Representative Cases
2005 Patent Litigations

Title
Court Docket
Court
Plaintiff/ Defendant
Attorneys
Panduit Corp. et al. v. Leviton Manufg. Co. Inc. et al.
05cv1538
N.D. Ill.
Defendant
Rodney A. Daniel
Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Corp. v. Steltronic USA, Inc.
05cv1955
N.D. Ill
Plaintiff
James R. Sobieraj; Jason C. White; Trevor K. Copeland
Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Corp. v. Vantage Bowling Corp.
05cv620
D. Col.
Plaintiff
James R. Sobieraj; Jason C. White; Trevor K. Copeland
Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.v. Maui Jim, Inc.
05cv1885
N.D. Cal.
Defendant & Counter Claimant
James R. Sobieraj; Jason C. White; Trevor K. Copeland
Herman Miller Inc. v. Teknion Corporation
05cv2761
N.D. Ill.
Plaintiff & Counter Defendant
Harold V. Johnson; David H. Bluestone; Daymon L. Ruttenberg; Joseph A. Yosick
Jacobs Chuck Manufg. Co. v. Shandong Weida Machinery Co. Ltd. et al.
05cv185
E.D. Tex.
Defendant
Gary M. Ropski; Ralph J. Gabric; Richard E. Stanley; Robert S. Mallin
TNI Packaging, Inc. v. Perdue Farms, Inc.
05cv2900
N.D. Ill.
Defendant
Roy E. Hofer; William H. Frankel; Stephanie J. Felicetty
Encyclopedia Britannica v. Alpine Electronics, et al.
05cv359
W.D. Tex.
Defendant & Counter Plaintiff
Gary M. Ropski; Laura Beth Miller; Christopher A. Harkins; Andrea L. Evensen
In re Collins & Aikman (Wilhelm Karmann GMBH v. Dura Convertible Systems Inc.)
05-55927
E.D. Mich.
Defendant
James R. Sobieraj; Steven L. Oberholtzer; James K. Cleland; Michael N. Spink
Jo-Dan International, Inc. et al. v. Fiskars Brands, Inc. et al.
05cv40179
E.D. Mich.
Defendant
James K. Cleland; Harold V. Johnson; John C. Freeman
Osmic, Inc. v. Magnequench International, Inc.
05cv933
S.D. Ind.
Plaintiff
A. James Richardson; Gary M. Ropski; Mark H. Remus; Mircea A. Tipescu
Energy Transportation Group Inc. v. Sonic Innovations Inc. et al.
05cv422
D. Del.
Defendant

Orosz et al. v. Ryobi Technologies, Inc. et al.
05cv1828
N.D. Ohio
Defendant
David D. Murray
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. et al. v. Chevron Holdings Ltd. et al.
05cv4370
N.D. Ill
Plaintiff
Richard A. Kaplan; Gary M. Ropski; Jason C. White; Julie L. Leichtman
Herman Miller Inc. v. L. Cohen Group et al.
05cv4760
N.D. Ill.
Plaintiff
Harold V. Johnson; David H. Bluestone; Joseph V. Norvell; Nicholas G. de la Torre
MVS Royal Oak, LLC. v. HTG-Tiffin, LLC et al.
05cv73512
E.D. Mich.
Plaintiff
James K. Cleland; Richard E. Stanley Jr.; Jack C. Berenzweig
ShenWeiand Medline Industries, Inc. v. Cardinal Health, Inc.
05-C-6002
N.D. Ill.
Defendant
Thomas J. Filarski; Daymon L. Ruttenberg
Brunswick Bowling and Billiards Corp. v. Qubica USA, Inc.
05cv510
M.D. Fla.
Plaintiff
James R. Sobieraj; Jason C. White; Trevor K. Copeland
Alticor Inc. v. Tristrata Technology, Inc. et al.
05cv763
W.D. Mich.
Plaintiff
James R. Sobieraj; James K. Cleland
Tristrata Technology Inc. v. Alticor Inc. et al.
05cv788
D. Del.
Defendant
James R. Sobieraj; James K. Cleland
Jo-Dan International, Incorporated v. Eveready Battery Company, Incorporated et al.
05cv74607
E.D. Mich.
Defendant
James K. Cleland; Harold V. Johnson; John C. Freeman
Gebre v. Motorola Inc. et al.
05cv6895
N.D. Ill.
Defendant
Jonathan E. Retsky; Jason C. White; Stephanie J. Felicetty
LBP Manufacturing, Inc. v. On The Marc, Inc.
05cv6947
N.D. Ill.
Plaintiff
John T. Gabrielides; Vincent J. Gnoffo; Mark H. Remus
Bonutti IP, LLC v. Arthrocare Corp.
05cv4216
S.D. Ill.
Plaintiff
Ralph J. Gabric; Richard D. Watkins