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;