Cole M. Fauver
Experience
- Represents clients in patent infringement litigation.
- Counsels and advises clients on intellectual property matters including intellectual property management and licensing.
- Frequent speaker at programs for legal and business groups including the Patent Resources Group, Licensing Executives Society, Minnesota Institute for Legal Education, and the Director's Roundtable.
Certifications
- Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Selected Results*
Represented Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in defense of patent infringement claims brought by Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) in the Western District of Wisconsin. The case involved three patents in the area of graphics processors. District Court granted summary judgment of non-infringement of all three patents.
Represented Honeywell International in defense of patent infringement claims brought by Sharper Image in the Northern District of California related to ionic air cleaning technology.
Represented Intergraph Corp. in patent litigation involving microprocessor system design in a case venued in the Eastern District of Texas. Recovered over 440 million dollars in settlements from Hewlett Packard, Dell/Intel, Gateway, and others.
Represented Medtronic Sofomor Danek in two separate cases enforcing patents on medical instruments and implants for spinal fusion surgery.
Represented Radisson Hotels International in a case against Westin including patent infringement and theft of trade secret claims, relating to a computerized incentive program for reservations.
Represented Graco Inc. in the defense of a patent infringement claim brought by a competitor in the fluid and adhesive dispensing equipment industry.
Represented Texas Instruments in a patent infringement case involving missile guidance systems.
Represented Volvo Penta, the Swedish manufacturer of motorboat stern drive systems, in a patent infringement case against Brunswick involving dual, counter-rotating propeller drives.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. (1988)
- Brown University, B.A., Engineering (1983)
Books and Articles
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"Trial" Chapter of PLI "Patent Litigation" book
(L. Pretty, Editor, 2006 - 2007), co-author with Michael V. Ciresi and David W. Beehler
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The Supreme Court, The Federal Circuit, and the Doctrine of Equivalents
Minnesota Institue of Legal Education (2003)
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Federal Circuit 2001: The Doctrine of Equivalents in the Wake of Festo
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (2001)
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Compulsory Patent Licensing in the United States
Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business (1988)
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Selected Speeches
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The Value of Patents to the Entrepreneur
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
(April 14, 2008)
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Patent Infringement Litigation
Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, FL
(April 3-5, 2008)
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Patent Infringement Litigation
Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL
(April 16-18, 2007)
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The Life Cycle of a Patent
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
(January 9, 2007)
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Patent Infringement Litigation
Patent Resources Group, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
(October 16-18, 2006)
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Patent Infringement Litigation
Patent Resources Group, Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, FL
(April 6-8, 2006)
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Patent "Trolls" and the Right to Exclude
Symposium," IP Litigation in the 21st Century" sponsored by Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Chicago, IL
(February 24, 2006)
Federal Circuit Review 2005
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 4, 2005) Faculty, Patent Infringement Litigation Course
Patent Resources Group, (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Patent Litigation and its Effect on Technology Commercialization
Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (January 12, 2005) - Contingent Fees in Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Annual Meeting, Banff Springs Hotel (October 14, 2004) - Patent Enforcement Strategies
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota (March 5, 2003) - The Top Five Federal Circuit Decisions of 2002
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota (February 21, 2002) - The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (September 2000)
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