Robert T. Wittmann Law Professional

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Education

DePaul University, J.D., with honors, 2000Member, Order of the Coif

Marquette University, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, cum laude, 1990

Robert T. Wittmann

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Mr. Wittmann practices law in the field of intellectual property with emphasis in the areas of electrical, computer, software and mechanical engineering. His practice includes litigation, legal opinion and patent preparation and prosecution.

Recent technologies with which Mr. Wittmann has worked include Internet security protocols, network firewalls, electronic file formats, network servers, network address translation devices, software drivers, circuit simulation and verification software, digital imaging, image compression, medical imaging, medical treatment and diagnostic equipment, electronic signaling equipment, power supplies, integrated circuits, electronic prepress equipment, heat exchangers, liquid crystal displays, air and fluid filters, and valves.

Prior to joining Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Mr. Wittmann was employed by a leading certification organization where he evaluated the design and performance of a wide range of software, electronic and electrical products.

Professional Affiliations

  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC)
  • American Bar Association (Section of Intellectual Property Law)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Honors

  • Named in the Illinois Rising Stars list, as published in Illinois Super Lawyers, 2008-2010

Representative Matters

  • CLI v. Agfa Corp. et al. (N.D. Cal.)(Defended Agfa against patent infringement claim relating to image compression technology)
  • Federal Signal Corp. v. Rontan Electro Metalurgica LTDA (D.S.C.)(Represented Federal Signal asserting patent relating to light bar technology)
  • Ranco Inc. v. Caleffi North America Inc. (N.D. Ill.)(Represented Ranco asserting patent relating to HVAC valve technology)
  • DR Systems v. Agfa Corp et al. (S.D. Cal.) (Defended Agfa against patent infringement claim relating to medical image display technology)
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. v. Baldwin Filters Inc. (D. Minn.) (Defended Baldwin against patent infringement claim relating to air filter technology)
  • Guardian v. Mitsubishi Electric Corp et al. (D. Del.) (Defended Mitsubishi against patent infringement claim relating to LCD technology)
  • Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, LP v. Time Warner Cable, Inc. et al. (Defend United States Cellular and TDS against patent infringement claim relating to interactive call processing) (current)

Bar Admissions and Registrations

  • Illinois, 2000
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois