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Robert W. Stevenson
Counsel
TELEPHONE: 215-567-2010.
EXTENSION 112
FAX: 215-751-1142
rstevenson@crbcp.com
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Robert Stevenson has over 25 years experience prosecuting world-wide patents and handling U.S. and international patent litigation involving the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, chemical, diagnostic, polymer, cosmetics, refrigeration, clinical trial and medical device arts. He has been counsel of record in 22 federal patent litigation matters and has supervised international litigation as well. He also has been counsel of record in 7 patent interferences and a number of patent re-examinations and reissue applications.
Mr. Stevenson also has done a great deal of work involving mechanical devices, particularly medical devices —most particularly, oximetry catheters and monitors, automated IV infusion pumps and cassettes and drug delivery devices. Some of these devices have been commercialized, including the Plum patient infusion system and the Add-Vantage drug delivery system.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stevenson was Senior Strategic Patent Counsel for Rohm and Haas where he was involved in the world-wide patent procurement and U.S. and Chinese patent litigation matters. He also has served as Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Cell Pathways (now part of OSI Pharmaceuticals), a pharmaceutical company specializing in small molecule and new biological targets for the treatment of cancer. Earlier in his career, he was Senior Patent Counsel to Abbott Laboratories. His private practice experience includes serving as a partner and former chair of the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Practice Group of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, a prominent Chicago patent law firm.
A past adjunct professor of Patent Law at DePaul University School of Law, Mr. Stevenson is a member of the Pennsylvania, Michigan and Illinois State Bars and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A graduate of Penn State (with distinction B.S. 1977), he received his Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan (M.S. 1979) and his law degree from Wayne State University (J.D. 1982). Mr. Stevenson is a member of Caesar Rivise’s Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Team, Mechanical Engineering Patent Team and ANDA Patent Litigation Team.
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Rohm and Haas Company v. Smilan Paint Company et al. (C.D. Cal 2004) settled
Rohm and Haas Company v. Micro Paint System, Inc., (C.D. Cal 2004) pending; represented plaintiff
In re Cell Pathways Securities Litigation II (E. D. Pa. 2001) settled
Dow Chemical Co. v. Viskase Corp. (N.D. Ill. 1994) represented defendant; plaintiff’s case dismissed
Viskase Corp. v. American National Co. (N.D. Ill. 1993) $102 million jury patent verdict for client
TayMac Corp. v. Intermatic (D. Ariz. 1994) represented defendant; judgment for defendant
BP Chemicals, Ltd. v. Eastman Kodak Company, represented plaintiff, court ruled that defendant was licensed under patent in suit
Viskase Corp. v. W.R. Grace (N.D. Ill. 1990) represented plaintiff; case settled after discovery and prior to trial
Aluminum Company of America v. Reynolds Metals, Inc. (N.D. Ill. 1988) represented plaintiff, jury found patent valid and infringed; case settled on appeal
Baxter Travenol, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories (N.D. Ill. 1985) represented defendant, case settled after discovery and before trial as a result of mediation hearing as lead counsel
Williford v. Song, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,846
Lustig v. Tse, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,982
Tse v. Lustig, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,917
Kellenberger v. Duenk, Patent Interference Serial No. 102,172
Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 100,817
Brennan v. Muetterties, Patent Interference Serial No. 101,078
Classes/Seminars Taught:
DePaul University School of Law, Chicago Illinois, Adjunct Professor of Patent Law (1992-1996)
University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2001 Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biotech Protection.
American Chemical Society Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 2006: “International Patent Protection and Strategy”
Wayne State University: J.D. 1982
University of Michigan: M.S. Engineering 1979
The Pennsylvania State University: B.S. Engineering with distinction 1977
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ROBERT W. STEVENSON
Counsel
INDUSTRIES SERVED
Pharmaceutical
Biotech
Chemical
Mechanical
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
Wayne State University: J.D. 1982
University of Michigan: M.S. Engineering 1979
The Pennsylvania State University: B.S. Engineering with distinction 1977
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