James E. Gauger - Lawyer in Chicago, IL

James E.Gauger is an advisor to McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP. Gauger has extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property (IP) law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, and trade secrets. His practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, patent litigation, IP transactions, strategic counseling, due diligence investigations, post-grant proceedings, and licensing. Gauger represents clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

As a registered patent attorney, Gauger has assisted in obtaining U.S. and foreign patents in a wide range of technologies, including communications, semiconductor manufacturing processes, computer hardware, storage, software, control systems, robotics, medical devices, and electromechanical technologies. Mr. Gauger also has experience representing clients at all stages of complex intellectual property and patent litigation at the trial court and appellate court level. He has represented clients in post-grant proceedings in the U.S. Patent and trademark Office, including inter-party Review (Ipr), reexamination, and reissue.

Prior to joining MBHB, he worked for Motorola, Inc.He served as an in-house advisor to the company. Prior to that, he served as Senior Director of Global Strategy IP Counseling and Transaction Group. In this role, he provided strategic IP lawyers and transaction support in connection with Motorola's acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, joint ventures, consortia and equity investments. Ms. Gauger also served as IP advisor to Motorola's Product Networking Group and was responsible for all intellectual property issues in the business, including the development and management of a strategic patent portfolio.

Gauger is a member of Motorola, Inc.He also worked as an electrical engineer for the company. In automotive and industrial electronics group. As an electrician, he was responsible for the design and development of automotive diagnostic and testing systems.