Patricia E. Dean

Patricia Dean is a paralegal in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice.  She specializes in Intellectual Property Litigation. She has worked with a wide range of clients in commercial litigation including consumer products, medical devices, computer technology, and sports equipment.  Patricia has more than 20 years of experience as a litigation paralegal.  She has been with the firm since 2008.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Cerner v. Visicu and Visicu v. iMDsoft
  Patent litigations alleging patent infringement, patent invalidity and trade secret fraud related to remote hospital ICUs systems. 
• Riddell v. Schutt
  Patent litigation alleging patent infringement and patent invalidity related to football helmets.
• UCAL v. MTI
  Patent litigation alleging patent infringement, patent invalidity and antitrust related to brain aneurysm coils.
• Briggs & Stratton v. Kohler
  Patent litigation alleging patent infringement and patent invalidity related to lawn mowers.
• PPC v. Arris
  Patent litigation alleging patent infringement and patent invalidity related to cable connectors.
• Numerous Pro Bono matters related to prisoner civil rights.

• Madison Area Paralegal Association, 1994 - Present

Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois. Lawyer’s Assistant Program – Honors Certificate, 1990

University of Wisconsin at Madison, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a Certificate in Criminal Justice, 1987