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Jonathan Lucas Allen Phillips
Peoria, IL Patents Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, Communications, IP and Trademarks
DePaul University
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Joseph E. Reed
Peoria, IL Patents Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Patents and IP
Georgetown University Law Center and University of San Diego School of Law
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J.D. Houvener
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney
Free ConsultationPatents, Business, IP and Trademarks
Seattle University
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Patrick Richards
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 24 years of experience
233 S. Wacker Dr., 84th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
Richards Patent Law is a Chicago, IL area patent law firm serving individuals and businesses of all sizes. I work with clients from across the United States and around the world to prepare, file and prosecute patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
I started Richards Patent Law after spending over eight years in the intellectual property group of the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, a large general practice firm where I concentrated my practice on patent prosecution, counseling, opinion work and litigation.
As a partner at McDermott, I managed international patent portfolios for several major...
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Mark E. Wiemelt
LaGrange, IL Patents Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
Harvard Law School and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Experienced patent attorney, trademark lawyer, copyright attorney, and ip trial lawyer, with offices in Chicago, Illinois, LaGrange, IL, and SW Michigan (New Buffalo), focusing on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, e-commerce, technology, licensing and computer law matters, including patent, trademark and copyright application prosecution, management, protection, enforcement and infringement litigation (prosecution and defense). Alternative billing arrangements, such as flat fee billing, flat rate billing, hybrid billing, and contingency or contingent fee arrangements, are available for many matters. Intellectual property law firm perennially ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. by Intellectual Property Today, a monthly...
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Adam Edward Urbanczyk
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 14 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
The John Marshall Law School
Adam E. Urbanczyk has represented tech startups, online merchants, film producers, software companies, national shipping lines, marketing firms, landlords, IT distributors, and consultants in defense, and pursuit, of intellectual property and commercial disputes. Adam has produced favorable outcomes for plaintiffs and has obtained dismissals and removals based on artful pleading, lack of standing, and preemption in state and federal courts in Illinois. Adam has helped recover millions of dollars for online resellers and merchants.
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Mr. Patrick C Kilgore
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Patents
Boston University School of Law
Associate - Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP
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Theodore Chiacchio
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Patents, IP and Trademarks
Cornell Law School
Chiacchio IP, LLC, is a law firm that specializes in intellectual property law. Mr. Chiacchio has been practicing intellectual property law for over 15 years. He regularly prepares and prosecutes U.S. patent and trademark applications. Mr. Chiacchio counsels clients regarding a wide range of intellectual property issues, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret issues. Mr. Chiacchio prepares cease-and-desist letters for clients whose intellectual property rights are being infringed or misappropriated. Mr. Chiacchio has also spent well over a decade litigating intellectual property disputes on behalf of his clients. He has served as lead trial counsel in federal trademark infringement,...
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Clare Frederick
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 12 years of experience
233 South Wacker Drive
84th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients, understanding each client’s unique needs, and developing an IP strategy that matches the client’s vision and goals. I believe that the client’s understanding of its IP protection is invaluable to the client. My main objective is to enhance the client’s understanding and develop strategies to protect its IP as its business and technology continues to grow and change. I have experience drafting and prosecuting utility and design patent applications in the chemical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, software and medical device arts. I also have experience in patent litigation, international and domestic trademark...
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Dan Gjorgiev
Downers Grove, IL Patents Attorney with 6 years of experience
Downers Grove, IL 60516
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Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Dragan (Dan) Gjorgiev is an associate with Lee Sheikh & Haan LLC. He has represented clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, including claims of patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and other related tort claims.
Dan joined LSH as a law clerk. Prior to joining LSH, Dan worked at a Fortune 500 automotive company, drafting utility patent applications and office action responses. He also volunteered for the Chicago-Kent Patent Hub, drafting utility patent applications for low-income inventors.
Dan received his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, with a certificate...
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Julie C. King
CHAMPAIGN, IL Patents Attorney with 24 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPatents, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Illinois College of Law
I help clients protect their most valuable business assets: their ideas and inventions, their purpose, and their products.
I help clients protect themselves and their assets through a combination of intellectual property management, business planning, and estate planning.
I help business owners start and run their businesses successfully.
I help clients keep their focus on the core parts of the business, the things that made them want to do it in the first place, by making sure their foundations and legal strategies are strong and tailored to their unique needs. My focus on clients’ legal issues takes that off their list...
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Scott Nyman
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
Nova Southeastern University
Scott Nyman started Nyman IP as a registered patent attorney that understands the need for efficiency in evaluating and protecting intellectual property. With a degree in electrical and computer engineering from The Ohio State University, where he specialized in digital hardware design, power systems, semiconductors, and microprocessor architecture, Scott competently works at a high level with pioneers of today's digital society. Scott has worked with inventors seeking patent protection in many technologies, including semiconductors, energy transformation, software and related systems, power generation, digital devices, communications, artificial intelligence, and network technologies. Scott also works closely with start-up and established businesses to...
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Jeffrey Moisan
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents
DePaul College of Law
I am an Associate at Richards Patent Law where my primary areas of practice are Patent Prosecution and IP Strategy. I am admitted to practice in Illinois as well as a registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to joining RPL, I earned my J.D. from DePaul University while also clerking at the Global IP Law Group, a patent litigation firm where I worked on numerous patent monetization projects. Additionally, during my time at DePaul, I was named a National Semi-Finalist at the National IP LawMeet, awarded both the Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award...
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James Morici Jr
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney
Patents, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
DePaul College of Law and ITT/Chicago-Kent College of Law
Attorney James J. Morici, Jr. is a trusted Chicago personal injury attorney who has gained a reputation for excellence since he started practicing law in 1979. His areas of focus include, but are not limited to, premises liability, product liability, and construction site negligence. Attorney Morici is sincerely dedicated to helping his clients obtain the compensation they are entitled to, no matter the challenges or difficulties standing in their way. Not only is he passionate about relentlessly pursuing justice on his clients’ behalf, he is endlessly devoted to exploring all possible strategies and solutions to any concerns his clients are...
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Marc Whipple
Barrington, IL Patents Attorney with 28 years of experience
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Marc Whipple grew up in Iowa and has a degree in Physics and Math from Drake University. After receiving his J.D. from John Marshall, he became the General Counsel for Meyer/Glass Design, a Chicago invention studio descended from legendary innovation firm Marvin Glass & Associates. When Meyer/Glass started an interactive division, he helped set up, grow, and eventually spin off the software studio, in the meantime negotiating development agreements with companies like Hasbro Interactive and Microsoft for PC and console titles.
After his work at Meyer/Glass, he became the General Counsel of Incredible Technologies, Inc., and helped it take its first...
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Brian E Haan
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Patents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I have served as trial and appellate counsel in intellectual property lawsuits across the country for corporate and individual clients. As a professional engineer with significant work experience prior to my legal career, I combine my advocacy skills with an engineer’s analytical aptitude and problem-solving skills as trusted counsel for my clients. I have patent trial experience through verdict, and have prepared numerous patent cases for trial on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants resulting in favorable settlements. My practice further includes patent prosecution and post-issuance proceedings, including inter partes review and covered business method review proceedings before the Patent...
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Mark Varboncouer
Frankfort, IL Patents Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Illinois College of Law
Mark Varboncouer is the founder of Varboncouer Law. Mr. Varboncouer is an experienced trial attorney who previously spent 10-plus years with Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“one of the nation's largest and most prestigious law firms”/ “known for its world-class litigation practice”/ “one of the ‘Fearsome Foursome’ — the four firms most likely to strike fear in opposing counsel”); and 4-plus years with another highly-prestigious 1,000-plus attorney law firm, McGuireWoods LLP, where he litigated a variety of issues: contracts, non-competes, tortious interference, unfair competition, fraud, licenses and complex intellectual property issues (e.g., patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, false advertising etc.)....
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Lesley A. Wallerstein
Deerfield, IL Patents Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
When you’re ready to grow your concept into something bigger, you need an attorney who will help build your business every step of the way, who will be there to answer your questions. You need an attorney who understands the business of invention. More than just getting you a patent, trademark or copyright, Lesley Wallerstein is your startup’s idea counsel. Educated at MIT and trained at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, I have the technical and legal skills to get the job done right.
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Jay P Kesan
Champaign, IL, IL Patents Attorney
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Georgetown University Law Center
My academic interests encompass both information technology and law. I am a Professor and H. Ross & Helen Workman Research Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law. I have a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD summa cum laude from Georgetown University.
I have served as a technical expert in numerous patent lawsuits in the communication and computer areas, especially wireless communication, RF, e-commerce, software applications, integrated circuits, microelectronics and semiconductors. I am an inventor and hold 20 U.S. patents and serve on the boards of directors/advisors...
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Bruce E Burdick
Alton, IL Patents Lawyer
Free ConsultationPatents, Arbitration & Mediation, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of Texas - Austin
Mr. Burdick is an expert patent, trademark and copyright attorney who specializes in intellectual property law of all types, including litigation and prosecution for businesses and individuals alike. He is frequently retained by other patent attorneys for litigation matters due to his incredible array of corporate and private law experience and is nationally known as an advocate for independent inventors and start-up businesses. He runs one of the world's best intellectual property websites www.burdlaw.com and in keeping it current, keeps himself up to date in all areas of intellectual property practice.
He has been a Registered Patent...
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Ashley E. LaValley
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Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfChicago, IL Patents Attorney with 12 years of experience
Patents, IP and Trademarks
The George Washington University Law School
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Juan Ooink
Bolingbrook, IL Patents Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, Criminal, Domestic Violence and IP
DePaul College of Law
Criminal defense attorney practicing in Will, Du Page, Cook, Kane, Kendall and surrounding areas handling matter from minor traffic tickets, DUIs, domestic battery, drugs cases, sex cases and all misdemeanors and felonies.
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James D Mitchell
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 5 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
James (Jay) Mitchell joined Lee Sheikh & Haan as an associate in 2022. He has represented clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, including claims of patent infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement, false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, and other related equitable and tort claims. Previously, Jay had worked as an associate at a litigation firm where he was involved in all aspects of civil litigation, including taking fact and expert witness depositions, successfully arguing dispositive motions, and preparing and taking cases to trial with positive jury verdict outcomes as lead trial counsel.
Jay received his Juris Doctor...
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Caleb R St.-Jean
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 9 years of experience
Patents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
I enjoy working with people to help bring better business ideas and technology into the world. I try to help people understand how the intellectual property legal system works and that it is a helpful tool, not an obstacle. I am committed to the long-term success of all my clients. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with high honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology. After working for over 5 years in software development and technology consulting, I earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois....
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Elaine Ramesh
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer
(312) 724-8874
Ext. 102
77 W. Washington St.
Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60602
Patents, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
patent prosecution for chemical arts; U.S PTO registered attorney
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Michael La Porte
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 27 years of experience
333 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601
Free ConsultationPatents and IP
Illinois Institute of Technology
We help inventors, patent owners, and other businesses protect and exploit their Intellectual Property in a variety of ways, including obtaining federal rights, contacting businesses seeking to use (or already using) your Intellectual Property, and taking enforcement steps where necessary.
We also keep the playing field free for good ideas, by defending attacks against your business lines.
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Wendell Ray Guffey
Swansea, IL Patents Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Patents, IP and Trademarks
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Intellectual property attorney with over 35 years experience in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and related contracts.
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Konrad Sherinian
Naperville, IL Patents Attorney with 17 years of experience
Patents, IP, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
The John Marshall Law School
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Teresa Gaglione
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney
Chicago, IL 60601
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Robert P. Greenspoon
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 29 years of experience
Patents and IP
University of Michigan Law School
I am a founding member of Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC. A registered patent attorney, I concentrate my practice in the litigation and trial of patent cases involving computer and electronic technologies. My cases have involved computer, computer network and electronic technologies of the highest complexity, but also simple mechanical devices.
I have successfully argued numerous cases before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including IMS Technology, Inc. v. Haas Automation, Inc., 206 F.3d 1422, 1430 (Fed. Cir. 2000), HyperPhrase Technologies LLC v. Google, Inc. (Case No. 2007-1125), and 1st Technology v. Rational Enterprises (Case No. 2008-1132). I served in...
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Margaret Marie Anderson
OAK PARK, IL Patents Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Illinois College of Law
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David Brezina
Chicago, IL Patents Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
John Marshall Law School and Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
David C. Brezina is of Counsel in the Chicago office of Ladas & Parry LLP. As an Intellectual Property law practitioner he has developed well-balanced experience handling patent, trademark and copyright matters. His litigation experience includes multifaceted cases having issues of patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secret, advertising and competition, especially where those issues intersect and overlap. He has appeared in more than 100 lawsuits, and settled others without appearing. He has also taught graduate and undergraduate law courses and delivered continuing education presentations covering these topics. With this experience in prosecuting and litigating intellectual property matters as well...
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Steven M. Evans
Naperville, IL Patents Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(630) 544-9395
The Promenade Building
50 South Main Street, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60540
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPatents, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Trademarks
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
Do you want a patent that just hangs on the wall or stands up in court ? We are trial attorneys that write patents to stand up in court.
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Maheen Baber
Chicago, IL Patents Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents, IP and Trademarks
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Mark McCormick
Olney, IL Patents Attorney
225 East Main St.
Olney, IL 62450
Patents, Business, IP and Trademarks
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois and registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Experienced with IP (patents, trademarks, trade secrets) law in both corporate environments (Blackberry, Conversant IP Management) as well as individual inventors. Well versed in Business Law, Residential and Commercial Real Estate, Commercial and Residential Contracts, Wills, Trusts, Mergers and Acquisitions.
Has 22 issued US patents and 30 additional issued patents worldwide.
Held the roles as General Counsel, Senior Patent Attorney at Conversant IP Management, Leading Patent Prosecution Litigation Management for Conversant, Senior Licensing Counsel at Blackberry focusing on prosecution with concentration...
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Steven M Shape
Lake Forest, IL Patents Lawyer
Patents, Business and IP
DePaul College of Law
I have practiced intellectual property law since 1982. I represent clients in intellectual property litigation, and in United States and international prosecution matters. My litigation experience involves patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and trade secrets.
Technical expertise includes audio and video circuitry, computer hardware and software, database systems, electronic commerce, electronic discharge machining (EDM), multimedia and digital communications, online auction technology, semiconductor devices, telecommunications, and the general mechanical arts.
I have managed corporate transactions involving the transfer of intellectual property and licensing rights, infringement and validity opinions. Construction and management of intellectual property licensing programs, and counseling are also areas of...
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Nancy Kemp Ducharme
Tinley Park, IL Patents Lawyer
Patents, Business, Communications and IP