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- ITC Section 337 Litigation
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News & Events
- Twelve McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Best Lawyers in America
- McKool Smith Recognized in the 2010 National Law Journal "Midsize Hot List"
- McKool Smith Secures Four Verdict Search "Top 100 Verdicts" in 2009
- McKool Smith's Intellectual Property and White Collar Defense Practices Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA rankings
- McKool Smith Named 2010 Top Four Patent Litigation Firm by Managing Intellectual Property
- McKool Smith Featured in Dallas Business Journal article "Big Verdicts for McKool Smith"
- McKool Smith Secures the Most "Top 100 Verdicts" for Second Straight Year
- Fortune 500 Companies Select McKool Smith as 2010 “Go-To Law Firm”
- Am Law Litigation Daily: "McKool Smith is on Quite a Roll"
- McKool Smith Recognized in the 2009 National Law Journal "Midsize Hot List"
- Eighteen from McKool Smith Recognized Among Texas’ Best Young Lawyers
- McKool Smith Secures More 2008 "Top 100 Verdicts" than any U.S. Law Firm
- McKool Smith Recognized Among Top Six U.S. Intellectual Property Law Firms for 2009
- Mike McKool and Robert Manley named among D Magazine's 2008 "Best Lawyers" in Dallas
- Lew LeClair Among North Texas' Top Business Defense Lawyers
- Chambers USA Ranks McKool Smith Among the Top IP and Commercial Firms in Texas
- Nine McKool Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2007 Best Lawyers in America
- Eleven McKool Smith Attorneys Selected as 2007 Super Lawyers
- Mike McKool Featured in D CEO Magazine
- McKool Smith Attorney Featured in Patent Litigation Webcast
- McKool Smith’s Sam Baxter Interviewed on Sky Radio Network
Publications
- "ITC’s Broad Definition of 'Domestic Industry'"
- "2010 Civil Case Law Update"
- "Federal Rule 502(b) Inadvertent Disclosure"
- "Ten Tools of Persuasion"
- "Are Your Company's Ideas Really Protected?"
- "Help Me Help You"
- "Taking Charge of Patent Megacases"
- "What is a Trademark Anyway?"
- "Section 337 Overview for Non-Practicing Entities"
- "Litigation Before the International Trade Commission: The Pace Picks Up"
- "Verizon v. Vonage: The Devil is in the Dictum"
- "When Section 337 Makes Sense"
- "Patent Trolls"
- "Collateral Estoppel and Claim Construction Orders: Finality Problems and Vacatur Solutions"
- "Closing Arguments"
Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual property is a phrase used to describe creations of the mind. These can be inventions, creative solutions, innovations, and even new processes. Intellectual property represents a company’s most valuable assets. When those assets are threatened, businesses often come to us for help. Many companies rely on McKool Smith to master the intricacies of their intellectual property, and protect their business interests in court.
With a new paradigm emerging in patent infringement cases, clients are demanding that lawyers with significant civil trial experience handle important technology and patent cases. McKool Smith can meet that demand. In addition to being skilled trial attorneys, the group has the legal and technical expertise to persuade judges and juries on technologically complex issues.
The 21st Century will present unprecedented opportunities and challenges.

