Russell E Levine

Practice Areas

Trial, ADR, and Appellate: patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, disputes involving patent license agreements, PTAB proceedings, ITC Section 337 proceedings. Licensing: structuring, negotiating licensing-in and -out transactions, including FRAND/SEP licenses.

Included in Chambers USA each year since 2008 with comments describing him as having a “strategic and client-oriented mindset,” being “an awe-inspiringly good litigator,” “an excellent patent litigator,” and “very bright and effective;” and praising him “for delivering pragmatic and well-reasoned legal advice in an understandable, business-friendly way.”

Professional Memberships

Member, WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee; WIPO Center’s List of approved Mediators and Arbitrators; USPTO registered; Certified Licensing Professional

Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Past President

Licensing Executives Society International – past-Member, Board of Directors (Treasurer 2024-2026)

Society of Automotive Engineers – Developed and taught for 25 years a course entitled “Patent Law for Engineers,” received Forrest R. McFarland Award (2014)

Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)

Publications

Co-editor (with A. Liberman and P. Chrocziel): “International Licensing and Technology Transfer: Practice and the Law,” Kluwer Law Publishing

“Top 10 Court Decisions of the Year” – frequently presented at the LES Annual Meeting, the AUTM Annual Meeting, the FLC Annual Conference, the LOT Network, and at meetings/webinars of other IP organizations.

Invited annually to be, and agreed to serve as, a speaker, panel member or moderator at WIPO, IAM, MIP and other in-person conferences and webinars.

Personal

Museum of Science & Industry, Past Chair of the Presidents Council

American Heart Association, Past Member, Chicago Board of Directors

World Marathon Majors, one of less than 400 athletes worldwide to have earned two Six Star Medals for twice running the original six World Marathon Majors (Boston, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, London, and Berlin); 27 career marathons

Awards