Appellate boutique MoloLamken LLP handles high-stakes cases across the regional federal circuits and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The firm’s ‘excellent lawyers’ manage a caseload encompassing IP, energy, telecoms, and administrative law from offices in Washington DC, New York, and Chicago. Based in Washington DC, practice head Jeffrey Lamken has argued 29 cases before the US Supreme Court and is widely recognized for his leadership in patent appeals. Lamken recently led the team in securing a significant Federal Circuit affirmance in a multi-party vaccine patent appeal and successfully overturned a nine-figure infringement verdict in the mobile communications sector. Fellow Washington DC contact Michael Pattillo focuses on administrative law and regulatory challenges, where he has successfully challenged federal agency enforcement actions and overturned substantial financial penalties. Also in Washington DC, Rayiner Hashem has extensively represented Ericsson in high-stakes patent appeals, including proceedings involving cross-border anti-suit injunctions. In Chicago, Eugene Sokoloff provides expertise in high-stakes antitrust litigation, representing companies in Sherman Act claims on appeal.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very professional and experienced handling of cases.’
- ‘Jeffrey Lamken has extensive experience and knowledge regarding the workings of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Lucas Walker digs to the bottom of the case.’
- ‘Excellent lawyers that professionally guide clients through the case.’
- ‘MoloLamken is the best appellate boutique firm I have ever seen or worked with. The team has worked with us several times, especially on patent appeals. They are the first firm I recommend.’
- ‘Jeffrey Lamken is the leader of the group and the best attorney I have ever worked with. His colleagues are all excellent; the teams are small and everyone listed on the brief does the work. Jeff does a lot of work on every case his name appears on.’
Key clients
- The Regents of the University of California, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (“CVC”)
- Moderna, Inc.
- CH Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
- Elliott Electric Supply, Inc.
- Shaoxing Ruising Lighting Co., Ltd.
- Zaappaaz, Inc.
- HUB International Limited and HUB International Midwest Limited
- Amgen Inc.
- Express Mobile, Inc.
- Natera, Inc.
- Bank Markazi
- Shradha Agarwal
- Nokia Corp.
- Versata Software, Inc.
- Versata Development Group, Inc.
- Trilogy, Inc.
- VLSI Technology LLC
- Ninth Inning Inc. (d/b/a The Mucky Duck, 1465 3rd Ave.; d/b/a Gael Pub)
- Robert Gary Lippincott, Jr.
- Jonathan Frantz (on behalf of themselves and classes of residential and commercial subscribers to DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package)
Work highlights
Obtained a reversal on behalf of Nobel Prize-winning scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier regarding an adverse PTAB decision. The ruling concerned patent ownership of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system.
Represented Nokia in obtaining a Federal Circuit reversal of an $181m patent infringement verdict. The decision vacated the damages award after the court found a lack of substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding of infringement.
Represented Moderna in obtaining an appellate affirmance of a judgment that the Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine does not infringe a competitor’s patents.
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Practice head
Jeffrey Lamken
Other key lawyers
Lucas Walker; Michael Pattillo; Rayiner Hashem; Eugene Sokoloff