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Simeon G. Papacostas

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Simeon is an intellectual property attorney with substantial litigation experience in federal courts.

Simeon primarily focuses his practice on patent litigation in federal courts and post-grant proceedings before the patent office. Simeon has argued matters in federal district court and before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has represented clients in bench and jury trials as well as arbitrations in federal courts. He has represented clients across a wide range of industries, primarily dealing with medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and drilling and oilfield services, while also working with computer hardware and software, consumer products, and video games.

Simeon has additional experience dealing with patent-related antitrust issues, trademark litigation and counseling, and trade secrets, as well as general intellectual property due diligence and counseling regarding both domestic and international intellectual property matters.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Feit Electric, a global leader in first-to-market lighting innovations, against claims of patent infringement by a Japanese conglomerate. After years of contentious discovery, the matter proceeded to a nearly two-week jury trial. Ultimately obtained a full defense verdict in favor of Feit Electric.

  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Washington University School of Law, 2008, J.D.
    • cum laude
    • Dean's List
    • Staff Editor, Washington University Law Review
  • Yale University, 2002, B.S. Biomedical Engineering
  • Illinois
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • DuPage County Bar Association, IP Section, Chair, 2017-2018
  • Hellenic Bar Association, Scholarship Committee Member
  • Naperville Jaycees
  • Greek
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January 25, 2023
Kal Shah, Mircea A. Tipescu, Simeon G. Papacostas, Louis Constantinou, and Samuel J. Ruggio mentioned in Law360 | "Jury Clears Feit of Infringing Nichia LED Light Patent"
January 2, 2023
Benesch Names 20 New Partners for 2023

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