Manish is the Chicago office Partner-in-Charge. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, post-grant reviews, patent prosecution and counseling. He has represented clients from a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, e-commerce, chemical, and computer software and hardware.
Manish is responsible for developing, creating, and managing IP portfolios for his clients across a variety of industries. He understands the need to drive an IP program that is consistent with the business objectives and invests the time required to understand his clients' goals in developing an IP program. He is a trusted advisor to many clients and welcomes the opportunity to partner with his clients as they continue to build, create and protect their IP assets.
Manish is a skilled litigator, and his litigation experience includes all aspects of the discovery process, defending and taking depositions, preparing witnesses, drafting expert reports, and pretrial preparation. Manish is experienced in the claim construction process and has taken lead roles at claim construction hearings.
Representative Experience
- We serve as a lead outside transactional counsel to Infosys in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a variety of IP oriented technology transactions.
- Atom Medical International, Inc. v. Draeger Medical System, Inc. (IPR2014-00194). Subject: U.S. Patent No. 7,335,157. Counsel for Petitioner Atom Medical International, Inc.
- Dyson, Inc. v. LG Electronics USA, Inc. (Inter Partes Reexamination No. 95/002,102). Subject: U.S. Patent No. 7,600,292. Counsel for Requester LG Electronics USA, Inc.
- Gramm et al. v. Deere & Company (IPR2015-00899). Subject U.S. Patent No. 6,202,395. Counsel for Petitioner Deere & Company.
- Atom Medical International, Inc. v. Draeger Medical System, Inc. (IPR2014-00095). Subject: U.S. Patent No. 6,483,080. Counsel for Petitioner Atom Medical International, Inc.
- Atom Medical International, Inc. v. Draeger Medical System, Inc. (IPR2014-00232). Subject: U.S. Patent No. 6,345,402. Counsel for Petitioner Atom Medical International, Inc.
- Gramm et al. v. Deere & Company (IPR2015-00898). Subject U.S. Patent No. 6,202,395. Counsel for Petitioner Deere & Company.
- Dyson, Inc. v. LG Electronics USA, Inc. (N.D. Ill., 2012). Counsel in patent infringement action pertaining to vacuum cleaners, responsible for formulating noninfringement and invalidity defenses. Case currently stayed pending inter partes reexamination.
- Alliance v. Altivity (W.D. Wash. 2007). Patent and trade secret case relating to containers for packaging cat litter.
- Alticor Inc., Amway Corp. and Quixtar Inc. v. NCR Corp. (W.D. Mich. 2007). Represented plaintiffs in an action seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of seven NCR patents relating to e-commerce.
