Benjamin Horton

Partner and Chair, IP Litigation

Ben is an electrical engineer turned IP litigator who has represented some of the world’s largest companies in complex, high-tech disputes. Think Amazon, Charter Cable, Dow Chemical, McDonalds, T-Mobile, and United Airlines, among others. Ben also represents cutting-edge research and development companies and institutions, like Argonne National Laboratories and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. And he is honored to have helped PopSockets, Final Co., AEON BioPharma, BearBox and other early-stage companies, as he likes to say, “when things were happening at lightning speed and every decision felt like life or death.”

Ben serves as Chair of Marshall Gerstein’s IP Litigation group, a post he assumed in 2014 when he was the youngest litigation partner at the firm. He has led more than 90 intellectual property cases in federal courts across the country and is a member of the Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois. Ben also practices before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), representing both petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method review (CBM) proceedings. Additionally, he has helped establish Marshall Gerstein as one of the most active and successful firms in the country for International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations and enforcement actions. A contributor to the firm’s PTABWatch blog, Ben has also been quoted in dozens of publications and has been invited to speak at leading IP events across the country.

• DePaul University College of Law (J.D.)
• University of Michigan (B.S., with honors)
  • Electrical Engineering