Roger H. Stein

Roger concentrates his practice in all aspects of domestic and foreign patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition, including counseling, negotiating, investigating, prosecution and litigation. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent, trademark and copyright applications involving diverse technologies, industries and media. He also has worked with producers, directors, artists, musicians, authors, publishers, designers, architects, interior designers, and jewelers protecting and commercializing their work.

In addition to his intellectual property work, Roger has significant experience in asset management, strategic portfolio planning and transactional work, involving asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions, financing and refinancing, joint ventures, licensing arrangements, and employment and independent contracting issues. Additionally, he has served as lead counsel or has been significantly involved in many litigations and appeals relating to patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, personal contracts, first amendment rights, rights of publicity, defamation and licenses. His litigations have included the following technologies: electro-magnetic and chemical industrial machines, digital printing machines, home video-arcade systems, railroad cars, telephone equipment, transmitter/receiver systems, printing machines, software, automation, recreational equipment, industrial tools, commercial docking systems, diapers, paper goods, farming equipment, outdoor cooking equipment, methods of mass production, commercial freight equipment, nuclear power plant equipment, and lamination products.

Roger has served as an Arbitrator (Panel Chair) for the Cook County Circuit Court system and presided over diverse civil actions. He regularly lectures and conducts workshops and seminars at universities, colleges, institutions, corporations, private and public events, conventions, and law firms, regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition. He also has served as a consultant and interview source for Entrepreneur Magazine and other publications.

Representative Matters

In alphabetical order (party represented underlined):

• AG Fur Industrielle Electronik v. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Elecrtoerosion Machines (Electronics)))
• Aldridge Danielson v. Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Fed. Crt. - E.D. Michigan)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd. v. Feitian Technologies Col, Ltd. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Portable Keys (Electrical)))
• Alpex Computer Corp. v. Parker Brothers (Fed. Crt. - D. Massachusetts)(Patent Infringement (Video Game and Computer Consoles and Cartridges (Electrical)))
•  Ball Corporation v. American National Can Company (Fed. Crt. – S.D. Indiana)(Patent Infringement (Can Ends (Mechanical)))
• Calumet Carton Company v. Chipaco, LLC (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademark Infringement) 
•  Canterbury IP LLC v. Lime Energy Co. (Fed. Crt. - D. Kansas)(Copyright Infringement) 
•  Cello, Inc. and Frankie Avalon v. International Coffee and Tea, LLC (Sup. Crt. California, LA)(Right of Publicity)
• CG Development, LLC v. Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. (Fed. Crt. – D. Arizona)(Copyright Infringement)
• Cobra Fixations Cie. Ltee. v. Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Design Patent Infringement (Wall Anchors (Mechanical)))
• Cobra Fixations Cie. Ltee. v. Powers Fasteners, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Wall Anchors (Mechanical)))
• D&K International, Inc. v. General Binding Corporation (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Film Products (Chemical/Mechanical))) 
• D&K Laminex, Inc. v. USI, Inc., et al. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Designs))
• Digital Products Corp. v. Intensive Supervision Electrically Monitored, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - C.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Home Incarceration Monitoring System (Systems/Methods)))
• Donaldson Company, Inc v. TDC Filter Manufacturing Inc. (Fed. Crt. - D. Minnesota)(Patent Infringement (Industrial Air Filters (Mechanical)))
• ERO Industries, Inc. v. Aqua-Leisure Industries, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Children’s Sled (Mechanical)))
• Estate of Moe Norman v. Hurja (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademark Infringement and Anti-Cybersquatting Act)
• Fieldturf Tarkett, Inc. v. Specialty Surfaces International, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Artificial Arena/Stadium Turf (Mechanical)))
• Gegenhuber and Orthal v. Hystopolis Puppet Theater (State Crt, Cook County, Illinois and Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Copyright Infringement and Conversion)
• Gidwitz v. Stirco, Inc., (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Ownership Rights in Invention (Grain Mixers (Mechanical)))
• Howard Communications, ltd. v. Golf Gifts & Gallery, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Copyright Infringement)
• Information International, Inc. v. Compugraphic Corp. (Fed. Crt. - D. California)(Patent Infringement (Digital Phototypesetting Systems (Software/Electronics)))
• Ivy Mar Company, Inc. v. Weber-Stephen Products Co. (Fed. Crt. - S.D. New York)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Jones and Peterson v. Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. (Fed. Crt. – N.D. Iowa)(Patent Infringement (Wall Anchors (Mechanical)))
• Kornit Digital Ltd. v. M&R Printing Equipment, Inc. et al. (Fed. Crt. - C.D. California)(Patent Infringement (Digital Ink Jet Printers for Textiles (Systems, Software and Hardware)))
• Lentek International, Inc., v. Sharper Image Corporation (Fed. Crt. - M.D. Florida)(Patent Infringement (Air Purifiers (Designs and Electrical)))
• Massetta Company, LLC v. Orion Seafood International, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademark Infringement)
• M&R Printing Equipment, Inc. v. Anatol, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Screen Printing Machines (Mechanical and Software)))
• M & R Printing Equipment, Inc. v. Spectra Printing Equipment Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Georgia)(Patent Infringement (Screen Printing Machines (Mechanical))
• M & R Printing Equipment, Inc. v. Tooling and Special Machines America, Inc. dba TAS America (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Software for Controlling Printing Machines (Software)))
• M&R Printing Equipment, Inc. v. Potscher (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Employment Issues)
• M&R Printing Equipment, Inc. v. Real Performance Machinery, LLC (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Control Systems (Electrical)))
• Menasha Corp. v. Buckeye Boxes, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - S.D. Ohio)(Patent Infringement (Glass Containers (Mechanical)))
• Motorola, Inc. v. Tandy Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois and International Trade Commission)(Patent Infringement (Cell Phone Keypads and Filters (Electronics)))
• Native American Arts, Inc. v. Siskiyou Gifts (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act)
• Precision Acquisition, Inc. v. Elexon, Ltd. and Aleksander Szyszko (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement and Breach of Agreement (Locating/Registration System for Printing Equipment (Mechanical/Electrical/ Software)))
• Procter & Gamble Co. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Texas)(Patent Infringement (Heat Shrinkable Diaper Waistbands (Mechanical)))
• Procter & Gamble Co. v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Fed. Crt. - D. South Carolina)(Patent Infringement (Diaper Cores with Superabsorbant Cores (Chemical/Mechanical)))
• Rite-Hite Corp. v. Kelley Company, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - E.D. Wisconsin)(Patent Infringement (Vehicle Restraint Devices (Mechanical)))
• Robert D. Strauss v. Golf Gifts & Gallery, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - S.D. Texas)(Copyright Infringement)
• Siemens A.G. v. MarketNet, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademark Infringement)
• Spirex Corporation v. Telar Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Ohio)(Patent Infringement (Extrusion Screw (Mechanical))) 
• TCGC IP Holdings, LLC v. Graves Golf Academy (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Texas)(Copyright Infringement)
• TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. v. Greenlees Filter LLC d/b/a/United Air Filter, Inc., et al. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trade Secret)
• Thrall Car Mfg. Co. v. Gunderson, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - D. Oregon)(Patent Infringement)(Center Beam Railroad Cars (Mechanical)))
• Transco Products, Inc. v. Performance Contracting, Inc. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Patent Infringement (Nuclear Insulation (Mechanical/Chemical)))
• Transco v. ThermoHelp (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Copyright and Trademark Infringement)
• Venture Tape Corp. v. Venture Coating Technologies (Fed. Crt. - D. Massachusetts)(Trademark Infringement)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Award Products Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Guangdon (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Ingood Co., Ltd. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Ivy Mar (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. K-Mart Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Margaret Worldwide Merchandize Corp. (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)
• Weber-Stephens Products Co. v. Montgomery Ward Company (Fed. Crt. - N.D. Illinois)(Trademarks, Trade Dress, Deceptive Trade Practices and Unfair Competition)