BEEM PATENT LAW FIRM, CHICAGO, IL, USA, TEL. 312-201-0011

      Litigation...matters worth considering in choosing patent litigation counsel

What really counts…is winning. Clients need an aggressive attorney skilled both in patent law and in patent litigation. Clients benefit from thorough preparation and execution to “move the ball” towards a favorable and timely judgment. As a member of the trial bar of the Chicago federal court, Mr. Beem has litigated and won numerous patent infringement cases in both bench and jury trials in federal courts nationwide.

Litigation Highlights:

Air Products v. U.S. Commissioner of Patents, won summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Commissioner of Patents, resulting in reinstatement of the client's valuable patent applications, wrongfully stricken for alleged inequitable conduct by the client. 

Heat-N-Glo v. Heatilator, won judgment for client Heatilator on the key patent claim and successfully settled all remaining claims in fireplace patent infringement and trade secret litigation in federal court in Des Moines after taking and defending extensive discovery and writing and arguing nine motions in a lengthy federal court hearing. 

Mentor v. Inamed, McGhan Medical, and Cox-Uphoff, successfully resolved breast implant patent infringement litigation in Central District of California (Los Angeles), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Central District of California (Santa Barbara) (received commendation from the Court for excellent litigation results and favorable settlement), Northern District of Texas (Dallas), two appeals to the Federal Circuit and a petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Other Case History Examples:

Colt Industries v. Index-Werke, Briefed patent infringement appeal in Federal Circuit (turning machines).

Dazey Corporation, Trade dress case, successfully defending against post-appeal proceedings by Presto Industries.

GlaxoSmithKline v. Torpharm, Warner-Lambert v. Torpharm, and Abbott v. Torpharm, Patent infringement

litigation, discovery and motion practice (N.D. Ill.) (pharmaceuticals).

James River v. Hallmark Cards, Paper plate patent litigation (E.D. Wis.).

MCI v. AT&T, Telecommunications software patent infringement litigation (E.D. Pa.).

Novamont, S.p.A., Patent infringement litigation regarding plastics, chemicals, and starch packaging compositions and

processes, for Italian multinational chemical company.

Presto Industries v. Dazey Corporation, Design patent and trade dress litigation (N.D. Ill.).

Professional Partners v. Jamo USA, Defended against patent infringement litigation relating to audio speakers and mounts,

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Rite-Hite Corporation v. Serco Corporation, Four-week jury trial (N.D. Tex.) (jury found both parties’ patents valid and not

infringed).

Torpharm v. Genpharm & Novopharm, Briefed and argued Federal Circuit appeal and prepared and filed petition for certiorari

to U.S. Supreme Court.