Palo Alto, CA

Situated amidst one of the highest concentrations of high-tech and biotech businesses in the world, our Palo Alto office opened in 1997. Our convenient location between San Francisco and San Jose brings us close to many of our clients and gives us easy access to the vast resources of local universities, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.

As one of the largest law firms in the world focusing on IP, we are well-positioned to protect the diverse array of products and breakthrough discoveries arising from Silicon Valley and other California hubs of economic development and commerce. Some of the world’s most innovative corporations in the biotech, pharmaceutical, computer, communications, and medical device industries look to us for the highest level of legal experience and scientific expertise.

Our comprehensive patent and trademark practice covers every aspect of intellectual property law from prosecution, opinions, interferences, and licensing to portfolio management, global enforcement, and litigation. We litigate and defend claims in courts throughout the United States with particular expertise in the Ninth Circuit and provide representation in Federal Circuit appeals and Section 337 actions handled before the International Trade Commission.

You can also find us in North America in Atlanta, Boston, Reston, and Washington; our European offices are in London and Munich; and our Asian offices are in Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei, and Tokyo.