Milbank‘s intellectual property group represents both plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement disputes relating to a broad range of technologies, including electronic, pharma, biotech and consumer products. Leading the practice, Christopher Gaspar in New York represents a broad range of tech companies in all key IP litigation venues and also advises clients on IP issues arising in M&A, financing, and financial restructuring transactions. Also in New York, Nathaniel Browand focuses on IP law with a particular emphasis on litigation, transactional work and counselling.
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Key clients
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- TMT Systems, Inc.
- Citco Capital Group LLC
- Empire Technology Development / Allied Inventors
Work highlights
- Advised Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. on claims of patent infringement concerning shadow rendering techniques in certain video games, including blockbuster games Grand Theft Auto V.
- Represented TMT in a challenge brought by Medtronic Inc. in an inter partes review in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Gaspar