Education
  • LL.M. in International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law | 2001
    • NYU Journal of International Law & Politics (Graduate Editor)
  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center | 2000.
    • Houston Law Review (Associate Editor)
    • Order of Barons
  • M.B.A. in Business Administration, University of Houston-Victoria | 1999
  • B.A. in Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University | 1992
Elected Office
  • County Attorney, Logan County, Kansas
Admissions
  • Texas
  • NewYork
  • Kansas
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S Courts of Appeals for the Federal, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Kansas and Colorado
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Professional License
  • Professional Engineer (Texas and Kansas) (expired)
Craig L. Uhrich
Contact Info
E: craiguhrich@upshawpllc.com
P: (785)671-1237
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Mr. Uhrich's principal areas of practice are intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. He has particular experience with patent infringement cases involving telecommunications devices, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and liquid crystal displays; and has represented both defendants and plaintiffs in high exposure infringement matters.

Mr. Uhrich also has patent litigation experience involving non-lethal ammunition, computer chips, and protective films. He has been involved in the litigation of nearly 100 patent cases, with experience in all phases of litigation from initial filing through trial.

In addition to intellectual property disputes, Mr. Uhrich has worked on significant complex commercial litigation for both international and domestic corporations, litigating cases in federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Uhrich also works as a prosecutor in his home district, which involves live court argument on a weekly basis, and at least four full trials every year.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Uhrich worked for seven years as a nuclear engineer for one of the nation's largest electric utilities. During that time he worked as both a fuel supply and a thermal performance engineer at the company's nuclear generation facility. In that capacity, he designed and implemented enhancements to the plant that resulted in significant increases in the plant's generating capacity.

Mr. Uhrich has also served as the Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law's Special Committee on Nanotechnologies (IPL Committee 159).

Selected Publications
  • Constance S. Huttner & Craig L. Uhrich, Follow the Money: NPEs and Pre-Litigation Considerations, PLI Patent Litigation Institute (Sept. 2010; presented at PLI Patent Litigation Institute, New York, Nov. 15, 2010)
  • Ryan Farley, et al., In re Seagate Technology, LLC: The Federal Circuit Reevaluates the Standards for Proving Willful Patent Infringement, and the Scope of Waiver of the Attorney — Client Privilege Resulting from Reliance on Advice of Counsel, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Client Advisory (Sept. 2007)
  • Craig L. Uhrich, The Economic Espionage Act — Reverse Engineering and the Intellectual Property Public Policy, 7 Mich. Telecomm. Tech. L. Rev. 147 (2001), available at http://www.mttlr.org/volseven/uhrich.html
  • Massound Metghalchi & Craig L. Uhrich, Portfolio Diversification with ADRs, 2000 New Eng. Bus. Admin. Ass'n Int'l Conf. Proc. 203
  • Craig L. Uhrich, Comment, Hate Crime Legislation: A Policy Analysis, 36 Hous. L. Rev. 1467 (1999)
Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association — Chairman of Intellectual Property Section Special Committee on Nanotechnologies, 2008 to 2011
  • National Institute for Trial Advocacy — NITA Master Advocate
  • Texas Bar Association — Texas Transactional Law Quarterly, editorial board, 2003 to 2004
  • Dallas Bar Association — 2004 DAYL Leadership Class
Selected Speaking Engagements
  • NPEs and Pre-Litigation Considerations, PLI Patent Litigation Insitute, New York (Nov. 15, 2010)