North America - United States • Intellectual property
K&L Gates
With global full-service IP capabilities, K&L Gates represents companies in a broad range of industry sectors, including chemistry, materials science, mechanical engineering, tech, and pharmacology, in patent infringement cases. IP litigator Theo Angelis in Seattle has extensive experience acting for clients in cases before the District Courts and the International Trade Commission and co-heads the team with Chicago lawyer Robert Barrett. IP experts Christina Goodrich and Jason Engel in Los Angeles are also seasoned trial lawyers, and Chris Centurelli in Boston focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on representing tech companies in patent, copyright and trade secrets disputes. Jeffrey Gargano in Chicago, who represents clients in IP disputes in the federal courts and at the ITC as well as counseling on IP strategy and litigation, is also a notable contact.
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Key clients
- Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
- T-Mobile, Sprint
- OnePlus Technology
- Aerovironment
- CPC
- OsteoMed LLC
- Milliman, Inc.
- Milliman Solutions, LLC
- Vestergaard Frandsen, Inc
- Baxter International, Inc.
- Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.
- Grifols Worldwide Operations Limited
Work highlights
- Represented OsteoMed in a four-patent plaintiff-side case against Stryker in the Northern District of Illinois and Wright Medical in the District of Delaware.
- Represented T-Mobile and Sprint in a case brought against them in the Eastern District of Texas by Telecom Network Solutions, LLC.
- Represented Vestergaard Frandsen, Inc. in an ITC investigation filed by Brita against several water filtration manufacturers.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Barret, Theo Angelis