Monte Cooper is senior attorney in Goodwin’s IP Litigation group. Drawing on strong technical skills and extensive work with engineers, Monte blends his fascination with science and his love of the law to protect the world’s leading innovators. He litigates complex patent, copyright, trade secret, and antitrust matters for Fortune 500 and cutting-edge technology clients alike in the digital communications, computer networking, semiconductor, Internet, data management, software, software design, hardware, telecommunications, and security spaces.
Monte also counsels’ clients on complex licensing obligations, such as portfolios containing Standards Essential Patents (“SEPs”) encumbered by obligations to license the patents on Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) terms. Prior to joining Goodwin, Monte was of counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
This CLE course will discuss the role of the advice of counsel defense in defending against willful infringement allegations in patent litigation cases, and focus on best practices in securing advice of counsel that can be used in litigation, the sco...