Joseph Saltiel joined Irwin in 2021 as a Senior Attorney. Joseph is an IP litigator with a long track record of successfully representing clients in courts across the country, USPTO, and the ITC. His practice focuses on IP litigation, counseling, and licensing. Joseph has substantial experience representing clients based outside the United States. His background is in the electrical and computer arts, but he has handled matters involving a variety of technologies and is skilled at quickly mastering new technologies.
Joseph is a registered patent attorney and prior to joining the Firm, Joseph served clients in law firms in Chicago. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs where he designed and wrote software relating to the telecommunications industry. Joseph is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law where he teaches classes on both patent law and trade secrets.
Joseph received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. During law school, Joseph was the Internet Editor for the Law Review and the Journal of Law, Technology, and Policy. Joseph holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Joseph has assisted clients in a range of different matters, including, for example, the following:
University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana-Champaign J.D. magna cum laude
University of Illinois at Chicago M.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign B.S. Computer Science
“Leading Lawyer” (2020-present)
3-Time Recipient of Super Lawyers Rising Star – Intellectual Property Litigation
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Law, Adjunct Professor, U.S Patent Law and U.S. Trade Secret Law (2021-present)
“Pleading Requirements for Patent Infringement” – October 2021
“Patentability of Software Patents” – February 2015
“IP Issues in Software Application Development Agreements” – November 2014
Seizure Orders Not Appealable, At Least For Trade Secrets, Janssen Prods. LP v. eVenus Pharm. Labs. Inc., Case No. 22-2426 (3d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023)
Obviousness-Type Double Patenting is Alive and Well , In re: Cellect, LLC, No. 2022-1293, 2023 WL 5519716 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 28, 2023)
Olé! CAFC Rules Patent Bullfight Must Go On , Inguran, LLC, et al v. ABS Global, Inc., et al (Fed. Circ. July 5, 2023)
Amended Complaint Gives Plaintiff a Do-Over, Not the Defendant, Power Probe Grp., Inc. v. Innova Electronics Corp., 21-cv-00332 (D. Nev. Apr. 27, 2023)
Infringers Beware: Copyright Damages Not Limited to Three Years, Nealy v. Warner Chappell Music, Inc., No. 21-13232 (11th Cir. 2023)
“Dream Syndicate” Attempts at Class Certification is Just a Dream, John Waite, et al. v. UMG Recordings Inc., et al., No. 19-cv-01091 (S.D.N.Y.)
Registering Trademarks Shows Secondary Meaning , SoClean, Inc. v. Sunset Healthcare Sols., Inc., No. 2021-2311 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2022)
Dangers of Relying on Exemplary Products, Arendi S.A.R.L. v. LG Elecs. Inc., No. 2021-1967 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2022)
Obvious Claim Error Does Not Excuse Willful Infringement, Pavo Sols. LLC v. Kingston Tech. Co., Inc., 2022 WL 1815050 (Fed. Cir. June 3, 2022)
District Court Split on Pleading Standards to be Resolved?, Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, 2022 WL 799367 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 16, 2022)
Sales Quote Invalidates Patent, Larry G. Junker v. Medical Components, Inc., et al. (Fed. Cir. 2021)
Artwork Based On Iconic Photo Is Not Fair Use, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, (2nd Cir. Aug. 24, 2021)
PTAB Still Constitutional, But A Weakness Emerges, Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Pats., 2021 WL 4762265 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2021)
Artificial Intelligence Cannot Be An Inventor. At Least, Not Yet., Thaler v. Hirshfeld, 2021 WL 3934803 (E.D. Va. 2021)
Federal Circuit Cracks Down on PTAB Twice in One Week for Blindsiding Patent Owners, Oren Tech., LLC, v. Proppant Express Inv. LLC, 2019-1778 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2021) Qualcomm Inc. v. Intel Corp., 2020-1589 (Fed. Cir. July 27, 2021)
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