Nicole E. Kopinski

Shareholder

Nicole E. Kopinski

Nicole E. Kopinski

Shareholder

Overview

Ms. Kopinski practices in the field of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation and counseling in the pharmaceutical, biological, and chemical arts.  She is experienced in all aspects of federal patent litigation, including pre-suit investigation and case strategy, fact and expert discovery, claim construction, dispositive motion practice, pretrial preparation, trial, and appeal.  She has litigated complex patent disputes in a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals (Hatch-Waxman litigation), medical devices, and biochemical and chemical products.

Education

  • Boston College of Law, J.D., cum laude  Editor in chief, Boston College Law Review
  • University of Florida, B.S. in Microbiology and Cell Science
  • University of Florida, B.A. in History

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Minnesota

Courts

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

Honors

  • Named a “North Star Lawyer” by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services.
  • Received “High Honors” on the “Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll” of the District of Columbia Bar for providing at least 100 hours of pro bono legal services.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association: Selected as Global Fellow (2017-2018)
  • Illinois State Bar Association: Intellectual Property Section Council (Chair 2016–2017)
  • Chicago Bar Association: Judicial Evaluation Committee; Alliance for Women (Vice-Chair 2018-2019)
  • Chicago Women in Intellectual Property (ChiWIP): Outreach Committee (2017–2018)
  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC): Women in IP Committee
  • Intellectual Property Owners (IPO): Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Issues Committee

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • “Legal Issues and Remedies to Data Breach,” 36th Annual Conference on Not-for-Profit Organizations, June 8, 2017.
  • “Legal Remedies to Data Breach and Intrusion,” ISBA’s Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Clients and Your Firm, Feb. 1, 2017.
  • “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 comes into focus after several cases,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, November 9, 2016
  • “The FTC’s Unfairness Doctrine as Applied to Privacy Policies and Data Breaches,” ISBA’s Mining Data and Privacy: A Primer, Sept. 10, 2015.
  • Seventh Circuit Affirms Google’s Right to ANDROID Trademark, 53-4 INTELL. PROP. NEWSL. (ISBA), June 2014.
  • Chapter 12: Trials, PRACTICING LAW INST., PATENT LITIGATION (2d ed., release 3, Sept. 2013) (co-author).
  • “Litigation Developments in Cyberspace: Anti-SLAPP and Other Defenses to Defamation Litigation,” ISBA’s 2013 Cyberlaw Symposium, Sept. 11, 2013 (co-presenter).
  • Human-Nonhuman Chimeras: A Regulatory Proposal on the Blurring of Species Lines, 45 B.C.L. REV. 619 (2004).
  • “Looking Forward: A Discussion of Hot Topics in Cyberlaw from Consumer & Business Perspectives,” ISBA’s 2011 & 2012 Cyberlaw Symposia, June 22, 2011 & June 21, 2012 (co-presenter).
Nicole E. Kopinski

Nicole E. Kopinski

Shareholder

  • Office: Chicago
  • Phone: 312-616-5600
  • Fax: 312-616-5700
  • Email: nkopinski@leydig.com

Ms. Kopinski practices in the field of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation and counseling in the pharmaceutical, biological, and chemical arts.  She is experienced in all aspects of federal patent litigation, including pre-suit investigation and case strategy, fact and expert discovery, claim construction, dispositive motion practice, pretrial preparation, trial, and appeal.  She has litigated complex patent disputes in a wide range of technologies, including pharmaceuticals (Hatch-Waxman litigation), medical devices, and biochemical and chemical products.

Honors

  • Named a “North Star Lawyer” by the Minnesota State Bar Association for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono legal services.
  • Received “High Honors” on the “Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll” of the District of Columbia Bar for providing at least 100 hours of pro bono legal services.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association: Selected as Global Fellow (2017-2018)
  • Illinois State Bar Association: Intellectual Property Section Council (Chair 2016–2017)
  • Chicago Bar Association: Judicial Evaluation Committee; Alliance for Women (Vice-Chair 2018-2019)
  • Chicago Women in Intellectual Property (ChiWIP): Outreach Committee (2017–2018)
  • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC): Women in IP Committee
  • Intellectual Property Owners (IPO): Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Issues Committee

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • “Legal Issues and Remedies to Data Breach,” 36th Annual Conference on Not-for-Profit Organizations, June 8, 2017.
  • “Legal Remedies to Data Breach and Intrusion,” ISBA’s Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Clients and Your Firm, Feb. 1, 2017.
  • “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 comes into focus after several cases,” Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, November 9, 2016
  • “The FTC’s Unfairness Doctrine as Applied to Privacy Policies and Data Breaches,” ISBA’s Mining Data and Privacy: A Primer, Sept. 10, 2015.
  • Seventh Circuit Affirms Google’s Right to ANDROID Trademark, 53-4 INTELL. PROP. NEWSL. (ISBA), June 2014.
  • Chapter 12: Trials, PRACTICING LAW INST., PATENT LITIGATION (2d ed., release 3, Sept. 2013) (co-author).
  • “Litigation Developments in Cyberspace: Anti-SLAPP and Other Defenses to Defamation Litigation,” ISBA’s 2013 Cyberlaw Symposium, Sept. 11, 2013 (co-presenter).
  • Human-Nonhuman Chimeras: A Regulatory Proposal on the Blurring of Species Lines, 45 B.C.L. REV. 619 (2004).
  • “Looking Forward: A Discussion of Hot Topics in Cyberlaw from Consumer & Business Perspectives,” ISBA’s 2011 & 2012 Cyberlaw Symposia, June 22, 2011 & June 21, 2012 (co-presenter).