David M. Airan

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David M. Airan

Overview

Mr. Airan is active in all aspects of intellectual property law. He has over 20 years of experience as an intellectual property trial attorney in dozens of high technology and high-stakes cases.

Mr. Airan has litigated matters in courts throughout the United States as well as in the International Trade Commission. His trial work focuses on patent and trade secret litigation and related competition disputes. He has represented clients in litigation involving a range of arts and practices, including computer software, generic drugs (Hatch Waxman Act), electrical connectors, imaging technology, mobile telephony, heavy machinery, and microprocessors.

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Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Airan worked for General Motors as a lead manufacturing engineer and with Texas Instruments in the Defense Systems and Electronics Group. He also conducted research into digital signal processing under a National Science Foundation grant.

Mr. Airan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, from Marquette University in 1989, and a J.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1993. During law school, he was a Note and Comment Editor for the Northwestern University Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1993
  • Marquette University, B.S.E.E., magna cum laude, 1989

Admissions

  • Illinois, 1993
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Honors

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2023
  • Named in the Illinois Super Lawyers list, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2006, 2008-2024
  • 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

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • “How Post-Grant Proceedings Have Impacted Patent Litigation,” Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2016
  • “New post-grant proceedings in patent litigation may help clients,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 18, 2013
  • Contributing author and faculty to Practising Law Institute, How to Prepare Conduct Markman Hearings, published annually, from 2003 through 2007
  • Frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education conferences

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1993
  • Marquette University, B.S.E.E., magna cum laude, 1989

Admissions

  • Illinois, 1993
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois