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Fish & Richardson Principal Juanita R. Brooks Named “2013 Intellectual Property MVP” by Law360
Fish & Richardson announced today that Juanita R. Brooks, a principal in the firm’s IP Litigation Group and based in the San Diego office, was named a “2013 Intellectual Property MVP” by Law360. Brooks was one of only 10 attorneys selected for the “IP MVP” award, which honors the top players in the legal industry for their exceptional work.
With a nationwide trial practice, Brooks has been first chair on over 140 career trials, and manages an average caseload of nearly 30 active patent infringement cases annually. In the past year, Brooks went to trial as lead counsel two times in federal courts across the U.S., handled three high stakes appeals before the Federal Circuit, and successfully settled a sixth matter one month before trial. This is a blistering pace in the field of patent litigation, where there are only about 75 trials in the U.S. each year and the complexity of the cases means that discovery can take years.
According to Law360, “in one of the year's most talked about cases,” Brooks “secured (a) ruling that wiped out a $23.5 million infringement judgment against Fresenius USA Inc.” and set an important precedent that post-grant review such as reexamination can directly impact the outcome of patent litigation.
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Noting her “aggressive advocacy,” Law360 stated that “also this year, Brooks represented Allergan in two separate cases at the Federal Circuit that maintained patent protection for the company's glaucoma drugs” and successfully “represented Apple, Inc. in a trial where the plaintiff sought $172.3 million in damages.”
Fish & Richardson is a global law firm providing strategic counseling and litigation services to innovative clients who seek to protect and maximize the value of their intellectual property (IP). Founded in 1878, Fish’s early clients included Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. The firm has over 400 attorneys and technology specialists practicing IP strategy and counseling, IP litigation, and commercial litigation. Fish is consistently singled out for its superior technical expertise and great results, and has been named the top patent litigation firm in the country for ten consecutive years and the number one IP firm for America’s biggest companies. Visit www.fr.com or follow @fishrichardson on Twitter.
*Juanita Brooks resides in La Jolla.
