Richard Schnurr

Undergraduate School
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Environmental Studies, Indiana University
Graduated in 1978

Law School
University of Illinois
Graduated in 1981

Professional Experience:
Richard Schnurr is a registered patent attorney and litigating partner in Ice Miller's Intellectual Property Group. He has more than 20 years experience in all areas of intellectual property law, with special emphasis on litigation, licensing, opinion work and client counseling concerning the acquisition, protection and defense of intellectual property rights in the U.S. and abroad.

Schnurr’s litigation experience includes substantive roles as lead counsel and co-counsel in patent, trademark, unfair competition, copyright, antitrust, deceptive trade practices and other actions based on protection of business reputation and technology. He has argued cases before the U.S. Federal District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also participated in planning and prosecuting inter parties contested proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office including interferences, reexaminations and oppositions. He has also prosecuted patents and trademarks and coordinated protection of clients’ intellectual property portfolios in the chemical, mechanical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical arts based on applications filed in the U.S. and abroad.

He has concentrated in the area of intellectual property law since his graduation from the University of Illinois Law School in 1981. Schnurr is a member of the Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, is admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Seventh Circuit, and has appeared in and/or argued cases filed in those Appellate Courts, the Chicago Federal District Court and in many other U.S. federal district courts across the U.S., as well as cases filed in various Illinois state courts. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana in 1978 with double science majors in biology and environmental studies.

Professional Associations:
Member, Intellectual Property Section, American Bar Association,
Member, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Reported and Representative Cases:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc. v. Sharma-Breach of research contract, blood analyzer technology.
Abbott Laboratories, Inc., plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
ADAHF v. Bisco, Inc.-Dental adhesives.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
American Optical Corp. v. Signet Armorlite, Inc.-Progressive ophthalmic lenses.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., defendant
Massachusetts - Federal District Court
Amersham International v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories-Immunoassay medical test systems.
Amersham International, plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
Amersham International v. Corning Glass Works-Immunoassay medical test systems.
Amersham International, plaintiff
Massachusetts and Michigan - Federal District Courts
Amersham International v. Corning Glass Works-Immunoassay medical test systems.
Amersham International, plaintiff
United Kingdom Courts
Amgen v. Chugai Genetics-Recombinant DNA technology.
Amgen, plaintiff
Massachusetts Federal District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Amgen, Inc. v. Chugai Pharmaceutical Ltd.-Recombinant DNA technology.
Amgen, Inc., plaintiff
California - Federal District Court, Southern District
ATGF v. ATIF -Trademark opposition.
ATGF, plaintiff
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Baird, et al. v. Bisco, Inc.-Product liability deceptive trade practices regarding dental adhesives.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
Washington - Federal District Court, Eastern District
Chanell, et al. v. Cohen, et al.-Copyright infringement unfair competition.
Cohen, et al., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Dentalite, Inc. v. Bisco, Inc.-Breach of distribution contract unfair competition.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Duchossois Communications Co. of California, Inc. v. Radio Ventura Radio station Service mark infringement.
Duchossois Communications Co. of California, Inc., plaintiff
California - Federal District Court
EMKG v. Bisco, Inc.-Glass ionomer technology.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
Texas and Chicago - Federal District Courts
Essilor v. Signet Armorlite, Inc.-Abrasion-resistant coatings.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., defendant
European Patent Office
Fritsch v. Linn-Patent interference.
Linn, defendant
United States Patent and Trademark Office
GroMaster v. King Systems, Inc.-Trade dress 43(a) unfair competition.
King Systems, Inc. , defendant
Nebraska - Federal District Court
GroMaster v. Riverside Manufacturing-Feeder technology.
Riverside Manufacturing, defendant
Nebraska - Federal District Court
GroMaster, Inc. v. King Systems, Inc.-Feeder technology.
King Systems, Inc., defendant
Nebraska - Federal District Court
Grotnes Manufacturing v. Hess-Trade secret regarding auto wheel forming machine technology.
Abbott Laboratories, Inc., plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
Hyseq v. Affymetrix and Affymetrix v. Hyseq-DNA sequencing technology.
Hyseq, plaintiff
California - Federal District Court
IJR v. Colt Industries, Inc. & Fanuc-Electrical discharge machining.
Fanuc, defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Illinois Masonic Medical Center v. Highland Park Hospital-Hospital service mark infringement.
Illinois Masonic Medical Center, plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
Industrie Cometto v. Cometto Corp.-Trademark opposition.
Industrie Cometto, plaintiff
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Intel Corp. v. Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.-Railroad container car.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Intertech Resources, Inc. v. Vital Signs, Inc.-Medical resuscitator technology.
Intertech Resources, Inc., plaintiff
Illinois Federal District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Invacare Corp. v. Everest & Jennings-Wheelchair technology.
Invacare Corp., plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
Ivoclar v. Bisco, Inc.-Dental light curing gun technology.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
New York - Federal District Court, Northern District
Jackson, et al. v. Intertech Resources, Inc. v. Inspiron Corp.-Medical humidifier technology.
Intertech Resources, Inc., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
King Systems, Inc. v. GroMaster, Inc.-Feeder technology declaratory judgement.
King Systems, Inc., plaintiff
Illinois - Federal District Court
Merrill Chase Galleries v. Kirschen-Breach of restrictive covenant unfair competition.
Merrill Chase Galleries, plaintiff
Illinois State Court - Cook County
Midgley, et al. v. Hertl, et al.-Patent interference.
Midgley, et al., plaintiff
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mion Int'l v. Bisco, Inc.-Dental cement technology.
Bisco, Inc., defendant
Indiana - Federal District Court
Novo, et al. v. Pharmacia, et al.-Recombinant DNA technology - human growth hormone.
Pharmacia, defendant
New Jersey - Federal District Court
ORC v. Signet Armorlite, Inc.-Reexamination proceeding.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., defendant
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Schmidt v. First Security Bank, et al.-Unfair competition breach of contract.
First Security Bank, et al., defendant
Illinois State Court - DuPage County
Signet Armorlite v. Dahi- Polyester Ophthalmic Lens Technology.
Trade Secret/Patent Infringement/Breach of Employment Agreement.
Signet Armorlite, plaintiff
California - Federal District Court, Southern District
Signet Armorlite v. Transitions Optical-Ophthalmic Lenses.
Antitrust/Unfair Competition.
Signet Armorlite, plaintiff
California - Federal District Court, Southern District
Signet Armorlite, Inc. v. American Optical Corp.-Progressive ophthalmic lenses.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., plaintiff
European Patent Office
Signet Armorlite, Inc. v. BMC, Inc.-Abrasion-resistant lens coating.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., plaintiff
Minnesota - Federal District Court
Signet Armorlite, Inc. v. ODC Corporation-Coated ophthalmic lens technology.
Signet Armorlite, Inc., plaintiff
California - Federal District Court, Southern District
Solaia v. Jefferson-Smurfit et al.- PLC software control technology.
Rockwell Automation – third party, defendant
Chicago - Federal District Court
Steoan Company v. Oxid LP-aromatic polyols technology.
Oxid LP, defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co. v. Gunderson Corp-.Railroad center beam lumber car.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., plaintiff
Oregon - Federal District Court
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co. v. Trinity Industries, Inc.-Railroad auto rack car.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., plaintiff
Alabama - Federal District Court, Southern District
Trinity Industries, Inc. v. Thrall Car Manufacturing Co.-Railroad hopper car.
Thrall Car Manufacturing Co., defendant
Illinois - Federal District Court
Women's Health Resources v. St. Louis Hospital-Trademark concurrent use proceedings.
Women's Health Resources, plaintiff
United States Patent and Trademark Office

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