Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Scott Burt has a diverse intellectual property and technology practice emphasizing patent litigation for clients in the semiconductor, telecommunications, and software industries. He also advises clients on transactional matters regarding intellectual property, including licenses, patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

In recent patent infringement cases, Scott represented SanDisk in a proceeding regarding semiconductor flash memory before the International Trade Commission and defended IBM in a case related to internet searches. He represented Nokia in cases relating to spread-spectrum CDMA and camera cell phones, Freescale Semiconductor in a case related to computer modeling of a manufacturing plant, and MOSAID in cases related to semiconductor memory chips. He also has represented Motorola and Texas Instruments.

In trademark infringement litigation, Scott defended Taiwan Hopax Chemicals in a case alleging trademark rights for the color "canary yellow" for sticky notes and Bell Sports in an action related to bicycle pump names.

Scott recently represented Johnson Diversey in a $1.6 billion acquisition from Unilever PLC. Scott's other transactional clients include Bridgestone, The Chamberlain Group, The Duchossois Group, The Riverside Company, Texas Instruments, and USG Corporation.

Scott's recent speaking engagements include "Advertising in the Internet Age" for The Chicago Bar Association Committee on Professional Responsibility, "Responding to Patent Infringement Claims on Essential Patents" at the Advanced Patent Law Institute, and "IP Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions" at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He has written two Jones Day Technology Commentaries, one on computer contracts and another on an important development regarding the scope of patent protection.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights & Trademarks
• Patent Litigation
• Licensing & Technology Transactions

Representative Cases

• Arrival Star S.A. et al. vs. Canadian National Railway Co. et al. (N.D. Ill. 08:01086) , (2008)
• C. E. Mallard, Inc. v. Sourdough Corp., Civil Action No. 3:94-CV 1201-T
• CFMT, Inc. v. Dainippon Screen Manufacturing, Co. Ltd. v. Texas Instruments Inc., Civil Action No. 97-20270 JW
• Connor Sport Court International, Inc. v. Snap Court, LLC, et al., Case No. 2:05CV328 (D. Utah)
• Credit Management Services, Inc. v. Credit Management, Inc., Cause No. 92-12702
• Custom Accessories, Inc. v. Bell Sports, Inc., Civil Action No. 06 C 6310 (N.D. Ill. 2006)
• Dicam v. Nokia
• Dickinson v. Zurko, No. 98-377 and In re Zurko, No. 96-1258
• Golden Bridge Tech., Inc. v. Nokia, Inc. and Lucent Techs., Inc., Civil Action No. 2 05 CV 151-LED (E.D. Tex. 2005)
• Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., et al. v. Texas Instruments, various 1998 Civil Action Nos. (E.D. Tex. and E.D. Va.)
• IBM Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc., Civil Action No. 9:06-cv-242 (E. D. Tex. 2006) (Judge Clark)
• In re Client Y , (2006)
• In the Matter of Certain Digital Satellite System (DSS) Receivers and Components Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-392 (U.S.I.T.C.)
• Information Technology Innovation, LLC v. Motorola, Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Civil Action No. 04-C-7121 (N.D. Ill.)
• Konrad v. General Motors Corp., et al. Civil Action No. 2:00-CV-21, (E.D. Tex.)
• Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. Nippon Carbide Industries, Civil Action No. 4-94-222
• Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. v. Beautone Specialties Co., Civil Action No. 98-CV-709
• MOSAID Techns. Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., et al., Civil Action No. 01-4340 (D. N.J. 2001) and Infineon Technologies North America Corp. et al. v. MOSAID Technologies Inc., Civil Action No. C 02 5772 (N.D. Cal. 2002)
• MOSAID Techs., Inc. v. Infineon Techs. North America, Inc., Civil Action No. 6:05 CV 120 (E.D. Tex. 2005)
• Motorola and Freescale Semiconductor v. Analog Devices, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:03-CV-131 (E.D. Tex.)
• Plasma Physics Corp., et al. v. Motorola, Civil Action No. CV-02-3474 (E.D. N.Y.)
• Ronald E. Rogers v. DESA International, Home Depot, Lowe's Home Centers, and Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Civil Action No. 00-73986 (E.D. Mich.)
• STMicroelectronics, Inc. v. Motorola and Freescale Semiconductor; Civil Action No. 4:03-CV-276 (E.D. Tex.)and Motorola and Freescale Semiconductor v. STMicroelectronics, Civil Action No. 1:03-CV-407 (E.D. Tex.)
• Sturtevant et al. v. Van Remortel et al., Civil Action No. 93 CIV 3466 (S.D. NY 1995)
• Taboada v. Trokel et al., Civil Action No. SA-97-CA-794
• Texas Instruments Inc. v. Analog Devices, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 3-90-1590-H (N.D. Tex. 1995)
• Texas Instruments Inc. v. Hyundai Electronics Industries, et al., Civil Action No. 2:98 CV 73, 74 (E.D. Tex.)
• Texas Instruments Inc. v. Micron Semiconductor, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:93 CV 71
• Texas Instruments v. Linear Tech. Corp.; various Civil Action Nos. (E.D. Tex.)
• Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al., Civil Action Nos. 2:96-CV-1 and 2:96-CV-2 (E.D. Tex.)
• The Dow Chemical Co. v. Packaging Indus., Inc., Civil Action No. 90 CV 787 (N.D. N.Y. 1990)
• Vertical Doors, Inc. v. Howitt, et al., SACV06-984 (N.D. Cal. 2006)
• Witold A. Ziarno v. The American Red Cross, IBM Corporation and Cable News Network, Civil Action No. 99-C-3430 (N.D. Ill.)
• Zoltar Satellite Alarm System, Inc. v.LG Electronics Mobile Comm. Co., et al., Case No. 06-00044 JW (N.D. Cal. 2006)
• Acquisition of AMX
• Acquisition of Bandag
• Acquisition of California Wholesale Material Supply
• Acquisition of Digitech International, Inc.
• Acquisition of DiverseyLever
• Acquisition of International Electronics, Inc.
• Acquisition of Milestone AV Technologies
• Acquisition of MotoTron
• Acquisition of MPC Products
• Acquisition of Preferred Technology, Inc.
• Acquisition of the Heath-Zenith business from DESA, LLC and its affiliates.
• Acquisition of XN Technologies, Inc.
• Chapter 11 Debtor Representations , (2006)
• Joint Venture , (2009)
• Patent Advice
• Sale to Quality Technology Services Holding LLC

West Practice Categories

Copyrights, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• U of Denver

Published Works

• The Supreme Court's Decision in Festo Corp.: An Important New Development Regarding the Scope of Patent Protection, 2002
• Controversial New Rules for Computer Contracts, 2000

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