Biography
Eugene is the acting Chicago IPR Team Lead, Chicago office hiring partner, co-chair of the firm's AI and Deep Learning Practice Group. He is an experienced trial lawyer that represents clients in complex patent matters involving technologies from consumer goods to high technology, networking, and wireless telephony to medical devices and therapeutics. He has extensive experience and regularly serves as first-chair trial counsel in post-grant review trials (IPR and PGR) on behalf of both Petitioners and Patent Owners at the USPTO. Eugene is also deeply involved as trial counsel in all aspects of cases in Federal courts around the country (including the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, Northern District of Illinois, District of Delaware, District of Minnesota, Northern District of Alabama, Northern and Southern Districts of California, Northern District of George, Western District of Missouri, and Southern District of New York), Section 337 investigations at the USITC, and in appeals at the Federal Circuit.
Eugene has authored a treatise titled the Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Post Grant Patent Proceedings (published by LexisNexis), chapters in books discussing U.S. patent law and litigation (published by Chambers and Global Legal Group), and is a regular contributor to various IP publications. Eugene also serves on the Editorial Board of The Patent Lawyer, as the Editor-in-Chief of the PTAB Bar Association’s Round-up of Round-ups, and lead editor of Westlaw’s “Tips and Tricks at the PTAB.”
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Eugene was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he was instrumental to the firm’s post-grant review practice. He filed some of the first-ever IPR petitions, served as the firm’s post-grant review trial practice knowledge manager, and co-founded the PTAB Bar Association. Before law school, Eugene worked as a software engineer for more than five years at Cardinal Health.
Eugene is the acting Chicago IPR Team Lead, Chicago office hiring partner, co-chair of the firm's AI and Deep Learning Practice Group. He is an experienced trial lawyer that represents clients in complex patent matters involving technologies from consumer goods to high technology, networking, and wireless telephony to medical devices and therapeutics. He has extensive experience and regularly serves as first-chair trial counsel in post-grant review trials (IPR and PGR) on behalf of both Petitioners and Patent Owners at the USPTO. Eugene is also deeply involved as trial counsel in all aspects of cases in Federal courts around the country (including the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, Northern District of Illinois, District of Delaware, District of Minnesota, Northern District of Alabama, Northern and Southern Districts of California, Northern District of George, Western District of Missouri, and Southern District of New York), Section 337 investigations at the USITC, and in appeals at the Federal Circuit.
Eugene has authored a treatise titled the Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Post Grant Patent Proceedings (published by LexisNexis), chapters in books discussing U.S. patent law and litigation (published by Chambers and Global Legal Group), and is a regular contributor to various IP publications. Eugene also serves on the Editorial Board of The Patent Lawyer, as the Editor-in-Chief of the PTAB Bar Association’s Round-up of Round-ups, and lead editor of Westlaw’s “Tips and Tricks at the PTAB.”
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Eugene was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he was instrumental to the firm’s post-grant review practice. He filed some of the first-ever IPR petitions, served as the firm’s post-grant review trial practice knowledge manager, and co-founded the PTAB Bar Association. Before law school, Eugene worked as a software engineer for more than five years at Cardinal Health.
- PTAB Bar Association
- The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
- Recognized as one of the "Top 100 Most Active Attorneys" representing petitioners in Patexia Inc.'s PTAB Intelligence Report, 2023
- Recognized as a Top Lawyer in Patent Prosecution, Litigation, and Transactions in the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000 legal directory, 2023-2024
- Recognized for Patent Law, in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2021-2025
- Named as a nationwide "Patent Star" in Managing Intellectual Property, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2022-2024
- Recognized in Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report, 2022
- Recognized as one of the "Top 50 Petitioner Attorneys" at the PTAB, Managing Intellectual Property, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2018
- Recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Active Attorneys" in PTAB Trials (#6) in Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report, 2019
- Recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Active Attorneys" in PTAB Trials (#9) in Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report, 2018
- Recognized as one of the "Top 50 Most Active Attorneys" in PTAB Trails (#27) in Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report, 2017
- Recognized as one of the "Top 50 Best Performing Attorneys" in PTAB Trials (#25) in Patexia Inc.'s IPR Intelligence Report, 2017
- Recognized as a "Top Attorney" in the PTAB, DocketNavigator Analytics, 2015
- Recognized as a "Rising Star" in Illinois Super Lawyers, Thompson Reuters, 2014-2019
Selected Publications
- “USPTO Issues New Rules on Motions to Amend in IPRs,” co-author, REUTERS, (October 17, 2024).
- “The Impact of Chevron’s Elimination on IPR Practice,” co-author, REUTERS, (August 28, 2024).
- “Federal Circuit Restricts Attorney Fees Incurred From IPRs During District Court Patent Litigation,” co-author, REUTERS (June 28, 2024).
- “USPTO Issues Proposed Rules on Discretionary Denials in Post-Grant Trials,” co-author, REUTERS (May 3, 2024).
- “USPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI Tools by Patent and Trademark Practitioners,” co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (April 23, 2024).
- "IPR estoppel and products? A question that's splitting hairs and courts," co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (April 2024).
- “New Patent Office Obviousness Guidance,” co-author, REUTERS (March 29, 2024).
- “USPTO Issues Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions,” co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (March 5, 2024).
- “When is Corroborating Evidence for Inventor Testimony Required?,” co-author, REUTERS (February 8, 2024).
- “Patents: IPR Year in Review 2023,” co-author, REUTERS (December 22, 2023).
- "How might an AI Model affect vehicle accident liability?" co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (Annual 2024).
- “Section 112 Concerns in an IPR at Institution and Final Written Decision,” co-author, REUTERS (November 9, 2023).
- “White House Executive Order Expands Regulation of Artificial Intelligence,” co-author, REUTERS (November 8, 2023).
- “Artificial Intelligence and the Impacts It Could Have on the Future of Contracts and Your Interactions with Legal,” presenter, International Energy Credit Association (IECA) Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 19, 2023).
- "Federal Circuit Clarifies Scope of Permissible Reply Arguments in an IPR," co-author, REUTERS (October 4, 2023).
- "Product Prior Art and IPR Estoppel," co-author, INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE LEGAL GUIDE - PATENTS 2024 (September 2023).
- "Expanding the USPTO's Director Review Process," co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (September, 2023).
- "Legal Profession, Professional Perspective - Best Practices for Working With Paralegals," co-author, BLOOMBERG LAW (August 2023).
- "IPR tricks of the trade: 2023 revised director review process," co-author, REUTERS (August 18, 2023).
- "A Legal 360 for Intellectual Property for AI," co-author (August 4, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Evolving Standards for Stipulations to Avoid Discretionary Denial,” co-author, REUTERS (July 13, 2023).
- "The Supreme Court Leaves Patent Eligibility in Flux," co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (July 4, 2023).
- "Attorney Development Throughout Your Career," co-author, BLOOMBERG LAW (June 9, 2023).
- "Using AI for Competitive Advantage," co-author, THE JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS (July 2023).
- “US Supreme Court: The More One Claims, The More One Must Enable,” co-author, THE PATENT LAWYER (June 7, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Don’t Forget to Show Prior Art is Analogous in Obviousness Challenge to Patentability,” co-author, REUTERS (May 25, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Federal Circuit clarifies standard for IPR estoppel,” co-author, REUTERS (April 17, 2023).
- "Chatbot Patents are Likely to Spark AI Wars," co-author, Law360 (April 4, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Don’t Give Up, Rehearing is Possible,” co-author, REUTERS (Feb. 28, 2023).
- "Trial Lawyer's Guide to Post Grant Patent Proceedings," co-author, LEXISNEXIS IP LAW & STRATEGY SERIES (Jan. 29, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Changes to Expect at the USPTO in 2023,” co-author, REUTERS (Jan. 27, 2023).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Options to Obtain Review of a PTAB Decision,” co-author, REUTERS (Oct. 26, 2022).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Director Vidal implements changes to discretionary institution policies at PTAB,” co-author, REUTERS (Sept. 8, 2022).
- "How Business Development Can Help You," co-author, BLOOMBERG LAW (July 2022).
- "What Attorney Development Can Do For You," co-author, BLOOMBERG LAW (July 2022).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Director Vidal Implements Changes to PTAB Review Procedures,” co-author, REUTERS (June 15, 2022).
- “IPR Tricks of the Trade: Updates to Director Review Expected,” co-author, REUTERS, (May 4, 2022).
- Fed. Circ. Holding Recalls the Potential for PTAB Challenges," co-author, Law360, (Apr. 8, 2022).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Federal Circuit clarifies scope of IPR estoppel,” co-author, REUTERS (Mar. 2022).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Federal Circuit limits use of applicant admitted prior art, co-author, REUTERS (Feb. 2022).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Discretionary Institution When There is Parallel ITC Investigation, REUTERS (Jan. 2022).
- Federal Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to PTAB’s Structure, THE PATENT LAW. 52-54 (Nov.-Dec. 2021).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: The Tough Task of ‘Swearing Behind’ an Asserted Prior Art Reference, REUTERS (Nov. 2021)
- Where We Are on AI Inventorship and Where We Should be Heading, IPWATCHDOG (Oct. 2021).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Contractual Obligations v. PTAB Trial Practice, REUTERS (Oct. 2021).
- The USPTO’s New Director Review Procedure Post-Arthrex, ABA LANDSLIDE MAG. (Sep.-Oct. 2021).
- Under Discretion, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 52-53 (Sep. 2021).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Use of Stipulations to Overcome a Fintiv Challenge in Patent Litigation, REUTERS (Aug. 2021).
- USA Efficiency of Process, GLI: LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2021 255-259 (Aug. 2021).
- Impact and Application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arthrex Decision, GLI: LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2021 13-16 (Aug. 2021).
- Understanding Law Firm Resources, BLOOMBERG LAW (Aug. 2021).
- Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory [FRAND]: US, UK, & Germany, THE PATENT LAW. 8-11 (Jul.-Aug. 2021). Read here.
- Considering Short- And Long-Term Effects Of COVID IP Waiver, LAW360 (Aug. 11, 2021).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Director Review of Patent Decisions After ‘Arthrex’, REUTERS (Jul. 2021).
- IPR Tricks of the Trade: Not all Appeals From Patent Board are Made Equal, WESTLAW TODAY (Jun. 2021).
- Discretionary Institution, INTELL. PROP. MAG. (Jun. 1, 2021).
- The U.S. Patent Office’s guidance on indefiniteness in AIA post-grant proceedings, THE PATENT LAW. 60-61 (May-Jun. 2021).
- Why the USPTO Does not Receive Chevron Deference, THE PATENT LAW. 20-22 (May-Jun. 2021).
- Changes at the USPTO Under Former Director Andrei Iancu: A Retrospective, WESTLAW TODAY (May 24, 2021).
- Analysing ‘Takings Clause’ challenges to PTAB reviews, WORLD IP REVIEW (May 4, 2021).
- Drawing the Line: Appealability of Issues in PTAB Institution Decisions, IP & TECH LAW, Vol 33 No. 5 (May 2021).
- On Second Thoughts, IP MAGAZINE (Apr. 2021).
- Law Firms are Looking for Tech-Savvy Lawyers: What That Means to Law Students, LEGALTECH NEWS (Mar. 31, 2021).
- COVID Testing and Patentability, BLOOMBERG LAW (Mar. 2021).
- Filing Considerations for PTAB Petitions on Biologic Patents Relating to COVID-19, LIFE SCIENCE LEADER (Mar. 1, 2021).
- Evolving Contours of IPR Joinder, INTELL. PROP. MAG. (Feb. 2021).
- Ringing the Changes, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 41-43 (Oct. 2020).
- Judge or Jury? (analysis of the Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 41-43 (Oct. 2020).
- Good for the Gander: Patent Owners Face IPR Estoppel, Too, THE PATENT LAW. 8-10 (Sep.-Oct. 2020).
- It's OK to (Silently) Disagree With Proposed Claim Constructions in an IPR, WESTLAW TODAY (Sep. 24, 2020).
- PTAB 2020: Adjusting to Win, Advanced Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Trial Strategies 2020 (Sep. 2020).
- PTAB May Raise a New Ground of Unpatentability Only Under “Rare Circumstances” (analysis of the POP’s Hunting Titan, Inc. v. DynaEnergetics Europe GmbH decision), THE PATENT LAW. 46-48 (July-Aug. 2020).
- AI Invents But Can’t Be an Inventor. So Now What?, LEGALTECH NEWS (Aug. 31, 2020).
- Brave New World: How AI Tools Are Used in the Legal Sector, LEGALTECH NEWS (Aug. 12, 2020).
- The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services, LAW360 (Aug. 3, 2020).
- Navigating A New Realm: AI and Patent Law, LEGALTECH NEWS (Jul. 16, 2020).
- Know Your Limits, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 54-56 (June 2020).
- Increasing Fed. Circ. IPR Appeals Are Shaping Patent Law, LAW360 (May 22, 2020).
- Join the Party (analysis of the Federal Circuit’s Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 56-57 (May 2020).
- PTAB Discretionary Institution and Parallel Petitions, THE PATENT LAW. 30-32 (Mar.-Apr. 2020).
- Collateral Estoppel Split, co-author, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 52-53 (Apr. 2020).
- Juries in FRAND Setting (analysis of how FRAND rate findings will be handled following the Federal Circuit’s TCL Commc’n Tech. Holdings Ltd. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. (Mar. 2020).
- The Evolution of IPR Estoppel After SAS, THE PATENT LAW. 18-20 (Jan-Feb. 2020).
- As a Matter of Fact (analysis of how the Federal Circuit’s Berkheimer Decision impacts U.S. District Courts), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 31-34 (July-Aug. 2019).
- Standing to Appeal a PTAB Determination, THE PATENT LAW. 15-17 (May-June 2019).
- Binding or Not? (analysis into whether USPTO Examination Guidances are binding on the PTAB or U.S. District Court), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 41-42 (Apr. 2019).
- Reasons for Remand (analysis of remands from the CAFC, Part 1), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 43-44 (Nov. 2018).
- The PTAB Strikes Back (analysis of remands from the CAFC, Part 2), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 36-39 (Dec. 2018-Jan. 2019).
- Shifting Sands of Claim Construction at the PTAB, THE PATENT LAW. 25–28 (Annual 2018–2019).
- April Showers Bring Supreme Court Flowers: What’s Next for the PTAB After Oil States and SAS, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 51–54 (June 2018).
- Three Years on from Teva Pharm. v. Sandoz, Where Are We Now?, PHARMA. PATENT ANALYST (2018).
- Section 101, Not So Elementary (review of the Federal Circuit’s Berkheimer v. HP Inc. and Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software, Inc. decisions), THE PATENT LAW. 39–41 (Mar.–Apr. 2018).
- Who Gets the Last Word? Part 1 (analysis of Petitioner replies to POPRs), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 26–28 (Mar. 2018).
- The Final Say, Who Gets the Last Word? Part 2 (analysis of Petitioner replies to POPRs), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 46–48(Apr. 2018).
- Will the Real Patent Owner Please Stand Up, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 45–46 (Feb. 2018).
- Aqua Products: Amendments For the Rest of Us (review of the Federal Circuit’s Aqua Prods., Inc. v. Matal decision), THE PATENT LAW. 36–39 (Jan.–Feb. 2018).
- Implications of PTAB Post Grant Proceedings, AIPLA, AIPPI US Global IP Edu. Forum: Trends and Dev. at the PTAB: Pat. Post-Grant Proceedings at the PTAB and Opp’ns in Other Cntys. (June 2017), available at: http://www.aipla.org/learningcenter/aippi17/2016MWI_Materials/Adamo_Paper.pdf.
- Home Is Where the Heartland Is (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Grp. Brands LLC decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 60–61 (July–Aug. 2017).
- Federal Circuit Approval (review of the Federal Circuit’s Novartis AG v. Noven Pharms. Inc. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 39–41 (July–Aug. 2017).
- Laches Do Not Trump Six-Year Limit on Damages (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s SCA Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods., LLC decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 62–63 (May 2017).
- Shipping Components Abroad: U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In On Infringement Based On Foreign Supply Under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(1) (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 47–49 (Mar.–Apr. 2017).
- AIA Estoppel in U.S. District Court, Patent Expert Guide 2017 (2017), available at: http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/litigation/materials/2017_sac/written_materials/3_aia_estoppel_in_us_district_court.authcheckdam.pdf.
- Two Apples Do Not Ensure Two Bites: PTAB’s Discretion on Institution (review of the PTAB’s Gen. Plastic Indus. Co., Ltd. v. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha decision), THE PATENT LAW. 15–17 (Nov.–Dec. 2016).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, 21st Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst. (Nov. 3–4, 2016).
- Playing the Disclosure (or Not) Game In Patent Litig. (review of the current state of play of inequitable conduct), AIPLA, 2016 ANNUAL MTG. (Oct. 27, 2016).
- “Appealing” a PTAB Decision on Institution of a Post-Grant Review, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 49–51 (Sept. 2016).
- From Obscurity to Ubiquity? (review of foreign discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 47–50 (July-Aug. 2016).
- Data Analysis of Post-Grant Proceedings at the Federal Circuit, KIRKLAND ALERT (July 2016).
- Terminating AIA Post Grant Review Proceedings, THE PATENT LAW. 33–35 (May-June 2016).
- Influence from the Top: Federal Circuit’s Influence on Post-Grant Review Trial Practice, Expert Guides: Best of the Best USA 2016 45–46 (2016), available at: https://www.expertguides.com/articles/ influence-from-the-top-federal-circuits-influence-on-post-grant-review-trial-practice/ardhdxyv (June 24, 2016).
- Précis on the Federal Circuit’s Influence on Post-Grant Review Trial Practice, Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2016 12–14 (2016).
- The Federal Circuit Limits Foreign and Domestic Patent Exhaustion (review of the Federal Circuit’s Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v. Impression Prods., Inc. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 23–25 (Mar.–Apr. 2016).
- Border Enforcement - USA (review of U.S. ITC and U.S. Customs procedures), AIPPI, AIPPI Enforcement Committee (2016).
- A Bridge Too Far? Limits in PTAB Trials (review of the proper scope of a PTAB oral hearing and demonstratives), THE PATENT LAW. 11–14 (Jan.–Feb. 2016).
- Guide to Petitioner Estoppel at the PTAB, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 49–52 (Feb. 2016).
- ITC Needs “Material Things” in a Digital World (review of the Federal Circuit’s ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. Int’l Trade Comn’n decision), THE PATENT LAW. 29–31 (Nov.–Dec. 2015).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, 20th Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst. (Nov. 5–6, 2015).
- Supplemental Examination—Where’s The Love, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 35–36 (Nov. 2015).
- Kessler Doctrine Continues to Protect Products (and Customers) From Abusive Patent Litig., Even After 108 Years, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 64–66 (Oct. 2015).
- Mindful Timing (review of CBMR-based stay motions), THE PATENT LAW. 29–32 (Sept.–Oct. 2015).
- United We Stand, Divided We Fall (review of the Federal Circuit’s Akamai Techs., Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. decision) (2015).
- With Great Power . . . (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kimble, et al. v. Marvel Entm’t, LLC, et al. decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 81–82 (July-Aug. 2015).
- Good Faith No Longer a Defense to Inducement (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Sys., Inc. decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 74–75 (July-Aug. 2015).
- SEPs and the Need for Standard Damages Tests (review of the Federal Circuit’s Ericsson, Inc. v. D-Link Sys., Inc. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 17–20 (May-June 2015).
- Procedural Grounds for Raising a Section 101 “Alice” Motion, 26 AM. BAR ASS’N INTELL. PROP. LITIG. NEWSLETTER 4 at 2–9 (Summer 2015).
- Use, In Parallel or Sequence, of Different Post-Grant Proceedings: USPTO Proceedings, New Japanese PGOs, and/or European Opposition Proceedings, PROCEEDINGS OF 2015 FORDHAM IP CONF., available at: http://fordhamipconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8B-2-Adamo-Kenneth.pdf (Apr. 2015).
- Join the Fray (review of joinder of issues and parties at the PTAB), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 67–69 (Apr. 2015).
- Reissue Proceedings: Another Twist in the Tale of AIA Post-Grant Review, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 36–37 (Mar. 2015).
- Deference-In-Part: Review of a District Court’s Claim Construction (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., et al. v. Sandoz, Inc., et al. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 41–44 (Mar.–Apr. 2015).
- Definitely, Maybe (review of 35 U.S.C. § 112 in IPR trials at the PTAB), THE PATENT LAW. 21–23 (Jan.–Feb. 2015).
- A Tale of Two Claim Constructions – When the Patent Expires During an AIA Review, NYIPLA BULL. 8–9 (Dec. 2014–Jan. 2015).
- Avoiding the Litig.Rabbit Hole (review of the Federal Circuit’s Ultramercial, Inc. v. Hulu, LLC decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 44–45 (Dec. 2014–Jan. 2015).
- Down the Rabbit Hole (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l decision), THE PATENT LAW. 19–21 (Sept.–Oct. 2014).
- An Appeal-ing Proposition, THE PATENT LAW. 35–39 (Sept.–Oct. 2014).
- The Price of a Stay: Prior Art Estoppel (review of prior art estoppel for non-PTAB petitioners in U.S. district court stay requests), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 61–64 (Oct. 2014).
- Muniauction has a Moment in the Limelight (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Techs., Inc. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 25–27 (Sept. 2014).
- A New Indefinite Test (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Nautilus, Inc. v Biosig Instruments, Inc. decision), THE PATENT LAW. 45–47 (Sept. 2014).
- Motion to Amend: Focus on Detail or Face Denial (review of the PTAB’s motion to amend practice), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 67–70 (July–Aug. 2014).
- High Octane! (review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. and Highmark Inc. v Allcare Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc. decisions), THE PATENT LAW. 21–23 (Dec. 2014).
- Gaining the Benefit of an Earlier-Filed Inter Partes Review by Applying the IPR Joinder Provisions Under the America Invents Act, NYIPLA BULL. 1, 4–6 (Apr.–May 2014).
- Parallel Proceedings: Stays of Parallel Related Patent Office Proceedings in View of a Later-Filed Inter Partes Review, THE PATENT LAW. 25–29 (Apr. 2014).
- Lighting Rod: Supreme Court Likely (review of the Federal Circuit’s Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Elecs. N. Am. Co. decision), INTELL. PROP. MAG. 72–74 (Apr. 2014).
- Survey of U.S. Court Decisions to Stay 3: Opposing a Request to Stay, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 47–49 (Apr. 2014).
- Survey of U.S. Court Decisions to Stay 2: Where Stays Were Granted, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 37–40 (Mar. 2014).
- Survey of U.S. Court Decisions to Stay, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 46–48 (Feb. 2014).
- When is the Right Time to File an Inter Partes Review, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 72–74 (Nov. 2013).
- Questions Remain Over Identifying ‘Real’ Parties-in-Interest, INTELL. PROP. MAG. 56–59 (Oct. 2013).
- United States’ Submission to Int’l Assoc. for the Prot. of IP, Q236-Relief in IP Proceedings other than Injunctions or Damages, AIPPI, AIPPI US DIV. (app’d May 29, 2013; presented in Helsinki, Finland 2013).
- Non-Practicing Entities May Enforce Patents at the U.S. International Trade Commission Even If There Is No Product, CLIENT UPDATE (Jan. 2013).
- Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Overhauls U.S. Patent System, CLIENT UPDATE (Sept. 2011).
Selected Presentations
- How Artificial Intelligence Tools Impact the Legal Practice: What every attorney needs to know, myLawCLE Webinar (Oct. 29, 2020).
- Navigating a New Realm: AI and Law, Haynes and Boone LLP Patent Prosecution and Patent Trials Grp. Mtg., Chicago, IL (Apr. 21, 2020).
- Post-Grant Review Trials: #3 Interplay With D.C. Litigation, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (July 18, 2019).
- Post-Grant Review Trials: #2 Pre-Filing Considerations, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (June 13, 2019).
- Post-Grant Review Trials: #1 What Are They?, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (May 16, 2019).
- IP Bootcamp 2019: #3 Buying & Selling IP, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Apr. 4, 2019).
- PTAB Master Class, 2019 PTAB Bar Ass’n Annual Conf., Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. (Mar. 13, 2019).
- IP Bootcamp 2019: #2 Choosing/Building/Protecting a Brand, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Mar. 7, 2019).
- Law School-Winter/Spring 2019 Ed., #2 IP in an Hour, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Feb. 19, 2019).
- IP Bootcamp 2019: #1 Introduction to Key Concepts, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Feb. 7, 2019).
- Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: Effective Communication Among Generations in the Workplace, Richard Linn Inn of Court Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Jan. 22, 2019).
- IP-201: Legal Issues for Innovators & Inventors, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Dec. 12, 2018).
- How to Prepare Contentions, for Depositions, and Expert Reports, 2018 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Dec. 3, 2018).
- Privilege and Conflicts Issues, 2018 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Dec. 3, 2018).
- Ch-Ch-Changes: Updates to the PTAB’s Patent Trial Practice Guide for AIA Proceedings, Federal Circuit Bar Ass’n, PTAB/TTAB Committee, Webcast (Nov. 28, 2018).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, The University of Texas School of Law, 23rd Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst., Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, TX (Nov. 1–2, 2018).
- Federal Circuit Appeals: Righting Perceived Wrongs Below, Requirements and Strategies for Building the Best Record for Appeal in PTAB and District Court Appeals, AIPLA Annual Mtg., Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington D.C. (Oct. 26, 2018).
- Intellectual Property-201: Buying & Selling IP, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Oct. 10, 2018).
- Evolution of IPRs and Changing Strategic Litigation Considerations, Kirkland & Ellis LLP Partner Mtg., Chicago, IL (Oct. 5, 2018).
- Adjusting Your Strategies: Responding to Petitions After SAS Institute v. Iancu, NYIPLA PTAB Comm. Mtg., Polsinelli PC, New York, NY (Oct. 4, 2018).
- Effect of 2018 U.S./Chinese Tariffs, IP Seminar at Foxconn Interconnect Tech., San Jose, CA (Sept. 19, 2018).
- Update to PTAB Trial Practice, IP Dep’t Mtg. at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Sept. 26, 2018).
- Landslide: How to Leverage Administrative Law Principles for More Effective Advocacy Before the USPTO, ABA Webinar, Chicago, IL (June 19, 2018).
- Thinking Through the Impact of Oil States and SAS, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington D.C. (June 8, 2018).
- Thinking Through the Impact of Oil States and SAS, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 18, 2018).
- Appellate Review of PTAB Procedures, 2018 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 15, 2018).
- Intellectual Property-101: Nuts & Bolts of Patents, Fin. Poise Webinar, Chicago, IL (Mar. 14, 2018).
- District Court/PTAB Interplay, The PTAB Bar Ass’n and Intellectual Property Law Ass’n of Chicago, Inaugural Chicago Regional IPR Seminar, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (Dec. 7, 2017).
- Are IPRs Slicking Away, Richard Linn Inn of Court Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Nov. 13, 2017).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, The University of Texas School of Law, 22nd Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst., Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, TX (Nov. 2–3, 2017).
- Taking Another Bite at the Apple: Multiple Proceedings Before the PTAB Involving the Same Patent, Federal Circuit Bar Ass’n, PTAB/TTAB Committee, Webcast (Oct. 26, 2017).
- Hot Topics in Patent Law: IPRs and Venue, ABA IP Litigation Committee CLE Roundtable, Charles River Associates, Chicago IL (Oct. 13, 2017).
- Trends and Developments at the PTAB: A Trial Attorney’s Perspective, 2017 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 5, 2017).
- A Trial Attorney’s Perspective on Practice & Strategy, AIPPI-US Global IP Edu. Forum: Trends and Dev. at the PTAB: Pat. Post-Grant Proceedings at the PTAB and Opp’ns in Other Cntys., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (July 13, 2017).
- Focus on the USA - Developments in Case Precedent & Regulation, IBC Legal Conf., Life Sci. IP Minds 2017, Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conf. Centre, London, UK (June 20-21, 2017).
- Trends and Developments at the PTAB: A Trial Attorney’s Perspective on Practice & Strategy, 2017 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 31, 2017).
- Significance of IPRs in Our Practice, IP New Associate Orientation and Training, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Dec. 12, 2016).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, University of Texas School of Law, 21st Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst., Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, TX (Nov. 3–4, 2016).
- PTAB Practice, 2016 All Partners’ Mtg., Ritz Hotel, Chicago, IL (Oct. 7, 2016).
- Playing the Disclosure (or Not) Game In Patent Litig., AIPLA Annual Mtg., Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington D.C. (Oct. 27-29, 2016).
- Playing the Disclosure (or Not) Game In Patent Litig., IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Sept. 29, 2016).
- Implications of the Administrative Procedure Act on the PTAB and PTAB Trial Practice, AIPLA USPTO Inter Partes Patent Proceedings Committee, Monthly Call (Aug. 30, 2016).
- Focus on the USA, IBC Legal Conf., Biotech & Pharma Patenting Conf. 2016, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski, Munich, Germany (June 23-24, 2016).
- Federal Circuit’s View on AIA Post-Grant Reviews, 2016 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 18, 2016).
- The Swinging Patent Pendulum: Recent Events That Impact Patent Strength, 2016 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 18, 2016).
- Common Pitfalls in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Filings, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Mar. 31, 2016).
- The Enforcement World is Turning: Recent Changes in USITC Law and Practice, Distinguished Alumni Lecture, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (Mar. 23, 2016).
- Claim Construction after Teva, The Univ. of Akron Sch. of Law, Fourth Annual Naples Patent Law Experts Conf., Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples, FL (Feb. 8-9, 2016).
- Claim Construction after Teva, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Jan. 27, 2016).
- State of Play Review of US Landscape Through 2015, Standards Patents & Competition: Law and Litig., Kensington Close Hotel, London, UK (Dec. 2, 2015).
- Recent Developments in Claim Construction, The University of Texas School of Law, 20th Annual Advanced Patent Law Inst., Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, TX (Nov. 5–6, 2015).
- Working with Clients—Best Practices, 2015 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 9, 2015).
- Inter Partes Review Practice, 2015 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 8, 2015).
- Business Dev. Opportunities & PTAB, 2015 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 8, 2015).
- AIA Post Grant Review Proceedings: The “What,” “How,” and “Why,” Syngenta CLE, Syngenta Biotech. Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (Sept. 30, 2015).
- Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”): Ethical Considerations for Implementing BYOD Policies, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Sept. 2, 2015).
- PTAB Practice and Strategy: A Trial Attorney’s Perspective, 2015 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 20, 2015).
- Bring Your Own Device: Ethical Considerations for Implementing BYOD Policies, 2015 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 20, 2015).
- Dual-Use Devices and the Workplace, Spring Symposium: Legal Problems in Data Mgmt: IT & Privacy at the Forefront, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (Apr. 10, 2015).
- Use, In Parallel or Sequence, of Different Post-Grant Proceedings: USPTO Proceedings, New Japanese PGOs, and/or European Opposition Proceedings, 23rd Annual Fordham Intellectual Prop. Law & Policy Conf., Cambridge University Faculty of Law (Apr. 8-9, 2015).
- PTAB Trials: Tips and Strategies, NYIPLA Patent Litig. Comm. Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY (Jan. 29, 2015).
- Happy 3BD, PTAB!, Richard Linn Inn of Court Mtg. at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Jan. 15, 2015).
- PTAB: Views from the Bench and the Bar, IPLAC IP Law Symposium 2014, Standard Club, Chicago, IL (Nov. 14, 2014).
- Recent Developments re Section 101 and the Interplay Between District Court Litig. and Patent Office Proceedings, Siemens US IP Dept. Conf., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Sept. 16, 2014).
- USPTO Post-Grant Review Proceedings: Lessons Learned, Questions Pending, and Strategic Considerations, 2014 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 20, 2014).
- Lessons Learned/Questions Pending: USPTO Post-Grant Review Proceedings -- Trial Lawyer’s Perspective, Chicago Bar Ass’n, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago, IL (Apr. 2, 2013).
- Why USPTO Post-Grant Review Proceedings Are Important For Our Practice, IP Dep’t Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Mar. 24, 2014).
- Current Issues and Trends in Copyright Law Copyright Termination Under § 203, Richard Linn Inn of Court Mtg., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Jan. 16, 2014).
- Post-Grant Patent Challenges at the Patent Office and Use of Surveys in District Court Litig., Young Lawyers Section, IP Comm. Mtg., Chicago Bar Ass’n, Chicago, IL (Nov. 6, 2013).
- Interplay Between AIA Review Proceedings and U.S. District Court Actions, 2013 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 3, 2013).
- Post-Grant Patent Challenges at the Patent Office Under the AIA, 2013 Tech. & L. Seminar, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (May 22, 2013).
- 2013 Annual Intellectual Property Law Judge’s Panel Discussion, Seminar, Chicago Bar Ass’n, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago, IL (Mar. 11, 2013).
- Practice of IP Law Under the AIA: Where Are We Now?, Chicago Bar Ass’n, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago, IL (Dec. 5, 2012).
- Thinking about Changes to Patent Law Practice Under the America Invents Act (“AIA”), 2012 IP Retreat, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL (Oct. 26, 2012).
- First-Inventor-to-File and the New Novelty Standard, Chicago Bar Ass’n, Young Lawyers Section, Chicago, IL (Jan. 4, 2012).
Education
J.D., UIC John Marshall Law School, 2008, cum laude; Lead Articles Editor, The John Marshall Law Review
B.S., Computer Science, DePaul University, 2001, with honors
Languages
Russian
Admissions
Illinois
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
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