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Edward A. Mas II
Shareholder
Email. emas@mcandrews-ip.com
Tel. (312) 775-8000
Practice Areas
Trial and Appellate Lawyer for Intellectual Property and Technology-Related Disputes; Intellectual Property/Technology Opinions and Licensing; and Patent and Trademark Procurement.
Education
Northwestern University, B.S.M.E., with distinction, 1987
University of Pennsylvania, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1992
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Illinois. Member of the bars of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Professional Experience
Ed Mas' trial and appellate litigation practice focuses on intellectual property and technology related disputes. His practice also includes reexaminations and other proceedings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, client counseling, licensing, clearance opinions, and patent and trademark prosecution and portfolio management. In litigation, Mr. Mas has served as lead or co-counsel and has handled all aspects of discovery, written and argued dispositive motions, conducted Markman hearings, and participated in multi-week trials and arbitrations. A list of representative cases is provided below. Mr. Mas also has briefed and argued appeals successfully before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See, e.g., Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (“ACS”) v. Medtronic, Inc., 265 F.3d 1294 (Fed. Cir. 2001); SciMed Life Systems, Inc. v. ACS, 242 F.3d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (affirming non-infringement finding where accused products had sales exceeding $1 billion). Mr. Mas has been selected by his peers in Illinois as a "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law. Most recently, Mr. Mas was named one of "The World's Leading Patent Practitioners" for 2012 by Intellectual Asset Management. The publication called him "a terrifically savvy litigator" and said that he "routinely secures the best position for his clients."
Mas has worked with clients in a wide range of technologies, with a special emphasis on medical devices. For example, he has represented Abbott, Guidant Corporation, and ACS in several U.S. and related foreign disputes involving angioplasty catheters and stent systems. See, e.g., ACS v. Medtronic, Inc., 81 F. Supp. 2d 978 (N.D. Cal. 1999); ACS v. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., 63 F. Supp. 2d 1064 (N.D. Cal. 1999). His practice focuses on patent litigation and other complex technology-related litigation. One of his professional highlights includes securing a $166 million dollar victory for ACS which rates among the top patent damages awards of all time. In addition to medical devices, Mas’s litigation practice has involved such diverse technologies as antibody expression systems, barcode scanners and printers, bicycle equipment, large industrial machinery, and automotive sensors.
Mr. Mas received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Penn’s national moot court team, earning an award for outstanding trial advocacy.
Mr. Mas received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University, where he attended on a Chick Evans Scholarship. While attending Northwestern, Ed worked as a co-op engineer at the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation. He later held the position of design engineer at General Motors.
Mr. Mas is a member of several bar associations including the American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association and American Intellectual Property Law Association.
He has lectured on the subject of patent law and licensing at the Annual Meeting of the Licensing Executives Society and been quoted in the IP Case Law Reporter.
Additional, representative cases Mr. Mas has been involved in include:
Cordis Corp. et al. v. Abbott Laboratories et al., Civil Action Nos. 07-2265, 07-2477, 07-2728, and 07-5636 (D. N.J. 2007-2011) (Patent infringement).
Cordis Corp. et al. v. Abbott Laboratories et al., Civil Action Nos. 08-0230 and 08-1021 (D. N.J. 2008-2011) (Patent infringement).
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., et al. v. ACS & Abbott Laboratories, Civil Action No. 06-1066 PJH (N.D. Cal. 2006) (Patent infringement).
Paxar Americas, Inc. v. Zebra Technologies Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 03-03-142 (S.D. Ohio 2003-2006) (Patent infringement).
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., et al. v. Cordis Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 03-1138-SLR (D. Del. 2004) (Patent infringement).
Etymotic Research, Inc. v. Phonak, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 04 C 6517 (N.D. Ill. 2004) (Patent infringement).
SciMed Life Systems, Inc. et al. v. Guidant Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 04-4962 JNE/JGL (D. Minn. 2004) (Patent infringement).
SRAM Corp. v. Fox Factory, Inc., d/b/a Fox Racing Shox, Civil Action No. 04-2162 (N.D. Ill. 2004) (Patent infringement).
Boston Scientific Corp., et al. v. Guidant Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 02-5969 (N.D. Cal. 2002-2004) (Patent infringement).
ACS v. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 02-4987 (N.D. Cal. 2002-2004) (Patent infringement).
iBex Healthdata Systems, Inc. v. Emergency Medicine Risk Management, Inc., AAA File No. 50 T 133 00238 04 (2004) (Arbitration; breach of contract).
Ovion, Inc. v. Conceptus, Inc., Civil Action No. C 02-3884 (N.D. Cal. 2002-2003) (Patent infringement).
ACS v. Medtronic AVE, Inc., Civil Action No. 99-5393 (N.D. Cal. 1999-2002) (Patent infringement arbitration; ACS awarded $166 million and a permanent injunction).
XOMA, Ltd., et al. v. Biosite, Inc., Civil Action No. 01-2580 (N.D. Cal. 2001-2002) (Patent infringement; misappropriation of trade secrets; fraud; unfair competition).
Medtronic, Inc. v. Guidant Corporation and Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 00-20144 (N.D. Cal. 2000-2001) (Patent infringement; unfair business practices; false advertising).
ACS v. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 96-00946 (N.D. Cal. 1996-2000) (Patent infringement).
ACS v. SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Civil Action No. 95-03580 (N.D. Cal. 1995-2000) (Patent infringement).
ACS v. Medtronic, Inc., Civil Action No. 95-03577 (N.D. Cal. 1995-1999) (Patent infringement; ACS awarded enhanced damages and a permanent injunction).
Boston Scientific Corp. v. ACS, et al., Civil Action No. 95-12715 (D. Mass. 1995-1997) (Antitrust).
SciMed Life Systems, Inc. v. ACS, Civil Action No. 94-1932 (N.D. Cal. 1994-2001) (Patent infringement).
SciMed Life Systems v. ACS (1994-1997) (3 Arbitrations; breach of contract; patent infringement).
ACS v. Boston Scientific Corporation, Civil Action No. 93-20330 (N.D. Cal. 1993-1994) (Patent infringement).
F.E. Moran, Inc. v. Gregg R. Huennekens and U.S. Fire Protection, Case Nos. 87-L-03279 and 87-L-13940, Appeal Nos. 93-0983 and 93-1049 (Illinois Trial and Appellate Courts 1992-1995). (Corporate breach of fiduciary duty; tortuous interference with contractual relations).
Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. v. NCR Corporation, Civil Action No. 93-CV-86 (S.D. Ohio 1993-1995) (Patent infringement).
Beloit Corporation v. J.M. Voith, GmbH, Civil Action No. 92-C-68-C (W.D. Wis. 1993-1994) (Patent infringement).
Nike, Inc. v. Nike Securities, LLP, Opposition No. 88,485 (TTAB 1992-1994) (Trademark opposition).
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