CONFIDENTIAL FREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONS by Chicago registered patent attorneys and trial lawyers with an international practice focused on patents, trademarks, copyrights, life science, FDA, Hatch-Waxman, pharma & generic drugs, trade secrets, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, e-commerce, technology, licensing and computer law matters, including prosecution, enforcement and litigation by experienced and technically trained intellectual property lawyers. Alternative billing arrangements, such as flat fee billing, flat rate billing, hybrid billing, and contingency or contingent fee arrangements, are available for many matters.Our firm has been ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2009 issue of Intellectual Property Today, a monthly publication focused on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law.
CONFIDENTIAL FREE INITIAL CONSULTATIONS by Chicago registered patent attorneys and trial lawyers with an international practice focused on patents, trademarks, copyrights, life science, FDA, Hatch-Waxman, pharma & generic drugs, trade secrets, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, e-commerce, technology, licensing and computer law matters, including prosecution, enforcement and litigation by experienced and technically trained intellectual property lawyers. Alternative billing arrangements, such as flat fee billing, flat rate billing, hybrid billing, and contingency or contingent fee arrangements, are available for many matters.
Our firm has been ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2009 issue of Intellectual Property Today, a monthly publication focused on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law.
Founded in 1993, our Chicago law firm provides cost-effective, practical and comprehensive legal representation to hundreds of clients worldwide ranging from small businesses and private entrepreneurs to publicly-traded companies, including the world's largest corporate trademark licensing company, a pharmaceutical company with proprietary and generic drug interests, the largest video catalog in the United States, the two largest music catalogs in the United States, the largest movie store on the Internet, one of the largest catalog and Internet direct marketers of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, one of the 2007 Internet Retailer's Top 50 Best of the Web, one of the 2003 Internet Retailer Top 50 Retailing Sites, and one of the 2002 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies. Our technically trained IP attorneys strive to vigorously enforce our clients' intellectual property rights and to obtain the broadest scope of protection possible. Our practice involves counseling corporations and individuals in new drug, branded drug, generic drug, IP and IT matters, including the evaluation, acquisition, protection and enforcement of United States and international trademarks, patents, copyrights and domain names, including preparing validity, enforceability and infringement opinions, licensing and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law. Our state-of-the-art computerized patent, copyright and trademark portfolio management software allows us to register, monitor, maintain, renew and protect our clients' intellectual property portfolios ranging in size from one to several hundred patents, copyrights and trademarks worldwide.
Our experienced attorneys offer a free initial consultation for intellectual property matters, including a preliminary review of cease and desist letters, websites, infringement complaints or lawsuits, and business insurance policies to determine the possibility of insurance coverage and a defense funded by the insurance company in the event of a lawsuit. Upon completion of the free review, we selectively defend IP infringement lawsuits at no cost to the client. Click here for an overview of FREE DEFENSE for IP infringement lawsuits.
Our experienced IP litigators have unparalleled success in commercial and intellectual property litigation handling dozens of matters in Chicago and worldwide for and against various Fortune 100 companies, including being lead counsel in lawsuits involving the intellectual property of such notables as Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc., Albion Laboratories, Inc, J.C. Whitney & Co., Microsoft Corporation, Polo Ralph Lauren, Deston Therapeutics, L.L.C., PruGen, Inc., Rivers Edge Pharmaceuticals, L.L.C., Toll Brothers Homes, Inc., Sean John Clothing, Inc., Intel Corporation, AutoZone, Inc., PracticeWorks, Inc. (a Kodak company), Kellogg North America Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (Navistar), CheckFree Corporation, United Brands Company, Inc., Americash Loans, LLC, Budget Rent A Car Corporation, American National Red Cross, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Cibavision Corporation and Conseco, Inc.
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