
Helena D. Kiepura D. Kiepura
PartnerVice Chair, International Trade Commission Practice
About
Helena focuses on complex patent litigation matters, particularly Section 337 investigations before the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).
She also represents clients in patent and trade secret matters in US district courts and in inter partes review proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Her background includes a degree in biological sciences and litigation experience related to a broad range of technologies.
Areas of FocusConsumer Goods, Food and RetailHealthcareLife SciencesIntellectual PropertyTechnologyPatent Litigation
CourtsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans ClaimsUnited States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the District of DelawareUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
- B.S., Cornell University
Awards
- Chambers Global
- Up and Coming, USA International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (2023)
- Chambers USA
- Up and Coming, International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) (2022)
- The Legal 500 United States
- Next Generation Partner, Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2021 - 2022)
- Recommended, Patent Litigation: Full Coverage (2022)
Seminars
- Panelist, "2020 Donald K. Duvall Memorial Panel: Section 337 Year in Review," 2020 ITC Trial Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, November 2020
- Presenter, "Assessing the Intricacies of Obtaining General Exclusion Orders," American Conference Institute Practitioners’ Think-Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement, August 2020
- Presenter, "Commission Review and Federal Circuit Appeals," ITC Trial Lawyers Association Fall Meeting, November 2019
- Presenter, "The Fast and the Furious: Strategies for Bringing and Defending Cases at the ITC," May 2019
Media Mentions
- Quoted, "Federal Circuit Shows ITC Consent Orders Have Teeth," Law360 (March 8, 2022)
Memberships And Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
Connect
Phone
+1 202 799 4333
(Work, Washington, DC)