Patent litigation attorney
Richard Bennett Walsh, Jr.
9 tracked appearances — 2 plaintiff · 7 defendant.
Specialty & background
Richard Bennett Walsh, Jr. is a seasoned patent litigator with a practice focused on complex commercial and intellectual property disputes. His experience encompasses diverse technology areas, including computer systems, mechanical apparatuses and systems, and chemical, electrical, and medical products and processes. His casework, notably involving the extensive Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. patent litigation, demonstrates a focus on industrial and environmental technologies, specifically mercury emission control processes.
Walsh primarily represents defendants, having appeared on the defendant side in seven out of nine tracked cases. This includes numerous instances defending large energy companies against patent infringement allegations from Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., serving as lead counsel for Ameren Corp. in one such matter. While he largely represents defendants, his two plaintiff-side appearances indicate experience on both sides of patent disputes.
He is currently the Chairman of Lewis Rice LLC, where he has spent his entire legal career, previously chairing the firm's litigation department from 2012 to 2020. His professional history also includes appearances with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale and Thompson Coburn, and a period as in-house counsel for Union Electric Co. d/b/a Ameren Missouri.
A notable aspect of his practice includes his involvement in the ongoing Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. litigation, where he represented various defendants. Although he defended power utilities, the overall litigation has seen significant outcomes, including a $57 million jury verdict for Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. for willful infringement against other defendants. Walsh also has experience before the U.S. Supreme Court, having represented SRAM, LLC in SRAM LLC v. FOX Factory, Inc.. He has also engaged in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) related to the SRAM litigation.
Walsh earned his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1983 and his B.A. from the University of Missouri in 1980. He is admitted to practice in Missouri and Illinois, and before several federal appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.
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- lead counsel1
- Liaison Counsel1
- in-house1
Cases (9)
- Δ defendantIn Re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litigationcounsel
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Ameren Corp. et al.Thompson Coburn · lead counsel
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al.Counsel
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al.Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale · counsel
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. MidAmerican Energy Company et al.
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Ameren CorporationLewis Rice · Counsel
- Δ defendantMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Union Electric Co. d/b/a Ameren Missouriin-house
- π plaintiffMidwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Wisconsin Power and Light CompanyLiaison Counsel
- π plaintiffUnion Electric Company v. Birchtech Corp.Lewis Rice · counsel