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Heim, Payne & Chorush Adds Associate Maryam Sheikh in Houston

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has added recent law school graduate Maryam Sheikh as an associate in Houston. Ms. Sheikh represents clients in patent disputes involving a broad range of… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Earns National, Local Best Law Firms Rankings

Heim, Payne & Chorush is once again recognized among the top legal shops locally and nationally in the 2025 Best Law Firms list by the publishers of The Best Lawyers… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Partner Chris First Elected to American Bar Foundation Fellowship

Heim, Payne & Chorush partner Chris First has been elected a fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF), the national nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute founded by the America Bar Association… Read more

Lawdragon Honors Six from Heim, Payne & Chorush Among Nation’s Top Litigators

Six attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush have earned repeat selections in the 2025 edition of the prestigious Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators guide. The recognition reinforces the firm’s deep expertise… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Partners Recognized for Intellectual Property Expertise in Texas Super Lawyers Rankings

Four experienced attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush have been selected among the best in the state in the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers rankings published by Thomson Reuters. Heim, Payne… Read more

Partners from Heim, Payne & Chorush Earn Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Rankings

Heim, Payne & Chorush partners Chris First, Blaine Larson, and Alden Harris have earned selections in the recently announced 2024 Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under rankings of the top young… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Attorneys in Houston Earn Best Lawyers in America Rankings

Ten attorneys from the Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have earned selections in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Heim, Payne & Chorush… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Helps Lipitor^® Buyers Win Court Approval for $93 Million Antitrust Settlement

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, recently helped a group of clients win court approval for a settlement requiring multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. to pay $93 million for delaying a… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush, Six Firm Attorneys Ranked Among World’s Best

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, and six firm attorneys are ranked in the 2024 IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals listing of the top intellectual property practitioners in… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Ranked for Intellectual Property Expertise in 2024 Chambers USA Guide

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, and three firm lawyers have been selected for their expertise in patent law in the 2024 Chambers USA guide. In addition to Heim, Payne &… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush, Firm Founder Michael Heim Earn IP Stars Rankings

Heim, Payne & Chorush and founding partner Michael Heim have been selected for the IP Stars 2024 rankings published by London-based Managing IP. Corporations and in-house counsel have relied on… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Helps Direct Purchasers of Lipitor® Secure $93 Million Pfizer Settlement in Antitrust MDL

Attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, recently assisted their clients in securing a $93 million settlement with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Inc. in New Jersey federal court in a long-running… Read more

Intellectual Property Law Firm Heim, Payne & Chorush Adds Patent Attorney Lily Glick in Houston

The Houston-based intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, is welcoming patent attorney Lily Glick as its newest associate. Ms. Glick focuses on patent litigation, drawing upon her… Read more

Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush Promotes Experienced Attorney Wills Collier to Partner

The Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, is proud to announce the promotion of William “Wills” Collier as the firm’s newest partner. Mr. Collier earned his new… Read more

Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush Earns Top Rankings Among Most Active, Best Performing PTAB Attorneys, Firms

The Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, and individual firm lawyers have earned top rankings in the 2023 Patexia Insights Intelligence Report for their work before the… Read more

Michael Heim Named Among World’s Top Intellectual Property Lawyers

Acclaimed intellectual property attorney Michael Heim of Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has earned a spot on the 2024 IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list, which recognizes “the world’s… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush in Houston Earns National Best Law Firms Recognition

The experienced attorneys at Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have propelled the firm to national and local rankings on the 2024 Best Law Firms list from the publishers of… Read more

Attorneys from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush Earn National Trial Lawyer Rankings

A group of attorneys from Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, are recognized for their trial skills in The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America listing. Firm leaders Michael… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Attorneys in Houston Secure Texas Super Lawyers Honors

HOUSTON — Four attorneys from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have earned selections on the 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list for their distinguished work in intellectual property litigation and… Read more

Attorneys from Houston’s Susman Godfrey and Heim, Payne & Chorush Help Atlas Global Technologies Win $37.5 Million Patent Infringement Lawsuit

MARSHALL, Texas – Trial lawyers from Houston’s Susman Godfrey, LLP, and Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, have won a $37.5 million patent infringement verdict on behalf of Texas-based Atlas Global… Read more

Experienced Attorneys from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush Ranked Among Nation’s Best for Intellectual Property, Patent, Antitrust Lawsuits

Acclaimed attorney Michael Heim from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has earned selection as the 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation in the… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Featured in 2023 IAM Patent 1000

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, and four of its partners are drawing high praise in the 2023 edition of the annual IAM Patent 1000 ranking of the top patent law… Read more

Attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush Score Two More Victories for Arigna Technology in Latest Patent Battles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Led by name partner Michael Heim, the Houston-based intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has prevailed again on behalf of Ireland’s Arigna Technology Limited after… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush, Firm Partners Named Among Best in Texas in Chambers USA

HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush and three of its partners have earned high rankings in the 2023 Chambers USA guide based on their accomplishments in patent disputes and other… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Helps Atlas Global Technologies Win Back-to-Back-to-Back Rulings at PTAB and Federal Circuit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A team of attorneys from the Houston intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, recently won three significant legal rulings in two days on behalf of… Read more

Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush Scores Another PTAB Victory Against BMW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorneys from the Houston intellectual property litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have won another key ruling against automobile manufacturing giant BMW of North America, LLC,… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Wins Key Ruling in Pharmaceutical Antitrust Lawsuit

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP partner Russell Chorush and co-counsel recently won a key ruling for his clients in a hotly contested antitrust lawsuit against Illinois-based AbbVie and Paris, France-based Besins Healthcare, two of… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Wins Key PTAB Ruling Against Technology Giants Apple, LG Electronics, Samsung

Attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have won a key ruling on behalf of Ireland-based Arigna Technology Limited against electronic giants Apple Inc., LG Electronics, Inc., and Samsung Electronics… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Helps Wapp Tech Companies Resolve Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Wells Fargo

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP helped Wapp Tech Corp. and Wapp Tech Limited Partnership resolve the companies’ patent infringement litigation against California’s Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”). Firm partner… Read more

Heim, Payne Chorush LLP Helps Clients Secure Multimillion-Dollar Antitrust Settlement

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP recently assisted a class of pharmaceutical purchasers in securing final approval of a multimillion-dollar settlement in a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit heard in Illinois federal court.… Read more

Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush Ranked Again Among Nation’s Best Law Firms for Intellectual Property and Patent Trials

The Houston intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP is ranked on the 2023 Best Law Firms list as one of the country’s top firms for intellectual property… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Attorneys from Houston Ranked in Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

The publishers of the new Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide are recognizing six attorneys from the Houston intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP for their… Read more

Five from Houston’s Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Earn Texas Super Lawyers Rankings

Five accomplished attorneys from the Houston intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP have earned repeat selections among the top practitioners in the state on the 2022 Texas… Read more

Houston Intellectual Property Law Firm Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Congratulates James “Boone” Baxter on Federal Judicial Post

HOUSTON — Attorneys from the Houston-based intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP congratulate former firm partner James “Boone” Baxter on being named Magistrate Judge for the U.S.… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Attorneys in Houston Named Among Best Lawyers in America

Ten attorneys from the Houston intellectual property law firm Heim, Payne & Chorush are being recognized among the best in the country in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Wins Key Federal Appeals Court Ruling Against BMW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush won a key ruling this week on behalf of Ireland-based Arigna Technology Limited against automobile manufacturing giant BMW of North America,… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP Scores Patent Infringement Win for Oil & Gas Service Provider

A team of attorneys from Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP successfully defended Houston-based oil field equipment and service provider Weatherford U.S. L.P. in a patent infringement lawsuit where the plaintiff… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush, Firm Partners Mike Heim, Les Payne Earn Repeat Chambers USA Honors

Described “among the best, if not the best, patent contingency lawyers in the country” HOUSTON – Intellectual property litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush and firm partners Mike Heim and… Read more

Blaine Larson Named Among the 2022 Texas Super Lawyers/Rising Stars

HOUSTON – Peer attorneys in Texas have selected Heim, Payne & Chorush partner Blaine Larson for inclusion in the 2022 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars list of the top mid-career… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Lawyers Win Significant Victory in Patent Dispute with Volkswagen

Patent, Trial and Appeal Board ruling for patent owner Arigna Technology involves hotly debated issue in IPR review HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush lawyers have prevailed at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) against an attempt by Volkswagen Group… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Named to List of Best Law Firms in America  

Firm earns repeat national recognition from US News/Best Lawyers in America for work in patent infringement, intellectual property litigation  HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush has again been named to the prestigious Best Law Firms in America listing by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America,… Read more

Veteran Trial Lawyers from Heim, Payne & Chorush Earn Texas Super Lawyers Honors 

Attorneys recognized for litigation in intellectual property cases across wide range of industries HOUSTON – Four partners from Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush have been honored for their work in… Read more

Texas Lawbook Exclusive: Heim, Payne & Chorush Co-Founder Mike Heim Discusses Blistering Pace of Texas Patent Litigation

Texas federal courts remain the venue of choice for high-stakes patent infringement litigation, with courts in the state’s Western and Eastern judicial districts reporting the largest number of filings in… Read more

Nine from Heim, Payne & Chorush Named to 2022 List of Best Lawyers in America

Firm co-founder Mike Heim named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for patent litigation HOUSTON – Nine partners with Houston-based Heim, Payne & Chorush have been selected for the 28th edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including firm co-founder Mike Heim,… Read more

National Law Journal Honors Les Payne as a Trailblazer Among Plaintiffs Lawyers

Heim, Payne & Chorush co-founder Les Payne is among a select group of trial lawyers included in the National Law Journal’s 2021 list of “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers.” One of only 52 attorneys honored… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Earns Repeat Chambers USA Honors

Houston IP boutique described as ‘powerful and balanced team’ in exclusive rankings HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush and firm co-founders Mike Heim and Les Payne have earned repeat recognition from the prestigious Chambers USA… Read more

Two from Heim, Payne & Chorush Earn Texas Rising Stars Honors

Heim, Payne & Chorush partners Blaine Larson and Allan Bullwinkel have earned repeat selection to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list of the state’s top young lawyers. The Texas Rising… Read more

Weatherford’s 2020 Virtual Walkathon Raises $381K for Houston Nonprofits

Heim, Payne & Chorush is a proud supporter of Weatherford International’s annual Weatherford Walks fundraiser. Although this year’s walkathon was forced to go virtual because of the pandemic, participants still logged nearly 3,300 miles throughout… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Among Nation’s Best for Post-Grant Patent Challenges

Houston IP boutique recognized for activity, performance in Patexia Insights analysis HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush is again ranked among the most-active and top-performing intellectual property law firms in the nation for critically important post-grant inter partes review proceedings based on a comprehensive analysis by Patexia Insights. The Houston-based patent litigation boutique is among the… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Earns 2020 American Antitrust Institute Antitrust Enforcement Award

Houston patent litigation boutique recognized for role in record $750M Namenda settlement HOUSTON — Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP, has earned the American Antitrust Institute’s 2020 Antitrust Enforcement Award for… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Honored Among Best in US for Patent, IP Litigation

Houston boutique retains top-tier Best Law Firms ranking based on client, peer review HOUSTON – U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America have named Heim, Payne & Chorush among the nation’s top patent and intellectual property litigation firms on the 2021… Read more

Texas Lawyer Analysis by Eric Enger Examines Impact of Presidential Election on IP Law

As part of a pre-election series focusing on how the outcome of the presidential race could impact various practice areas, Texas Lawyer newspaper published an article by Heim, Payne &… Read more

Veteran Intellectual Property Lawyers Russell Chorush and Les Payne Named ‘Texas Trailblazers’

Texas Lawyer magazine spotlights firm co-founders as ‘agents of change’ HOUSTON – Heim, Payne & Chorush is proud to announce that firm co-founders Russell Chorush and Les Payne have been… Read more

HP&C’s Mike Heim featured in Law360 article analyzing the role of patent law in the drug-pricing debate

Law 360 recently interviewed Heim, Payne & Chorush co-founder and managing partner Mike Heim for an analysis examining the role of patent law and regulation in the escalating debate over… Read more

Texas Super Lawyers Honors Four from Heim, Payne & Chorush

Patent litigation veterans selected by peers for statewide recognition HOUSTON – Four partners from Heim, Payne & Chorush have been named among the state’s top attorneys in the 2020 ranking… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Named Among Best Law Firms for Patent Litigation

Firm, four partners honored by London-based IAM 1000 HOUSTON – Patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has been recognized among the top intellectual property law firms by London-based publisher… Read more

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Thank you for visiting Heim, Payne & Chorush. Due to the COVID-19 virus, we have opted to close our offices for the safety of our employees, our clients, our co-tenants… Read more

Fractus Reaches Patent Infringement Settlement with ZTE after Favorable Court and PTAB Rulings

Heim, Payne & Chorush has successfully settled another patent infringement lawsuit on behalf of Spanish antenna technology company Fractus, S.A. The settlement with Chinese telecommunications corporation ZTE closes the book… Read more

Texas Lawyer Article: HP&C’s Blaine Larson analyzes recent Federal Circuit decisions shaping the Section 101 patent eligibility landscape

While the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to consider three closely watched patent eligibility appeals, recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are providing valuable… Read more

Christopher First Promoted to Partner at Heim, Payne & Chorush

Heim, Payne & Chorush congratulates Christopher First on his promotion to partner. Since joining the firm in 2015, Chris’s cutting-edge tech, scientific and legal expertise have made him a key member of the HPC team in complex… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Earns National Honor for Patent-Related Antitrust Litigation Against Big Pharma

Trailblazing firm involved in many of a generation’s largest pharma antitrust outcomes HOUSTON – The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has honored intellectual property litigation firm Heim, Payne & Chorush (HPC)… Read more

Heim, Payne & Chorush Named Among Nation’s Best by US News – Best Lawyers

Patent, intellectual property litigation firm earns top honors for 2020 HOUSTON – Patent litigation boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush has been named among the best law firms in the nation for patent infringement and intellectual… Read more

Brand-Name Drug Company Allergan Agrees to Pay Record $750M to Settle Antitrust Claims Based on Alleged Hatch-Waxman Abuses

Settlement is largest for a single defendant in an antitrust case involving delayed market entry of generic drugs NEW YORK – A class of wholesale drug distributors has reached a… Read more

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