Cooley LLP‘s full-service patent litigation team maintains a reputation for technical knowledge and strong track record in jury trials. The firm is particularly active in the technology and life sciences sectors, having represented market leaders like Uber, Meta and Moderna in complex IP disputes. Its recent work includes securing a jury win for a medical device company in a patent interference trial. The IP litigation practice is chaired by Stephen Smith, a Washington DC-based attorney with extensive experience in the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and other federal adjudicative forums. Heidi Keefe is active in the firm’s Palo Alto office, where she acts as a first chair trial lawyer on highly complex, technical patent cases. Reuben Chen, also based in Palo Alto, is a specialist in trade secret litigation and a frequent advisor to a broad range of technology companies. Christa Anderson has left the firm in March 2025.
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Key clients
- Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
- Quanterix Corporation
- Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
- Astellas Pharma, Inc.
- PetIQ, Inc.
- Niantic, Inc.
- Zipline International Inc.
- RSB Spine, LLC
- Netgear, Inc.
- Uber Technologies, Inc.
- Caihong Display Devices Co., Ltd.
- Science Applications International Corporation
Work highlights
Secured several significant victories for Liquidia Technologies.
Secured a trial win for RSB Spine following a patent interference trial before Judge Richard G. Andrews of the US District Court for the District of Delaware against DePuy Synthes.
Defended Niantic, in a contested augmented reality patent case.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Stephen Smith
Other key lawyers
Heidi Keefe; Reuben Chen