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ATTORNEY BIOGRAPHIES
Mark E. Wiemelt
Registered Patent Attorney
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: Supreme Court
of Illinois; United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois; United States District Court - Central District
of Illinois; United States District Court - Southern District of Illinois; United States District Court - Southern District
of New York (pro hac vice); United States District Court - Baltimore, Maryland (pro hac vice); United States District Court
- Northern District of California (pro hac vice); United States District Court - Eastern District of Michigan (pro hac vice);
United States District Court - Western District of Missouri (pro hac vice); United States District Court - Middle District
of Missouri (pro hac vice); United States District Court - District of Utah (pro hac vice); Superior Court of State of
Arizona - Maricopa County (pro hac vice); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; United States Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.; and United States Patent and Trademark Office.
EDUCATION:
Southern Illinois University, J.D., 1991; and Bradley University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1987.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Federal Circuit Bar Association; Federal Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois;
Chicago Bar Association; DuPage County Bar Association; Peoria County Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; American
Bar Association; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA).
Member of the folowing AIPLA Committees: Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy, Antitrust Law,
Copyright Law, Emerging Technologies, Industrial Designs, Interference, International Trade Commission, Inventor Issues, IP
Practice in Europe, IP Practice in Japan, IP Practice in Latin America, IP Practice in the Far East, Licensing and Management
of IP Assets, Patent Law, Patent Litigation, PCT Issues Professional Programs, Special Cmte on Mergers & Acquisitions
Special Committee on the FDA, Trade Secret Law, Trademark Internet/Cyberspace, Trademark Law, Trademark Litigation and Trademark
Treaties and International Law.
AWARDS/HONORS: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award; and Dean's List
- Southern Illinois University School of Law. Ranked among the "TOP PATENT
FIRMS" in the U.S. in the March, 2010 issue of Intellectual Property Today, a monthly publication
focused on legal issues in patent, trademark and copyright law. Ranked among the "TOP TRADEMARK
FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2009 issue of Intellectual Property Today.
REPORTED
CASES: Buffalo Soldier Motorcycle Club v. Group "B" Buffalo Soldiers, M.C., No. 94 C 2855, United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1994 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10606, July 29, 1994, Decided, August
1, 1994. Docketed; Keelshield Inc. v. Megaware Keel-Guard Inc., Case No. 00-1312, United States District Court for the Central
District of Illinois, 2001 U.S. Dist. Lexis 7012, May 11, 2001, Decided; Janmark Inc. v. Reidy, No. 97-1426, United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 132 F. 3d 1200; 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 36161; 45 U.S. P.Q. 2D (BNA) 1382; Copy L.
Rep. (CCH) P27, 717, October 31, 1997, Argued, December 24, 1997, Decided; S.T.R. Indus., Inc. v. Palmer Indus., Inc., No.
96 C 4251, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1999 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6300,
April 6, 1999, Decided; United States ex rel. Starks v. O'Sullivan, Case Number: 97 C 3246, United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 5418, March 28, 2002; United States ex rel. Starks
v. O'Sullivan, No. 97 C 3246, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1998 U.S.
Dist. Lexis 14476, September 10, 1998; Gaither Tool Co.v Tire Serv. Equip. Mfg. No. 96 C 8094, United States District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1997 U.S. Dist. Lexis 10392, July 14, 1997, Decided; Int'l Truck
& Engine Corp. v. Dow-Hammond Trucks Co., No. 02 C 3460, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois;
Eastern Division, 221 F. Supp. 2d 898, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17198, September 4, 2002; Zelinski v. Columbia 300, Nos. 02-2431
and 02-2574, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 335 F.3d 633, Feb. 24, 2003, Argued, July 10, 2003, Decided;
Liners Direct, Inc. v. Luxury Bath Liners, Inc., No. 04 C 0108, United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois; Eastern Division, 2004 WL 442605, Feb. 25, 2004; Databurst, LLC v. Checkfree Corp., United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit, 95 Fed. Appx. 360, 2004 WL 842653, April 15, 2004, Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 20,
2004; PracticeWorks, Inc. v. Professional Software Solutions of Illinois, Inc., United States District Court for the District
of Maryland; Baltimore Division, 2004 WL 1429955 (D.Md.), 2004 Copr.L.Dec. P 28,825, 72 U.S.P.Q.2d 1691, June 23, 2004; Excel
Golf Tee, Inc. v. Green Street Innovations, Inc., 2006 WL 2460579, N.D. Ill., August 22, 2006; Green v. Lisa Frank, Inc., Court
of Appeals of Arizona, 221 Ariz. 138, 211 P.3d 16, 548 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 23 (Ariz.App. Div. 2, 2009).
PUBLICATIONS:
Author, Illinois State Bar Association - Corporation, Securities & Business Law Forum, Malpractice Made Simple: Trademark
Pitfalls for the Business Lawyer, Apr. '97, Vol. 41, No. 1; Author, Illinois State Bar Association - Corporation, Securities
& Business Law Forum, Insurance Coverage for Patent, Trademark and Copyright Infringement Claims, Apr. '97, Vol. 42, No.
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BORN: Quincy, Illinois.
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