Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is home to a full-service IP litigation group reputed for its strong appellate record and strategic counseling capabilities in science and technology patents. The team boasts a deep bench of first-chair trial lawyers and ITC practitioners, who are well positioned to represent clients in sophisticated patent litigation work. This year, the firm has underwent a major upheaval in its partner ranks, welcoming seven prominent IP practitioners from Latham & Watkins. Doug Lumish, now co-head of the practice group from California, is a particularly notable addition to the team. A nationally recognised IP trial lawyer, he is reputed for representing blue-chip companies in high-value patent litigation. Jeff Homrig, a Dallas-based first-chair trial lawyer experienced in high-stakes patent matters, co-heads the group. Partners Edward Reines and Derek Walter have left the firm.
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Key clients
- Google (Alphabet)
- Meta Platforms
- Comcast
- Orca Security Ltd.
- Altria Group
- CareDx
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Oracle
- MNTN, Inc.
- IVISYS
- Arista Networks
- ShopSee
Work highlights
Represented Google in a patent litigation matter adverse to patent troll, Advanced Coding Technologies (ACT). Here, ACT accuses a multiplicity of Google products, including certain Pixel devices, YouTube, Google TV, Google Meet, Google Cloud CDN, and Google Home.
Represented Meta Platforms in Eight KHZ v. Meta, a 3-patent (originally 9-patent) infringement action filed by Eight KHZ in the Western District of Texas relating to spatial audio technology.
Represented Comcast in a multi-patent case brought by Promptu, pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Practice head
Jeff Homrig; Doug Lumish