James Lovsin

Practice Areas

Artificial Intelligence

Counseling

Litigation & Appeals

Patent Prosecution

PTAB Post Grant Proceedings

Career

James Lovsin is Chair of MBHB’s PTAB Trials Practice Group. Leveraging his experience litigating patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights, and trade secrets. Mr. Lovsin guides clients through intellectual property litigation and appeals in the federal courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He has substantial experience helping clients build and maintain patent and trademark portfolios.

Mr. Lovsin draws on professional experience as an engineer in the energy industry, as well as his mechanical engineering background, to gain an in-depth understanding of the technology at issue and develop effective ways to protect, enforce, and defend clients’ intellectual property rights. Prior to law school, Mr. Lovsin worked for ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company and at the Joliet Refinery.

Mr. Lovsin regularly represents clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has been lead appellate counsel and has argued before the Federal Circuit. He also has significant experience preparing merits briefs and amicus briefs.

Professional Memberships

Richard Linn American Inn of Court

Intellectual Property Owner’s Association

Federal Circuit Bar Association

PTAB Bar Association

Lake County Bar Association