Bailey Sanders joined Irwin IP as a summer associate in June 2023 and returned after graduating from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. and a certificate in Intellectual Property Law. During law school, Bailey was a member of UIC’s Intellectual Property Law Society and Giles S. Rich Patent Moot Court Competition team. In addition, Bailey participated in the Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition.
Prior to attending law school, Bailey obtained a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Alabama. While at Alabama, Bailey served as an Environmental Controls Engineer on Project Veritas, where he assisted in the design and fabrication of an earth-based lunar rover.
Illinois
Northern District of Illinois
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2024
University of Alabama, B.S. Aerospace Engineering, 2021
No Standing, No Case: Patent Ownership Must be Airtight Before Filing, Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. Salesforce, Inc., No. 25-2026 (Fed. Cir. March 16, 2026)
Federal Circuit Shuts Down Attempt to Use IPR Estoppel to Stop Reexams , In re Gesture, Case No. 25-1075 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2025)
Federal Circuit Affirms $1 Nominal Damages Where Failure to Apportion Renders Damages Expert’s Testimony Unreliable , Rex Medical, L.P. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Case No. 24-1072 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 2, 2025)
Fed. Cir. Ends Approach Employed To Make Challenging Patents As Abstract Ideas More Difficult , Optis Cellular Tech., LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 22-1925 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2025)
No Rhythm, No Review: USPTO Director Skips a Beat on IPRs. , iRhythm Technologies, Inc., v. Welch Allyn, Inc., IPR2025-00363, IPR2025-00374, IPR2025-00376, IPR2025-00377, IPR2025-00378 (P.T.A.B. June 6, 2025)
Cut! GoPro Can’t Keep Cameras Rolling After IPR Estoppel., Contour IP Holdings, LLC, v. GoPro, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-04738-WHO (N.D. Cal. March 24, 2025)
Time To “Dew” It Again. , Dewberry Group, Inc., FKA Dewberry Capital Corp v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., No. 23-900, 604 U.S. (2025)
Maybe The Third Time Is The Charm After All., Nokia of America Corp. v. Alexander Soto and Walter Soto, IPR2023-00680, IPR2023-00681, IPR2023-00682 (P.T.A.B. Dec. 3, 2024)
Paws vs. Jaws: Dawgs Take on Crocs in The Federal Circuit, Crocs, Inc. v. Effervescent, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-00605 (Fed. Cir. October 3, 2024)
