Samuel Ruggio

Samuel J. Ruggio is a patent litigation attorney at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP, focusing his practice primarily on complex patent litigation within the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology fields. He handles a wide variety of patent and intellectual property related cases across numerous venues throughout the United States.

While the provided case data indicates a plaintiff-side appearance, his firm profile notes that his representative cases involve both patent owners and accused infringers, demonstrating experience on both sides of patent disputes. He has engaged in all stages of litigation, from discovery and depositions to expert selection, pre-trial preparation, and trial.

Ruggio possesses experience before federal District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His PTAB experience includes involvement in proceedings where the Board invalidated all asserted claims in underlying litigation.

He earned his J.D., cum laude, with a Certificate in Intellectual Property with an emphasis on Patents from John Marshall Law School, and holds a B.S. in Biology from Northern Illinois University. He is admitted to practice in Illinois, before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.