Richard (Rich) Beem

Patent Attorney, Principal

Contact: Richard@BeemLaw.com

As founder and principal of Beem Patent Law Firm, Richard Beem is dedicated to serving clients in patent matters, and he is grateful for the trust of clients and referrers alike.  Mr. Beem has more than 20 years of experience in patent law and practice, representing clients in every technology and industry, in the and worldwide, including preparation, filing, prosecution, litigation, trials and appeals.

LEGAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE: 

After earning a B.S. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University, Mr. Beem worked as a refinery operations engineer for Amoco Oil and as a technical sales representative for Nalco Chemical. Upon graduation, with honors, from the University of Houston Law Center, he was privileged to serve for two years as Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward S. Smith, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C. During his tenure he assisted the Judge in hundreds of appeals from the Patent Office and federal courts and tribunals, including many landmark decisions in patent cases. Following the Federal Circuit clerkship, Mr. Beem entered the private practice of patent law in Chicago, representing clients locally, nationally and internationally in patent matters.

Mr. Beem appreciates referrals and, recognizing the value that referrers provide to their clients, he is responsive to instructions and communicative regarding progress of cases. He often acts as co-counsel with referring lawyers in patent infringement litigation in U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); and appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

PATENT LITIGATION:

Representative Patent Litigation Cases

PROFESSIONAL:

Admitted: 1985, Texas; 1986, District of Columbia; 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including trial bar); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; certified mediator.

Member: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), President of U.S. Group, 2009--, Executive Committee of U.S. Group, 2005--; American Bar Association (ABA) Fellow, Sections of Intellectual Property Law (IPL), Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA), the Japan America Society of Chicago; and many other associations.

EDUCATION:

J.D., cum laude, 1985, University of Houston, Houston, TX Order of the Coif; Editor, Houston Law Review; Clerkships: Vinson & Elkins, Houston; Arnold, White & Durkee (now Howrey), Houston; Richards, Medlock & Andrews (now Sidley & Austin), Dallas. B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1979 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Engineering Co-op Program, college wrestling

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Representative Publications & Presentations