Mark R. Galis is Co-Chair of the Chicago Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He concentrates his practice on patent, trademark, and copyright matters with a focus on litigation, IP portfolio management, business method/eCommerce/Internet patents and transactional intellectual property. His experience includes overseeing all aspects of the patent and trademark portfolios of large, middle market and start-up entities, including the preparation of patent and trademark opinions, litigation, acquisitions and sale of intellectual property and licensing agreements. In addition, Mark has handled a number of patent disputes involving business method patents, particularly those in the eCommerce area. Areas of Concentration · Intellectual property litigation · Patents · Trademarks · Licensing · Copyrights Significant Representations · Representation of a major electronics company in the defense of a patent infringement suit brought by a competitor. The client was granted summary judgment based on a novel implied license defense which judgment was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. · Representation of a major electronics company in defending a patent infringement suit brought by a competitor where the client, after a two-week bench trial, was found not to infringe the asserted patent. · Representation of one of the largest golf club manufacturers in the world in a default proceeding which a client brought against a Taiwanese competitor. The court granted the client a large monetary award based on a unique damages theory. · Representation of a major electronics company in connection with a copyright infringement suit brought against a competitor based on a database of infrared codes wherein the court denied the competitor's Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Copyrightability. · Representation of a software developer and others in connection with various eCommerce-related patent disputes. Professional & Community Involvement · Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) · Member, Chicago Bar Association · Fundraiser, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Awards & Recognition · Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2005, 2009 - 2011 · Selected by Leading Lawyers Network, 2006 - 2012 Articles, Publications, & Lectures · Lecturer, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Intellectual Property Issues · Lecturer, Loyola University Graduate School of Business, Intellectual Property Issues |