Paul Craane has 15 years of experience in all areas of intellectual property law. His practice focuses on patent prosecution, opinion preparation and client counseling, and international intellectual property portfolio management. Mr. Craane also has significant experience in patent, trademark and licensing litigation, including appellate work before the Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Seventh Circuit. Mr. Craane's practice covers electrical and mechanical devices, including computers, consumer products, and medical devices.
Of particular note, Mr. Craane is experienced in the supervision of foreign patent matters, and has formulated and executed successful prosecution strategies for numerous international filings. He has unique experience with practice before the European Patent Office (EPO), including experience in briefing and managing EPO opposition proceedings. Mr. Craane has also acted as the coordinating attorney for patent matters which are being simultaneously prosecuted and litigated in the U.S. and in foreign countries.
Mr. Craane maintains an interest in continuing legal education and scholarship. He was the author of At the Boundaries of Law and Equity: The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Doctrine of Equivalents, 13 N. Ill. Univ. L. Rev. 106 (1992). At the Boundaries has been cited by Judge Plager in Hilton Davis Chemical Co. v. Warner-Jenkinson Co., 62 F.3d 1512, 1537 n.2 (Fed. Cir. 1995), and cited and quoted by Judge Linn in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 234 F.3d 558, 621 (2000). Mr. Craane has also authored and presented several educational programs providing overviews of U.S. prosecution, foreign prosecution, and special issues in joint U.S./foreign prosecution, as well as U.S. clearance opinion preparation.
Mr. Craane received his B.S., with highest honors (University Honors – Bronze Tablet), in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Northern Illinois University College of Law, where he also was a Law Review Notes and Comments editor.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Affymetrix Inc. v. Hyseq Inc.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
Automated Productions Inc. v. FMB Maschinenbaugesellschaft mbH & Co.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Trademark Infringement
Baxter International Inc. v. Cobe Laboratories Inc.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
Beraha v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Licensing
Dearborn Industrial Mfg. Co. v. Soudronic AG
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
Don de Cristo Concrete Accessories Inc. v. Deslauriers Inc.
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
Laser Industries Ltd. v. Reliant Technologies Inc.
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement
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