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Weir & Weir LLP delivers comprehensive legal solutions across the full spectrum of intellectual property and commercial litigation. We represent clients in high-stakes patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright disputes. Our team is experienced in antitrust litigation, appellate advocacy, and complex civil and commercial matters. We also provide strategic counsel on trademark and copyright law, Hatch-Waxman and ANDA litigation, patent licensing, and portfolio management. With a commitment to effective trial strategy, alternative dispute resolution, and clear legal opinion work, we help clients protect their innovations, resolve disputes efficiently, and achieve their business objectives in today’s competitive marketplace.
Areas of Practice
We represent clients in high-stakes patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright disputes across federal courts and before administrative tribunals. Our team combines technical fluency with courtroom experience to craft litigation strategies that protect market position, stop infringement, and maximize recovery. We handle injunction motions, damages trials, and complex discovery, always aligning legal tactics with our clients’ commercial objectives.
We defend and pursue claims involving monopolization, price-fixing, exclusionary conduct, and merger-related disputes where IP and competition law intersect. Our lawyers analyze market definition, competitive effects, and economic evidence to shape persuasive pleadings and expert presentations. We litigate in federal courts and before regulatory bodies, seeking remedies that preserve client value and market access.
Our appellate team refines trial records into compelling legal arguments and pursues favorable precedent at the circuit and Supreme Court levels. We prepare crisp briefs, handle oral argument, and advise on preservation strategies during trial to maximize appellate prospects. Whether defending a verdict or seeking reversal, we focus on legal clarity and durable outcomes.
We protect brand identity and creative works through registration, enforcement, and counseling on clearance and licensing. Our practice covers infringement litigation, takedown actions, and portfolio policing to prevent dilution and consumer confusion. We also advise on digital rights, content monetization, and cross-border enforcement strategies.
We represent branded and generic pharmaceutical clients in ANDA litigation under the Hatch-Waxman framework, handling Paragraph IV challenges, exclusivity disputes, and regulatory strategy. Our team coordinates scientific, regulatory, and legal analysis to manage stay motions, claim construction, and damages exposure. We aim to resolve disputes efficiently while safeguarding market entry timing and product value.
Beyond IP-specific matters, we litigate complex commercial disputes including contract breaches, business torts, and fiduciary claims that affect intellectual property and corporate interests. We pursue tailored remedies—injunctions, specific performance, or monetary relief—while managing reputational and operational risk. Our approach emphasizes early case assessment, focused discovery, and pragmatic resolution.
We advise on licensing negotiations, technology transfers, and strategic portfolio optimization to monetize and protect innovations. Services include valuation, drafting license agreements, structuring cross-licenses, and conducting freedom-to-operate analyses. By aligning licensing strategy with business goals, we help clients extract maximum commercial value from their IP assets.
Our trial practice blends persuasive storytelling, technical demonstration, and rigorous evidence presentation to win before juries and judges. We develop theme-driven strategies, prepare witnesses and experts, and design demonstratives that clarify complex technologies. From pretrial motions to closing argument, we execute with precision to achieve decisive results.
We resolve disputes through confidential, efficient alternative dispute resolution, representing clients in mediations and both domestic and international arbitrations. Our neutrals-focused advocacy emphasizes interest-based negotiation and creative settlement structures when appropriate, while preserving the option of litigation if needed. We tailor ADR processes to protect sensitive information and business relationships.
We provide clear, defensible legal opinions on patentability, infringement, validity, and enforceability to support transactions, litigation strategy, and regulatory filings. Our opinions integrate technical analysis, claim construction, and precedent to quantify risk and guide decision-making. Clients rely on these assessments for licensing, M&A due diligence, and litigation planning.
We prosecute and defend inter partes review and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, leveraging technical expertise and trial-caliber briefing. Our practice includes petition drafting, expert coordination, and oral advocacy to challenge or preserve patent claims efficiently. We integrate IPR strategy with district court litigation and licensing objectives to deliver cohesive, cost-effective solutions.