Richards, Marc

Marc Richards is a partner with Crowell & Moring LLP – With more than 25 years of experience in IP law, Marc Richards has helped secure and defend the innovations for the world’s largest high performing companies and for the newest high tech start-ups.  His current practice focuses on assisting clients in developing and managing patent portfolios in emerging technologies such as, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, block chain technology, and cloud computing.  As a seasoned patent attorney, his experience in litigation, patent office inter partes proceedings and patent prosecution translates into confident navigation of complex intellectual property matters.  Marc also counsels clients on patent infringement and invalidity investigations, licensing and trade secret matters.

Marc Richards was Chair of the AIPPI-US national group, a division of AIPLA, a past President of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), and was a founding board member of the PTAB Bar Association.  He is recognized in Illinois as a Leading Lawyer and an Illinois Super Lawyer in the field of Intellectual Property Law.