Shook Hardy & Bacon
Firm overview:
Shook, Hardy & Bacon has an integrated patent practice that blends prosecution and litigation, allowing clients to move smoothly from building a portfolio to enforcing or defending their rights when disputes arise. The firm works with well-known consumer, technology, and industrial brands, many of which have relied on Shook for decades.
Beyond handling large volumes of patent filings, the firm focuses on helping clients use their intellectual property strategically. This includes guidance on portfolio positioning, freedom-to-operate, and defensive planning to protect or expand market share. In 2025, Shook continued to enhance efficiency in patent prosecution and portfolio management through modern workflow tools and internal technology solutions.
On the litigation side, Shook is frequently called in for high-stakes patent disputes, including matters already underway. Clients value the firm’s trial-tested experience and frank assessments of risk. The litigation team is known for giving clear, realistic guidance early in a case and for staying closely connected with clients throughout. Regular strategy sessions help businesses anticipate potential challenges, plan responses, and avoid surprises when the stakes are highest.
Team overview:
Cory Fisher co-leads the firm’s IP practice and is closely involved in shaping patent strategy for clients across a range of industries. His background spans manufacturing, engineering and digital services, which informs a practical approach to patent portfolios, particularly where budgets are tight and priorities need to be clear. He also works extensively on matters involving emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Trent Webb co-chairs Shook’s IP litigation practice and is a go-to trial lawyer for complex patent disputes. Over the course of his career, he has led more than 150 IP cases and secured over $1 billion in verdicts and settlements. Clients value his direct style and his ability to manage high-risk cases from early strategy through trial.
Lauren Douville is a first-chair patent litigator with experience in both district court proceedings and matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. She is regularly trusted with technically demanding cases and is known for keeping matters focused and moving efficiently, particularly when the stakes are high.
Key matters:
- Google v Touchstream Technologies
In the Federal Circuit appeal Google LLC v Touchstream Technologies, Inc, attorneys from Shook, Hardy & Bacon (including Rob Reckers) represented Touchstream Technologies (appellee) in defending the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decisions in underlying inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, and the court affirmed the Board’s rulings.
Clients:
Touchstream Technologies
