A member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group and a registered U.S. patent attorney, Jennifer Hoekel focuses on patent litigation.

Finding her general litigation background to be an asset in this practice area, she has litigated patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition and license acquisition matters, in state, federal and appellate courts throughout the U.S. Her cases involve mechanical, electrical, chemical and business method patents in such varied subject matter as cholesterol inhibiting substances, highway roadside safety equipment, ring binder metals, landscape products, automotive parts and electronic voting equipment.

In the past three years, Jennifer has obtained two jury verdicts—invalidating patents both times and defeating unfair competition claims. She has also been successful in obtaining numerous summary judgments of non-infringement.

Jennifer's experience extends to counseling clients on freedom-to-operate opinions and other due diligence issues related to intellectual property matters.