Patrick McElhinny

Patrick McElhinny is a partner and has extensive trial experience handling major patent cases involving various technologies, as well as cases involving trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, non-competition agreements and other complex commercial disputes. He co-led the team that won 2012's largest verdict in the US as reported by The National Law Journal. The US$1.5 billion judgment in favor of Carnegie Mellon University was one of the largest ever in a patent case, and the case eventually settled for US$750 million. The Pittsburgh Business Times published the linked profile of Patrick and his work on the Carnegie Mellon case. He has more than 37 years of trial experience and is registered to practice before the USPTO.

Master, Intellectual Property Inn of Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh, Class XXVI

Former Hiring Committee Chair and former Pro Bono Coordinator, Pittsburgh Office of K&L Gates

The Billion Dollar Verdict in Carnegie Mellon University v. Marvell Technology Group, Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, January 2017

"Insurance Coverage for Natural Resource Damages Claims: Fundamental Principles and Litigation Strategies," presented at a conference entitled “Natural Resource Damages Claims and Litigation,” April 1991