Robert S. Beiser

Shareholder

T: 312-609-7848 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Robert S. Beiser is a shareholder in the Intellectual Property Group at Vedder Price. Mr. Beiser counsels clients in the field of patents, trademarks and copyrights, concentrating in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the fields of reclosable plastic packaging, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics and computer software. He also provides validity and infringement opinions as well as the preparation and prosecution of trademark and copyright applications and technology licensing agreements.

As an outgrowth of his patent practice, Mr. Beiser handles litigation matters involving breach of contract claims, theft of trade secrets, patent and trademark infringement together with numerous licensing disputes. Prior to entering into private practice, he served in the patent departments of Abbott Laboratories and Bausch & Lomb.

Mr. Beiser is licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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• Vedder Price Achieves Significant Victory Before TTAB
• Courts Have Broad Discretion to Grant or Deny Injunctions in Patent Cases
• Elements in Single Prior Art Reference Can Be Combined to Make Claims Invention Obvious
• Expert Witness Must Qualify in Pertinent Art

• Copyrights
• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Patents
• Trademarks

• J.D., cum laude, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1976
• B.S. (Engineering), cum laude, Michigan State University, 1970
• B.A. (English Literature), cum laude, Michigan State University, 1969

• Illinois, 1976
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Member, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, American Bar Association (Patent Section)