Andrew Koopman

Andrew Koopman is a Shareholder and Electrical & Computer Science Practice Group Co-Leader for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. Many people come to intellectual property law through an interest in science.  Andy was led here by his love of argument. From debating philosophy in high school, to feuding about sports in college, Andy turned his natural inclination to challenge into a daily passion.  Now, Andy gets to spend his days defending attacks on his clients’ intellectual property and securing patents for his clients, and he would not have it any other way.

When he learned that intellectual property attorneys typically focus on either patent prosecution or litigation, Andy disagreed (of course).  Pouring himself into both sides of intellectual property practice, Andy now specializes in both patent and trademark litigation and patent prosecution, and he is the co-leader of the firm’s electrical/computer science practice group. The breadth of his practice allows Andy to offer his clients a complete and integrated strategy to intellectual property protection and enforcement.

Andy is President-Elect of the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association, where he coordinates monthly educational and social meetings with IP professionals in the Philadelphia and Delaware bars.  Andy has written a chapter on Noninfringement and Invalidity Opinions in the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Electronic and Software Patents textbook.  On multiple occasions, Andy has spoken at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s IP Law Institute on the subject of patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101.  Andy has been named a Pennsylvania Rising Star for many years in the areas of intellectual property and intellectual property litigation.

Andy’s litigation practice involves many different areas of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, trade secret, and non-compete cases.  He has first-chaired litigations in Delaware and Texas, and litigated in courts throughout the country, including before the Federal Circuit.  His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, through pleadings, discovery, claim construction, dispositive motions, and trial.

Andy has years of experience practicing before both the Patent and Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards.  He has drafted numerous petitions for inter partes review, and has represented clients through the process, including oral arguments before the PTAB.