Candice Jaesun Kwark

Candice Jaesun Kwark is a patent litigation attorney at Steptoe LLP, based in Chicago, IL. Her practice encompasses a range of complex intellectual property disputes, including those involving software, web technologies, and pharmaceutical products.

Ms. Kwark has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes patent cases. Notably, she was part of the Steptoe team that secured a $170 million jury verdict for Express Mobile, Inc. against GoDaddy.com, LLC, for willful infringement of patents related to website-building technology. This victory followed a successful appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On the defense side, Ms. Kwark contributed to a significant appellate win for Sandoz Inc., where the Federal Circuit overturned a $39 million jury verdict in a dispute concerning a generic version of Latisse®, finding the asserted patent claim invalid.

While her tracked cases highlight her involvement in district court litigation and Federal Circuit appeals, information regarding her regular appearance in PTAB or IPR proceedings was not readily available from public sources.

Ms. Kwark was admitted to the State Bar of California on November 15, 2021, and is also licensed in Texas.