Intellectual Property Litigation

Morris Nichols has ranked first for intellectual property litigation among Delaware firms in Chambers USA for the past four years.  Chambers USA wrote:  "Admiring competitors agreed.  It's simply number one."

The Intellectual Property Litigation Group has represented clients in complex disputes involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, and antitrust issues.  We have successfully litigated cases on products and services in all areas of technology, in the Delaware District Court, the Delaware Court of Chancery and Superior Court, and federal courts throughout the country, including the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Representative Matters

News

• Karen Jacobs Louden Receives Delaware State Bar Association’s 2009 Women’s Leadership Award
  Karen Jacobs Louden is the recipient of the Delaware State Bar Association’s (DSBA) 2009 Women’s Leadership Award.
• Morris Nichols is Top Delaware Law Firm for Patent Litigation in 2009 IP Law & Business Survey
  IP Law & Business Patent Litigation Survey recognizes Morris Nichols as the leading firm in Delaware for patent litigation.
• 26 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2010: Firm Earns Seven #1 Rankings in Delaware
  The Best Lawyers in America 2010 has ranked Morris Nichols #1 in Delaware in seven practice areas and has named 26 Morris Nichols attorneys to its The Best Lawyers in America 2010 list.
• Morris Nichols Expands IP Litigation, Business Reorganization and Restructuring Practices
  Morris Nichols is pleased to announce that Melissa Troutner has joined the firm as an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group and that David Arens and Carl Fleming have joined the firm as associates in the Business Reorganization and Restructuring Group.
• Chambers USA 2009 Names 20 Morris Nichols Attorneys and Five Practice Groups as Best in Delaware
  Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked twenty Morris Nichols’ attorneys and five practice groups as best in Delaware.
• 18 Morris Nichols Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers – Delaware Edition 2009
  Super Lawyers® magazine has named 18 Morris Nichols attorneys as top legal counsel in Delaware for 2009, three more than were listed in 2008.
• Julia Heaney Presents at AIPLA 2009 Spring Meeting – Staying on the Right Side in Litigation: From Rule 11 to Section 285
  Julie Heaney presented Staying on the Right Side in Litigation: From Rule 11 to Section 285 at the 2009 Spring Meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
• 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac Ranks Morris Nichols' Patent Litigation Practice Second Busiest in US
  Morris Nichols' IP group recognized as the second busiest in the US.
• Morris Nichols Named a 2009 "Go-To Law Firm" for the Fortune 500 by Incisive Media
  Corporate Counsel magazine has named Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP a Go-To Law Firm for the Nation’s Top 500 Companies
• 22 Morris Nichols Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2009: Firm Earns Seven #1 Rankings in Delaware
  The Best Lawyers in America 2009 has ranked Morris Nichols #1 in Delaware in seven practice areas.
• Lawdragon Names Three Morris Nichols Attorneys Among Top 500 Lawyers in America; Ten Selected as 2008 Finalists
  Morris Nichols partners Rick Alexander, Bill Lafferty and Ken Nachbar have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2008 guide, an independent listing of the nation’s most elite attorneys.
• IP Law & Business Ranks Morris Nichols' Patent Litigation Practice #1 in Delaware
  IP Law & Business released the results of its 2008 Patent Litigation Survey today and recognized Morris Nichols as the number one ranked firm in Delaware for patent litigation.
• Chambers USA 2008 Names 18 Morris Nichols Attorneys and Five Practice Groups as Best in Delaware
  The 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business today ranked five Morris Nichols’ practice groups and 18 attorneys as best in Delaware.
• Fifteen Morris Nichols Attorneys Named in the 2008 Delaware Super Lawyers Listing
  Fifteen Morris Nichols lawyers were selected as top Delaware attorneys by Super Lawyers Magazine and within this distinguished group, two were further recognized among the 10 best in the state.
• Eighteen Morris Nichols Attorneys Recognized In Best Lawyers In America 2008
  According to Best Lawyers, Morris Nichols had the highest number of attorneys named in Delaware in the practice areas of commercial litigation (5) and corporate law (10).
• Four Morris Nichols Attorneys Named To Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers In America
  Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP announced today that four of its attorneys were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, and that two additional attoneys were named as finalists.

Publications

• Karen Jacobs Louden, Darlene ___Ghavimi, Legitimate Businesses Get Caught in the Web: Does the Anticybersquatting Protection Act Go Too Far? Delaware Law Review, Vol. 10:1 (2008)
• Mary B. Graham, Presentation on Forum Selection: Delaware Symposium: Ethical Issues In Patent Law; The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, March 29, 2007
• Mary B. Graham, Building A House: The IP Case That Will Sell a chapter in IP Legal Strategies, part of the series INSIDE THE MINDS: IP LEGAL SERIES (Aspatore Books, Spring 2007)
• Vice Chancellor Donald F. Parsons, Jack B. Blumenfeld, Mary B. Graham and Leslie A. Polizoti, Explaining Venue Choice and Litigant Preferences: Solving the Delaware Mystery ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A HANDS-ON GUIDE TO LITIGATION 67-81 (Daniel Slottje ed., John Wiley & Sons 2006)
• Donald F. Parsons, Jr., Jack B. Blumenfeld, Mary B. Graham & Leslie A. Polizoti, Solving the Mystery of Patentees' 'Collective Enthusiasm' for Delaware Delaware Law Review, Vol 7:2 (2005)
• Karen Jacobs Louden & Tiffany Fonseca, Does the Federal Trademark Dilution Act Provide A Right Without A Remedy? Delaware Law Review, Vol. 7:1 (2004)