Bass, Berry & Sims was recognized in the BTI Litigation Outlook 2015 report for its IP Litigation practice. According to the report, corporate counsel ranked Bass, Berry & Sims in the top 10% of all law firms for IP Litigation. BTI surveyed more than 300 general counsel to compile the data and analyze current and future trends in litigation.
Bass, Berry & Sims’ IP litigation practice has built upon the firm’s long-standing successes in trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation by greatly expanding its patent and high technology IP litigation capabilities in recent years. With the recent additions of Terry Clark, Ron Sigworth and Jason Rockman in the Washington, D.C. office and Greg Parker in the Nashville office, the firm’s IP litigation team collectively has extensive IP litigation experience in a wide spectrum of scientific and technical fields, including pharmaceuticals; medical devices; computer science; internet commerce; consumer electronics; telecommunications; automotive systems; healthcare; and many other general matters involving electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering. By bringing together experienced litigators and technical subject matter professionals from each of the firm’s offices, the firm’s IP litigation practice has achieved substantial success in high-profile and high-stakes litigation across the country.
The team has had a number of recent successes related to IP litigation, including:
- The representation of AutoZone in a patent infringement case in which the client was granted summary judgment of non-infringement
- The representation of a start up technology company and two well-known financial institutions in connection with patent infringement claims
- The representation of a software company in “bet-the-company” litigation involving trade secret misappropriation, trademark claims, unfair competition, defamation, and various cyber-torts
- The representation of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor camping gear against claims of patent infringement asserting patents claiming web-based technology related to online product brochures