Woodcock Washburn provides a broad array of intellectual property services to clients in the electronics industry. We represent firms that develop and market electronic products and services, including cable communications, computer hardware, peripheral devices, magnetic media, instrumentation, electrical production equipment, electrical medical devices, electrical consumer products, and electrical connectors. Our clients include Elster Electricity, FCI, Lutron, and TruePosition.

A number of our firm's attorneys hold degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields. Many also gained extensive industry experience before they began to practice law. This combination of technical and legal expertise gives us an unmatched knowledge of electronics technology that we are able to use to help our clients create intellectual property strategies to obtain the maximum legal protection possible. Our firm works with clients to develop unique and valuable concepts, prosecute patents, and manage intellectual property portfolios.

Woodcock Washburn also vigorously enforces and defends clients' intellectual property rights through litigation whenever necessary. Some recent cases in which we represented clients include:

• ABB Automation Inc. v. Schlumberger Resource Management Services Inc. (D. Del.) a case involving electrical instrumentation.
• BERG Electronics Inc. v. MOLEX Inc. (D. Del.) a case concerning electrical connectors.
• Linear Technology Corp. v. Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Ltd. and Impala Corp. et al. (N.D. Calif.) a case involving integrated circuits.
• Ricoh Corporation et al. v. Color Image Inc. et al. (D. Del.) a case concerning printer cartridges.
• Stewart Connector Systems Inc. v. Berg Electronics Inc. (D. Del.) a case involving modular jack connectors.