Comprised of ‘strong members from the top down’. Winston & Strawn LLP’s boasts a strong patent litigation team with expertise in high technology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. The practice also specializes in patent cases involving AI. In Los Angeles, Nimalka Wickramasekera co-chairs the department, specializing in medical device patents. David Enzminger, also in Los Angeles, is well-regarded for his work on complex hardware and software patent infringement cases. The team is further strengthened by the esteemed George Lombardi, in Chicago, who is a leading patent litigator for cases involving telephone and computer tech. In Washington DC, both Chuck Klein and Jovial Wong excel in high-value patent cases related to pharma and biotech. Additionally, clients praise Krishnan Padmanabhan in New York for his ’winning arguments’ and technological expertise in district courts. Thomas Melsheimer has left the firm. Danielle Williams has left the firm.
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Témoignages

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  • 'The patent litigation team at Winston is very effective at getting favorable results for its customers.'
  • 'George Lombardi and Dustin Edwards work great as a team. Each is amazing, organized, and thoughtful in their own right, and they provided us with great results on several patent matters this year. Could not be any happier with their effective representation of the company.'
  • 'The team works together seamlessly. Very strategic thinking, always thinking of creative solutions to difficult problems. Strong members from the top down, from senior partner to junior associate.'
  • 'Fantastic organization, nothing seems to slip between the cracks and wonderful oral arguments with a great courtroom presence.'
  • 'They seem to be at the forefront of using AI technology in legal work compared to other law firms we work with.'
  • 'Krishnan Padmanabhan knows the technology extremely well and works with his team to develop winning arguments on the merits. He thinks outside the box and has on numerous occasions found threads to pull that others overlook that turn out to be case dispositive in our favor.'

Clients clés

  • Advanced Micro Devices
  • Cisco Systems
  • U.S. Well Services Holdings
  • Flypsi
  • Corning Incorporated
  • MSN Laboratories Private Limited
  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
  • Lupin Limited
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Points forts

Achieved a complete victory for Microsoft Corporation by securing a rare summary judgment of no damages in a patent litigation case filed by Exafer Ltd.
Represented Flypsi, Inc. in a patent infringement case against Google regarding Flyp's innovative telephone call setup methods, which recently resulted in a favorable jury verdict in the W.D. Tex.
   
Responsable de la pratique

Nimalka Wickramasekera

Autres avocats clés

George Lombardi; David Enzminger; Chuck Klein; Dustin Edwards; Krishnan Padmanabhan; Michael Bittner; Jovial Wong