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Admitted: 1978, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School: DePaul University, J.D.
Member: Chicago, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.
Biography: University of Notre Dame, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1975.
Born: Chicago, Illinois, December 12, 1952
Employment History: William P. Oberhardt, LLC, 2003-Present; Roper & Quigg--Partner, 1990-2003; Neuman Williams Anderson & Olson--Associate, 1984-1988, Partner, 1988-1990; Illinois Attorney General's Office, Consumer Fraud Division, 1978-1984
Notable Cases:
- McNeil-PPC, Inc. v. Bayer Corp. (E.D. Pa. 2002)--trial counsel for a major pharmaceutical company suing for patent infringement, resulting in a seven figure jury verdict following a five week trial
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Rexene Corp. (Fed. Cir. 1996 & D. Del. 1997)--trial counsel for a major petrochemical company suing for patent infringement, resulting in an eight figure damages award following trial and appeal
- Loral Corp. v. The B.F. Goodrich Co. (S.D. Ohio 1989 & Fed. Cir. 1990)--trial counsel for a large aerospace manufacturing company, successfully defending against a patent infringement suit involving an eight figure claim for damages following trial and appeal
- Rockwell Graphic Systems, Inc. v. DEV Industries, Inc. (7th Cir. 1991)-- appellate counsel for a printing press manufacturing company, successfully obtaining an appellate court decision sustaining causes of action for trade secret misappropriation and RICO violations based on the theft of manufacturing drawings for printing press components
- Parker-Hannifin Corp. v. Delta Power Co. (N. D. Ill. 2004)--trial counsel for a leading hydraulic component manufacturer suing for patent infringement, successfully obtaining a favorable settlement based on a suit for patent infringement
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