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Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP

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United States • Intellectual property

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Patents: litigation (full coverage)

Nixon Peabody LLP‘s IP department is home to robust patent litigation practice, regularly serving as lead counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants in high-profile matters. The firm maintains a strong presence in the technology sector, representing prominent companies in electronics and software in across the full range of patent disputes and post-grant proceedings. Daniel Schwartz, a Chicago-based trial attorney praised for his advisory work, co-heads the practice with Seth Levy, who operates out of LA. Sasha Rao is a go-to trial attorney for tech sector patent disputes; she is based in Silicon Valley.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Deep technical knowledge combined with strategic thinking and good organizational support to ensure that our efforts are on track.’

  • ‘Sasha Rao and Ilya Mirov are excellent, along with their support team.’

  • ‘We have worked with Andrew Choung, partner at Nixon Peabody, and he is terrific -- not only as a very talented and competent patent litigator but also as an ethical attorney and a very caring and decent human being.

  • ‘Friendly and capable; a good geographic range; supportive and inquisitive ’

  • ‘Dan Schwartz is a wise and trusted advisor; hard working and keen to get into the client's business with sensitivity and understanding. ’

  • ‘Sasha Rao is a force. She commands the room. Pragmatic advice and robust representation.’

Key clients

  • Vertiv Corp.
  • Omni MedSci
  • Optics Innovation
  • Sycurio, Inc.
  • Network System Technologies
  • Solmetex
  • MemoryWeb
  • Scientific Applications & Research Associates
  • The Regents of the University of California
  • Verizon
  • ViaPath
  • Sum & Substance

Work highlights

Acted for Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (SARA), a commercial and military technology provider, in a case against drone manufacturer Zipline International in the Northern District of California. NP overcame four separate challenges to the validity of the asserted SARA patent.
Lead counsel for fitness equipment patent owner Performance Solutions on all IP matters, including obtaining a rarely granted preliminary injunction in the Southern District Court of New York.
Represented Network System Technologies LLC in high-stakes patent litigation against major technology companies, including Samsung, Lenovo, and Qualcomm, involving semiconductor and processing chip technologies used in smartphones and other devices.
Practice head

Seth Levy; Daniel Schwartz

Other key lawyers

Sasha Rao; Ilya Mirov; Andrew Choung