Rodger Carreyn
- Madison Office Managing Partner
- Madison
- Los Angeles
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Rodger has devoted nearly 25 years to client service, always striving to gain a deep understanding of each client's business and individual intellectual property needs.
Rodger Carreyn has extensive experience litigating and prosecuting patents and other intellectual property (IP), which has led to extraordinary litigation success and the development and enforcement of ironclad patent portfolios. He has won several high-stakes patent, trademark, trade dress, and antitrust cases before federal courts and the International Trade Commission—at trial and on summary judgment—for both IP holders and accused infringers. He also has a stellar record representing petitioners and patent holders in inter partes reviews and reexaminations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Beyond litigation, Rodger counsels companies on various IP matters, including the establishment, development, and maintenance of U.S. and foreign patent portfolios. He also analyzes third-party patents for validity and infringement concerns and performs IP due diligence related to patent licensing and mergers and acquisitions.
Rodger has experience in various technological areas, including mechanical engineering, civil engineering, medical devices, consumer goods, telecommunications, semiconductors, electrical engineering, software, internet, X-ray imaging, and optics. In particular, he has worked extensively with companies specializing in lighting (LEDs, theater lighting, etc.), composite design, sporting goods, and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2000
- University of Michigan, B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, cum laude, 1997
Bar and Court Admissions
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Wisconsin
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California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Related Employment
- Lyon & Lyon LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Summer Associate, 1999; Associate, 2000-2002
- Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC, Troy/Ann Arbor, MI, Summer Associate, 1998
Professional Recognition
Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024-2025
Named a Southern California "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2012-2014
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Dane County Bar Association
- Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association