Michael R. Weiner is experienced in patent litigation, patent interferences, chemical patent prosecution, and client counseling. Mr. Weiner has represented clients in patent infringement matters before district courts, and in interference proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, involving technologies such as endoscopic surgical instruments, injectable pharmaceutical compositions, DNA sequencing methods, chemotherapy agents, and mechanical devices such as mining equipment.
Mr. Weiner is a former law clerk to the Hon. S. Jay Plager at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Weiner is experienced in practicing before the Federal Circuit, including oral argument before the Court. Representative cases include Gillespie v. Dywidag Systems International, USA (ruling in favor of MGB client DSI, reversing district court judgment of infringement), and Canady v. ERBE Elektromedizin (upholding summary judgment in favor of MGB client ERBE).
Mr. Weiner is admitted to the Illinois and Federal Circuit bars, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Weiner received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1984 from the University of Illinois, and received his J.D. in 1993, summa cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Law Review.
CLERKSHPS
- The Honorable S. Jay Plager, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Ben Venue Labs, Inc. v. Hospira, Inc.*
Northern District of Ohio
Charter Communications Operating, LLC* v. Verizon Communications, Inc.
Eastern District of Virginia
Chen (Bristol-Myers Squibb)* v. Hester, Jr. (Pharmacia)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Chee (Affymetrix) v. Drmanac (Hyseq)*
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Correa (Johnson & Johnson) v. Roberts (Procter & Gamble Company)*
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Conmed Corp. v. Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH*
Northern District of New York
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc.
District of New Jersey
Kern (Rite-Hite)* v. Kalempa (Rytec)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Smiths Industries Medical Systems, Inc.* v. Vital Signs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Solaia Tech., LLC v. Mrs. Smith's Bakery, LLC*
Northern District of Illinois
Gillespie* v. Dywidag Systems Int'l
District of Utah and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Li (Human Genome Sciences) v. Godiska (ICOS Corp.)*
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Hester, Jr. (Pharmacia)* v. Bouchard (Aventis)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Hyseq Inc.* v. Affymetrix Inc.
Northern District of California
Jerome Canady, M.D. v. Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH*
District of Columbia and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Stevens ( Sanford)* v. Tamai (Seed Rubber Co.)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
VPS, LLC* v. Eastman Kodak
Northern District of Illinois
VPS, LLC* v. Shutterfly, Inc.
Northern District of California
VPS, LLC* v. Pictage, Inc.
Northern District of Illinois
Piersons v. Cabela’s, Inc.*
Northern District of New York
Embs v. Cabela’s, Inc.*
Southern District of Ohio
*Party represented.
