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Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. is dedicated to excellence in the specialized practice of intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, computer, franchise and unfair competition law. The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad. Firm attorneys practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software, internet and e-commerce, and biotechnology. Statement of PracticeIntellectual Property including Procurement of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Counseling & Opinions, Unfair Competition, Interferences, Licensing, Antitrust and International Trade Matters. Litigation including Trials and Appeals in Federal and State Courts and International Trade Commission. Year Established: 1920
Firm Size: 86
Former NamesEstablished In 1920 - Predecessor Parent
AddressTen South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606-7407, (Cook Co.)
PhonePhone: 312-463-5000
Facsimile: 312-463-5001
Websitehttp://www.bannerwitcoff.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesWashington, District of Columbia: (Main Office) 1100 13th Street, N.W., Suite 1200. Telephone: 202-824-3000. Facsimile: 202-824-3001.
Boston, Massachusetts: 28 State Street, Suite 1800. Telephone: 617-720-9600. Fax: 617-720-9601.
Portland, Oregon: 601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 1900. Telephone: 503-425-6800. Fax: 503-425-6801.
(For Complete Biographical Data on other Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Oregon)
William J. Allen (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.S.E.E., 1989); DePaul University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: William J. Allen
Matthew P. Becker (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, with distinction, 1995); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., 1998). Tau Beta Pi. Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Matthew P. Becker
Joseph J. Berghammer (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1991); Yale University (J.D., 1994). Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Joseph J. Berghammer
Scott A. Burow (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S.M.E., 1992); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Obtain a Thorough Trademark Search and Clearance Opinion Prior to Adopting a New Trademark," The Licensing Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, March 2001. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Intellectual Property Owners Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Patent Prosecution; Patents; Trademarks.Email: Scott A. Burow
Marc S. Cooperman (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. Mech. Eng., 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Marc S. Cooperman
Michael J. Harris (Member) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S.E.E., 2000); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Michael J. Harris
Aimee Boss Kolz (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.CmpE., Computer Engineering, 1996); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Aimee Boss Kolz
Linda A. Kuczma (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: St. Mary's University of Minnesota (B.A., Biology, magna cum laude, 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1981). Speaker: "Reviewing a Search Report," Trademark University, 2006; "The Global Reach of U.S. Patent Rights," Banner & Witcoff Corporate Seminar, DePaul University School of Law, 2006 "Hot Topics in Trademark Law," Minority Corporate Counsel Association, 2004; "Madrid Protocol 101," International Trademark Association, 2003; "The Madrid Protocol," Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance, 2003; "Recent Developments in Trademarks," The John Marshall Law School 46 and 47th Annual Intellectual Property Conferences, 2003; "Patent and Technology Licenses," Practicing Law Institute Intellectual Property License Conference, 2002; "Proving Dilution Before the TTAB and the Courts," AIPLA Roadshow, 2001. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Advocates Society; The Lawyer's Club. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Licensing; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trade Dress.
Erik S. Maurer (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1996); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Order of the Coif. Author: "An Economic Justification for a Broad Interpretation of Patentable Subject Matter," 95 NW.U. L.Rev. 1057 (2001). Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 2005. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Appellate Practice.Email: Erik S. Maurer
Timothy C. Meece (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1990; B.S., Computer Engineering, 1990); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1994). Recent Exemplary High-Dollar Amount Wins: JMOL of no patent infringement during trial at close of plaintiff's case in chief on $650M in accused sales; Summary judgment on $1B counterclaim for alleged antitrust violation on behalf of defendant; Summary judgment of literal patent infringement during trial on 9 patents on behalf of plaintiff; JMOL of literal patent infringement on behalf of plaintiff at close of evidence at trial; Multiple multi-million dollar wins and settlements in patent cases on NASA-developed technology. Sample Articles and Publications: "Strategies Regarding Patent Exhaustion After Quanta," 53rd Anniversary Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law (http://www.bannerwitcoff.com/_docs/publications/articles/Strategies%20Regarding%20Patent%20Exhaustion%20After%20Quanta.pdf) (2009); "Federal Circuit Grants Mandamus Relief in In re Tech USA Corp. et al. for Refusal to Transfer Case" (http://www.bannerwitcoff.com/_docs/publications/articles/BW%20IP%20Advisory.pdf ) (2008); "U.S. Supreme Court Decides Patent Exhaustion Case in Quanta Computer, Inc. et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc." (http://www.bannerwitcoff.com/press_releases/IP%20Advisory%20Quanta%20v%20%20LG%20Electronics4.pdf) (2008); "Is Federal Circuit Obviousness Law "Gobbledygook" and "Irrational"? Why Justice Scalia says So, and What May Come of That," Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Volume 19, Number 5 (2007); "Is Federal Circuit Law Gobbledygook?" Intellectual Property Today (2006); "What Do Legally Unlocked Cell Phones Mean for the Consumer?" Law.com (http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1171015368100) (2006); "Copyright Law Gives Mobile Users New Freedom with Legally Unlocked Cell Phones," Law.com (http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1170410587623) (2006); "Slaying the Patent Troll - How to Avoid Being Sued for Patent Infringement," Toy Directory Monthly (2005); "Venue Selection in Patent Cases: Where to Obtain Preliminary Injunctive Relief," IP Litigator (2004); "Fact or Fiction: Trial Counsel Should Author Patent Opinions," Patent Strategy & Management (2003); "A Little Infringement Is All That Counts" (http://www.bannerwitcoff.com/articles/suntiger.pdf) (1999). Sample Press Interviews: "Federal Circuit Moves Infringement Case Out of Eastern Texas 'Plaintiff-Friendly' Court," BNA (2008); "Eastern District of Texas Under Threat After Federal Circuit Ruling," Managing Intellectual Property (2008); "DMCA Exemption Could Unlock Cell Phones," E-Commerce Times (2007); "New Unlocking Rule Good for You, IP Lawyer Says," Wired Magazine (2006); "Supreme Court Throws Out eBay Injunction," IP Law 360 (2006); "eBay Scores Supreme Court Win in Patent Case," E-Commerce Times (2006); "Supreme Court Ruling Could Change Balance of Power in Patent Infringement Cases," InformationWeek (2006); "As Gaming Industry Grows, Patent Suits Abound," IP Law Bulletin (2005); "Research In Motion Gets Measured for New Suit," National Post (2005); "Research In Motion Loses Latest NTP Ruling, Risks U.S. Shutdown," National Post (2005). Teaching Activities: "Strategies Regarding Patent Exhaustion After Quanta," 53rd Anniversary Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law (2009); "Changes in Patent Trial and Appellate Practice," presented with United States District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly at the John Marshall Law School 48th Annual Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law; Adjunct Law Professor on the claim drafting portion of the "Patent Bar Review" offered by the Practicing Law Institute at the John Marshall Law School; Frequent lecturer for Law Seminars International on topics including, but not limited to, calculating damages in patent infringement cases, defending against patent infringement cases, obtaining and enforcing patents on computer software inventions, and protecting and exploiting internally developed computer software. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (Patent Litigation Committee); American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation; Trial Evidence Committee, Section of Litigation; Trial Practice Committee, Section of Litigation; Patent Litigation Committee, Section of Intellectual Property Law; Trial and Appellate Rule and Procedure Committee, Section of Intellectual Property Law; EchoStar Monitoring Subcommittee, Section of Intellectual Property Law; Patent Jury Instructions Subcommittee, Section of Intellectual Property Law). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Appellate Practice; Computer and Software Patents; ITC Section 337 Actions.Email: Timothy C. Meece
Charles Miller (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2002, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); George Mason University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Tau Beta Pi. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Electrical Intellectual Property; Computer Technology.Email: Charles Miller
Helen Hill Minsker (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, Illinois. Education: Vassar College (A.B., cum laude, 1982); George Washington University (J.D., 1987). Treasurer, AIPLA (2002-2004). Member, AIPLA Board of Directors (2000-2002). Chair, INTA Programs Committee (2004-2005). Vice-Chair, INTA Meetings Committee (1999-2000, 2002-2003). Chair, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section Committee, 207 (Franchising) (1998-1999). Chair, Bar Association of District of Columbia PTC Section (1999-2000). Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (2001). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; European Community Trademark Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Helen Hill Minsker
Janice V. Mitrius (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., 1988); University of Phoenix (M.B.A. 1994); Arizona State University (J.D., 1997). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Janice V. Mitrius
Jon O. Nelson (Member) admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1985, Massachusetts; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S. in Met. E., 1961); University of Illinois (M.S. in Met. E., 1963; J.D., 1966). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Federal Circuit Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; FICPI. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Jon O. Nelson
Paul J. Nykaza (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.M.E., with honors, 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Intellectual Property Procurement.
Binal J. Patel (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., with highest honors, 1993); Northwestern University (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association; Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Electrical Intellectual Property; Computer and Software Patents.Email: Binal J. Patel
Thomas K. Pratt (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.E.E., 1989; J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu. Associate Editor, University of Kansas Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Litigation; Electrical Intellectual Property; Computer and Software Patents.Email: Thomas K. Pratt
Bradley F. Rademaker (Member) born Peoria, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar (2000); 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1991. Education: Millikin University (B.S., Biology, 1985); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution.Email: Bradley F. Rademaker
Christopher J. Renk (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1991, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1983); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1988). Contributing Author: Patent Litigation, PLI, 2001. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1998. Contributing Author: Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, BNA, 2000. Member: Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: Christopher J. Renk
Robert H. Resis (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Ch.E., 1980); Northwestern University (J.D., 1986). Author: "Federal Circuit to Play 'Name That (Tune) Baffle'," John Marshall Law School News Source, Fall 2004; "Reducing the Need for Markman Determinations," The John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law, 2004; "The 'Klopfenstein' Ruling," National Law Journal, September 27, 2004; "Solutions for Reducing Patent Application Pendency," John Marshall Law School News Source, Spring 2006; "History of the Patent Troll and Lessons Learned," Intellectual Property Litigation, Winter 2006; "Proposed PTO Rules: Let continuations go on," The National Law Journal. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Intellectual Property Owners Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Chemical Intellectual Property.Email: Robert H. Resis
Rebecca P. Rokos (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.Ch.E., 1990; J.D., 1996); University of Illinois (M.S., Env. Eng., 1993). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Litigation; Chemical.Email: Rebecca P. Rokos
Charles W. Shifley (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Ohio State University (B.S.M.E., summa cum laude, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor: Northwestern University Technological Institute, 1991; Lecturer in Law, 1984-1990; Chicago Kent College of Law, 1998; John Marshall Law School, 1998. Author, "So You Think You Had the Invention In Prior Use...," The Patent Journal, Vol. 1 No. 9, May 2002. Co-author, "Venue Selection in Patent Cases: Where to Obtain Preliminary Injunctive Relief," The IP Litigator, November/December. Vol. 7, No. 10 September 10, 2001. Author, "Successful Appellate Practice Before the CAFC," John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Appellate Practice; Patent Prosecution.Email: Charles W. Shifley
Jason Shull (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering, with honors, 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2000). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Chemical Patents; Mechanical Patents.Email: Jason Shull
Richard Stockton (Member) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Americain Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Internet Law; Copyrights; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: Richard Stockton
J. Pieter van Es (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1989; B.A. Econ., 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Member: American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: J. Pieter van Es
OF COUNSELJulie Brown Ackerman (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Colgate University (B.A., Chemistry, with honors, 1993); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Julie Brown Ackerman
Phoebe K. Bower (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Virginia (B.S.S.E., 1996); University of Illinois (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Phoebe K. Bower
James V. Callahan (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1959, Illinois; 1985, Massachusetts; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S. in M.E., 1955); Loyola University (J.D., 1959). Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Federal Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Licensing.Email: James V. Callahan
Sheldon W. Witcoff (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1953, District of Columbia; 1955, New York; 1956, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Maryland (B.S.E.E., 1949); George Washington University (J.D., 1953). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: American Bar Association; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Intellectual Property Law Association of America. [U.S. Navy Reserves 1943-1946.]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Sheldon W. Witcoff
ASSOCIATESKatie L. Becker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2003); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2007). Author: Steven C. Ingham, Katie L. Becker & Melody A. Fanslau, "Comparison of the Baird-Parker agar and 3M Petrifilm Staph Express Count plate methods for enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus in naturally and artificially contaminated foods," 66 Journal of Food Protection 1251 (Nov. 2003); Steven C. Ingham, Jill A. Losinski, Katie L. Becker & Dennis R. Buege, "Growth of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Serovars on Raw Beef, Pork, Chicken, Bratwurst and Cured Corned Beef: Implications for HACCP Plan Critical Limits," 24 Journal of Food Safety 246 (Nov. 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.
Jeffrey M. Cox (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana; 1992, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1987; M.S.E.S., 1991); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution.Email: Jeffrey M. Cox
Louis DiSanto (Associate) born Oak Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1999); University of Illinois (J.D., 2005). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Justinian Society of Lawyers. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution.
Katherine L. Fink (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Unfair Competition; Copyrights.
Shawn P. Gorman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Florida (B.S.V.M., 1998; M.S.V.M., 2001); Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Computer Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Shawn P. Gorman
Michael L. Krashin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 2002); Loyola University Chicago (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Michael L. Krashin
Thomas Lerdal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.S.M.E., summa cum laude with honors, 2000) University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution.
Matthew J. May (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: United States Military Academy, West Point (B.S.M.E., 1992); DePaul University (M.B.A., with distinction, 2001); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2009). Editor-in-Chief, The John Marshall Law School Review of Intellectual Property Law, 2009. Author: "Patent Reform, Injunctions, and Equitable Principles: A Triangle of Changes for the Future," Review of Intellectual Property Law, Summer 2007 (6 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 671 (2007)); "Flapping Inertia for Selected Rotor Blades," 1991 NASA Technical Memorandum. [With U.S. Army, 1992-1995; Illinois National Guard, 1995-2004; Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, 2004]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Protection; Appellate Practice.Email: Matthew J. May
Aseet Patel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2000); Loyola University - Chicago (J.D., 2006). Languages: Gujarati. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent; Civil Litigation.Email: Aseet Patel
Timothy J. Rechtien (Associate) born Petoskey, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., 2001); John Marshall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007).
Christopher M. Swickhamer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2000; M.S., 2002); George Mason University (J.D., 2008).
Bradley J. Van Pelt (Associate) born Dearborn, Michigan, May 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.M.E., 2002); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2007). Associate: Banner & Witcoff, LTD. 2007. Summer Associate: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner L.L.P., Summer 2006; Intern: Honorable Richard Linn of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Fall 2005; Patent Examiner: United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2002-2005; Design Engineering Co-op: Sub-Zero, 2000. Author, "Exclusion Orders and Their Enforcement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection," 337 Reporter, Summer Associate Edition-2006. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution.
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