Patent
Cravath’s reputation in the area of intellectual property is widely recognized, particularly in the area of patent litigation. The Firm has handled complex patent litigation for generations, literally since the nineteenth century when the Firm handled the electric light bulb patent litigation (for Thomas Edison) and the telegraph patent litigation (for Samuel Morse). Today, we work with telecommunications companies like Qualcomm on the most advanced technologies for wireless communication and with pharmaceutical leaders, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis, on patent litigation involving some of the most popular prescription drugs in the market. Our patent litigation over the past several years has covered a wide array of industries, including computers and semiconductors, software, metal alloys, medical devices, pharmaceutical and biologic drugs, telecommunications and disposable diapers.