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Representative Matters

Representative Litigation Activities (Clients underlined)

  • A.Ahlstrom Corp. v. Goulds Pumps (W.D.N.Y) – Industrial pumps
  • Accuride International, Inc. v. Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co. (C.D. Cal.) – Cabinet drawer slides
  • Avery Dennison v. UCB Products, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Laminated adhesive labels
  • Baxter International, Inc. v. COBE Laboratories, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) – Blood centrifuges
  • Fabio Perini SpA v. Paper Converting Machine Co. (E.D. Wis.) – Paper rewinders
  • Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Rawlplug Co. Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) – Fasteners
  • JAMCO Products v. Acadia Elastomers, d/b/a JM Clipper (E.D. Tex.) – Gaskets
  • Lamas v. Video 44/Telemundo (N.D. Ill.) – Contract and copyright
  • Leggett & Platt, Inc. v. Hickory Springs Mfg. Co. (N.D. Ill.) – Mattress assemblies
  • Middleton, Inc. v. 3M (N.D. Ill.) – Adhesive-backed appliqués
  • Molex, Inc. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (N.D. Cal.) – Electrical connectors
  • Molex, Inc. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (N.D. Ill.) – Electrical connectors
  • Molex, Inc. v. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (N.D. Ill.) – Electrical connectors
  • Mullins, et al. v. Motorcycle Tour Conversion, Inc. (C.D. Ill.) – Auxiliary wheels
  • Paper Converting Machine Co. v. Fabio Perini SpA (E.D. Wis.) – Paper rewinders
  • Simpson-Delco LLC v. Rahsco Mfg. Co. (N.D. Ill.) – Distributorship termination
  • Scripps v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories, inc. (D. Del.) – Medications for hemophilia
  • StageRight Corp. v. Staging Concepts, Inc. (D. Minn.) – Seating riser assemblies
  • Stilletto Tool Co. v. Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co. (N.D. Cal.) – Titanium hand tools
  • Upstream Technologies LLC v. Truck Accessories Group (S.D.N.Y.) – Vehicle windows

Representative Patent Prosecution and Opinion Technologies

  • Agricultural equipment
  • Aircraft restraint systems
  • Athletic training equipment
  • Automotive air-conditioning systems
  • Automotive control systems for cooling, engines and oil monitoring
  • Automotive fuel and emission systems and components
  • Automotive steering and braking systems
  • Cabinet drawer slides and interlock mechanisms
  • Cabinetry for communications systems
  • Commercial point of purchase devices
  • Consumer beverage and container products
  • Control interfaces for electronic devices
  • Controllers for electric permanent magnet chucks
  • Electric motors
  • Electrical connectors
  • Electrical service tools
  • Ergonomic office equipment
  • Food products and preparation equipment
  • Gaskets
  • Hand tools
  • Hoses and couplings
  • Industrial pumps
  • Industrial valves
  • Juvenile care devices
  • Laminating equipment
  • Lifting equipment
  • Mattress structures
  • Medical implant devices
  • Medical surgical devices
  • Medical treatment systems
  • Motorcycle auxiliary wheel systems
  • Navigation systems
  • Point of purchase displays
  • Pressure washers and cleaning equipment
  • Rotor and bearing assemblies
  • Sensors and solenoids
  • Shelving and storage systems
  • Silicon chip manufacturing equipment
  • Slurry mixing equipment and tanks
  • Staging and seating equipment
  • Storm water retention systems
  • Therapeutic devices
  • Tree stands