Baker Botts L.L.P. has a team of ‘true experts on International Trade Commission litigation’ capable of handling a broad variety of Section 337 proceedings for the likes of Motorola Solutions, DISH Network and CMC Materials. Lisa Kattan is hailed as an ‘ITC Superstar’ as well as a ’fierce advocate and a good writer’ and has vast experience litigating before the ITC; Kattan co-chairs the team together with IP specialists Christa Brown-Sanford, based in Dallas, and Jennifer Tempesta, who practices from New York. Katharine Burke focuses on intellectual property litigation and licensing and handles patent infringement cases related to telecoms, mobile phone operating systems and medical devices. New York-based trial lawyer Robert Maier handles IP cases across a broad range of technologies. Patent and trade secret litigator Tommy Martin is also a key contact for the firm’s ITC practice.

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‘Lisa Kattan and team are true experts on International Trade Commission litigation. They know the rules, both written and unwritten, and the players, and have tremendous insight into how to be successful in that forum.’
‘Lisa Kattan is an ITC superstar. She knows the process and the players cold. She's a fierce advocate and a good writer.’
‘Lisa Kattan is a leading ITC practitioner.’

Key clients

Brother Industries Ltd.
CMC Materials, Inc.
Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
CVS Health Corporation
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Walmart Inc.
FUJIFILM Corporation
Oxford Nanopore Technologies
DISH Network
Huber+Suhner
Motorola Solutions

Work highlights

Acted for CMC Materials, Inc in a patent infringement case against DuPont de Nemours, obtaining a favorable International Trade Commission initial determination.
Represented DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. in a patent infringement case against Peloton, iFit and Lululemon's subsidiary Mirror before the International Trade Commission.
Acted for KISS Nail Products, Inc. in a case in which the ITC determined that there has been no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act caused by KISS’s accused products.