Dan practices in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on litigation of patent cases. He has also worked on matters involving patent prosecution, trademark clearance and registration, licensing, negotiations and preparation of validity, right-to-use, infringement opinions and trade secret claims. His clients represent a range of industries including computer software and products, digital electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, chemical processes, food products, mechanical devices, agricultural products and sports equipment.
Prior to law school, Dan was an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Awards & Recognitions
· Illinois Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2005
Professional Associations & Memberships
· American Bar Association
· American Intellectual Property Law Association
· Chicago Bar Association
· Federal Circuit Bar Association
· Illinois State Bar Association
· Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
· Licensing Executives Society
· Ohio State Bar Association
Civic Involvement
· BloomTree Learning Community, Prescott, Ariz.
Experience
· Successful defense against $500 million claim of patent misuse. Minebea Co. v. Papst Licensing, 444 F.Supp.2d 68 (D.D.C. 2006).
· Obtained a reversal of a multimillion dollar verdict of patent infringement involving truck transmissions. Eaton Corp. v. Rockwell International Corp. and Arvin Meritor, Inc., 323 F.3d 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
· Obtained a summary judgment of non-infringement for a patent infringement claim against client involving data compression in computer modems. Holtz v. Conexant Systems, Inc., Case No. 97-CV-20493 (N.D. Cal.), aff'd, 2002 WL 31875667 (Fed. Cir.).
· Assisted Ohio counsel in successfully persuading the judge to vacate a temporary restraining order that he had previously entered against client and to deny a preliminary injunction in a service mark case. Charter National Bank and Trust v. Charter One Financial, Inc., 65 USPQ2d 1684 (N.D. Il. 2001).
· Assisted Florida counsel in obtaining summary judgments dismissing patent infringement and trade secret claims in a case involving jet engine parts. United Technologies Corp. v. Heico Corp., et al., 60 F.Supp. 2d 1306 (S.D. Fla. 1999).
· Multi-million dollar jury verdict obtained for client for patent infringement involving hay balers. Case Corp. v. New Holland North America, Inc., Case No. 95 C 1225 (E.D. Wisc. 1999).
· Obtained a multimillion-dollar jury verdict for client for patent infringement and false advertising involving typewriter ribbon cassettes. Smith Corona Corp. v. Pelikan, Inc., 784 F.Supp. 452 (N.D. Tenn. 1992), aff'd., 1993 WL 192516 (Fed. Cir.).
· Obtained summary judgments for clients accused of trade dress infringement and breach of franchise contracts. Watch What Develops Franchise Concepts, Inc. et al. v. Par Five, Inc. et al., 110 F.R.D. 243 (N.D. Ohio 1986), mod., 1987 WL 38109 (6th Cir.).
· Obtained a jury verdict of non-infringement for patent infringement claims against client involving digital noise reducers for TV circuits. Cooper v. Harris Corp., Case No. C-82-1060 (N.D. Ohio 1987).
News & Publications
Publications
1.1.97, Patent Practice, PRI
Events
4.22.10, Intellectual Property Seminar
Chicago, IL
Seminar