What are some of the department’s most satisfying successes of the past year and why? One of the most satisfying aspects of Kirkland’s business is the wide range of matters our incredible selection of clients entrusts us to handle. Highlights from the past year include a complete victory for Intel in a multi-jurisdiction litigation involving circuit layout and fabrication technology patents, where we obtained a final determination of no violation in the ITC, as well as summary judgment of non-infringement in the Northern District of California on all five asserted patents.

We also obtained a major victory for Lucky Brand in the U.S. Supreme Court in its long-running trademark dispute with Marcel. The court ruled 9-0 in Lucky Brand’s favor, providing much-needed clarity on the doctrine of res judicata.