Sharre Lotfollahi, P.C.
Overview
Sharre Lotfollahi is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ Intellectual Property Litigation Group and focuses on disputes involving patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright, including licensing disputes regarding intellectual property. She has represented clients in disputes involving various areas of technology, including semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessor design, athlete tracking, online ad creation and customer service software, and medical devices and implants.
Sharre has been a member of nine trial teams, including serving as a first-chair on two trials. At trial, Sharre has conducted direct and cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses, including preparing witnesses on jury-related performance. She has argued numerous motions, including at trial, and managed numerous other trial activities. She successfully led a trial team on behalf of low-income tenants against slumlords in South Los Angeles.
Sharre also advises clients on matters before the Patent and Trademark Office, contractual and licensing issues, and commercial legal strategy.
Experience
Representative Matters
Patent Infringement Litigation
- Represented developer of online advertising technology in patent infringement suit against online provider of such technology.
- Represented microprocessor manufacturer in patent infringement suit brought by patent assertion entity.
- Represented medical device and technology company in patent infringement suit involving spinal technology.
- Represented manufacturer of foot and ankle medical device technology in patent infringement suit brought by competitor.
- Represented technology company providing platform for online customer service, in action for patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, among other torts.
- Represented large medical device manufacturer in multiple patent infringement actions involving spinal technology and insulin pump devices and in action relating to antitrust violations.
- Represented computer manufacturer in patent infringement action involving computer components.
- Represented manufacturers of vehicle accessories in patent infringement actions involving truck accessories.
- Represented pharmaceutical company in actions relating to false patent marking.
- Represented medical device manufacturer in patent infringement actions involving imaging technology.
Trade Secret, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
- Represented manufacturer of power technology for semiconductor manufacturing in successful trade secret suit against a competitor.
- Represented technology company providing platform for online customer service in action for patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, among other torts.
- Represented technology company providing software and hardware for object tracking, including athletes during televised sporting events in action for trade secret misappropriation and incorrect inventorship, among other torts.
- Represented television producers in connection with trade secrets and intellectual property issues involving a highly successful television series.
- Represented developers of successful instrument-based video games in copyright, patent, and trade secret litigation.
- Represented identity theft-protection company in trademark, false advertising and unfair competition litigation.
- Represented well-known clothing retailer in copyright infringement action.
- Represented and advised production company on copyright and DMCA issues.
- Represented cosmetics company in trademark infringement litigation.
- Represented inventor in product liability actions.
- Represented medical device company in a royalty dispute with surgeon.
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkLos Angeles County District Attorney’s OfficeCompton, CA
Judicial ExternHonorable Judge Audrey B. CollinsUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Summer Law Clerk, Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA
Prior Experience
UCLA Physiology Department, Los Angeles, CA
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Staff Research Associate
Pro Bono
Lead pro bono trial counsel to over 100 tenants of slum housing in Los Angeles in pro bono litigation against former owners of building. See ‘Tenants in building cited for housing violations settle for $2 million, LA Times.'
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Memberships & Affiliations
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2008California
Courts
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los AngelesJ.D.summa cum laude2008
Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Loyola Law Review
- University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Bioengineering2002UC Berkeley Alumni Scholar