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MoloLamken LLP

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National litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is ‘incredibly effective’ and has extensive experience in patent disputes, standing out in particular for its ability to handle appellate IP matters before the Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeals. Seasoned appellate practitioner Jeffrey A. Lamken is based in Washington DC and has comprehensive experience representing clients in the pharma, telecoms and tech industries in patent appeals at the Federal Circuit. The group also includes the ‘energetic and experienced attorney’ Ben Quarmby in New York, who specializes in trial and appellate litigation related to patent, trademark, trade secret, and tech licensing disputes, and Washington DC-based patent litigator Michael Pattillo.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The MoloLamken team is incredibly effective and responsive in the quickest possible manner.’

  • ‘They are a small but experienced team of lawyers who handle the patent litigation and always ready to go to trial if necessary.’

  • ‘Ben Quarmby is very available and leads his team very efficiently to achieve results in a streamlined process.' 

  • 'Jonathan Barbee is dedicated to his tasks and responsive. Rayiner Hashem is customer centric, very enjoyable to work with him as he perfectly understand the aim of his tasks.’

  • ‘Mr. Ben Quarmby is an energetic and experienced attorney in this area. He is always responsive and tries to give us practical advice based on his through knoweledge of the patent law and coourt proceedings.’

Key clients

  • Duke University
  • AbbVie Inc.
  • Allergan Sales, LLC
  • VLSI Technology LLC
  • DivX, LLC
  • Baxter International Inc.
  • World Programming Limited
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC
  • The Regents of the University of California, the University of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier
  • Nokia
  • Ericsson
  • Uniloc 2017, Uniloc USA, and Uniloc Luxembourg
  • Stingray IP Solutions, LLC
  • Amgen Inc.
  • Express Mobile, Inc.
  • Protective Industrial Products (PIP), Inc.
  • Broadband iTV Inc.
  • BBSR
  • Richel Group

Work highlights

  • Represented Amgen Inc. in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case addressing the Patent Act’s “enablement” requirement.
  • Represented Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC in a case defending a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejecting a challenge to the validity of Merck patents.
  • Represented the inventors of the CRISPR-Cas9 system for editing genes in appealing a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that declined to award that invention to them.

Lawyers

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Jeffrey A. Lamken
MoloLamken LLP
Jeffrey Lamken, a nationally recognized appellate practitioner, has argued 27 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and briefed dozens more on a wide range of topics, including administrative law, antitrust, bankruptcy, civil rights, criminal procedure, energy, intellectual property, searches and seizures, separation of powers, and telecommunications. He has handled matters in virtually all of the federal courts of appeals. He possesses particularly deep expertise in the specialized Federal Circuit. Mr. Lamken also develops, briefs, and argues critical motions in trial matters.  

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeffrey Lamken, Ben Quarmby, Michael Pattillo

Other key lawyers

Rayiner Hashem, Jonathan Barbee

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