Andrew R. Sommer

Drew Sommer, Co-Chair of the firm’s Patent Post-Grant Group, focuses his practice on complex intellectual property disputes, having appeared in nearly 200 contentious cases in jurisdictions across the country and more than 100 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trials. Drew serves as first-chair trial counsel in litigation, representing clients in district courts and before the International Trade Commission (ITC), the Federal Circuit, and the PTAB. He represents both patent owners and accused infringers in a variety of proceedings, drawing on a deep understanding of the technology at issue and experience in handling a wide-range of patent disputes. He also advises clients on strategic licensing, patent portfolio development, and patent licensing matters.

He has experience with a wide range of technologies, including video and audio coding, optical devices, telecommunications, computer hardware and software, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and video games. Prior to practicing law, Drew was a patent examiner with the United States Patent and Trademark Office focusing in the optical arts. He later served as one of the first clerks for the Honorable Kimberly A. Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Concentrations

•Patent litigation
•International Trade Commission - Section 337 Litigation
•Post-issuance patent proceedings, including inter partes review, post-grant review, and ex parte reexaminations
•Patent prosecution

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Kimberly A. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006-2007

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Thomson-Reuters, “Stand-Out Lawyers,” 2022
•Listed, Lawdragon, “500 Leading Litigators in America,” 2022-2026
•Selected, Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers, “Star Lawyers,” 2017-2021
•IAM magazine, 2016-2025
•Listed, “IAM Patent 1000, Post-Grant Proceedings,” 2016 and 2020-2025
•Listed, “IAM Patent 1000: Patent Litigation, Washington, D.C.,” 2016-2020
•Listed, “IAM Patent 1000: Litigation, Washington, D.C.,” 2024-2025
•Ranked by Patexia amongst the Top 100 Best Performing CAFC Attorneys (Representing Appellees), 2022
•Ranked 18th overall by Patexia amongst the Top 100 Best Performing IPR/AIA Trial Attorneys (representing Petitioners or Patent Owners), 2020
•Listed, IAM Strategy 300 - The World’s Leading IP Strategists, 2017-2019
•Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars,” 2014-2019
•Listed, Patexia, Top 50 PTAB Practitioners, 2017
•Selected, Federal Bar Association, “Global fellow,” 2016-2017
•Selected, The National Law Journal, “D.C.’s Rising Stars,” 2014
•Recipient, Washington Lawyers' Committee, “Pro Bono Leadership Award,” 2014