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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

14 case appearances — 7 as plaintiff counsel · 7 as defendant counsel.

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Attorneys

Roles

Counsel7
lead counsel6
Lead Counsel6
additional counsel3
counsel3
Of Counsel2
Back-Up Counsel2
senior counsel1
partner1
attorney1

Cases (14)

Δ defendantExcalibur IP, LLC v. Lyft, Inc.Michael P. Kahn · Lead Counsel
π plaintiffIntent IQ, LLC v. Google LLCCharles "Chad" Everingham IV · additional counsel
Δ defendantLinfo IP, LLC v. The Gap, Inc.Michael P. Kahn · lead counsel
π plaintiffPerceptive Automata LLC v. Tesla, Inc.Michael P. Kahn · lead counsel
π plaintiffPhenix Longhorn, LLC v. AU Optronics Corporation et al.Michael J. Kahn · Lead Counsel
π plaintiffSemiconductor Components Industries, LLC v. Greenthread, LLCKenneth J. Adamo · Of Counsel
Δ defendantSonos, Inc. v. D&M Holdings Inc. d/b/a THE D+M GROUP et al.Michael J. Kahn · lead counsel
π plaintiffUnified Patents v. AutoConnect Holdings LLCCono Carrano · partner
π plaintiffUntitled caseRubén Muñoz · Lead Counsel
Δ defendantUntitled caseJonathan R. Ch Merhige · counsel
Δ defendantUntitled caseJonathan James Underwood · Lead Counsel
Δ defendantUntitled caseCono A. Carrano · Lead Counsel
π plaintiffWound Healing Technologies Corp. v. Solventum CorporationCaitlin E. Olwell · Counsel
Δ defendantWound Healing Technologies Corp. v. Solventum CorporationCaitlin E. Olwell · lead counsel

Further reading

Prior art and § 102 novelty
Most issued patents have anticipating prior art that the examiner missed. The work is finding it and proving the date.
Patent law glossary
Sixty-plus patent-law terms, defined in one or two sentences each, with a link to the deeper article. The universal landing pad when an article uses a term you don't know.
Obviousness under § 103
Most patented inventions are combinations of existing ideas. The modern KSR standard makes those combinations easier to attack than they used to be.
Lumen View v. FindTheBest (2013-2016): when a defendant fought back, the troll paid
Same patent. Same plaintiff playbook. Different outcome — because the defendant had the resources and the will to fight. Most don't. That's the asymmetry this site is built to fix.
Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. (1996)
Claim construction is exclusively the court's job. The Markman hearing is the most consequential single ruling in nearly every patent case — and a defendant's best chance to end the litigation before trial.

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