Brian Hill
King & Spalding LLPKing & Spalding LLP has extensive experience handling Section 337 investigations and litigating before the International Trade Commission. The group has is well-versed in tech matters and is increasingly expanding its life sciences practice, with newly acquired clients including Eli Lilly. Practice head Jeffrey Telep in Washington DC is praised by clients as ‘probably the most capable and knowledgeable ITC lawyer in the United States’. The team also includes trial lawyers Chris Campbell in DC and Britton Davis in Denver, who both represent clients in patent infringement cases involving a wide array of technologies. Also a key practitioner in DC, the ‘highly qualified attorney’ Brian Hill regularly represents tech companies in ITC investigations.
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‘Jeff Telep is probably the most capable and knowledgeable ITC lawyer in the United States. Jeff's advice on our ITC case has been correct, his interpretation of the results have been correct and he has provided great recommendations.'
‘I would add Brian Hill to the list of highly qualified attorneys.'
‘I continue to hold the King & Spalding ITC team in high regard. ’
Key clients
- Composite Resources Inc.
- North American Rescue LLC
- Eli Lilly
- Causam Enterprises, Inc.
- Advanced Silicon Group Technologies LLC
- iApartments, Inc.
- EMD Serono
Work highlights
- Advised Composite Resources, Inc. and North American Rescue, the manufacturer and distributor, respectively, of combat application tourniquets, on filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting an investigation under Section 337 into the importation and sale of tourniquets after learning that that imported knock-off tourniquets infringed the clients’ patents, trademarks, and trade dress.
- Represented Eli Lilly in a case at the International Trade Commission to prevent counterfeit versions of Lilly’s blockbuster drug Mounjaro ® from being imported into the United States.
- Represented Causam on a Section 337 case and parallel district court patent infringement actions against a number of importers and foreign producers of smart thermostats and meters, specifically Itron, Resideo, Alarm.com, and ecobee.
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Leading associates
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Jeffrey Telep
King & Spalding LLPPractice head
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Jeffrey Telep