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Manish K. Mehta

Executive Committee Member; Chicago Partner-in-Charge
Chicago
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312.212.4953
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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.

Manish has also participated in inter partes review and reexamination proceedings. On the transactional side, he has rendered numerous freedom to operate and patentability opinions and prepared patent applications in the mechanical and electromechanical fields.

He was selected as a Rising Star the last four years by Illinois Super Lawyers, an organization that recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in Intellectual Property law. Manish has spoken on various topics throughout the United States and in India. He is a past President of the Indian American Bar Association of Chicago and currently sits on the Advisory Council for that organization.

 

 

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.

  • Litigation
  • Intellectual Property/3iP
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Patents
  • Patent Litigation
  • IP & IT Mediation Services
  • Pharmacy
  • Health Care Litigation
  • Metaverse/Web 3.0, Blockchain & Smart Contracts
  • Technology Transactions
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Retail & E-Commerce
  • Food & Beverage
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 2006, J.D.
    • cum laude
  • University of Illinois, 2003, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • Illinois Supreme Court
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Patent Law, 2023
  • Listed, Illinois Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2010-2019
  • Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business 2018 “Most Notable Minority Lawyer"
  • Listed, 40 under Forty, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 2015

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
September 16, 2019
Curver Reaffirms Alice Analogue for Design Patents
June 25, 2018
Licenses Gone Wild! Lesson learned from past mistakes panel | Manish Mehta
March 23, 2018
Court Kills Patent For Failing to Enable Full Claim Scope

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News
March 1, 2023
Manish K. Mehta mentioned in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin | "CDLB People"
February 27, 2023
Michael J. Barrie, Manish K. Mehta, and Stephanie A. Sheridan mentioned in Law360 | "Benesch Announces New Executive Committee"
February 22, 2023
Benesch Names New Executive Committee Members

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