Attorney (Partner And Chair - Intellectual Property Dept)
CurrentSpecializing in Intellectual Property Law, some of Chuck's notable representations include: • A major patent infringement action involving a biotechnology patent. This matter was successfully settled to the client's advantage prior to trial. It resulted in a lucrative license agreement for the client.• Patent expert in patent litigation dispute. Chuck participated in a major lawsuit involving a patent on steam cleaning. Based in part on his legal analysis and his deposition testimony before opposing counsel, the lawsuit was quickly terminated in favor of his client.• Coordinated the incorporation of a biotechnology company, a joint venture arrangement between our client, an Indian biotechnology company, and a San Diego biotechnology company to research our client's patents. This was a joint collaboration involving the transfer of patents, the sale of a business and the transfer of stock (all capably handled by our law firm).• Assisted a foreign client in forming a U.S.-based corporation to handle client's patent rights. Through our firm, a U.S.-based corporation was formed to develop and market monoclonal antibody based technology.• Coordinated the international trademark docket of a multi-national company based in Monaco. • Coordinated testing, marketing and licensing of our client's patented nutraceutical. This effort involved the negotiations, monitoring and patent prosecutions related to the testing of a nutraceutical by a university in South Carolina to validate the efficacy of the nutraceutical.• Developed the licensing program for a major non-profit medical organization in Wisconsin, which currently brings in revenues of over $1 million per year.
