Andrew B. Walter

Partner Intellectual Property

Chicago +1 312 862 4679

Andrew B. Walter

Overview

Andrew is an intellectual property partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Andrew focuses his practice on patent litigation in U.S. Federal Courts and at the International Trade Commission. He has represented clients in cases involving various industries and technologies, including biotechnology, medical devices, telecommunications systems, wireless communications, smart phones, automotive systems, and trucking fleet management. He has experience in many aspects of patent litigation, including drafting and responding to pleadings and motions, arguing claim construction, drafting and responding to patent contentions, conducting document, written, and expert discovery, taking and defending depositions, and conducting legal research on a variety of topics.

Andrew’s practice also includes pro bono representation, including in matters involving clemency, asylum, and trademark issues.

Magna v. Valeo (E.D. Mich.): Defending Valeo in patent litigation brought by Magna involving multiple patents related to vehicle cameras and driver-assistance systems.

Boehringer Ingelheim v. Mylan (N.D.W.V.): Representing Boehringer Ingelheim in the assertion of patents related to pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of type-II diabetes and methods of use of the same.

Certain Mobile Devices with Multifunction Emulators (ITC): Defended Samsung against Dynamics Inc. in a Section 337 patent investigation. Dynamics accused the magnetic stripe emulation payment features of Samsung phones and watches of infringing multiple patents. After a five-day hearing, the ITC ALJ found no Section 337 violation. The Commission affirmed the ALJ’s finding of no violation.

Fleet Connect v. East-West, Dayton, Gentrifi, Goldberg, and Melton (D.Nev., N.D. Ga., E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex): Represented defendants in five cases brought by Fleet Connect in which it asserted a combined total of 17 patents against truck fleet management devices and the use thereof. Shortly after serving invalidity contentions in each case and non-infringement contentions in several cases, a settlement was reached to resolve the cases.

Caliper Life Sciences v. Alere (D. Mass.): Defended Alere in patent infringement suit involving blood analysis medical devices. Shortly after exchanging non-infringement and invalidity contentions, the case settled.

Judicial InternHonorable Ketanji Brown JacksonUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia2015

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2015

Summer Associate and Law Clerk, Foley & Lardner LLP, 2014–15

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Thought Leadership

Seminars 

"Get All Your Dockets In A Row: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Patent Venues,” Penn Law, Philadelphia, PA, October 26, 2016

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023, Illinois
  • 2017, New York
  • 2016, District of Columbia
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.with High Honors2016

    George Washington Scholar

    Order of the Coif

    Managing Editor, The George Washington Law Review

    Moot Court Board Member

    National Finals Winner and Best Oral Argument Winner in Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition

  • Oral Roberts UniversityB.S., Mechanical Engineeringsumma cum laude2013

    Academic Honors Program Graduate