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McKool Smith scored high marks in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, which recognizes the firm as an industry leader in commercial litigation, intellectual property, and ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 Leading ...

Former UVA Law School alumni and Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich had a Q&A with UVA Lawyer discussing his work and career path after law school, noting that one of the ...

The National Law Journal has recognized McKool Smith Principal Warren Lipschitz as a 2023 “Plaintiff Trailblazers” in the publication’s seventh annual ...

Commenting the potential insurance issues following an explosion at the RM Palmer Chocolate Factory in West Reading, PA, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that ...

Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...

(DALLAS – May 18, 2023) – McKool Smith and Mike McKool announced today that Mr. McKool has resigned from the firm. Mr. McKool co-founded McKool Smith in 1991 and ...

Commenting on the Supreme Court declining to take up two cases touching on patent eligibility issues, Washington, DC Principal Christina Ondrick said that “it's more ...

Commenting on a PTAB decision finding that a VLSI patent that a jury said Intel owed $675 million for infringing was invalid, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...

Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...

McKool Smith Principal Alan Loewinsohn has been recognized among D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas.” The publication recently published its listing honoring ...

Commenting on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regarding PTAB reforms, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said ...

Jennifer Truelove, Samuel Baxter and Kevin Burgess, along with the Irell & Manella trial team led by Jason Sheasby, secured a $303M patent infringement verdict against ...

For this year’s World IP Day theme of “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity,” Washington D.C. Principal Christina Ondrick said that she plans to ...

Commenting on Bed Bath & Beyond filing for bankruptcy, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that once the company started missing its debt payments, there was very ...

Commenting on why Bed Bath & Beyond hasn’t filed for bankruptcy yet, Houston Principal John Sparacino said that the company could be making a last-minute “Hail ...

Commenting on a recent study suggesting that non-practicing entities are more likely to target pre- and post-IPO companies, Washington D.C. Principal Nick Matich said ...

Commenting on two precedential opinions issued by the Federal Circuit in Healthier Choices Management Corp. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. and Sequoia Technology, LLC v. Dell ...

On April 5, 2023, a California federal judge dismissed Pandora Media’s antitrust claims against licensing companies in ongoing copyright litigation over unpaid ...

On March 9^th, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kirschner v. JPMorgan Chase Bank on a significant issue of first impression: whether the syndicated ...

Commenting on a recent Federal Circuit ruling allowing Apple and other tech giants to pursue a lawsuit targeting the Fintiv rule and the USPTO’s plans to publish an ...

Commenting on a recent Federal Circuit ruling allowing Apple and other tech giants to pursue a lawsuit targeting the Fintiv, Washington, DC Principal Christina Ondrick

Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential Director review decision regarding Fintiv and compelling merits in the case CommScope Techs LLC v. Dali ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel noted that the extent of the environmental damage might not be known ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that there will be “significant issues” around whether ...

Commenting the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that insurers could soon look to sue freight rail carrier Norfolk ...

McKool Smith has been recognized as one of the most active and high-performing law firms in the Patexia 2023 ITC Intelligence Report. The report, which provides a ...

Commenting on the train derailment in East Palestine Ohio, McKool Smith Principal Michael Miguel said that he expects freight rail carrier Norfolk Southern to get hit with ...

McKool Smith is listed among the Top 15 Most Active Law Firms representing plaintiffs in Patent Litigation in the 2023 Lex Machina Patent Litigation Report. 

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Commenting the insurance recovery implications ahead of the two-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri in Texas, Houston and Los Angeles-based Principal Michael Miguel

Commenting on the USPTO’s Federal Register Notice calling for public comment on AI and inventorship, Washington, DC Principal Blair Jacobs noted that “it is not hard to ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s decisions to reinstate OpenSky and Patent Quality insurance as petitioners in the cases OpenSky v ...

Commenting on the role of copyright law in reigning in generative AI, Washington, DC Principal Blair Jacobs called predictions that AI could cause a sea change in IP law “an ...

Houston Principal John Sparacino recently spoke with Construction Dive about Matcon Construction Services filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. John pointed to the ...

McKool Smith Chairman and Managing Principal David Sochia has been named among the “Leading Lawyers in America” in the 2023 Lawdragon 500 directory. 

Discussing the upcoming Supreme Court oral arguments in Amgen v Sanofi, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich highlighted that the decision to hear the case could be one of ...

McKool Smith has announced that the distinguished patent litigator Kevin Burgess has rejoined the firm as a Principal. Mr. Burgess will continue to focus his practice ...

Commenting on his top IP wishes for 2023, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that he hoped for “clarity on the fate of big patent verdicts from 2022.” He noted ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s Director review decisions in OpenSky v. VLSI and Patent Quality Assurance v. VLSI, Washington, DC ...

Commenting on the biggest PTAB cases in 2022, Dallas Principal Alfonso Chan explained that following the Supreme Court’s decision in US v. Arthrex finding that ...

McKool Smith Principal Jennifer Truelove was selected as a "Top Women in IP" at the 2022 Texas Lawyer Awards. She recently had the opportunity to share her insights with Texas ...

Commenting on USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s director review decision in OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC, Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich argued ...

Commenting on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruling in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., Washington, DC Principal Nick Matich said that ...

Commenting on cryptocurrency exchange FTX filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, Houston-based Principal John Sparacino said that the conduct of former ...

Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review a patent case about enablement that the solicitor general recommended against, Washington, DC principal Nick ...

McKool Smith received 24 Tier 1 rankings in the “Best Law Firms” 2023 Edition, published by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Within the 24 Tier 1 rankings, two are national ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 7 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 list of Super Lawyers "Rising Stars."  The honorees include:

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On October, 12, 2022, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled on Morgan Stanley and other defendants’ motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the litigation trustee for Tops Market ...

McKool Smith has announced that proven litigator Alan Loewinsohn joined as Principal in the firm’s Dallas office. Focusing his practice on complex commercial ...

Commenting on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s precedential decision citing OpenSky Industries’ extensive discovery violations and ...

Quoted discussing US Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal’s first issuance of sanctions against a patent challenger, OpenSky Industries LLC, Washington ...

Washington, DC principal Nick Matich was extensively quoted in relation to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s high-profile dismissal of petitioner OpenSky Industries LLC ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that 20 firm principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 inaugural guide of Lawdragon's 500 Leading Litigators in America ...

Commenting on the Western District of Tennessee’s recent finding that the Federal Circuit provides an adequate remedy in the event there’s any improper bias among ...

Dallas principal Alfonso Chan was extensively quoted discussing how technology transfer offices (TTO) should address lackluster licensee performance. He said, “If ...

One of the panels on the first day of IPWatchdog LIVE 2022, "Gaming the Patent Litigation System: Value, Venue, Verdicts & Villains," examined the gamesmanship that ...

McKool Smith Principal Nick Matich has been named among the world’s pre-eminent IP strategists in the latest edition of IAM Strategy 300. This one-of-a-kind book ...

31 McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 13 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."

Quoted discussing a recent Federal Circuit decision that leaves it to Congress to enact legislation that would govern future patents on inventions created solely by ...

Dallas principal Scott Hejny was quoted by Bloomberg Law discussing a new patent eligibility bill before the U.S. Senate. He said, “As we’ve seen in the past, when any ...

Commenting on the new patent eligibility bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Thom Tillis, Dallas principal Scott Hejny said, “This will undoubtedly be a ...

Commenting on insurers’ possible avenues to deny coverage associated with defamation lawsuits, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “For that to happen where ...

Quoted discussing the potential changes to the patent litigation landscape in the wake of an Order by Western District of Texas (WDTX) Chief Judge Orlando Garcia that going ...

Commenting for Law360 on PTAB issues, Washington, DC principal Blair Jacobs said of ensuring transparency in any future case where the PTAB exercises its discretion in ...

McKool Smith has announced that patent litigator Alfonso Chan has joined the firm as a principal in its Dallas office. Mr. Chan litigates complex intellectual property ...

Discussing the enhanced regulatory scrutiny of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund disclosures and its implications for insurance coverage of ...

McKool Smith is pleased to announce that twenty of the firm’s principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of the Lawdragon's guide to the 500 ...

Commenting on the widespread disappointment among intellectual property litigators at the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review a domestic manufacturer’s ...

McKool Smith received high marks in the 2022 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, which describes the firm as “feared and respected” ...

Addressing the widespread disappointment among intellectual property litigators at the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to review a domestic manufacturer’s petition ...

Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in American Axle v. Neapco and its legislative implications, Washington, DC principal Nick Matich observed ...

Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel was extensively quoted discussing the most significant insurance coverage rulings of the year to date. Of Chubb’s Delaware Supreme ...

Quoted discussing market constrictions making corporate insurance procurement increasingly difficult, Los Angeles principal Michael Miguel said, “You’re paying ...

Commenting on the likelihood that various exclusions found in corporate insurance policies will relieve carriers of their obligation to cover pandemic-driven ...

As reported by Law360, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced that it would open an investigation into alleged semiconductor patent infringement by more than a ...

Commenting on the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw contradictory previous policy statements and misperceptions concerning injunctions based on ...

Washington, DC principal Nick Matich was quoted by WIPR regarding the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw remedies provided by previous administrations for ...