About Lowell Douglas
Lowell Douglas Mead is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2002. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Mead is a partner at Cooley LLP, a law firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. He has been practicing law for over 20 years, serving clients throughout the United States, particularly in the areas of intellectual property and technology disputes.
Mr. Mead earned his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Philosophy in 1998. During his time at the University of Michigan, he was recognized for his academic excellence, graduating cum laude.
Mr. Mead concentrates his practice in the areas of intellectual property and technology litigation, with a strong focus on patent infringement and trade secret disputes. He represents clients in matters involving misappropriation of proprietary technologies, breach of confidentiality obligations, and related contractual and licensing issues. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation, trial, and appeals, across a range of subject matters. He has been recognized among the top 10 best-performing attorneys nationwide out of more than 11,000 attorneys representing defendants in patent lawsuits over the past five years, as reported by Patexia.
Throughout his career, Mr. Mead has handled cases in various courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, as well as the Eastern District of Texas. He has also appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Notably, he secured a dismissal for Mango Technologies in a trade secret litigation brought by Nifty Technologies in 2024. Additionally, he was part of the team that secured a precedential win for Meta Platforms at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2024, upholding Meta’s summary judgment win on non-infringement grounds.
Mr. Mead is an active member of the State Bar of California. He has been recognized in Patexia's Patent Litigation 2023 Intelligence Report, ranking among the top 10 best-performing patent litigators representing defendants. He is also listed in the Legal 500 for Intellectual Property: Patents - Litigation. Mr. Mead is fluent in English and serves clients across various jurisdictions, including California and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, as well as the Eastern District of Texas.
