
Sean C. Cunningham
PartnerGlobal Co-Chair & US Chair, Intellectual Property & Technology
US Chair, Patent Litigation
US Chair, Patent Litigation
He cares about getting the best result for [his] clients and clearly knows how to make a good argument in front of any audience.
— client quoted in The Legal 500 United StatesAbout
CourtsAll California state courtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court for the Central District of California
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., University of Kansas School of Law 1994
Order of the Coif
Editor, Kansas Law Review - B.A., English, University of Kansas 1991
Phi Beta Kappa
Awards
- Chambers Global
- Band 5, Nationwide International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (2023)
- Chambers USA
- Band 5, Nationwide International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (2022)
- The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2019 - 2022)
- Recommended, Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2017 - 2022)
Bylines
- Author, "Perfect Model? How the US Federal Circuit Advisory Council’s New Model Order Might Help to Reduce the Spiraling Costs of Patent Litigation," Intellectual Property Magazine (October 2013)
- Author, "A New Breed of Damages Trial," DLA Piper Intellectual Property and Technology News (March 2012)
- Author, "Filing and Defending Patents in Different Jurisdictions," Intellectual Property Management Handbook of Best Practices (Centre for the Management of Intellectual Property in Health and Research Development, March 2007)
Seminars
Media Mentions
- "Tech Giants Urge Justices To End IP Damages 'Loophole'," Law360 (February 13, 2020)
- "34 DLA Piper lawyers in nine countries ranked among The World's Leading Patent Professionals," DLA Piper (October 30, 2019)
Memberships And Affiliations
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Intellectual Property Section, California Bar Association