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    Karl R. Fink

    Senior Counsel


    • Chicago
    • Office+1 312.977.9289
    • krfink@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Karl Fink works with clients in various intellectual property litigation, patent litigation, and IP protection matters. He routinely litigates cases regarding an extensive range of technologies. 

    Practice Areas

    Intellectual PropertyLitigationPatent LitigationIntellectual Property TransactionsCopyright, Trademark & Media Litigation

    /My focus

    My practice is focused on all aspects of commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation with an emphasis on patent litigation. I leverage my engineering background and uniquely broad litigation experience to strategically help clients in various IP matters including creation, management, and licensing. I have handled hundreds of lawsuits in state and federal courts for commercial disputes, defense of personal injury cases, insurance coverage disputes, all matter of intellectual property disputes, and patent enforcement and licensing campaigns. I have also helped prepare successful arguments in numerous inter partes review (IPR) in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

    I have extensive experience in enforcing patents for clients with significant market share in their respective industries by pursuing litigation.

    I work with start-up companies in all stages of development. My experience as a start-up owner provides clients with insights on how to successfully grow a business including building an IP portfolio, making prototypes, starting mass production, and obtaining money from outside investors.

    /Looking ahead

    The rapid pace of technology development and the ability to share information in our society continues to quicken. This pace impacts all aspects of businesses and creates many opportunities for them to grow and obtain competitive advantage in the marketplace, including through legal tools such as IP protection. Meanwhile, I see the need to not allow such developments to distract from maintaining focus on clients’ core values, providing valuable goods and services, and being leaders in our society.

    /In the news

    • Bloomberg Law |

      Microsoft mega-verdict appeal primed to test patent-damages law

      This article covers a Delaware federal jury’s verdict that awarded IPA Technologies Inc. $242 million after finding Microsoft Corp.’s Cortana infringed a patent that expired in January 2019. Chicago Intellectual Property senior counsel Karl Fink is quoted in the coverage, discussing the verdict and what Microsoft’s appeal might look like.

      May 16, 2024
    • Law360

      New partner joins Nixon Peabody’s IP team in Chicago

      The following article features the NP arrivals of Chicago Intellectual Property partner Tim Maloney and senior counsel Karl Fink.

      April 5, 2024
    • World Intellectual Property Review

      Nixon Peabody gains a pair of expert litigators

      The following article features the NP arrivals of Chicago Intellectual Property partner Tim Maloney and senior counsel Karl Fink.

      April 4, 2024
    • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

      CDLB people

      The following article features the NP arrivals of Chicago Intellectual Property partner Tim Maloney and senior counsel Karl Fink.

      April 4, 2024
    • Bloomberg Law

      Nixon Peabody recruits Maloney as IP partner in Chicago office

      The following article features the NP arrivals of Chicago Intellectual Property partner Tim Maloney and senior counsel Karl Fink.

      April 2, 2024

    /Admitted to practice

    Illinois
    Michigan
    Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    Illinois Supreme Court
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

    /Education

    University of Michigan, J.D.
    University of Michigan, B.S., Engineering

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      Nixon Peabody adds accomplished patent litigators Tim Maloney and Karl Fink to growing IP practice

      April 2, 2024
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