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Molly A. Jones

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Clients turn to Molly A. Jones as a strategic advisor and critical thinker to help optimize their business goals. As part of Crowell’s Litigation and Intellectual Property practices, Molly draws on proven courtroom instincts to drive success in complex patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright disputes, helping companies protect their technology and brand assets in complex disputes across the country. Representative matters include those in the software, biotechnology, higher education, health care, and food and beverage industries.

Combining her background as a patent litigator and stand-up trial attorney with core skill sets in a wide range of technology-related matters, Molly prides herself on delivering exceptional client service and building a strong rapport with the parties she represents.

Molly has co-authored amicus curiae briefs in two landmark patent cases at the U.S. Supreme Court. Molly has also built an active pro bono practice with special emphasis on immigration issues and impact litigation on the pressing issues of our day. She serves on the board of directors for the Family Violence Law Center in Oakland.

Career & Education

    • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, 2014
    • Duke University, B.A., with distinction, biology, 2008
    • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, 2014
    • Duke University, B.A., with distinction, biology, 2008

    • California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
    • California
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Molly's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.16.26

Sedona Finalizes DTSA Model Jury Instructions: Key Changes from the Draft

The Sedona Conference has published its Defend Trade Secrets Act Model Jury Instructions: DTSA 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, the product of Working Group 12’s consensus process. Earlier this year, we alerted clients to the draft instructions. The final publication cautions that the instructions are a starting point only, not binding law, and must be tailored to the facts, claims, and governing law of each case. ...

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Representative Matters

  • Counsel in antitrust and copyright case regarding operating system market. On appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2026).
  • Represented manufacturer of flash-spun nonwoven material in a section 337 investigation at the U.S. International Trade Commission, resulting in findings of trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and the wrongful use and exploitation of stolen confidential and proprietary information.
  • Won jury verdict of $48.3 million and a finding of willful infringement in a patent case for Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California involving silicon wafer handling systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. 
  • Won a jury verdict of noninfringement for a scent diffusion and control technology company, in patent litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, involving eight hardware and software patents relating to network-connected scent diffusion devices.
  • Represented a major beverage maker in an action for trademark infringement. After a multi-week jury trial, the plaintiff received a fraction of the damages amount sought.
  • Representing the University of California in obtaining a $50 million settlement and public apology from the University of Southern California and one of its faculty members over USC’s 2015 raid on an Alzheimer’s Disease research program at UC San Diego, a result reported on the front page of the Los Angeles Times as a “jaw-dropping conclusion” to “unprecedented litigation” concerning the protection of academic research.
  • Confidential Failed ERP Installation Arbitration (San Francisco JAMS ADR, 2019). Represented an international provider of online educational services in a confidential arbitration against multinational software corporation in a recovery action related to a failed Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) software installation. Matter resolved on eve of merits hearing.
  • Software License Audit Defense. Represented several software licensees, in numerous industries, in contentious software audits and licensing disputes against global enterprise software providers.

Molly's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.16.26

Sedona Finalizes DTSA Model Jury Instructions: Key Changes from the Draft

The Sedona Conference has published its Defend Trade Secrets Act Model Jury Instructions: DTSA 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, the product of Working Group 12’s consensus process. Earlier this year, we alerted clients to the draft instructions. The final publication cautions that the instructions are a starting point only, not binding law, and must be tailored to the facts, claims, and governing law of each case. ...

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Recognition

  • Daily Journal: Top IP Lawyers, 2024
  • Daily Journal: Top 40 Under 40, 2024

Molly's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.16.26

Sedona Finalizes DTSA Model Jury Instructions: Key Changes from the Draft

The Sedona Conference has published its Defend Trade Secrets Act Model Jury Instructions: DTSA 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, the product of Working Group 12’s consensus process. Earlier this year, we alerted clients to the draft instructions. The final publication cautions that the instructions are a starting point only, not binding law, and must be tailored to the facts, claims, and governing law of each case. ...

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Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.16.26

Sedona Finalizes DTSA Model Jury Instructions: Key Changes from the Draft

Firm News | 1 min read | 10.01.26

Daily Journal Names Crowell & Moring’s Molly Jones to 2026 Top 100 Lawyers in California

Press Coverage | 09.30.26

Top 100 Lawyers 2026

Press Coverage | 04.06.26

Jury Finds Willful Infringement in Kawasaki Robotics Patent Case

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Practices

Molly's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.16.26

Sedona Finalizes DTSA Model Jury Instructions: Key Changes from the Draft

The Sedona Conference has published its Defend Trade Secrets Act Model Jury Instructions: DTSA 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, the product of Working Group 12’s consensus process. Earlier this year, we alerted clients to the draft instructions. The final publication cautions that the instructions are a starting point only, not binding law, and must be tailored to the facts, claims, and governing law of each case. ...

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