The ITC litigation practice at Goodwin is a key port of call for companies conducting their activities in the tech, medical devices, and consumer products sectors that are facing Section 337 investigations. With particularly high levels of activity in competitor disputes, the members handle motion filings, discovery, witness, and expert examinations, frequently obtaining favorable verdicts before trial. The department is headquartered in Washington DC, where PJ McCarthy leads the group and is a name to remember for emergency relief proceedings. Another noteworthy practitioner is Boston-based Molly Grammel, an expert in patent infringement mandates involving cutting-edge tech issues and life sciences products.
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Key clients
- Breeze Smoke
- Shikai
- Capital Sales Company
- KMT
- RhinoSystems, Inc.
- Samsung Electronics
- America
- Palmer
- Coates
- Samsung Research America
- X1 Discovery Inc.
- Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
Work highlights
Represented Breeze Smoke and others in an ITC Temporary Exclusion Order proceeding, securing a complete victory following a full merits trial and defeating all allegations of infringement, validity, and alleged irreparable harm.
Represented Samsung in an ITC competitor dispute involving outdoor display tech; after a full trial on five asserted patents, secured findings of non-infringement and invalidity across all patents, with the Commission affirming a complete victory
Represented Breeze Smoke and others in an ITC investigation involving PACT Act allegations.
Practice head
PJ McCarthy
Other key lawyers
Molly Grammel