Rodger Carreyn
- Madison Office Managing Partner
- Madison
- Los Angeles
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
Named a Southern California "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers, 2012-2014
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Dane County Bar Association
- Western District of Wisconsin Bar Association
Professional Experience
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Matters for Riddell, Inc.
Handles a variety of intellectual property issues for sporting goods company including patent litigation, licensing, freedom to operate, and PTAB disputes.
Intellectual Property Matters for Easton Diamond Sports, LLC.
Handles a variety of intellectual property issues for sporting goods company including patent prosecution, freedom to operate, licensing, and patent litigation matters.
Intellectual Property Matters for Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Handles a variety of intellectual property issues for international manufacturer of professional entertainment systems, rigging systems, and architectural lighting, including patent litigation, freedom to operate, and licensing.
Intellectual Property Matters for Ardisam, Inc.
Handles a variety of intellectual property issues for design and engineering company including patent litigation, patent prosecution, freedom to operate, and licensing.
Intellectual Property Matters for Swift Engineering, Inc.
Handles a variety of intellectual property issues for design, engineering, and manufacturing company including patent prosecution and freedom to operate matters.
Patent/Intellectual Property Litigation
Riddell Inc. v. Schutt Sports Inc.
Obtained a $30 million verdict for Riddell in a patent infringement case directed to protective technology in football helmets.
Riddell Inc v. Kranos Corporation
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Obtained $5 million verdict for Riddell after jury found rival helmet maker Schutt Sports had willfully infringed two of Riddell’s patents when they created and marketed the “Vengeance” football helmet line.
Kranos IP Corporation et al d/b/a Schutt Sports v. Riddell, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Obtained summary judgment that Riddell’s football helmets do not infringe two patents held by Schutt, and that the asserted claim of a third patent is invalid over the prior art.
Bern Unlimited Inc. v. The Burton Corporation, et al.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of BRG Sports that Bern has not acquired trade-dress protection for its snow and bike helmets.
Cree, Inc. v. Kingbright Corporation
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Successfully represented Cree in the enforcement of patents relating to LED technology.
Cree, Inc. v. Harvatek Corporation
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Successfully represented Cree in the enforcement of patents relating to LED technology.
Illumination Management Solutions Inc. v. Ruud Lighting Inc., et al. (Stadtmueller, J.)
Defended Ruud Lighting Inc. in a patent infringement case related to LED lighting products. Successfully obtained summary judgment ruling of non-infringement.
Ruud Lighting Inc. v. Cooper Lighting, LLC
Successfully represented Ruud Lighting Inc. in a patent infringement case related to LED lighting products.
In the Matter of Certain Carburetors and Products Containing Such Carburetors (Investigation No. 337-TA-1123)
Successfully represented respondent in Section 337 action for patent infringement regarding carburetors and related products.
Riddell Inc. v. Rawlings Sporting Goods, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Successfully represented Riddell in a patent infringement case involving patents directed to football helmet and shoulder pad technology.
Easton Baseball/Softball, Inc. v. Wilson Sporting Goods Company & Wilson Sporting Goods Company v. Easton Baseball/Softball, Inc.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Successfully represented Easton Sports in patent infringement case, involving claims and counterclaims, directed to baseball bat technology.
Bauer Hockey Inc. v. Easton Sports Inc.
Successfully represented Easton Sports in a patent infringement case, involving claims and counterclaims, directed to hockey stick technology.
Warrior Sports Inc. v. Easton-Bell Sports Inc.
Successfully defended Easton-Bell Sports in a patent infringement case directed to hockey glove technology.
Bern Unlimited Inc. v. Easton-Bell Sports Inc.
Successfully defended Easton-Bells Sports in a patent infringement case directed to bike-helmet technology. The suit was dismissed before an answer was filed.
Everything Baseball Limited, LLC v. Wilson Sporting Goods Company, et al.
Successfully defended Easton Sports in a patent infringement case directed to chest protector technology.
Macha IP, LLC v. A&R Allied Enterprise Inc., et al.
Successfully defended Easton-Bell Sports in a patent infringement case directed to hockey stick bag technology.
Cherdak v. Easton-Bell Sports Inc.
Successfully defended Easton-Bell Sports in a patent false marking claim relating to Knee-Saver products.
Illumination Management Solutions Inc. v. Ruud Lighting Inc., et al. (Randa, J.)
Successfully defended Ruud Lighting Inc. and two of its officers in a breach of fiduciary duty/related claims and trade secret case. The Court granted Ruud's motion to dismiss the breach of fiduciary duty and related claims.