Peter Klepacz

Comprehensive intellectual property litigator

Peter Klepacz provides litigation counsel to clients with a focus on patent, trademark and copyright litigation. His litigation practice extends past intellectual property law into the intersection with commercial law and covers a variety of industries, including:

• Beverages and nutritional supplements
• Clothing and apparel
• Computer software
• Medical devices
• Commercial manufacturing

Prior to joining Quarles, Peter prosecuted patent, trademark and copyright applications, which equips him with an intimate knowledge of the statutory requirements and a special perspective on how to protect and assert intellectual property rights in litigation and appeals.

When advising clients, Peter takes a pragmatic approach and advocates practical business solutions rather than purely legal ones to achieve clients’ goals. Outcomes matter most when it comes to litigation, which is why Peter takes a results-oriented approach and uses his unique outlook of what matters most to decision makers, gained while serving as a judicial intern for the late Justice Sherly Abrahamson on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to craft legal arguments focused on the issues and facts that matter the most.

• Handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
• Defends patents from invalidation in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
• Defends and asserts intellectual property rights in federal district court.

• Helped secure a finding of liability against a counterfeiter on summary judgment and secure substantial damages at trial.
• Achieved a consent agreement where party agreed to change description of products in catalog and include disclaimer stating there was no affiliation between the parties.