Mark E. Wiemelt
Registered Patent Attorney
Wiemelt Knechtel Wiemelt
Knechtel 10
South LaSalle Street, Suite 3300
5016 Maple Court
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Coloma, MI 49038-9572
phone: 312-372-7664
toll free: 800-322-6562
fax: 312-372-6568
e-mail
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE: Supreme Court of Illinois; Supreme Court of Michigan; Supreme Court of Arizona;
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 - Western District of Michigan;
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 North Carolina (pro hac vice); United States District Court
- District of Utah (pro hac vice); United States District Court - District of Arizona (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);
Federal Bar Association - Western Michigan Chapter; Grand Rapids Bar Association. 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 and May, 2010 issues of Intellectual
Property Today. Recipient, Circle of Excellence, Honored for Excellence, Recognized by Customers, Peers and other
Respected Experts - Mechant Circle, 2011.
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. 2.
BORN: Quincy, Illinois.
Robert L. Knechtel, M.D., J.D.
Registered Patent Attorney Wiemelt Knechtel Wiemelt
Knechtel 9942 E. Chiricahua Path 5016
Maple Court
Scottsdale, AZ 85262 Coloma,
MI 49038-9572
phone: 602-910-4250
toll free: 800-322-6562
fax: 888-908-0230
ADMITTED: Supreme Court of Michigan; United States District Court,
Eastern District of Michigan; United States District Court, Western District of Michigan; United States District Court, Northern
District of Illinois; United States District Court, Central District of Illinois; United States District Court, Northern District
of Florida; United States District Court, Bethesda, Maryland; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington,
D.C.; and United States Patent and Trademark Office.
EDUCATION: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 1989; UTESA
School of Medicine, M.D., 1986; and Northern Illinois University, B.S., 1982.
MEMBERSHIPS: Michigan Bar Association,
American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.
AWARDS/HONORS: Recipient, Debating
Scholarship, Pi Kappa Delta (National Honors Debating Fraternity): Scholastic Scholarship; Law Review; American Jurisprudence
Awards.
BORN: Elmhurst, Illinois.
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