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Adam Kaufmann
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Adam M. Kaufmann

Partner

Chicago

One N. Wacker Drive
Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-2833

P 312-214-8319

F 312-759-5646

Focusing on assisting clients with patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, Adam Kaufmann represents and counsels clients in virtually all phases of litigation in both federal court and the International Trade Commission, including trying cases to favorable verdicts and winning summary judgment and defending patent owners and petitioners in numerous AIA proceedings.

OVERVIEW

Focusing on assisting clients with patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, Adam Kaufmann represents and counsels clients in virtually all phases of litigation in both federal court and the International Trade Commission, including trying cases to favorable verdicts and winning summary judgment and defending patent owners and petitioners in numerous AIA proceedings.

His work in the intellectual property arena spans myriad technologies, products and industries, including polymeric coatings for beverage cans, LED systems, ultraviolet light disinfection technology, oil-and-gas technology, GPS guidance and autosteering systems, motors, pharmaceuticals, RFID cards, flash memory devices, and biological extracts.

Adam also maintains an active pro bono practice. Recently, he led the briefing and successfully argued the appeal in a precedent setting case in Illinois regarding the Freedom of Information Act.

He regularly lectures on patent related issues. In particular, he has spoken about U.S. patent infringement litigation for the Japan Intellectual Property Association for the last several years.

Before turning to private practice, Adam was an engineer with Bechtel Bettis, Inc. and Walsh Construction Co.

Honors

University of Notre Dame Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, William D. Manly Award for Excellence in Materials Research,  2005

EXPERIENCE
Experience
  • Represents a paint and coatings product company in patent infringement litigation relating to beverage can coatings
  • Represented a leading supplier of healthcare software and leading supplier of software consulting services in trade secret, copyright, breach of contract, and unfair competition litigation resulting in a complete victory at trial
  • Represented a global industrial minerals and logistics leader, and its subsidiary, in patent litigation relating to proppant transportation and storage technology where he won summary judgment of no infringement on all five asserted patents
  • Represented a motor, control, and mechanism technology company in an ITC patent infringement case relating to automotive motors where he won claim construction on all disputed terms with respect to the patent asserted against the company after which the complainant, a prominent non-practicing entity, terminated with prejudice both the ITC and related district court cases. The complainant also disclaimed all challenged claims of the asserted patent in a co-pending inter partes review proceeding, resulting in their cancellation
  • Represented a consumer electronics company in patent litigation relating to the Android operating system resulting in a jury verdict of no infringement
  • Represented one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers and related equipment in an ITC patent infringement case relating to flash memory devices resulting in a final determination of no infringement of all patents asserted against it following an evidentiary hearing

These matters occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.


Presentations
  • Fan YY, Kaufmann A, Mukasyan A, et al. “Single and Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Produced Using the Floating Catalyst Method: Synthesis, Purification and Hydrogen-uptake.” CARBON, 44(11):2160-2170, 2006
  • Norfolk C, Kaufmann A, Mukasyan A, et al. “Processing of mesocarbon microbeads to high-performance materials: Part III. High-temperature sintering and graphitization.” CARBON, 44 (2):301-306, 2006

These publications occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.

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