DAVID BERTEN

David Berten is a founder and partner of Global IP Law Group. He works on all aspects of helping clients monetize their patent portfolios, and directs the firm’s litigation efforts.

Prior to founding Global IP Law Group, David Berten was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis; and a partner at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott and Competition Law Group. His representations concentrated heavily in intellectual property matters including patent litigation involving medical devices, advanced thermal barrier coatings, financial products, vehicle navigation systems, genetic markers, machine vision systems, bar code systems, and cellular-based data entry devices. His litigation experience includes involvement in many European actions, including Oral and Opposition Proceedings with the European Patent Office and Dutch patent infringement actions and appeals.

In addition to extensive patent litigation experience, Mr. Berten has successfully monetized patents through sales and negotiated licenses. Since 2005, Mr. Berten has successfully closed and funded multiple transactions involving more than 500 patents in fields including internet advertising, vehicle navigation systems, semiconductors, software, multi-antenna signal processing, and others.

Mr. Berten has received numerous peer-reviewed awards. He is AV (highest) rated by Lexis-Nexis/Martindale-Hubbel and has been named as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" (top 5%) in intellectual property litigation every year since 2005. In 2009, he was elected a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is a member of Trial Bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Berten holds a JD (cum laude) from the University of Wisconsin Law School where he served as an Articles Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review, was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif, was a member of the National Moot Court team, and was chosen as Best Oral Advocate by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Berten attended the University of Virginia School of Architecture and holds a degree in Urban Planning.

Mr. Berten has devoted a significant amount of time to the pro bono representation of asylum seekers and is recognized for his expertise on that subject. He has served as a member of the Leadership Council of the National Immigrant Justice Center since 1997, and was a member of the Advisory Committee to the ABA Commission on Immigration from 2005 to 2009. He is a Founder and President of asylumlaw.org, a web-based resource used by lawyers around the world in the representation of asylum seekers. Mr. Berten received a pro bono award from the ABA in 2000, the Midwest Light of Human Rights award in 2004, and the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Edward J. Lewis II award in 2005.