Polsinelli’s nationally recognized Intellectual Property team helps organizations turn innovation into a lasting competitive advantage.  

Boasting top rankings in Chambers USA and Best Lawyers® across patent, trademark and technology law and national recognition as a leader in IP litigation by BTI Consulting Group, we bring uncommon technical fluency and trial strength to protect, manage and enforce the IP that differentiates our clients in the market.

We work with clients in life sciences, technology, and consumer-packaged goods industries, where intellectual property is crucial to valuation, market position and growth. Working seamlessly with attorneys across Polsinelli’s practices, we integrate patent, trademark and brand prosecution, strategy and enforcement into our clients’ broader business objectives, supporting commercial operations, strategic transactions and long-term growth.

End-to-End IP Support for Innovation, Commercialization and Disputes

Clients turn to us to protect their brand and core technologies, clear and launch new products, manage and scale large and international IP portfolios and enforce their rights in global, competitive markets. Drawing on firsthand agency experience — including former members of the International Trade Commission (ITC) and a USPTO Assistant Commissioner — our capabilities include:

  • Patent Strategy and Prosecution: Over 100 professionals admitted to the USPTO advising on and executing portfolio development, patent prosecution and portfolio management strategies; conducting freedom-to-operate analyses, competitive landscaping and IP due diligence; and building and scaling in-house patent programs to support growth and investment.
  • IP Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in high-stakes patent and IP disputes, including in state and federal courts,  post-grant proceedings before the USPTO, proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), ITC actions and Hatch-Waxman litigation.
  • Trademark, Copyright and Brand Protection: Advising on brand strategy, clearance and registration; managing global trademark portfolios; combating counterfeiting, gray market activity and online infringement; and enforcing trademark and copyright rights in administrative proceedings and litigation.
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AI Chats Are Discoverable—And Trigger Preservation Obligations
Key Takeaways Courts are increasingly treating AI chatbot interactions as discoverable electronic records, with recent decisions confirming they fall under existing discovery rules. This classification means AI chats carry the same legal risks and obligations as other electronically stored information in litigation, and gaps in preserving these communications can expose companies to sanctions or adverse inferences. Companies should consider updating their information governance and litigation-hold practices to account for AI tools used across the organization. As generative AI tools become part of everyday business workflows, courts are treating chatbot interactions the same way they treat emails, text messages and internal messaging platforms. Recent court decisions confirm that AI chats are not a special category of communication. Rather, they are electronic records that may be
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How Skinny is Skinny Enough? Takeaways from the SCOTUS Oral Argument in the Amarin/Hikma Case
Key Takeaways The U.S. Supreme Court did not seem inclined to create a new rule for induced infringement for pharmaceuticals. Although it’s always difficult to predict the outcome based on oral argument, the questions from the Justices (and the responses from the parties) suggested that a new standard for induced infringement is unlikely to be adopted. SCOTUS appears interested in ruling on the merits. The questioning relating to inducement standards suggests that SCOTUS may be interested in weighing in on the patent merits surrounding skinny labeling. That being said, given that the case was decided on a motion to dismiss, at least one or two questions suggested that it’s possible that SCOTUS will punt on the issue and instead focus on the plausibility standard
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