Thomas Irving Ross

· Member, Barristers of the Patent Law (invitation-only, regional patent trial lawyer honorary society)

· Listed in Leading Lawyers Illinois (invitation-only, regional lawyer honorary society)

· Listed in Who's Who in American Law

· Martindale-Hubbell® AV Peer Review Rating™

Community and Professional Involvement

· ITC Trial Lawyers Association

· Intellectual Property Law Section, American Bar Association

· Litigation Section, American Bar Association

· Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Bar Association

Representative Matters

Other cases Mr. Ross has litigated include:

Adolph Hottinger Maschinenbau GmbH v. George Fischer Foundry Systems Inc.*
Zurich Arbitral Tribunal
Case Type(s): Antitrust

Foseco International Ltd. et al. v. Swiss Aluminium Ltd.* et al.
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Antitrust

Erickson v. Trinity Theatre Inc.*
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Copyright Infringement

Real Estate Data Inc. v. The Sidwell Co.*
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Copyright Infringement

In re Dental Prophylaxis Devices (Dentsply International Corp. v. Electro Medical Systems SA*
U.S. International Trade Commission
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

In re Slide Fastener Stringers (Talon Corp. v. YKK*)
U.S. International Trade Commission
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Chromalloy Corp. v. Turbine Components Corp.*
District of Connecticut
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Coherent Inc. v. Boreal Laser Ltd.*
Northern District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Consolidated Aluminum Corp.* v. Foseco International et al.
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Eastman Kodak Co. v. Sony Corp.*
Eastern District of Texas
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Electro Medical Systems SA* v. Dentsply International, Inc., et al.
Eastern District of New York
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Engate, Inc. v. WordWave, Inc.,* et al.
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

General American Transportation Corp.* v. Cyro-Trans, Inc.
Northern District of Illinois
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.* v. Electra Form Inc.
Southern District of Ohio
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.* v. R&D Tool and Engineering
Western District of Missouri
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Itron, Inc. v. CellNet Data Systems, Inc.*
District of Minnesota
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Linear Technology Corp.* v. Impala Linear Corp., et al.
Northern District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Medtronic Corp. v. Siemens-Pacesetter Inc.*
Southern District of Florida
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Siemens-Elema AB* v. Puritan-Bennett Corp.
Southern District of California
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Société L'Oréal, S.A. v. Revlon Consumer Products Corp.*
Southern District of New York
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement

Solomon, et al. v. Cabela's, Inc.,* et al.
Eastern District of Texas
Case Type(s): Patent Infringement%

Recent Client Work

· Mr. Ross first-chaired a seven-day jury trial in the Applied Biosystems v. Illumina, et al. case in which we successfully represented the defendants. The issue was patent ownership of a new method of DNA sequencing by ligation, conceived by a former employee of Applied Biosystems while he had worked there. The jury agreed with us that Illumina owned the patents.

· The South Dakota Supreme Court handed Mr. Ross a win in the trademark infringement dispute Dakota Industries v. Cabela's, after he had already obtained a favorable judgment for Cabela's in the lower court. He successfully argued that plaintiff abandoned the trademark through non-use.

Publications

· Thomas I. Ross Has Become a Regular Contributor to InsideCounsel Magazine
October 9, 2012

· Tom Ross Interviewed By Crain's Chicago Business on IP Enforcement in China
August 30, 2011

Memberships

· ITC Trial Lawyers Association

· American Bar Association (ABA)

· Federal Circuit Bar Association