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Practice Groups

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Trademark and Advertising Disputes
• Business Litigation
• Life Sciences and Hatch-Waxman Intellectual Property Litigation

Ronald J. Schutz is the Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group and a member of the firm's Executive Board. Mr. Schutz is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. In 2008 the National Law Journal named Mr. Schutz to its annual list of the Top 10 Winning Litigators in the United States. Mr. Schutz is a frequent lecturer and author on topics related to litigation and trials and he is often quoted in the business and legal press. He has also appeared on the NBC Nightly News and the CBS Morning News.

Mr. Schutz is extensively involved in community and public affairs. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Guthrie Theater and the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis. He is a member of the Advisory Boards of the Minnesota Law Review, the William Mitchell Law School Intellectual Property Institute, and the St. Thomas Law School Journal of Law and Public Policy. Mr. Schutz is also a past president of the University of Minnesota Law School Alumni Association. He is also the most recent past Chair of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection.

Mr. Schutz attended Marquette University on an ROTC Scholarship where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Schutz graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School where he was a member of the Law Review. After law school he fulfilled his military obligation by serving four years in the United States Army JAG Corps stationed with the 7th Infantry Division where he tried twenty jury trials.

Mr. Schutz is married to his high school sweetheart Janet and they have three adult children. Mr. Schutz enjoys running triathlons and participating in other outdoor adventure sports and activities.

Selected Results*

SELECTED TRIAL RESULTS

• Trial Counsel in Fonar Corporation v. General Electric, a patent infringement case in which a federal jury in New York awarded Fonar Corporation $110.5 million. The National Law Journal listed this case as the seventh largest jury verdict of any type in 1995. The case was affirmed on appeal in the amount of $103 million and was cited by IP Worldwide as the largest patent jury verdict ever upheld on appeal at the time. Fonar Corporation v. General Electric Co., 107 F.3d 1543 (Fed. Cir.), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 266 (1997).
  
  
• Trial Counsel in Grantley Patent Holdings, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a patent infringement case in which a federal jury in the Eastern District of Texas awarded Grantley Corporation, Mr. Schutz's client, $66 million for infringing four patents related to an integrated inventory management system for radio advertising time. The jury also found that the infringement was willful. The verdict was announced on April 22, 2008. On June 11, 2008, the court enhanced the damages by more than $16.5 million, awarded prejudgment interest, and entered judgment totaling more than $89,000,000. The case settled while on appeal under confidential terms.
  
  
• Trial Counsel in St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Canon, Inc. et al., No. 03-241 (D. Del., filed February 28, 2003) a case in which a federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware awarded Mr. Schutz's client, St. Clair, $34.7 million after a finding that Canon infringed four patents relating to digital camera technology. The verdict was announced on October 8, 2004.
  
  
• Trial Counsel in St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Sony Corp. et al., No. 01-557 (D. Del., filed Aug. 14, 2001) a case in which a federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware awarded the client, St. Clair, $25 million after a finding that Sony infringed four patents relating to digital camera technology. The verdict was announced on February 25, 2003. The parties entered into a license agreement two days later, the terms of which are confidential.
  
  
• Trial Counsel in St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. v. Fuji, Ltd. et al., No. 03-241 (D. Del., filed February 28, 2003) a case in which a federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware awarded Mr. Schutz's client, St. Clair, $3 million after a finding that Fuji infringed four patents relating to digital camera technology. The verdict was announced on October 25, 2004. After a long and tortured post-trial history the verdict was reversed by the Federal Circuit on a claim construction issue.
  
  
• Trial counsel in Personal Audio LLC v. Apple Inc., a patent infringement case in which a Texas federal jury awarded our client, Personal Audio LLC, $8 million in damages for infringing a patent for an audio player that can download or receive navigable playlists. The jury found that Apple's iPods infringed the patent. The verdict was announced on July 8, 2011. The court also awarded prejudgment interest in the amount of $4,182,331 for a total judgment of $12,182,331. Post trial motions are pending.
  
  
• Trial Counsel in LaserMaster Corporation v. Sentinel Imaging resulted in jury verdict of $2.2 million in a trade secret misappropriation case. Retained as trial counsel only five weeks before trial. LaserMaster Corporation v. Sentinel Imaging, Civ. No. 4-96-746 (D. Minn. 1997).
  
  
• Trial Counsel in Carlson Marketing Group, Inc. et al. v. SME Associates, et al., Case No. CT 02-012914 (D.Ct. Minn. 2002); represented Carlson in an action against SME and its principals for theft of trade secrets relating to Carlson's Olympic hospitality business for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. Obtained a temporary injunction and later a settlement including a permanent injunction.

SELECTED APPELLATE RESULTS

• Lead Trial and Appellate Counsel in Imation Corp. v. Koninklijke Philips Elec. N.V., et al., 586 F.3d 980 (Fed. Cir. 2009): Convinced the appellate court to reverse the entry of judgment on the pleadings dismissing two of Imation's key counts, and instead to order judgment for Imation on the question of whether certain entities formed or acquired later qualify as "subsidiaries" that could benefit from Imation's patent license with Philips.
  
  
• Lead Trial and Appellate Counsel in Luigino's, Inc. v. Robert Peterson and IBP, a case in which Mr. Schutz represented Robert Peterson, the CEO of IBP, and the company, in the defense of a $500 million theft of trade secret, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract case. The district court dismissed the case on a motion for summary judgement shortly before trial, a decision that was affirmed on appeal. Luigino's, Inc. v. Peterson et al., 317 F.3d 909 (8th Cir. 2003).
  
  
• Represented plaintiff Andersen Corporation in overturning a district court decision granting the defendants summary judgment and finding that claims of the asserted patent were invalid as obvious. The Federal Circuit'sdecision was one of the first post-KSR District Court findings of obviousness to be reversed by the Federal Circuit. The Supreme Court denied the defendants' petition for certioriari. 2007-1536, 2008-WL4927431, (Fed. Cir. Nov. 19, 2008), cert. denied.
  
  
• Trial and Appellate Counsel in Fonar Corporation v. General Electric, a patent infringement case in which a federal jury in New York awarded Fonar Corporation $110.5 million. The National Law Journal listed this case as the seventh largest jury verdict of any type in 1995. The case was affirmed on appeal in the amount of $103 million and was cited by IP Worldwide as the largest patent jury verdict ever upheld on appeal at the time. Fonar Corporation v. General Electric Co., 107 F.3d 1543 (Fed. Cir.), cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 266 (1997).

* Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and does not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

SELECTED CASES THAT SETTLED OR RESOLVED PRIOR TO TRIAL

• St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. Digital Camera Patent Litigation (D. Del.). Represented St. Clair in a series of patent infringement suits involving digital camera technology that started in 2002. Three of those cases proceeded to trial and resulted in verdicts of $34.7 million, $25 million, and $3 million. (Further details on these three verdicts above.) Settlements were reached prior to trials with the following defendants: Olympus, Nikon, Minolta, Seiko-Epson, Kodak, JVC, Panasonic, Kyocera, Samsung, Sanyo, Casio, Pentax, LG, BenQ, Concord, General Imaging Co., and Pantech. Settlements were reached after trials with Sony and Canon. Total settlements in this litigation have exceeded $240 million.
  
  
• Fonar Corporation MRI Patent Litigation. Represented Fonar Corporation in a series of patent infringement cases in New York, Delaware, and California related to MRI technology. After a jury verdict against General Electric for $110 million in the Eastern District of New York all of the other cases eventually settled. The settling defendants included: Siemens, Philips, Toshiba, Hitachi, Shimadzu, Health Images, and Elscint. Total settlements and royalties in the enforcement of the Fonar patents was over $200 million.
  
  
• TVI v. Microsoft, (N.D. Calif.). Represented TVI in a patent infringement case involving technology related to the auto play function of Windows. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• General Mills, Inc. v. Conagra, Inc., (D. Minn.). Represented General Mills in a patent infringement case involving microwave popcorn technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• General Mills, Inc. v. Rhodes Bake-N-Serv; Rhodes International, (D. Minn.). Represented General Mills in a patent infringement case involving food products. Case settled prior to trial a confidential amount.
  
  
• General Mills, Inc. v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., (D. Minn.). Represented General Mills in a patent infringement and breach of contract case involving rolled fruit products. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount. See 487 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2007) and 495 F.3d. 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2007).
  
  
• General Mills, Inc. v. Hom/Ade Foods, (E.D. Texas). Represented General Mills in a patent infringement case involving food products. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• General Mills v. Farley (D. Minn.). Represented General Mills in a patent infringement action involving rolled fruit products. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Fargo Electronics, Inc. v. Magnacolor, et al (D. Minn.). Represented Fargo in a patent case involving printer technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Fargo Electronics, Inc. v. Sony Chemicals, (D. Minn.). Represented Fargo in a patent infringement case involving printer technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Fargo Electronics v. Iris Ltd., Inc., (D. Minn.). Represented Fargo in a patent infringement case involving printer technology. Case settled prior to trial.
  
  
• Edge Specialists v. Citadel, (N.D. Ill.). Represented Edge in a patent infringement case related to automated derivative trading. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Manufacturing Administration & Management (MAMS) v. ICT Group, 212 F.R.D. 110 (E.D.N.Y. 2002). Represented MAMS in a patent infringement case related to call center technology that settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Drexler Technology Corporation v. Sony Corporation and Dolby Laboratories, (N.D. Calif.). Represented Drexler in a patent infringement case involving audio on film technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Collins Associates v. Object Design, Inc., (D. Mass.) Represented Collins Associates in a breach of contract action involving a enterprise level software installation. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Netcentives v. Carlson Companies, Inc., (N.D. Calif.). Represented Carlson in the defense of a patent infringement case. Case settled prior to trial.
  
  
• Schwan's Shared Services, LLC v. McGill Technology Limited (D. Mich.). Represented Schwan's in a patent infringement case involving food processing equipment. Case settled prior to trial.
  
  
• PointDX Inc. v. Voxar, Inc. (M.D. N.C.). Represented PointDX in a patent infringement case involving virtual colonoscopy technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Hark Chan (Techsearch LLC) v. Intuit, Symantec, Electronic Arts (N.D. Calif.). Represented Mr. Chan in a patent infringement case involving hyperlink technology. Case settled prior to trial.
  
  
• BTG International, Inc. v. Amazon.com, et al., (D. Del.). Represented BTG in a patent infringement case involving e-commerce technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• LP Matthews LLC v. Bath & Body Works, et al (D. Del.). Represented LP Matthews in a patent infringement case related to cosmetics. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Internet Media Corporation v. Dell, et al., (D. Del.). Represented Internet Media in a patent infringement case involving e-commerce technology against several defendants. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Ag-Chem Equipment Co. v. Tyler Industries, (D.Minn.). Represented Tyler in the defense of a patent infringement case involving GPS guided fertilizer spreaders. Case settled prior to trial.
  
  
• Storer v. Hayes, 995 F.Supp. 185 (D. Mass. 1998). Represented James Storer in a patent infringement case involving computer technology. Case settled prior to trial for a confidential amount.
  
  
• Display Solutions v. Daktronics, 983 F. Supp. 1476 (N.D. Ga. 1997). Represented Daktronics in the defense of a patent infringement action. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement. Case proceeded to trial on Daktronics' declaratory judgment claims resulting in a finding that the patent was invalid. 178 F.R.D. 626 (N.D. Ga. 1997).
  
  
• Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing v. Rauh Rubber, 943. F. Supp. 1117 (D. Minn. 1996), affirmed 130 F.3d 1305 (8th Cir. 1997). Represented 3M in a trademark infringement case. Obtained a preliminary injunction.

Media

• "Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz," Law360, July 14, 2011
• NBC Nightly News
• CBS Morning News
• The Detroit Free Press

Quoted in:

• The New York Times
• The National Law Journal
• Newsday
• The American Lawyer
• Chief Financial Officer
• The Minneapolis Star Tribune
• The St. Paul Pioneer Press
• City Business
• Twin Cities Business Monthly
• The Fairfield County Business Journal

Recognition

• Listed in IAM250 - World Leading IP Strategists (2011)**
• "Minneapolis Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers (2011)**
• Named a "Litigation Star," Legal Media Group Benchmark Litigation Survey (2010, 2011)**
• "Minneapolis Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers (2010)**
• Ranked #1 in Minnesota for Litigation: Intellectual Property in Chambers USA (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)**
• Listed in "500 Leading Lawyers in America" Lawdragon (2010, 2011)**
• Named on the list of the "Top 10 Super Lawyers," Minnesota Law & Politics (2009)**
• Listed in IAM250 - World Leading IP Strategists (2009)**
• Recipient of the "Distinguished Alumni Award," Minnesota Law Review (2009)
• Named a "Top 10 Winning Attorney," by The National Law Journal (2008)**
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Named to “3000 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America,” Lawdragon (2007)**
• Named by Minnesota Law & Politics as one of the "Top 100 Super Lawyers"**
• According to Chambers USA’s profile "Ron Schutz's trial experience has earned him a reputation as 'one of the most successful IP lawyers in the country.' Schutz, chair of the firm's IP litigation department, has won a series of huge victories running to hundreds of millions of dollars."
• Included in The Best Lawyers in America Eleventh Edition to the present **
• Named by Minnesota Lawyer as one of its Attorneys of the Year (2004) **
• Named by Minnesota Law & Politics as a Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property Litigation (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) **

**Being named to the list or receiving the award is not intended and should not be viewed as comparative to other lawyers or to create an expectation about results that might be achieved in a future matter.

Memberships

• Adjutant General Search Committee, Member
• American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member
• Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection, Chairman
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• University of Minnesota Law Review, Alumni Advisory Board
• Center of the American Experiment, Chairman
• YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis, Board of Directors
• Guthrie Theater, Board of Directors
• William Mitchell College of Law IP Institute, Board of Advisors
• Minnesota Academy for Conservative Leadership, Board of Advisors
• Republican National Lawyers Association (Life Member)
• University of Minnesota Law Alumni Association, President (2002-03)
• Northwest Suburbs Cable Communication Commission (1987-1989)

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Minnesota
• U. S. Army Court of Military Review
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U. S. Court of Military Appeals
• U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U. S. District Court, Minnesota
• U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U. S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., with honors (1981), Member of the Minnesota Law Review
• Marquette University, magna cum laude, Mechanical Engineering

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Ronald Schutz News

• Nov 2011
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Ranks Prominently in Annual Benchmark Litigation Survey
  
  
• Sep 6, 2011
  Best Lawyers 2012 Names Firm Partners
  
  
• Sharp, Others Settle DVD Auto Play Patent Battle
  Sharp Corp., D&M Holdings Inc. and Denon Electronics on Tuesday exited TV Interactive Data Corp.'s suit in California accusing a host of electronics companies of making Blu-ray and DVD players that infringe four patents covering automatic playback technology.
  
  
• Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Client IpVenture Settles Patent Infringement Suit Against Verizon.
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.'s client IpVenture, Inc., a privately held company, has settled its patent infringement suit against Verizon Wireless.
  
  
• Jul 2011
  Personal Audio Awarded $8 Million in Damages from Apple
  A Texas federal jury awarded the firm�s client, Personal Audio LLC, $8 million in damages from Apple Inc.
  
  
• Jun 17, 2011
  Robins Kaplan Miller Ciresi L.L.P. Ranks First for Litigation in Minnesota in Chambers USA 2011
  
  
• July 2010
  Attorneys Named as "Minnesota Super Lawyers 2010"
  
  
• Jun 11, 2010
  Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. First for Litigation in Minnesota; Entertainment Practice in California Also Highly Recognized
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Chambers USA 2010 has again ranked the firm first as a leading law firm for the category 'Litigation: General Commercial' in Minnesota.
  
  
• May 19, 2010
  Firm's Partners Selected for Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that Michael Ciresi, Martin Lueck, Kathleen Flynn Peterson, Ronald Schutz, and Roman Silberfeld were named to the fifth annual Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
  
  
• May 11, 2010
  Personal Audio Settles with Coby Electronics and Archos in Patent Litigation
  Personal Audio LLC announces a settlement with Coby Electronics, Corp., and Archos, Inc. in a patent infringement suit in which Apple, Inc. and Sirius XM Radio, Inc. remain defendants.
  
  
• Mar 16, 2010
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Announces Executive Board
  
  
• Aug 12, 2009
  Best Lawyers 2010 Names 18 Firm Partners
  Attorneys in the Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Naples offices selected.
  
  
• Aug 5, 2009
  Q&A With Robins Kaplan's Ronald Schutz
  Ronald J. Schutz is chair of the intellectual property litigation group and a member of the executive board at Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP.
  
  
• May 15, 2009
  Firm's Partner, Ronald Schutz, Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
  Ronald J. Schutz, Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation and Licensing Group and a member of the Executive Board, is a recipient of this year's "Distinguished Alumni Awards" from the Minnesota Law Review.
  
  
• Apr 7, 2009
  St. Clair Reaches Settlement with Samsung in Patent Litigation
  St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. announces that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has agreed to take a license under St. Clair's digital camera patents.
  
  
• Aug 2008
  Attorneys Named as "Minnesota Super Lawyers 2008"
  Attorneys in the Minneapolis office named "Minnesota Super Lawyers 2008."
  
  
• Jun 16, 2008
  Winning
  The National Law Journal recently named Ronald J. Schutz to its annual list of the Top 10 Winning Litigators in the United States. Ron got on the list by reminding jurors to follow his mom's advice.
  
  
• Jun 16, 2008
  Firm Ranked First for Litigation by Chambers USA
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce that the firm has again been ranked first as a leading firm in Minnesota for the category 'Litigation: General Commercial' in Chambers USA 2008.
  
  
• Jun 16, 2008
  Firm's Partner, Ronald J. Schutz, Named a Top 10 Winning Attorney by National Law Journal
  Ronald J. Schutz, a partner in the Minneapolis office of the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., has been named a "Top 10 Winning Attorney" by The National Law Journal.
  
  
• Jun 11, 2008
  Jury Awards Grantley $66 Million in Patent Infringement Suit Against Clear Channel Communications; Court Enhances Verdict
  A jury in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division., has awarded $66,029,750 to Grantley Patent Holdings, Ltd. in a patent infringement trial.
  
  
• Mar 24, 2008
  Firm's Partner Appointed Chairman of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
  Governor Tim Pawlenty has appointed Ronald J. Schutz, a partner in the Minneapolis office of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., as the new chairman of the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection.
  
  
• Feb 28, 2008
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Announces Executive Board
  The national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has elected Martin R. Lueck as Chairman of the Executive Board and Steven A. Schumeister was re-elected as the firm's Managing Partner.
  
  
• Dec 27, 2007
  Firm's Partner, Ronald J. Schutz, Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
  Ronald J. Schutz, a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
  
  
• Aug 2007
  Attorneys Named as "Minnesota Super Lawyers 2007"
  Attorneys in the Minneapolis office recently named a "Minnesota Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics.
  
  
• Jun 2007
  Firm Ranked First for Litigation by Chambers USA
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. has again been ranked first as a leading firm in Minnesota for the category 'Litigation: General Commercial' in the Chambers USA 2007.
  
  
• May 11, 2007
  Ronald Schutz Named to the Board of Directors for the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis
  
  
• Jan 2007
  Firm's Attorneys Named Among Top Plaintiffs' Attorneys by Lawdragon
  
  
• Nov 10, 2006
  Law Firm Profile: Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
  Having racked up dozens of multimillion-dollar jury verdicts, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP's intellectual property group has so many cases coming its way, it has the luxury of taking the top picks.
  
  
• Aug 7, 2006
  Firm's Partner, Ronald J. Schutz, Elected Chair of the Center of the American Experiment
  Ronald J. Schutz, a partner at the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., has been elected Chair of the Board of the Center of the American Experiment.
  
  
• Jun 2006
  Chambers USA Ranks Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. First for Litigation in Minnesota
  Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. is pleased to announce the firm has again been ranked first as a leading firm in Minnesota for the category 'Litigation: General Commercial' in the Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers 2006.
  
  
• May 1, 2006
  St. Clair Settles Patent Litigation with Canon
  St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc. announces that it has resolved its patent dispute with Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A., Inc. (Canon).
  
  
• Feb 21 2005
  Ronald J. Schutz: Had a Picture-Perfect Year Litigating IP Cases
  
  
• Nov 1, 2004
  Jury Awards St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants in Patent Infringement Case Against Fuji
  A jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington, Del., has found that Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. and FujiFilm America, Inc., infringed several patents owned by Grosse Pointe, Mich.-based St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, Inc., and awarded St. Clair with $3 million in damages.
  
  
• Oct 25 2004
  Patent Lawsuits Give Firm Clout
  What started out as a dinner party novelty has turned into a lucrative patent for a small group of Grosse Pointe lawyers -- but not without years of high-stakes litigation with some of the world's largest camera and photography companies.
  
  
• Feb 27, 2003
  Firm Secures Settlement During Midst of Patent Trial
  A federal jury in Wilmington, Del., has awarded a small Michigan company $25 million in damages in a patent case argued by the Minneapolis law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi.
  
  
• Oct 17, 2002
  Ron Schutz Elected President of U of M Law School Alumni Board

Book Chapters

• From Assets to Profits,Chapter 9: Patent Litigation: The Changing Economics of Risk and Return, Edited by Bruce Berman (Wiley 2009)
  
  
• Patent Enforcement Best Practices, Chapter 6: Making the Client Aware of All the Angles (Aspatore Books 2007)
  
  
• Making Innovation Pay, Chapter 9: It Takes More Than Being Right to Win a Patent Dispute, Edited by Bruce Berman (Wiley 2006)
  
  
• Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, 2d Ed., Chapter 10: Interrogatories and Requests for Admissions, Edited by Berry L. Grossman and Gary M. Hoffman (BNA Books 2005)

Articles

• Debate Continues Over Paid-in-Full Patent Awards
  The National Law Journal (December 12, 2011)
  
  
• Non-Practicing Entities and Permanent Injunctions Post-eBay
  The Sedona Conference Journal, Vol. 12 (co-authored with Patrick M. Arenz) (Fall 2011)
  
  
• Unchartered Waters: Determining Ongoing Royalties for Victorious Patent Holders Denied an Injunction
  The Sedona Conference Journal, Vol. XI (with Patrick Arenz) (Fall 2010)
  
  
• Proving Willful Infringement Post-Seagate: Don't Divorce the Willfulness Analysis from its Tort Foundations as an Intent Inquiry
  The Sedona Conference Journal, Vol. X (with Brenda Joly) (Fall 2009)(Fall 2010)
  
  
• You Can Run But You Can't Hide - 271(a) Goes Wireless
  Intellectual Property Today (June 2005) (co authored)
  
  
• Case Management Issues in Patent Litigation
  The Sedona Conference Journal (Fall 2004) (with Jonathan Goins)
  
  
• Graphics Shed Light on Complex IP Cases
  The National Law Journal, (July 16, 2001) (with Nicholas Boebel and Alex Treibitz, CEO of Z-Axis Corp.)
  
  
• Strategies for Patent Holders Contemplating Litigation
  Managing Intellectual Property: Patent Yearbook (1999)
  
  
• 'Step-Plus-Function' At Last Revisited
  The National Law Journal (May 24, 1999) (co-authored)
  
  
• Are You "Ready for Patenting?" Pfaff And The New On-Sale Bar Test
  (April 26, 1999 )
  
  
• If You Snooze, Do You Lose Your Right to Sue?
  The National Law Journal (October, 19, 1998) (co-authored)
  
  
• The Patent Files
  Chief Executive (June 1998) (with Jan Conlin)
  
  
• On Sale Bar Requires a More Complete Invention
  The National Law Journal (June 16, 1997) (with Darren Schwiebert)
  
  
• Vitronics Sets Road Map for Patent Construction
  The National Law Journal (October 28, 1996) (with Darren Schwiebert)
  
  
• Educating the Jury: The Multimedia Way
  New York Law Journal, p. S4 (October 23, 1995)
  
  
• Computer Animation Tutors Jury
  The National Law Journal, p. C1 (September 11, 1995)
  
  
• Trade Dress Protection Expanded
  Outside Counsel (Winter 1994)

Selected Speeches

• The America Invents Act-Litigation Changes
  Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 17, 2011)
  
  
• Transforming Our Trade Agenda For The Innovation Economy
  Panel Member, Minnesota High Tech Association (August 31, 2011)
  
  
• Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Panel Presentation on Patent Jury Trials
  Minneapolis, MN (April 29, 2011)
  
  
• Post Verdict Issues: Injunctions, Royalties & Contempt Proceedings (Panelist)
  The 11th Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation, Phoenix, Arizona (October 21-22, 2010)
  
  
• Judicial Diversity and the Selection Process - A Panel Discussion
  Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and Minnesota Association for Justice, Stillwater, Minnesota (June 25, 2010)
  
  
• Declaratory Judgment and Related Matters in Patent Litigation (Webinar)
  IP Chat Channel (February 25, 2010)
  
  
• Litigating with an Acquired Patent: Proving that Trolls are Really Warm Fuzzy Creatures
  AIPLA, La Quinta, California (January 29, 2010)
  
  
• Tenth Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation
  The Sedona Conference Institute, Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa, Sedona, Arizona (October 22-23, 2009)
  
  
• Case Study: Ensuring Optimum Efficiency when Litigation Work is Outsourced
  American Conference Institute's LPO Summit, New York, New York (February 23-24, 2009)
  
  
• First Chair Forum for Private Practitioners and First Chair Forum for In-House Counsel
  2008 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, Minnesota CLE Conference Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 25-26, 2008)
  
  
• Avoiding the Potential Pitfalls in Litigation Where Work has Been Outsourced
  American Conference Institute, LPO Summit, New York, New York (September 15-16, 2008)
  
  
• The Role of IP Litigation
  Incremental Advantage, Managing Intellectual Property for Maximum Returns Conference, San Francisco, California (July 16, 2008)
  
  
• Demystifying Judicial Appointments
  Minnesota State Bar Association, Duluth, Minnesota (June 16, 2008)
  
  
• The 20th Annual General Counsel Conference (Panelist)
  Corporate Counsel, New York, New York (June 9-10, 2008)
  
  
• Licensing, Portfolio Monetization, and the Future of Contingency Fee Patent Litigation
  8th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, San Jose, California (November 28, 2007)
  
  
• Gunfight at the IP Coral - World Class Trial Lawyers Demonstrate How to Win a Bet the Company Case
  AIPLA, Boston, Massachusetts (May 9, 2007)
  
  
• Strategies for Managing Intellectual Property Litigation
  IncreMental Advantage, The Harvard Club, New York City, New York (February 28, 2007)
  
  
• Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV (October 16-18, 2006)
  
  
• Adopting a Theme for Your Case
  The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, Redwood City (San Francisco), California (September 28, 2006)
  
  
• Seventh Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation
  The Sedona Conference Institute, Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa, Sedona, Arizona (October 12-13, 2006)
  
  
• Financing IP Litigation
  The Wall Street Transcript, San Francisco, CA (July 20-21, 2006)
  
  
• Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, FL (April 6-8, 2006)
  
  
• Patent Litigation: Big Changes on the Horizon
  Inventors Network, Minneapolis, MN (February 21, 2006)
  
  
• Sixth Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation
  Sedona, Arizona (October 27-28, 2005)
  
  
• Patent Litigation: Big Changes on the Horizon
  Association for Corporate Growth-Silicon Valley Chapter, Los Altos Hills, California (October 13, 2005)
  
  
• What Should IP Laws Protect Going Forward?
  ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2005)
  
  
• Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida (April 17-19, 2005)
  
  
• Licensing and Negotiation Strategies: The Litigator's Perspective
  AIPLA 28th Mid-Winter Institute, Orlando, Florida (January 26, 2005)
  
  
• Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, The Registry Resort, Naples, Florida (April 22-24, 2004)
  
  
• Managing the Gladiators-Surviving Patent Litigation
  AUTM 2004 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (March 6, 2004)
  
  
• Patent Litigation: Taking on the Corporate Infringer
  William Mitchell Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, St. Paul, Minnesota (February 23, 2004)
  
  
• Patent Litigation IV
  The Sedona Conference, Radisson Poco Diablo, Sedona, Arizona (November 20-21, 2003)
  
  
• Contingent Fee IP Litigation: Are Potential Rewards Worth the Risks?
  2003 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis Minnesota (September 18-19, 2003)
  
  
• Patent Strategies 2003
  FindLaw Corporate Counsel Center, Glasser Legal Works, Stanford University, Stanford, California (June 9, 2003)
  
  
• Patent Strategies 2003
  Glasser Legal Works, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts (April 29, 2003)
  
  
• Basic Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, The Registry Resort, Naples, Florida (May 2-3, 2002)
  
  
• Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida (April 17-19, 2005)
  
  
• Managing the Gladiators-Surviving Patent Litigation
  AUTM 2002 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (February 28-March 2, 2002)
  
  
• Patent Litigation: Taking on the Corporate Infringer
  William Mitchell Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, St. Paul, Minnesota (February 23, 2004)
  
  
• Handling Intellectual Property Issues in Business Transactions-Due Diligence in Intellectual Property Transactions
  Practicing Law Institute, Pentagon City, Virginia (February 11-12, 2002)
  
  
• Corporate Counsel-Keeping Ahead of the Game in 2002
  Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Calhoun Beach Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 30, 2002)
  
  
• Demonstrative Evidence-Using Evidence Throughout a Trial
  Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (January 15, 2002)
  
  
• Patent Litigation
  The Sedona Conference, Sedona, Arizona (November 15-16, 2001)
  
  
• Basic Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Westin Innisbrook Resort, Tampa Bay, Florida (April 22-24, 2001)
  
  
• Handling Intellectual Property in Business Transactions
  Practicing Law Institute, Tyson's Corner, Virginia (February 12-13, 2001)
  
  
• Patent Litigation
  The Sedona Conference, Sedona Arizona (November 9-20, 2000)
  
  
• Key Issues Facing Boards of Directors: Strategic Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
  The Directors Roundtable, Hotel Intercontinental, Los Angeles, California (October 4, 2000)
  
  
• Key Issues Facing Boards of Directors: Strategic Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
  The Directors Roundtable, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 22, 2000)
  
  
• The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases
  The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois (September 7, 2000)
  
  
• Basic Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, The Registry Resort, Naples, Florida (April 13-15, 2000)
  
  
• Basic Patent Infringement Litigation
  Patent Resources Group, Ritz Carlton, Rancho Mirage, California (October 13-15, 1999)
  
  
• Trade Secrets
  Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 12, 1999)
  
  
• Preparing the Trial Theme From Day One
  1999 National CLE Conference-Intellectual Property Law, Vail, Colorado (January 12, 1999)
  
  
• Business Implications of Recent Patent Infringement Cases
  Annual Meeting of the Licensing Executives Society, The Fountainebleau Hilton, Miami Beach, Florida (October 26, 1998)
  
  
• Courtroom Technology Trying Civil and Criminal Cases in New Ways
  Suffolk Academy of Law, Hauppauge, New York (October 19, 1998)
  
  
• Valuation of Intellectual Capital
  ICM Conferences, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, New York (September 17, 1998)
  
  
• Valuation of Intellectual Capital
  ICM Conferences, Park Hyatt Hotel, Los Angeles, California (August 26, 1998)
  
  
• Using Technology in Litigation
  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 20, 1998)
  
  
• Preparing for and Winning the $100 Million Patent Case
  1998 National CLE Conference-Intellectual Property Law, Vail, Colorado (January 6-10, 1998)
  
  
• Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights
  Directors Roundtable Conference for Corporate Counsel, Harvard Club, New York, New York (October 30, 1997)
  
  
• Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights
  Directors Roundtable National Conference for Corporate Counsel, Stamford, Connecticut (October 30, 1997)
  
  
• Case Study of Patent Infringement Damages From Beginning to End
  Law & Politics Intellectual Property Damages Seminar, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 5, 1997)
  
  
• Organizing the Trial for Success Jury Trials in Patent and High Tech Litigation
  American Conference Institute, Park Lane Hotel, New York, New York (May 1-2, 1997)
  
  
• Demonstrative Evidence
  Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Bloomington Marriott Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota (January 31, 1997)
  
  
• Pretrial Planning and Strategy in the $100 Million Patent Case
  1997 National CLE Conference on Intellectual Property Law, Law Education Institute, Inc. and The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Vail, Colorado (January 13-19, 1997)
  
  
• How to Introduce and Use Exhibits in the Courtroom
  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, Minnesota Law Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 29, 1996)
  
  
• Trial Skills Seminar-Demonstrative and Computer Evidence
  Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, Minnesota Law Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 13, 1996)
  
  
• Analysis of Fonar v. General Electric, Including Litigation Trends and Tactics
  Law & Politics Intellectual Property Law CLE, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 20, 1996)
  
  
• Patent Malpractice: Avoiding, Defending Against, and Asserting Patent Resources Group
  The Registry Resort, Naples, Florida (April 25-27, 1996)
  
  
• Organizing the Conduct of the Trial for Success
  The American Conference Institute Seminar on Jury Trials in Patent and High Tech Litigation, Hotel Nikko, Chicago, Illinois (April 22-23, 1996)
  
  
• High Stakes-High Tech Intellectual Property Trials Course Chair
  Minnesota Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Bloomington Marriott Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota (April 12, 1996)
  
  
• Pitfalls in IP Practice That Lead to Allegations of Malpractice
  ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Eleventh Annual Spring Educational Programs, Washington National Airport Hilton, Arlington, Virginia (April 11, 1996)
  
  
• Strategic Considerations and the Interplay Between Licensing and Litigation
  Licensing Executives Society Luncheon Meeting, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 2, 1995)
  
  
• How to Work with and Prepare Expert Witnesses in Federal Court Commercial Litigation to Support a $110 Million Verdict
  Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Minneapolis Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 18, 1995)
  
  
• Patent Litigation
  Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association CLE at the 1995 Minnesota State Bar Association Convention, Bloomington, Minnesota (June 22, 1995)
  
  
• Pretrial Strategies
  Intellectual Property Litigation Seminar, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 10, 1995)