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Wilhelm L. Rao
Shareholder
Email. wrao@mcandrews-ip.com
Tel. (312) 775-8190
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent and Trademark Procurement, Protection and Portfolio Management; IP Licensing; Intellectual Property/Technology Opinions and Investigations; Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Education
Washington University, B.S., cum laude
Washington University, M.S.E.
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1999
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Illinois. Member of the bars of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Professional Experience
Wil Rao has wide-ranging experiences in intellectual property law, with emphasis on the procurement and protection of intellectual property rights. Throughout his academic and professional careers, Mr. Rao has been exposed to a wide spectrum of industries that involve technical areas such as civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and mechanical engineering, particularly in the area of complex patent litigation and transactions.
Mr. Rao has provided various levels of counseling to corporations of all sizes, as well as to individuals, including start-ups and venture capitalists. Mr. Rao has been involved in areas ranging from drafting patent applications to written opinions to the successful patent litigation of complicated patent suits all across the United States, both at the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Rao has also been involved with contract disputes and complex Antitrust issues that arise in patent transactions and litigation. Mr. Rao’s litigation experience has also touched on all facets of complex litigation, including pre-filing investigations, pleadings and motions, discovery, pretrial (including Markman proceedings). Mr. Rao has represented patentees, trademark and patent owners, and accused infringers. A number of matters Mr. Rao has been involved with have been resolved by alternative dispute resolution, including resolution through the American Arbitration Association.
In addition, Mr. Rao has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and is a member of several select patent and non-patent law associations.
Awards and Honors
· Chicago-Kent College Of Law academic scholar and awarded the highest academic honors in Patent Law, Evidence, Trial Advocacy and Practice Before the Federal Circuit
· Member, Chicago-Kent Trial Advocacy Team
· Member, Moot Court Honor Society
· Judicial Extern to the Honorable Blanche Manning of the Northern District of Illinois
· Teaching: Served as a teaching assistant for Evidence and Evidence Advocacy course and for a graduate level Advanced Material Strength and Elasticity course.
Memberships
· Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (the IPO) (served as co-Chair of the Market Power Committee, 2001-2002 and on the Patent Litigation committee, among others)
· American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) (serving on several committees)
· Federal Circuit Bar Association (serving on the Patent Office Practice committee)
· American Bar Association (section member IP, Litigation and law practice management)
· Illinois State Bar Association
Publications
Hart III, Herbert D. and Wilhelm L. Rao, “No Prize for Being Second, An Introduction to U.S. Patent Interference Practice”, Modern Drug Discovery of the American Chemical Society, 2002
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