Representative Contested Proceedings Experience
Gentex Corp v. Traffic and Parking Control Co., Inc. (E.D.WIS.2019). Represented defendant in a patent infringement action including traffic signs. Settlement was reached.
Beachfunds Patents LLC and Lasermarx, Inc. v. H. H. & A. Sports, Inc. (W.D. Wis. 2018). Represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving archery arrow rests. Settlement was reached.
American Orthodontics Corp. v. Dentsply Int’l Inc. (PTAB 2018). Represented petitioner to invalidate all claims of an asserted patent related to orthodontic appliances. All claims held unpatentable. IPR2016-01652.
Life Techs. Corp v. Promega Corp. (2017). Filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation with the United States Supreme Court.
R.D. Jones, Stop Experts, Inc. et al. v. Traffic & Parking Control Co. Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2016). Represented defendant in a patent infringement action involving lighted roadway signs. Settlement was reached.
Ruehl et al. v. AM General LLC (N.D. Ind. 2014)(Fed. Cl. 2015). Representing the plaintiffs in a patent infringement action involving military vehicles. Case is currently pending.
Delta Education, LLC v. Geneva Area Recreational, Educational and Athletic Trust (T.T.A.B. 2012-2014). Represented the petitioner in an opposition proceeding. Settlement was reached resulting in a narrowing amendment to the identification of services.
ARI Network Services, Inc. v. Nichols et al. (E.D. Wis. 2013). Represented the plaintiff in a copyright infringement action involving various powersport equipment taxonomies. Settlement was reached.
Transcenic, Inc. v. Google, Inc., Microsoft Corp., AOL Inc. & Mapquest, Inc. (D. Del. 2011). Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving spatially referenced street-level imagery for web mapping applications. Settlement was reached.
Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. GMI Holdings, Inc. and Overhead Door Corp. (N.D. Ill. 2011). Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving obstruction-sensing systems for garage doors. Settlement was reached.
Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Decko Products, a division of Michel Sales Company and Guardian Access Corporation (N.D. Ill. 2010). Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving garage door positioning systems. Settlement was reached.
Deere & Company v. Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. (S.D. Iowa 2010). Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving the design of agricultural seed tubes. Settlement was reached.
Deere & Company v. Bush Hog, LLC and Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. (S.D. Iowa 2009). Representing the plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving the design of pull-behind rotary cutters. Case is pending.
McDavid Knee Guard, Inc. et al. v. Nike USA, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2008). Represented the plaintiff in a patent infringement action related to protective athletic apparel.
WMH Tool Group, Inc. v. Woodstock International, Inc. and Grizzly Industrial, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2007). Represented the plaintiff in a trade dress infringement action related to color in woodworking and metalworking tools. Settlement was reached.
Representative M&A Experience
Represented ARI Network Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIS) (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its purchase of the assets of Auction 123 Inc. (Weston, Florida).
Represented Landec Corporation in its acquisition of O Olive Oil.
Represented Hufcor, Inc. (Janesville, Wisconsin) in the sale of the company to OpenGate Capital (Los Angeles, California).
Represented ARI Network Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIS) (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its purchase of the assets of Direct Communications, Incorporated (Des Moines, Iowa).
Represented Brass Ring Capital (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its acquisition of Creative Learning Systems (Longmont, Colorado).
Represented Prairie Capital Fund VI (Chicago, Illinois) in its investment in BOTE, LLC (Destin, Florida).
Represented Mason Wells Buyout Fund IV (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its investment in L.B. White (Onalaska, Wisconsin).
Represented ARI Network Services (NASDAQ: ARIS) (Wisconsin) in sale of shares of common stock and warrants to institutional and accredited investors in a private placement.
Represented privately-held manufacturer of sporting goods and accessories in its acquisition of a privately-held company.
Represented Mason Wells Buyout Fund IV (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its investment in EastPoint Sports Ltd.
Represented privately-held software company in its sale to a private equity firm.
Represented a Fortune 200 automotive supplier in its acquisition of a global automotive seating business.
Represented Classic Brands, LLC (Denver, Colorado) in the acquisition of Droll Yankees, Inc. (Plainfield, Connecticut).
Represented Digital Measures, LLC (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its sale to a private equity firm (transaction not public).
Represented a Wisconsin-based software company in its sale to a private equity firm (transaction not public).
Represented Hufcor, Inc. (Janesville, Wisconsin) in the sale of the company to OpenGate Capital (Los Angeles, California).
Represented private equity owned technology company in its acquisition of a website solutions business in a corporate divestiture (transaction not public).
Represented Jason Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCI) (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) in its acquisition of Schaffner Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Represented global ($500M+ revenue) privately-held manufacturer based in Wisconsin in a joint venture for the development of a new product line (transaction not public).
Represented Northern Star Industries, Inc. in sale of BOSS Snowplows Division to the Toro Company
Represented Landec Corporation in its acquisition of Yucatan Foods, L.P. and Camden Fruit
Representative Procurement Experience
Manages a number of international portfolios of patents, trademarks and applications including for clients in the fishing, powersport and marine industries.
Significant experience with expedited patent application processes before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Successfully appealed final rejections of claims before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Experience with diverse technologies including computer, electrical, electro-mechanical, software, wireless signals, hand and power tools, marine, firearms and archery, exercise and bicycling, and automotive and motorcycle sectors.