Womble Bond Dickinson

Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic BigLaw firm, recognized as an AmLaw 100 firm with over 1,300 attorneys across 40 offices in the US and UK. While its US headquarters are in Winston-Salem, NC, the firm maintains a significant national footprint with 32 US offices spanning major markets from Boston to Silicon Valley. The firm is a full-service business law firm, providing a wide array of legal services.

The firm's intellectual property litigation practice is robust, comprising over 30 full-time IP litigation attorneys within a broader IP practice of more than 120 professionals, many with advanced technical degrees. Womble Bond Dickinson handles complex IP cases in federal courts, including active teams in key patent litigation venues like Delaware, California, and Texas. The practice specializes in diverse technology areas such as electrical, chemical, pharmaceutical, computer software, mechanical, and electromechanical arts, with a particular focus on technology, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Womble Bond Dickinson engages in patent litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. The firm represents companies in both asserting claims against infringers and defending against claims of infringement. This balanced approach is reflected in its tracked appearances, which include serving as lead counsel for a plaintiff (HydraFacial LLC) and counsel for a defendant (Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless).

Among its notable outcomes, Womble Bond Dickinson successfully represented HydraFacial LLC as lead counsel in HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologies, securing a consent judgment and permanent injunction against Luvo Medical Technologies and other defendants over six hydrodermabrasion patents. This outcome, reached in August 2025, barred the sale or import of the accused Bela MD and Bela MD+ products. The firm also has a strong practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), with its PTAB Trials team recognized as a leader in post-grant proceedings. The team has been involved in over 75 Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs), Post Grant Reviews (PGRs), Covered Business Method Reviews, and Derivation proceedings, ranking as the 15th most active high-tech patent law firm in Patexia's 2021 survey.

Key partners in the firm's IP litigation practice include John Morrow, who is recognized by Chambers USA for Intellectual Property in North Carolina. Other prominent IP litigators include Christian E. Mammen and Sam Merritt, the latter of whom recently joined the firm with experience in complex patent and trademark disputes before federal district courts and the USPTO.