Rudy is a partner in the firm and supervises its International Practice Group. As such, Rudy assists many clients in seeking patent protection in desired countries and in developing and implementing international IP protection strategies. He also manages the firm's relationships with an extensive network of leading firms across the globe.

In addition to his focus on international IP protection, Rudy handles IP procurement and counseling matters in the United States. He assists clients with U.S. patent preparation and prosecution and with opinions regarding patentability, infringement, and validity. Rudy's technical background is in physics and he has worked with clients engaged in a variety of mechanical and electrical fields.

Rudy also assists with the enforcement of IP through licensing and litigation. The following is a list of representative cases in which Rudy has had significant involvement.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

Auto Meter Products, Inc. v. Make-Waves Instrument Corp., 05-C-3622, N.D. Ill. (trademark and trade dress infringement; automotive measuring instruments)

Auto Meter Products, Inc. v. Maxima Technologies & Systems, LLC, 05-C-4587, N.D. Ill. (trademark and trade dress infringement; automotive measuring instruments)

Bacus Laboratories, Inc. v. MicroBrightField, Inc., 04-C-5493, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; virtual microscope imaging software)

Beck Systems v. Marimba, Inc., Case No. 01-C-5207, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; computer desktop management software)

Beck Systems v. Novadigm, Inc., Case No. 01-C-5208, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; computer desktop management software)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. DoorKing, Inc., Case No. 01-C-9440 & 03-C-6109, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; garage door openers)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. Interlogix, Inc., Case No. 01-C-6157, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; garage door openers)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. Lear Corp., et al., et al., Case No. 05-C-3449, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; garage door openers)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. Lynx Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. 00-C-0454, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; garage door openers)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., Case No. 02-C-6376, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Act; garage door openers)

The Chamberlain Group Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., Case No. 04-1118, Fed. Cir. (patent infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Act; garage door openers)

Chemetall GmbH v. ZR Energy, Inc., et al., Case No. 01-3707, 7th Cir. (trade secret misappropriation; zirconium metal powder)

Cytomedix, Inc. v. Little Rock Foot Clinic, P.A., et al., Case No. 02-C-4782, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; wound treatment methods)

Cytomedix, Inc. v. SafeBlood Technologies, Inc., Case No. 4-03-CV-422, E.D. Ark. (patent infringement; wound treatment methods)

DESA IP, LLC & HeathCo, LLC v. EML Technologies, LLC & Costco Wholesale Corporation, Case No. 3:04-CV-00160, M.D. Tenn. (patent infringement; motion sensing security lights)

DoorKing, Inc. v. Sentex Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 98-0372, C.D. Cal. (patent infringement; telephone entry systems)

Harvest Technologies Corporation v. Cytomedix, Inc., Case No. 02-CV-12077, D. Mass. (declaratory judgment action; wound treatment methods)

In re Certain Garage Door Operators Including Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-459, International Trade Commission (patent infringement; garage door openers)

In re Certain Universal Transmitters for Garage Door Openers, Inv. No. 337-TA-497, International Trade Commission (patent infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Act; garage door openers)

iWork Software LLC v. Corporate Express, et al., Case No. 02-C-6355, N.D. Ill. (patent infringement; systems integration software)

Microchip Technology Corporation v. The Chamberlain Group Inc., Case No. CIV-01-1423, D. Ariz. (declaratory judgment action; garage door openers)

PMG Manufacturing Group v. Stinger Spike Systems, Inc. et al., Case No. 5:98-CV-69, N.D. W. Va. (patent infringement; tire puncture equipment)

Trust Licensing, LLC v. InterActual Technologies, Inc., Case No. 03-CV-20672, S.D. Fla. (patent infringement; DVD software)

webMethods, Inc. v. iWork Software LLC, Case No. 02-CV-806, E.D. Va. (declaratory judgment action; systems integration software)