John S. Artz

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John S. Artz is Practice Group Chair of Dickinson Wright's Intellectual Property Litigation Group and focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. Artz and has successfully represented clients in patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright cases in Federal Courts though out the country, the Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court where he appeared in the seminal TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc., which addresses the interplay between patent and tradedress rights. A recent signature accomplishment: serving as lead counsel for publically traded corporation in copyright infringement trial in Minnesota against competitor where the jury found defendant’s infringement willful and awarded the full extent of damages requested for the client. In addition to 25+ IPRs before the Patent Office, Artz’s IP lead counsel experience includes serving Fortune 50 companies, Tier 1 auto suppliers, large health insurers, and popular consumer brands. He is also a registered patent attorney and is thus authorized to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Professional Memberships

Michigan IP Inn of Court; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Federal Bar Association, Co-Chair Intellectual Property Committee; Intellectual Property Owners Association; Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, Past President (2006-2007), Treasurer (2003-2005), and Board of Advisors (2008-2010).

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