Alex Szypa

Alex Szypa

E:  aszypa@cgolaw.com
P:  248.283.0736

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APPROACH

“My practice focuses on preparing and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, as well as intellectual property litigation.   I believe my experience both in preparing and prosecuting patents and trademarks and in litigating intellectual property matters provides great value to clients.  I often find that my experience in one helps me obtain successful results for clients in the other, and vice versa.”

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Patents
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Post Grant Proceedings
  • Trademarks
  • International Trade Commission

EDUCATION

  • J.D., Wayne State University Law School, cum laude, 2014
    • Order of the Coif
    • Law Review
  • B.S.E., University of Michigan (Mechanical Engineering), 2010

ADMISSIONS

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

  • Obtained favorable settlement during trial for defendant, a vitamin company, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Bausch & Lomb in the Western District of New York
  • Represented plaintiff, a medical device manufacturer, in a patent infringement lawsuit related to the sales of suture anchors and other medical devices used in orthopedic surgical procedures in the Eastern District of Texas (jury verdict in favor of plaintiff for $17,400,000)
  • Obtained early dismissal on behalf of defendant, a refuse container manufacturer, in a patent infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois
  • Obtained settlement of patent infringement lawsuits in the District of Colorado and the Southern District of Texas for defendant fuel delivery system manufacturer
  • Obtained settlement of two U.S. International Trade Commission Section 337 investigations for electronic nicotine delivery system company respondents

RECOGNITION

  • Rising Star in Intellectual Property, Super Lawyers, 2018-2019

EXPERIENCE

  • Engineer, General Dynamics Land Systems

TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES

  • Mechanical
  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Medical devices
  • Consumer products

ORGANIZATIONS

  • Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court
  • Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
  • International Trademark Association (INTA)