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Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP is highly active at the ITC and has broad expertise in matters relating to Section 337 proceedings. The group represents clients from a variety of industries and serves as key port of call for the likes of Comcast, The Overhead Door Corporation and Netgear. The practice is co-led from Washington DC by Bert Reiser, a seasoned trial lawyer with ‘an exceptional reputation in ITC litigation’, and IP and trade strategist Jamie Underwood, who is an expert in Section 337 actions. The group also includes DC-based IP specialist Maximilian Grant, who represents industry giants like Philip Morris International and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in proceedings the ITC, as well as Douglas Lumish in Silicon Valley, who handles a broad range of patent infringement claims. Also in Washington DC, Michael David is ‘very knowledgeable about case law’ and is another key contact in the firm’s ITC practice group.
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‘Bert Reiser and Michael David are both very intelligent, attentive to details, have up-to-date insight on ITC happenings and caselaw, and excellent legal instincts.’
‘Bert Reiser has an exceptional reputation in ITC litigation, and is very knowledgeable about practice.'
'Michael David is very knowledgeable about case law and practitioners in ITC litigation.’
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- Comcast
- Philip Morris International and Altria Entities
- Overhead Door Corporation
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
- Serendia
- Netgear
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Michael David is a partner in the firm’s International Trade Commission (ITC) Practice and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, and represents clients in their highest stakes patent infringement and trade secret actions before the International Trade Commission and federal district courts. Mr. David leverages extensive experience representing both complainants and respondents in more than three dozen ITC investigations, including as lead counsel, and participating in more than a dozen ITC trials to craft litigation strategies in matters including: Automobile automatic terrain response technology Digital video receivers and broadband gateways Graphics processing technology Networking devices and related software Lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles LTE wireless cellular devices Thermoplastic encapsulated electric motors Medical devices Biometric scanning technology He also frequently participates in US Customs and Border Protection consultations regarding ITC exclusion order enforcement and Section 177 ruling requests. Mr. David maintains an active pro bono practice and represents clients in litigation involving veterans’ rights, special education law, political asylum applications, and child custody applications. Mr. David earned a Litigator of the Week Runner-Up recognition from The American Lawyer for his pro bono representation of a US Army veteran before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. David is a member of the International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
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Bert Reiser, Jamie Underwood