Brittany Blueitt Amadi

Brittany Blueitt Amadi is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, focusing her practice on intellectual property litigation at both the trial and appellate stages. Her work spans a broad range of industries, including financial services, computer software, medical devices, defense, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical sectors. Amadi has represented clients in intellectual property infringement matters before various courts, including the US Supreme Court, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US District Courts, and the US Court of Federal Claims.

Amadi primarily represents defendants in patent litigation, with all tracked appearances being on the defense side. Her notable case experience includes representing Apple Inc. as a defendant in the significant VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc. litigation. In one instance, she was part of the WilmerHale team that convinced the Federal Circuit to vacate a $576 million judgment against Apple in a follow-on case involving VirnetX patents for internet security. She also argued for Apple Inc. in R.N. Nehushtan Trust Ltd. v. Apple Inc. before the Federal Circuit, which resulted in summary judgment of noninfringement being affirmed for Apple regarding cellular communication device security patents. Beyond patent disputes, Amadi also led a WilmerHale team that secured a complete defense verdict for Apple in a copyright infringement trial related to the Apple TV+ series "Servant." She was also named "Litigator of the Week" for a trademark victory for T-Mobile US Inc.

Her experience extends to post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). She has also appeared in more than 15 appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Ms. Amadi served as a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy B. Dyk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and to the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Amadi earned her JD cum laude from Harvard Law School and holds a BS summa cum laude in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and is a Patent Star and Trademark Star recognized by Managing Intellectual Property in 2025.