WilmerHale Honored Throughout 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms List, Named Intellectual Property Litigation Firm of the Year

WilmerHale Honored Throughout 2018 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms List, Named Intellectual Property Litigation Firm of the Year

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Providing comprehensive solutions for the acquisition, enforcement and protection of IP.
A global team handling highly complex and sensitive matters in all aspects of litigation.

Clients in need of copyright and trademark protection depend on our skilled litigators and IP lawyers with a proven record of success. Technology companies bring us cutting-edge and novel copyright protection matters centered on the dissemination and transmission of copyrighted works and content. Clients in the entertainment industry rely on our guidance on critical issues surrounding copyright protection for movies, television, music and other art forms, and we also work with fashion and consumer goods companies on protecting and enforcing their copyrights. 

Clients seek our help with the strategic selection, registration, management, enforcement and defense of trademark, trade dress and domain name rights—often their most valuable assets. Local and global brands rely on us to protect them from infringement and dilution by guarding their assets from competitors who aim to weaken their names. We also offer strategies to minimize risk of liability for trademark infringement and have successfully defended many companies in litigation against parties seeking to overreach with allegations of trademark or trade dress infringement, domain name misuse or cybersquatting. We consider not only potential infringement of third-party rights, but also whether a potential name or trademark can be registered and provide clients with the desired exclusivity and global market impact. Clients looking to prevent third-party misappropriation of trademarks and names depend on us to oppose registrations and seek cancellations of existing registrations, and to defend their trademarks in proceedings in the US Patent and Trademark Office, under the Madrid Protocol and before national and regional patent and trademark offices.

WilmerHale is uniquely positioned to provide counseling, strategic advice and litigation representation to clients confronting issues involving both antitrust and intellectual property law—and the intersection between the two.
Clients trust us to protect their most important intellectual property matters.

By patenting their innovations, our clients increase the value of their intellectual property and enhance their ability to compete in the marketplace. We work with laboratory and research teams and R&D and product development groups to determine whether, when and where it is in our clients’ business and technical interests to seek patent protection. And we don’t just file patent applications. Drawing on our experience with patent litigation, corporate financings and technology transactions, we implement IP strategies that conserve resources, add measurable value and give our clients a cost-effective and commercially practical competitive edge.

We help clients obtain more than 750 US and foreign patents each year, covering innovations that span the technological spectrum, including aerospace, biochemistry, biotechnology, business methods, chemistry, computer science, fuel cells, genetics, high-speed data communication, integrated circuits, materials science, medical devices, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor devices and processes, and software.

We also prepare and prosecute patent applications internationally under the Patent Cooperative Treaty and by working with a network of seasoned patent lawyers around the world. Our experience extends to appeals, interferences and opposition proceedings within the US Patent and Trademark Office, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the European Patent Office.

We advise clients on the smartest, most cost-effective ways to challenge or defend issued patents.
Clients rely on our team of experienced regulatory litigators and former government officials to handle all aspects of administrative law litigation.
“The firm is at its best during a fight—whether that’s against an enforcer, or in court against a private litigant.” — Global Competition Review
Combining our trial and appellate strengths allows us to shape litigation strategy from the outset to maximize the likelihood of ultimate success.
Sophisticated knowledge of the bankruptcy process, combined with top-notch appellate and trial experience and the perspective and insight required to address a wide range of bankruptcy litigation and regulation issues.
With litigators who previously served as senior lawyers in the Departments of Justice and Defense, and in-house for a major defense contractor, our team has successfully represented clients in difficult, high-stakes FCA litigation brought by relators and the government.
We offer clients exceptional insight in dealing with competition agencies in the United States, Europe and around the world.
With lawyers across the United States and in key international locations, our team handles high-stakes matters before the regulatory and enforcement agencies with energy and environmental oversight.
WilmerHale has defended clients in hundreds of class, derivative, shareholder and individual actions alleging securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other corporate misconduct.
WilmerHale has been at the forefront of complex financial restructuring and bankruptcy litigation and policy matters for decades.
WilmerHale is renowned for its sophisticated representation of investors, developers, landlords, tenants, lenders and institutions on complex real estate projects and transactions.
A deep and diverse practice focused on maximizing tax efficiencies and minimizing tax risks for clients nationally and internationally.
We leverage technical knowledge, business acumen and legal experience to structure, prepare and negotiate innovative and effective technology-related agreements.

WilmerHale has been recognized among the 2018 U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® list of Best Law Firms, an honor it has earned since the inception of these rankings in 2010. The firm has received first-tier rankings in 21 national and 60 metro-area rankings, and boasts 36 second- and third-tier rankings. WilmerHale was also named as the Litigation – Intellectual Property Firm of the Year, which signals the group's “unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal knowledge and experience.” 

Firms included in the 2018 Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence and receive consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Clients were asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing expertise, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. The 2018 rankings, available at BestLawFirms.USNews.com, more than 13,000 attorneys provided more than 1,000,000 law firm assessments, and more than 7,500 clients provided more than 65,000 evaluations.

WilmerHale is recognized in the following practice areas (separated by region and tier):

National Tier 1

Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Mutual Funds Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Venture Capital Law

National Tier 2

Banking and Finance Law
Insurance Law
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Arbitration - Governmental
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Tax
Media Law
Native American Law
Patent Law
Securities Regulation
Technology Law
Trademark Law

National Tier 3

Copyright Law
Derivatives and Futures Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Information Technology Law
Labor Law - Management
Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Boston
Appellate Practice
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Environmental Law
Labor Law - Management
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
Trademark Law
Venture Capital Law

Colorado
Environmental Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property

New York City
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Arbitration
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Insurance Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Mutual Funds Law

San Jose
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent

Washington DC
Advertising Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
First Amendment Law
Government Relations Practice
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Native American Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Boston
Information Technology Law
Litigation - Tax
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Securities Regulation

Colorado
Energy Regulatory Law
Natural Resources Law

New York City
Antitrust Law
International Arbitration - Commercial
Mergers & Acquisitions Law

San Jose
Corporate Law
Washington DC
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Arbitration - Governmental
Media Law

Metropolitan Tier 3
New York City
Tax Law

Washington DC
Derivatives and Futures Law
FDA Law

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