Intellectual Property
Weil offers a truly comprehensive intellectual property practice, encompassing IP litigation (including patent, copyright, and trademark); technology and IP transactions; and our strategic IP counseling practice.
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Intellectual Property Litigation
Weil’s intellectual property litigators regularly handle high-stakes cases involving cutting-edge technology and complex and evolving legal issues.
Patent Litigation
When the world’s leading companies face critical patent issues – disputes where the stakes are high, the jurisdiction is unfriendly, or the technology is complex – they turn to Weil’s patent litigators.
IP/Media Litigation
Weil has played a substantial role in shaping intellectual property and media law. In a media landscape undergoing constant technological transformation, our practice regularly handles high-stakes cases whose outcomes affect how intellectual property and content are developed, distributed, and licensed.
Technology and Intellectual Property Transactions
Our Technology and IP Transactions lawyers spend 100% of their time on transactions where both technology and intellectual property issues are present — a distinguishing feature of Weil.
Accordingly, they are trusted advisors on many of the technology sector’s most significant global transactions.
Intellectual Property Counseling
Weil offers a strategic IP Counseling practice that advises clients on issues relating to IP management, enforcement, dispute counseling, transactions and acquisitions.
Key Contacts
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Weil is recognized as a top-ranked Tier 1 firm for Intellectual Property.
Benchmark Litigation 2024
Ranked among the leading firms nationally for Patent Contentious and PTAB Litigation.
Managing Intellectual Property
Clients note that Weil’s IP practice is "first-rate," and that "Weil is unique in the talent that it brings to each task…from partner level to senior associates, all the attorneys are top notch."
Managing Intellectual Property 2019
Weil is ranked as “Leading Firm” for Intellectual Property in New York, California and Nationwide.
Chambers USA 2024
This international powerhouse handles a significant amount of work in the overlap between IP and media…” and “maintains its position at the cutting edge of media issues” by acting “for an enviable list of top media clients.” Clients call us “extremely well organized and proactive” and “true experts in the field,” and highlight our “practical, knowledgeable and well-staffed” practice.
Chambers USA 2015-2024
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named a Top-Ranked Tier 1 Firm for Intellectual Property Award Brief — Benchmark Litigation 2024
- Weil Named Transactional “Firm of the Year” – United States Award Brief — Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2019
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Intellectual Property: Patent, USA Award Brief — Chambers Global 2020
- Weil Named 2017 Intellectual Property Firm of the Year Award Brief — Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards 2017
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Intellectual Property, Nationwide, California, New York and Texas Award Brief — Chambers USA 2020
Speaking Engagements
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ACC SFBA’s 2024 IP Symposium: Patent Litigation Settlement Agreements: How to Get the Best Deal For Your Company
Speaker(s):
Anne M. Cappella and
Karen N. Ballack
September 19, 2024 — Virtual — Weil partners Anne Cappella and Karen Ballack co-led a panel titled “Patent Litigation Settlement Agreements: How to Get the Best Deal For Your Company” as part of ACC SFBA’s 2024 IP Symposium Program.
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Generative AI and the Emerging Judicial, Regulatory, and Legislative Responses
Speaker(s):
Benjamin E. Marks and
Todd Larson
November 7, 2023 — New York, NY — Benjamin E. Marks, Head of Weil’s IP/Media practice, along with IP/Media partner Todd Larson, moderated a panel discussion during Weil’s Technology, IP & Media Seminar Series entitled “Generative AI and the Emerging Judicial, Regulatory, and Legislative Responses.” They discussed the AI litigation landscape and several cases of interest, U.S. Copyright Office AI initiatives and perspectives, AI-related legislation and executive action, and relevant marketplace developments.
Latest Thinking
- High Court Holds That New Challenges Can Be Brought To Old Agency Rules Publication — By Mark A. Perry, Zack Tripp and Josh Wesneski — PDF — July 01, 2024
- Supreme Court Rejects Registration of “Trump Too Small” Trademark Alert — Intellectual Property & Media — By Jessica Lynn Falk and Priya Kamath — PDF — June 14, 2024
- Fencing in Fair Use, the Tenth Circuit Partially Revives Tiger King Copyright Claims Alert — Intellectual Property & Media — By Benjamin E. Marks and Camilla Brandfield-Harvey — PDF — April 08, 2024
- Infringement Policy Lessons From 4th Circ. Sony Music Ruling Publication — Law360 — By Benjamin E. Marks — PDF — March 15, 2024
- The Media and Entertainment Law Review: Preface and United States Chapter Publication — The Law Reviews — By Benjamin E. Marks — PDF — December 2022
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Wins Complete Affirmation of Jury Verdict for Altria in Battle with R.J. Reynolds Litigation Win — December 19, 2024
- Weil Secures Vacatur and Remand from the Ninth Circuit for Rimini Street Litigation Win — December 17, 2024
- Weil Highly Ranked in 2024 Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars Firm Announcement — October 03, 2024
- Karen Ballack Named Among Women Leaders in Tech Law at 2024 California Legal Awards Firm Announcement — August 16, 2024
- Benchmark Litigation Names Five Weil Partners to 40 & Under List for 2024 Firm Announcement — August 09, 2024
- Weil’s IP Practices Commended in 2024 IAM Patent 1000 Survey Firm Announcement — June 10, 2024