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The most effective IP solutions come from putting great minds together—yours and ours. At Brooks Kushman, we know that exceptional service is possible only by forging strong relationships with our clients.

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Patents

Over 11,000 patent applications filed over the last 5 years

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Trademarks

Managing over 30,000 trademarks

850

Litigations

Handled over 850 patent and trademark cases

140

PTAB

Counsel in over 140 PTAB matters

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Client Alerts

USPTO Utility Patent Update Effective May 2025 – Accelerated Patent Issuance Timelines

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Brooks Kushman Attorney Molly Crandall Authors INTA Article on Caire Beauty’s IP Strategy

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Sangeeta Shah Named a Top 50 Woman in PTAB Trials 2025

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Comprehensive Guide to Patent Marking: Legal Principles, Methods, and Best Practices

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Chloe Conway, Francesca Cusumano, Fatima Kassem, and Marla Spain Participate in ChIPs Mock Program 2025

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Media Coverage

Hair, Makeup, Legal: The Lawyering Behind The Met Gala Featured on Law360

Media Coverage

Changing Landscape of Data Privacy Featured on State Bar of Michigan’s IPLS Proceedings

Media Coverage

Determining Royalty Damages in Patent Litigation

Client Alerts

USPTO Utility Patent Update Effective May 2025 – Accelerated Patent Issuance Timelines

Client Alerts

USPTO Design Patent Update Effective April 2025 – Suspension of Expedited Examination

Publications

On-Sale Bar Remains Unchanged Under AIA—But for How Long? Celanese Case Pushes Limits on U.S. Patent Law

Media Coverage

Brooks Kushman Attorney Molly Crandall Authors INTA Article on Caire Beauty’s IP Strategy

PowerSchool Data Breach

Presentations

Chloe Conway, Francesca Cusumano, Fatima Kassem, and Marla Spain Participate in ChIPs Mock Program 2025

Press Releases

Announcing Brooks Kushman’s 2025 Executive Committee

Press Releases

Sangeeta Shah Named a Top 50 Woman in PTAB Trials 2025

Publications

The Federal Circuit Opened ITC Enforcement to Companies with Foreign Manufacturing

Case Studies

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Jury Verdict

Willful Patent Infringement

Brooks Kushman Achieves Important Victory for…

Brooks Kushman, a Michigan-based intellectual property…

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Motion Granted

Court Grants Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law Reduces - jury verdict from $104 million to $3

Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor…

In the matter Versata Software, Inc. v.…

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Summary Judgment

Granted

Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford…

On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Court of…

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Summary Judgment

Granted

Mag Automotive LLC V. Gadra Enterprises,…

In a case involving a claim of trademark…

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$2.1M

Awarded in Attorneys' Fees

Ford Global Technologies, LLC. v. New…

In a matter involving thirteen design patents covering…

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Case Studies

Let our work speak for itself

Brooks Kushman Achieves Important Victory for Client Smartrend Manufacturing in a Recent Patent Infringement Case
Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company
Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Mag Automotive LLC V. Gadra Enterprises, Inc.
Ford Global Technologies, LLC. v. New World International, Inc.

Jury Verdict

Willful Patent Infringement

Brooks Kushman Achieves Important Victory for Client Smartrend Manufacturing in a Recent Patent Infringement Case

Brooks Kushman, a Michigan-based intellectual property law firm, received a favorable verdict in a recent patent infringement case…

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Motion Granted

Court Grants Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law Reduces - jury verdict from $104 million to $3

Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company

In the matter Versata Software, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company, Versata asserted that Ford had infringed over a dozen…

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Summary Judgment

Granted

Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC

On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) issued a precedential opinion…

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Summary Judgment

Granted

Mag Automotive LLC V. Gadra Enterprises, Inc.

In a case involving a claim of trademark infringement regarding a Numbering System on automotive equipment parts, the U.S. District…

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$2.1M

Awarded in Attorneys' Fees

Ford Global Technologies, LLC. v. New World International, Inc.

In a matter involving thirteen design patents covering Ford Motor Company’s 2004 F-150 and 2005 Mustang models, a team of…

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