Parsons Behle & Latimer

Parsons Behle & Latimer is a well-established regional law firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with additional offices across Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. With over 200 attorneys, the firm offers a broad range of legal services. It is consistently recognized by Chambers USA Guide as a top firm in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada, including for its Intellectual Property practice. The firm has also been recognized among "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America.

The firm's patent litigation practice demonstrates experience across diverse technology areas, notably in electronic devices and software related to streaming and telecommunications, as well as biomedical and surgical devices. This is evidenced by its involvement in cases concerning satellite and streaming services for clients like DISH DBS Corporation and Dish Technologies L.L.C., and in patent infringement matters for medical technology companies such as HydraFacial LLC. The firm primarily represents plaintiffs in patent infringement actions, having appeared on the plaintiff side in four out of five tracked patent cases, while also serving as defense counsel when needed.

Notable engagements include its representation of DISH DBS Corporation and Dish Technologies L.L.C. in multiple streaming technology patent infringement lawsuits, where attorneys like Matthew T. Wimmer, Mark W. Ford, and William T. Casey III have served as local counsel. The firm also represented HydraFacial LLC as a plaintiff in HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologies, a patent infringement case that favorably settled, resulting in a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against one defendant. In DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Aylo Freesites Ltd et al., where Erik A. Christiansen served as local counsel, the case was stayed pending Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings.

Parsons Behle & Latimer actively engages in PTAB proceedings, as demonstrated by the IPRs associated with the DISH Technologies v. Aylo Freesites litigation. Key partners in the firm's IP litigation practice include Erik A. Christiansen and D. Craig Parry, both of whom have played roles in the firm's tracked patent litigation matters. Jonathan H. Love and Margaret Niver McGann are also recognized in the IP space, particularly for trademark matters.