Jim Poradek is one of Faegre Baker Daniels' lead trial attorneys for complex intellectual property cases. Jim's cases include the following:

• Lead counsel for W.L. Gore & Associates in patent infringement cases in Massachusetts, Delaware, and New Jersey involving pharmaceutical bioprocess technology, including a noninfringement summary judgment victory in Millipore v. W.L. Gore (D. Mass. 2010) and defeat of preliminary injunction motion in Millipore v. W.L. Gore (D.N.J. 2011).
• Lead counsel for Becker Underwood in patent infringement case in the Western District of Wisconsin involving crop growth technology, which resulted in a noninfringement summary judgment victory for client in EMD v. Becker Underwood (W.D. Wis. 2011). 
• Lead counsel for 3M in several patent infringement actions in which 3M won judgments against competitors in different industries, including $3.5 million consent judgment on the eve of trial against defendant in 3M v. Gerson (D. Minn. 2011).
• Lead counsel for Sorin in the heart valve technology case Sorin/CarboMedics v. ATS Medical (D. Minn. 2009), in which client obtained a $7.5 million settlement on the eve of trial.
• Lead counsel for defendant Shell Oil/Jiffy Lube in the patent infringement case Transclean Corp. v. Jiffy Lube International, Inc., 474 F.3d 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2007), in which client obtained complete dismissal of infringement claims in the district court.
• Lead counsel for Michael Foods in two patent infringement cases in the Western District of Wisconsin involving egg pasteurization technology.
• Lead counsel for 3M in patent infringement case in the Southern District of Iowa involving commercial graphics technology.
• Lead counsel for Global Traffic, a former 3M business unit, in patent infringement case in Minnesota involving GPS-based traffic control technology.
• Lead counsel for U.S. Bank in patent infringement case in the Eastern District of Texas involving e-commerce technology.
• Lead counsel for Pella in patent infringement case involving reduced visibility insect screens. 
• Counsel for plaintiff Global Traffic, a former 3M business unit, in the patent infringement case Global Traffic v. Tomar (D. Minn. 2008), in which client won jury verdict of $6.75 million.
• Counsel in the patent infringement case Floe v. Newmans (D. Minn. 2006), in which the jury found willful infringement and the court subsequently awarded double damages, attorneys' fees and a permanent injunction.
• Counsel for National Beverage in the complex commercial case Dunn v. National Beverage (Minn. 2005), in which the jury found in favor of National Beverage on plaintiff's principal claims, including trade secret and franchise act claims.
• Counsel for Wyeth in the billion-dollar trade secret case Wyeth v. Natural Biologics, Inc. (D. Minn. 2003), in which the court granted Wyeth a permanent injunction where the court found that the defendant had misappropriated Wyeth's trade secret.
• Counsel for Target in the false advertising case Target v. Kmart (D. Minn. 2001), in which Kmart stipulated to the complete withdrawal of its nationwide "Dare to Compare" advertising campaign shortly after Target filed for a preliminary injunction

Jim teaches patent litigation and strategy at the University of Minnesota Law School. He has taught claim construction courses for judges and judicial clerks in the District of Minnesota. He has served on the District of Minnesota Markman Committee, a joint project of the Minnesota federal judiciary and the Federal Bar Association. Jim serves on the Legal Personnel Committee at Faegre Baker Daniels.  Prior to joining Faegre Baker Daniels, Jim was editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Law Review and clerked for Judge David S. Doty in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota.

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