Jeffrey Catalano

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Practices & Industries:

Utility Patent, Design Patent, Copyright, Trademark & Advertising, Trade Secret, NDA, & Non-Compete

Contact Information:

catalanoj@millerjohnson.com

(312) 761-2279

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Bio

Experience

Credentials

Publications

Jeffrey Catalano is an intellectual property litigator with 20 years of experience handling disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and IP-adjacent commercial matters. He represents both rights holders and accused infringers, helping clients enforce their intellectual property and resolve complex disputes efficiently. Jeff regularly practices in federal courts nationwide, as well as before arbitrators, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission.

Clients in the U.S. and abroad trust Jeff with high-stakes litigation involving tens—and often hundreds—of millions of dollars. He also has significant experience guiding clients through their first major U.S. litigation, providing practical insight into the challenges of U.S. discovery. His candid approach, clear communication style, and focus on client business objectives allow him to navigate complex matters with precision and efficiency.

A full-service IP litigator, Jeff has handled matters across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, internet commerce, additive manufacturing, household appliances, quantum computing, big data, pharmaceuticals, and emerging technologies such as exosome harvesting. He also has extensive experience with trade secret disputes involving customer lists and proprietary business information.

Jeff’s trademark litigation experience spans industries such as collegiate apparel, nutraceuticals, bodybuilding supplements, online commerce, and food products. His copyright work includes disputes involving the use of photographs in online commerce, music and sound recordings in advertising, and unauthorized derivative works.

Jeff approaches intellectual property disputes first and foremost as a litigator. He is particularly skilled at translating complex technologies and legal concepts into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with judges and juries.

Distinctions

Representative Matters

Represents a publicly-traded online travel company in connection with patent infringement litigation related to geolocation- and context-based searching in websites and mobile applications.
Represents a large residential services company before in copyright litigation related to the unauthorized use of the client’s customer-service manuals in training classes offered by the defendants. After a six-day jury trial in which Jeff was lead trial counsel, the jury found that defendants had willfully infringed client’s copyright and denied all counterclaims and affirmative defenses. The case is pending on appeal.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in patent litigation involving technology directed to the reduction of power consumption in computer processors.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in patent litigation related to multiband antenna technology. Jeff was instrumental in prevailing on a motion to dismiss for improper venue, resulting in the transfer of the case from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of Texas.
Represented a publicly-traded online travel company in connection with copyright litigation related to the use of photographs.
Represented a media company in connection with copyright litigation related to the use of photography.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in patent litigation related to use of voice recognition software by Android-based smartphones to search and retrieve electronic data.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in four investigations at the International Trade Commission in Section 337 litigation related to alleged infringement of patents related to LTE standards, WCDMA standards, 802.11 standards (“WiFi”), microprocessor technology, and graphical user interfaces.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in copyright litigation related to the alleged use of copyrighted images as background wallpaper for smartphones.
Represented a manufacturer of health and beauty products in copyright litigation related to alleged use of nearly 1,000 sound recordings in online and social media advertising.
Represented a telecommunications manufacturer in commercial litigation related to the alleged breach of a FRAND obligation by owner of a portfolio of standards essential patents.
Represented a manufacturer of health and beauty products in case related to the false advertising of health claims and misappropriation of trade secrets by the defendant, a competing manufacturer of health products.
Represented a manufacturer of health and beauty products against claims of monopolization and attempted monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2006
Miami University B.A. in International Studies with minors in Economics and Italian

Licenses

Illinois