BrownWinick Law Firm

BrownWinick Law Firm is a regional, business-focused law firm headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, with additional offices in Coralville and Marshalltown, Iowa. Established in 1951, the firm has grown to approximately 174-176 employees. While not a BigLaw firm, BrownWinick is recognized by Chambers USA as a leading firm in Iowa across various practice areas, including a Band 2 ranking for its Litigation practice in 2023 and 2024.

The firm's Intellectual Property practice group handles all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation, representing clients at trial, appellate, and alternative dispute resolution levels. BrownWinick's attorneys possess diverse technical backgrounds, including degrees in electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical engineering, cell biology, molecular biology, and chemistry. This expertise allows them to serve clients across a wide array of technology sectors such as agribusiness, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, software, semiconductors, and mechanical systems.

BrownWinick’s patent litigation practice works with both plaintiffs and defendants to enforce and defend patent rights. In a recent tracked matter, the firm appeared as local counsel for the plaintiff in ABC IP LLC v. Hoffman. This case, initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, resulted in a preliminary injunction granted to the plaintiffs in February 2026. The case was subsequently transferred to the Eastern District of Texas and is currently on appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where ABC IP LLC is an appellee. No specific public information regarding the firm's volume or outcomes in PTAB or IPR proceedings was reliably sourced.

Key partners in the Intellectual Property litigation practice include Michael A. Dee, who is recognized as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation in intellectual property litigation and consistently ranked in Chambers USA for General Commercial Litigation (Band 1 in 2024). He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers® in Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent, including being named "Lawyer of the Year" in Litigation - Intellectual Property in a past edition. Jordan E. Meggison-Decker serves as a co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice group, focusing on patent prosecution and intellectual property litigation. David M. Breiner and Brett J. Trout also contribute significantly to the patent litigation team, with Trout bringing over 30 years of experience in IP strategy and litigation.