Mr. Kaspar focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation. Among his experiences are representing major banks in a multidistrict patent litigation relating to telephone IVR systems; defeating motions to dismiss and transfer venue in patent litigation brought against nearly a dozen competitors in the computer security industry; fighting for TRO in action by employer against former employee seeking to abscond with proprietary information; and brokering favorable settlement in patent litigation against major competitor in the unified communications industry. Mr. Kaspar also has litigated several trademark cases.

As a registered patent attorney, Mr. Kaspar has broad intellectual property counseling experience. He is knowledgeable in a variety of technical areas, including lighted footwear and apparel; telephony systems; vehicle wash systems; financial business methods; hydroforming processes; rotary engines; hydrostatic transmissions; food processing systems; consumer appliances; and farm implements.

Mr. Kaspar is dedicated to pro bono work and has assisted legal services such as the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services and the Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Additionally, Mr. Kaspar has written or contributed to articles on timely intellectual property topics, including advisories on topics such as patent exhaustion and the Bilski decision.

Mr. Kaspar received his Juris Doctorate degree from Drake University Law School in 2003, where he was a member of the Drake Law Review and the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. During law school, he was a senior research assistant for Professor James A. Albert. Mr. Kaspar received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1998. Prior to law school, Mr. Kaspar worked as a mechanical engineer in the valve industry.

Mr. Kaspar is admitted to practice in Illinois, Iowa and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of Iowa.

Mr. Kaspar is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Illinois State Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.

Publications and Presentations:

• "New Day, New Target: Changing Venue and Methods for IP Litigation," Foley's 5th Annual IP Conference, October 6, 2009

• "Two Big Cases on Docket: Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Consider Patent Exhaustion and Business Methods," Global IP Management, April 2008

• "Crime-Fraud Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege," presented at Foley's Intellectual Property Litigation Retreat, May 11, 2007

• "Dilution Revision Act: Broad Changes Make It Easier for Trademark Owners to Prove Dilution and Obtain Injunctive Relief," Guest Column, IP Law360, December 7, 2006