John Louis Alex is a lawyer practicing intellectual property, patents, trademarks and 2 other areas of law. John received a Ch.E. degree from Northwestern University in 1959, and has been licensed for 64 years. John practices at Cook Alex Ltd. in Chicago, IL.
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Firm InformationPositionShareholderFirm NameCook Alex Ltd.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesMarusiak v. Adjustable Clamp Co. 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22061
Innovative Design Enterprises, Inc. v. Circulair, Inc. 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12799
Webb v. Osborne (USPTO (Patent Interference)) 1994 Pat. App. LEXIS 1
Petersen Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Adjustable Clamp Co. (M.D. Ill.) 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20446
Conagra v. Geo. A. Hormel & Co. 784 F. Supp. 700 (D. Neb. 1992)
990 F.2d 368 (8th Cir. 1993)
Morton Thiokol, Inc. v. Argus Chemical Corp. 873 F.2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1989)
Central Soya Co., Inc. v. George A. Hormel & Co. 723 F.2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1983)
Bowthorpe-Hellerman Limited v. All States Plastic Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13767
Sargent-Welch Scientific Co. v. Charles N. Egan et al. 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13635
Whiting Corp. v. White Machinery et al. 1977 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16252
567 F.2d 713 (7th Cir. 1977)
Watsco, Inc. v. Henry Valve Co. 404 F.2d 1104 (2nd Cir. 1968)
The Welch Scientific Co. (N.D. Ill., 7th Cir., U.S. Sup. Ct.) v. The Human Engineering Institute 416 F.2d 32 (7th “Cir. 1969)
David R. Blake et al. v. Bassick Co. et al. 392 F.2d 879 (7th Cir. 1968)
James C. Wilborn & Sons, Inc. et al. v. Br
ex Tilt Sash, Inc. et al. 380 F.2d 44 (7th Cir. 1967)
Leach Co. v. General Sani-Can Manufacturing Corp. (N.D. Ill.) 1965 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6871
393 F.2d 183 (7th Cir. 1968)
Continental Can Co., Inc. v. Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. 255 F. Supp. 67 (N.D. Ill., 1965)
362 F.2d 123 (7th Cir. 1966). EXPERT WITNESS ENGAGEMENTS WHEREIN MR. ALEX HAS TESTIFIED: Zip Dee, Inc. v. The Dometic Corporation (N.D. Ill.) (Deposition)
Industrial Molding Corp. v. Santa's Best ( N.D. Tex) (Deposition)
Videojet Systems International, Inc. v. Inkjet, Inc. (N.D. Ill.) (Deposition)
International Visual Corp. v. Crown Metal Mfg. Co. ( N.D. Ill.) (Deposition)
Ecolab v. Paraclipse ( D. Neb.) (Deposition
Trial)
Lakewood Engineering
Manufacturing Co. v. Lasko Metal Products, Inc. ( N.D. Ill.) (Deposition
Trial)
Caterpillar, Inc. v. Deere & Company ( N.D. Ill.) (Deposition)
Paymaster Technologies, Inc. v. United States (U.S. Court of Claims) (Deposition
Trial)
Coca-Cola Company v. Pepsico, Inc. et al. ( N.D. Ga. Atlanta Div.) (Deposition
Trial)
Novartis Corporation v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. ( D. N.J.) (Deposition)
Marine Polymer v. HemCom, Inc. (D.N.H.) (Deposition)
Carter Bryant v. Mattel, Inc. (C.D. Cal.) (Deposition).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1962, Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Seventh and Eighth Circuits
registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
MembershipsAmerican Bar Association
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
The Lawyers Club of Chicago
New York Intellectual Property Association. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolNorthwestern University
Class of 1962
J.D.
Other EducationNorthwestern University
Class of 1959
Ch.E.
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, July 25, 1936
John Louis Alex
200 West Adams Street, Suite 2004Chicago, IL 60606U.S.A.
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