Goodwin

Goodwin regularly fields ‘highly talented and capable trial teams’ to manage and achieve victories in complex patent litigation. The team possesses significant expertise in competitor disputes related to high technology and excels in proceedings before the PTAB. The practice also has a strong reputation in the life sciences sector, regularly representing brand companies in Hatch-Waxman cases. Elaine Blais, based in Boston, is a first-chair trial lawyer who specializes in pharma and biotech patents. Blais jointly leads the team with the esteemed Brett Schuman, who is based in San Francisco and excels in patent infringement related to mobile phone and telecoms technology. Other notable practitioners in Boston include Douglas Kline, a ’skilled trial advocate’ who leverages over thirty years of experience trying patent disputes, and Molly Grammel, a key attorney involved in the team’s recent victory for Breeze Smoke. Naomi Birbach, in New York, is highly regarded for her work in post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes reviews, before the PTAB.