Gregory C. Bays

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Gregory C. Bays

Overview

Mr. Bays is actively involved in all phases of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis in litigation, post grant proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office such as Inter Partes Review (IPR), patent preparation and prosecution, IP due diligence, licensing and client counseling. Mr. Bays has extensive experience in formulating patent strategies and rendering opinions on patent validity, patent infringement, technology licensing, and the protection of trade secrets and other proprietary information. He also has acted as trial counsel in numerous jury and bench trials and related appellate proceedings involving patents and trade secrets and in diverse technical fields including generic pharmaceuticals (Hatch-Waxman Act), polymeric membranes, industrial specialty chemicals, telecommunications equipment, medical devices and household goods.  Other fields in which he has experience include electrical connectors, powertrains, transmissions, fluid handling systems, printing presses and other complex manufacturing machinery and processes.

Experience

Mr. Bays has been involved in patent litigation over various blockbuster medicines, including buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone®), cinacalcet (Sensipar®), esomeprazole (Nexium®), tigecycline (Tygacil®), adapalene (Differin®), buprenorphine (Butrans®), doxepin (Silenor®), sildenafil (Viagra®), and  venlafaxine (Effexor® XR).

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1995
    • Order of the Coif
    • Law Review, Articles Editor
  • University of Michigan, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 1989

Admissions

  • Illinois, 1995
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

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

 

Honors

  • Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law – Leading Lawyers Network

Professional Affiliations

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Articles, Publications & Lectures

  • “Overcoming The PTAB Checklist In An IPR Petition,” Law360, July 1, 2014.

Education

  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1995
  • Order of the Coif
  • Law Review, Articles Editor
  • University of Michigan, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, cum laude, 1989

Admissions

  • Illinois, 1995
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

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