Bradley J. Hulbert
Bradley J. Hulbert, a founding partner in MBHB, has diverse experience in obtaining, evaluating, and enforcing intellectual property. As a counselor to both Fortune 500 and start-up, venture capital companies, he has a special interest in developing creative, cost-effective strategies to address specific business objectives. Mr. Hulbert's litigation experience relates to patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, and unfair competition and alternative dispute resolution. He has served as lead trial and appellate counsel in a wide range of successful intellectual property litigation, often involving complex electrical and software technologies.
Mr. Hulbert also frequently evaluates and issues comprehensive opinions regarding the scope, validity, and enforceability of patents. He has negotiated a wide range of favorable intellectual property licenses and successfully testified as an expert witness on patent and licensing matters. Mr. Hulbert routinely assists both domestic and foreign clients in establishing and maintaining effective programs for identifying and patenting key inventions.
education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, Cum Laude
University of Minnesota Law Review
- Editor
M.B.A., University of Minnesota
B.S., University of Minnesota, Electrical Engineering, With Distinction
C.L.P., Licensing Executives Society, Certified Licensing Professional
bar admissions
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
representative matters
DeGregorio v. Philips Electronics
TD&L v. Philips NV
Advanced Audio Devices v. Digital Networks North America
Cooper Bauck v. Denon Electronics
IST v. Philips Electronics
Livingston v. USR
Maeser v. USR
Motorola v. USR
NCR v. Palm
NextG Networks v. ClearLinx Network
Penril Datacomm v. USR
Polycom v. USR
Rotis v. Palm
Simple Technology v. USR
Spyglass v. N2H2
Teltrend v. Troncom
Westell v. HyperEdge
3Com Patent Portfolio
Snap-on Patent Portfolio
UTStarcom Patent Portfolio
honors & awards
Illinois Super Lawyers
Leading Lawyers Network
Legal 500 (United States)
professional leadership
Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Adjunct Professor
- Director, Academic and Professional Program Development
Licensing Executives Society
- Chair, High Technology Sector
publications
"What To Do When You Receive a Charge of Patent Infringement," The Corporate Lawyer, Vol. 44, No. 10 (April 2007)
"Recent Developments in Computer Law", 6 Software Law Journal 35 (1993); 12 John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law 395 (1993)
"Best Efforts May Not be the Best Advice", 27 les Nouvelles 37 (1992)
"Special Considerations for Obtaining and Litigating Software Patents", 4 Software Law Forum 1 (1990)
"Ethics in Engineering", Proceedings of the National Forum on Education and Continuing Development for the Civil Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1007-12 (1990) (co-author)
"Competitive Opportunities in U.S. Intellectual Property", 6 European Intellectual Property Review 185 (1989) (co-author)
Engineering Law (Northwestern University, 1989) (casebook)
"De-Vexing Prejudgment Interest Awards in Patent Cases", Journal of the Patent Office Society 103
(1985) (co-author)
"Secret Prior Art and the Duty of Disclosure", 30 DePaul Law Review 819 (1981)