Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP  ‘s Intellectual Property Litigation Group is led by New York partners Douglas Nemec, Anthony Dreyer, and Resa Schlossberg, and is focused on high-stakes patent disputes across software, AI, life sciences, semiconductors, and digital platforms. The practice brings trial experience combined with technical fluency in complex technologies, particularly in rapidly evolving sectors. Nemec leads significant patent and trade secret litigation, including representing Tower Semiconductor Ltd. in a precedential Federal Circuit win addressing jurisdictional issues arising from an anti-SLAPP motion in a patent and inventorship dispute, reinforcing protections for technology companies facing ownership challenges. Dreyer contributes extensive experience in IP-heavy disputes for major sports and media clients involving licensing and technology-adjacent rights. Schlossberg supports patent-driven matters in life sciences and technology transactions, rounding out a litigation practice built for complex, high-value patent conflicts. On the West Coast, Palo Alto-based Bijal Vakil handles cutting-edge AI and software disputes, including representing Palantir Technologies, Inc. in trade secret litigation and leading ongoing AI-related litigation for Doximity, Inc.
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Key clients

  • Tower Semiconductor
  • TikTok, Inc.
  • Fortinet, Inc.
  • Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
  • Tidal Music and Block, Inc.
  • Force Pressure Control, LLC
  • Hyundai Motor Company
  • Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Catalent, Inc.
  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
  • Mars, Incorporated
  • Holcim Ltd.
  • Trimble Inc.
  • Scopely, Inc.
  • TTAM Research Institute
  • International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.
  • Brookfield Corporation
  • Castillos Hermanos

Work highlights

Achieved a significant result when the Federal Circuit ruled that the Central District of California wrongly denied an anti-SLAPP motion filed on behalf of semiconductor manufacturers Tower Semiconductor Ltd., Jazz Semiconductor, Tower U.S. Holdings Inc. and others (“the defendants”) in a case alleging false inventorship of patents and trade secret misappropriation.
Represented TikTok, Inc. in a high-stakes intellectual property dispute in the Central District of California in allegations of patent infringement related to drone products sold through TikTok’s growing marketplace.
Scored multiple victories on behalf of cybersecurity company Fortinet Inc. (“Fortinet”) in its patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Forescout Technologies Inc. (“Forescout”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Practice head

Resa Schlossberg; Douglas Nemec; Anthony Dreyer

Other key lawyers

Bijal Vakil