
Helena D. Kiepura D. Kiepura
PartnerVice Chair, International Trade Commission Practice
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.
EXPERIENCE
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
- B.S., Cornell University
Awards
- 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