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Related Practices

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo, J.D., 1986

Editor of the Harvard Journal for Law and Public Policy

The Cooper Union School of Engineering, B.E., 1982

The Cooper Union School of Engineering, M.E., 1985

Paul J. Korniczky

Member

Mr. Korniczky has served as trial counsel in numerous patent infringement and intellectual property litigations in the U.S. federal courts. He also has been heavily involved in foreign patent oppositions, and patent litigation in the United Kingdom, West Germany, Japan, and France. In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Korniczky is also involved in all phases of domestic and national intellectual property practice, including the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and international patent applications in numerous technical fields, with primary focus on the mechanical and electro-mechanical arts.

Professional Affiliations

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
Richard Linn Inn of Court
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Articles and Publications

Paul J. Korniczky, A Computer Model of the Thermal Performance of an Energy Autonomous Earth Sheltered House with Applications to the Design of its HVAC Control System, The Cooper Union School of Engineering (1985)

Honors

AV^®Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated (Highest Rating) – Martindale-Hubbell
Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law – Leading Lawyers Network
Listed among the Top Lawyers in Illinois in Intellectual Property Law – Chicago Lawyer

Representative Matters

United States Gypsum Company v. Lafarge North American, Inc., et al., 03-CV-6027 (N.D. Ill. 2003) (Represented United States Gypsum Company in trade secret and patent infringement dispute).
Pall Corp. v. Cuno Inc., Civil Action No. CV 03 0092 (E.D.N.Y. 2003) and Cuno Inc. v. Pall Corp., Civil Action No. 303CV0046 (Conn. 2003) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding increased area filters).
Agfa Corp. v. Creo Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 00-10836 (Mass. 2000) (Represented Agfa in a patent infringement and unfair competition dispute involving automated machines for making printing plates).
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc v. SkyePharma Inc., (D.Minn. 2000) (Represented SkyePharma in a dispute over a license agreement).
Hazmatpac, Inc. v. U.S. Can, Civil Action No. G-99-099 (Texas 1999) (Represented U.S. Can in a patent infringement dispute regarding hazardous material safety devices).
Pall Corp. v. Cuno Inc., Civil Action No. CV 97 7599 (E.D.N.Y. 1997) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding increased area filters).
Pall Corp. v. HemaSure Inc. II, Civil Action No. 96 436 (E.D.N.Y. 1996) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding blood filters).
Pall Corp. v. HemaSure Inc. I, Civil Action No. 96 5620 (E.D.N.Y. 1996) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding blood filters).
Micron Separations Inc. v. Pall Corp., Civil Action No. 94 11377-WGY (Mass. 1994) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding nylon membrane filters).
Berg Electronics, Inc. v. Molex Inc., Civil Action No. 94-470 (D. Del. 1994) (Represented Molex in a patent infringement dispute regarding computer connection devices).
Pall Corp. v. PTI Technologies, Inc., Civil Action No. 93 7459 (C.D. Cal. 1993) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding filtration technology).
Presto v. Dazey Corp., Civil Action No. 90 C 6614 (Ill. 1990) (Represented Dazey in a patent license and unfair competition dispute involving consumer electrical appliances).
Cuno Inc. v. Pall Corp., Civil Action No. 86 3197 (E.D.N.Y. 1986) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute in the area of nylon membranes).
Pall Corp. v. Micron Separations Inc., Civil Action No. 86-1427-WGY (Mass. 1986) (Represented Pall in a patent infringement dispute regarding nylon membrane filters).

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

"Patent Litigation Strategy – Thinking Outside the Box to Resolve Your Case Quickly and Cost Effectively,” featured speaker at the NAPABA annual conventional.

Organizations

Dean’s Advisory Council, University at Buffalo Law School

Bar Admissions and Registrations

Illinois State Bar, 1986
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Member, Trial Bar)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit