130+
IPRs filed
290+
canceled claims
Since 2012, Brooks Kushman has been a leader in handling post-grant reviews, helping clients navigate the complex and intricate nature of these proceedings. Whether the process involves administrative proceedings alone or in combination with litigation, we have the extensive experience necessary to help protect the interests of our clients.
Our post-grant proceedings practice handles all aspects of matters that come up before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including:
With a combination of technical knowledge and experience with patent prosecution and litigation, Brooks Kushman is in a unique position to help clients develop personalized strategies to protect their IP from post-grant challenges. We work to understand the ever-changing landscape that our clients face so that we can find opportunities for our extensive IP experience to help them maintain a competitive advantage. This includes:
Taking these types of measures allows us to be proactive and minimize the potential for risk in the long term.
When post-grant challenges do occur, we strategically use our resources to protect the interests of our clients. We understand how the outcome of a post-grant challenge can impact our clients, their patent portfolio, and their market opportunities and work to identify, prioritize, and pursue or defend reexamination and post-grant proceedings based on client needs.
Technology Experience by Number of Patent Cases (PTAB)
$2.7M
Awarded in Attorneys' Fees
Ameranth, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
Precedential Opinion
JTEKT Corp. v. GKN Automotive Ltd.
25 Filed IPRs / Cancel 273 Claims
Ford Motor Company v. Paice LLC & Abell Foundation, Inc.
Summary Judgment
Granted
TMC Fuel Injection System, LLC. v. Ford Motor Company
IPRs Cancel 17 Claims
Ford Motor Co. v. Signal IP Inc.
Press Releases
Brooks Kushman Recognized as One of the Largest IP Law Firm in Michigan 2025
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2024 PTAB Year in Review: New Procedures and Potential Changes Impact AIA Trial Strategies
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Brooks Kushman Secures Federal Circuit Affirmance for Ford Motor Company in Patent Dispute, Upholding PTAB Rulings that the Asserted Automobile Safety Patents are Unpatentable
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Brooks Kushman Secures Favorable Result at PTAB for Patent Owner Y. Evan Spero
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Redrawing the Obviousness Standard: Graham Factors Overrule Rosen-Durling for Design Patents
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CEO Sangeeta Shah Presenting at PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference in D.C.
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CEO Sangeeta Shah Presenting at PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference in D.C.
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President Frank Angileri and CEO Sangeeta Shah Named in the IAM Strategy 300 as The World’s Leading IP Strategists
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Andrew Turner to Present at PTAB Bar Association Annual Conference
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Nine Brooks Kushman Attorneys Ranked As 2020 Best Lawyer; Two Attorneys Recognized As 2020 Lawyer Of The Year
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PTAB Designates Two New Precedential Decisions and One Informative Decision Regarding Discretion to Institute Inter Partes Review
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USPTO Adopts Federal Court Claim Construction Standard For All AIA Post Grant Proceedings
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Brooks Kushman Hosts Chinese Delegation in Partnership With Michigan State University
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Federal Circuit Rules that Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply in IPR Proceedings
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Brooks Kushman Recognized as Gold-Standard Firm By IAM Annual Patent 1000; Six Attorneys Recognized as Top Practioners
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Sangeeta G. Shah Quoted in IAM Article on Potential Changes with the Patent Trail and Appeal Board
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Speak on Panel at the Managing Intellectual Property PTAB Forum
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of IPR Proceedings, But Strikes Down Partial PTAB Final Written Decisions
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PTAB Designates Two New Informative Decisions Addressing Its Discretion to Deny Review under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d) Based on Prior Examination
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Brooks Kushman Shareholders to Speak at the Best Practices in Intellectual Property Sixth Annual Conference
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Brooks Kushman Principal Lissi Mojica To Speak at GW Law Conference Post-Grant Practice Roundtable Discussion
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PTAB Establishes Criteria Governing Follow-On Petitions for AIA Post Grant Proceedings
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Brooks Kushman Principal To Discuss the Evolution and Impact of PTAB Five Years Post-AIA
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Discusses the Impact of the AIA and Post-Grant Proceedings in Law360
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Brooks Kushman Hires Prominent IP Professional; Opens Washington D.C. Office
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Federal Circuit Rules That PTAB May Base AIA Trial Decision on Facts Outside Petition for Review
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Supreme Court Affirms “Broadest Reasonable Interpretation” Claim Construction Standard and Limited Appeals For AIA Trials
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In First Appeal From AIA Post-Grant Proceeding: Justices Focus on Practical Consequences of Dual Claim Construction Standards
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Post Issuance Proceedings at IP Enforcement Summit
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Post-Grant Proceedings at IP Strategy Summit
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder Discusses Patent Trolls in Crain's Detroit Business
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Discuss Post-Grant Proceedings at International Women`s Leadership Forum
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder to Serve as Panelist at the Centerforce IP Strategy Summit
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Brooks Kushman Shareholder reviews the America Invents Act in Detroit Legal News
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Intellectual Property Litigation & Post-Grant Proceedings
Michigan
Erin Bowles
Patent Prosecution & Post-Grant Proceedings
Michigan
John Halan
Patent & Trade Secret Litigation & Post-Grant Proceedings
Michigan
John LeRoy
Executive Committee Member
Michigan
Marc Lorelli
Co-Chair Litigation
Michigan
Reza Roghani Esfahani
Intellectual Property Litigation
Michigan
John Rondini
Co-Chair Cybersecurity, Co-Chair Litigation, & Post-Grant Proceedings
Michigan
Sangeeta Shah
President & Co-Chair Post-Grant Proceedings
Michigan
Jeffrey Szuma
Electrical/Software Patent Prosecution, Post-Grant Proceedings, Patent Portfolio Management, & Opinions
Michigan
Michael Turner
Co-Chair Patent Prosecution
Michigan
Dustin Zak
Chemical/Materials Patent Prosecution & Online Enforcement
Michigan