David Sheikh has counseled clients on intellectual property matters for over three decades. He has extensive experience as lead counsel in the litigation of intellectual property disputes, particularly those involving patents, trade secrets, and unfair competition. Dave has achieved favorable judgments for his clients in numerous hearings and trials in federal courts throughout the United States, as well as successfully negotiating license agreements, settlement agreements, license agreements, and commercial arrangements that have resulted in the payment of substantial royalties and other payments to his clients.
Dave has litigated patent and trade secret cases in a variety of industries and across a broad spectrum of technical areas in a variety of industries, including: audio recognition; communication systems for mobile devices; dielectric fluids; environmental remediation equipment; floor, paver, and artificial turf underlayment systems; glassware manufacturing systems; industrial tooling systems; internet-based searching systems; medical devices; networked systems for 3D geospatial visualization; sensor-based speed and distant measurement systems; sunscreens; and tire pressure monitoring systems.
Dave has been recognized as a “formidable litigator” in IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals.
Experience
- Developer of technologies for minimally invasive knee replacement in enforcing patents against major orthopedic companies.*
- Developer of technologies for radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of heart arrhythmia in enforcing patents against a major medical device company.*
- Leading manufacturer and supplier of air compressor products in defending against patent infringement claims involving vehicle-integrated air compressors.*
- Leading manufacturer and supplier of power wheelchairs in enforcing patents and defending against patent infringement claims involving power wheelchair suspension systems.*
- Developer and supplier of real-time tracking systems in enforcing trade secret rights involving player tracking against a major supplier of tracking systems for sports applications.*
- Leading manufacturer and supplier of shock pads and infill for artificial turf systems in enforcing patents involving shock pad technologies against major suppliers of shock pads and artificial turf systems.*
- Leading manufacturer and supplier of floor underlayment products in enforcing patents and defending against patent infringement claims involving membranes for heated floor systems.*
- Leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial floor-marking systems in defending against patent infringement claims involving industrial floor marking tapes.*
- Developer of technologies for secure messaging on mobile devices in enforcing patents against a major manufacturer and supplier of mobile devices.*
*Reflects experience at previous employer.
Perspectives
Credentials
Education
- J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 1992
- B.S., Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
Admissions
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1992-1994)
Activities
- Sections on Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation, American Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association