Paul H. Berghoff

Paul H. Berghoff, a founder of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, has three decades of experience as lead trial counsel in complex patent litigation – both jury and bench trials and PTAB proceedings – concentrating in litigation involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, electronics, and software. He has coordinated complex, worldwide patent litigations for many of his Fortune 500 clients and has argued numerous times before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Berghoff serves as Chair of the firm’s Litigation & Appeals Practice Group.

Mr. Berghoff also counsels his clients concerning their bottom-line business risks and benefits relating to patent infringement, validity, and enforcement, with particular emphasis on evaluating potential litigation risks and opportunities. He also has served as a neutral arbitrator in major patent disputes.

Mr. Berghoff was named the “Litigation – Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” for the Chicago metropolitan area by Best Lawyers in America® 2017. He was named the “Patent Lawyer of the Year” for the Chicago metropolitan area by Best Lawyers in America® 2014.

He has lectured extensively on a wide variety of topics relating to patent litigation, most notably on strategies for trial and Markman hearings and the use of inter partes review in litigation.