Mr. Bachman's intellectual property law practice focuses on patent and trade secret litigation, as well as patent prosecution. He is involved in all phases of trial preparation and pretrial motion practice and has experience drafting patent applications and rendering infringement and patentability opinions in the mechanical arts.

• Intellectual Property Law Certificate, The John Marshall Law School
• Executive Board Member, The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law, 2006-2007
• Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

• Robert Bosch LLC v. Old World Industries, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 2010). Defending Old World Industries in a patent infringement action involving automobile wiper blades. The case settled.
• Quixtar, Inc. v. Signature Management Team, et al. (D. Nev. 2007-2010). Representing Quixtar in an action relating to misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and tortious interference. The case settled.
• Quixtar, Inc. v. Woodward, et al. (JAMS Arbitration 2007-2010). Representing Quixtar in an action relating to misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and tortious interference. After a 16-day trial, an arbitrator awarded Quixtar over $25 million. A district court subsequently confirmed the arbitrator’s decision.

• American Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
• Engineers Without Borders

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• Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Senior Partners Meet With 2006 Summer Law Student Associates

• Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
• Various Media