of the Comcast Digital Voice phone service

    • Patent litigation in the Central District of California and the District of Delaware concerning automated call processing technology

    • Obtaining a summary judgment of noninfringement and final judgment in favor of Comcast in patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas concerning Comcast’s video-on-demand services
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