Patent Infringement Litigation

Kirkland & Ellis LLP impresses with its successful track record before all major patent litigation venues in the US, including the PTAB and the ITC. The practice stands out through its commitment to preparing every case for trial, drawing on its excellent bench of senior and junior litigators with experience in a wide spread of technologies... - The Legal 500 United States, 2020

We are trial lawyers who try patent infringement cases before juries, judges and arbitrators. We represent clients in end-to-end, strategic disputes with their keenest and most aggressive competitors, and our lawyers are often called upon to right the ship in high-stakes cases. We have extensive experience trying cases in venues across the country where patent infringement cases are most often litigated, including district courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Trial readiness is a cornerstone of all litigation disciplines practiced at Kirkland, and we believe that the best litigation results — whether achieved in court or across the bargaining table — occur where Kirkland and the client act on the assumption that the case will go to trial. We focus on trial strategy and themes from the beginning of a case. While most cases settle before trial, strong trial-based case development optimizes the chance of favorable settlements by yielding pre-trial victories and signaling to the adversary that our client is unafraid to try the case if necessary to protect its interests. Kirkland’s trial-oriented approach is possible due to our deep bench of experienced trial lawyers and our uncommon commitment to training our junior lawyers.

In addition, our premier appellate attorneys brief and argue high-stakes cases in the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, protecting our clients’ IP interests at the appellate level.