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Laura
A.
Wytsma
Partner
Laura Wytsma’s practice focuses on intellectual property proceedings in federal court, with an emphasis on patent litigation. In addition to intellectual property matters, Ms. Wytsma’s broad litigation experience includes representations involving claims for antitrust violations and unfair competition; false advertising and Lanham Act violations; defamation; violation of privacy and publicity rights; breach of contract; and other complex commercial disputes. She has significant trial and appellate experience in federal proceedings. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Wytsma provides clients with pre-litigation counseling on intellectual property issues.
Ms. Wytsma is actively involved in pro bono litigation and has represented refugees seeking asylum from China, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia and Syria, as well as victims of domestic violence, in Immigration Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Prior Work Experience
Prior to joining Loeb, Ms. Wytsma was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. While there, she earned the firm's Pro Bono Leadership Award in 2005. She began her legal career in the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the United States Department of Justice.
Representative Experience
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Obtained summary judgment of noninfringement as lead trial counsel for Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
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Obtained summary judgment of tort and copyright claims on behalf of Marilyn Monroe LLC in highly publicized litigation involving Marilyn Monroe’s post-mortem right of publicity
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Successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to secure reversal of immigration removal order and ultimately obtained asylum on behalf of an Iranian woman who had been beaten and detained by Iranian authorities as a result of her daughter’s journalism work
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Secured summary judgment of antitrust claims for Illinois Tool Works Inc., ultimately resulting in the U.S. Supreme Court’s elimination of the per se patent tying doctrine in Independent Ink, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works Inc., 547 U.S. 28 (2006)
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Defeated preliminary injunction motion seeking to enjoin sales of George Forman rotisseries based on strong showing of noninfringement
Publications/Speeches
- Punishment for “Just Us”--A Constitutional Analysis of the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Statutes, 3 GEO. MASON INDEP. L. REV. 473 (1995)
Media Mentions
Affiliations
- Los Angeles Federal Bar Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Inn of Court (2007-2009)
- Member, LACBA Litigation Section Executive Committee (2001-2006)
Distinctions
- Recipient, Professional and Community Service Award from Loeb & Loeb LLP (2010)
- Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers (2007)
- Recipient, Inaugural Angel Award from California Lawyer (2006)
- Nominee, Los Angeles Business Journal "Women Who Make a Difference Award" (2006)
- Recipient, Pro Bono Advocate of the Year from Public Counsel’s Immigrants’ Rights Project (2004)
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George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1996, with distinction
George Mason University, B.S., 1993, with high distinction, Presidential Scholar
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
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