Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in Chicago | 52 available

Firm: Mcdonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff

300 S Wacker Dr Fl 32 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil , Intellectual Property , Patents, Intellectual Property

Firm: Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP

One North Franklin Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Firm: Beem Patent Law Firm

53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1352 , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property , Patents, Intellectual Property

As founder and principal of Beem Patent Law Firm, Richard Beem is dedicated to serving clients in patent matters, and he is grateful for the trust of clients and referrers alike.  Mr. Beem has more than 20 years of experience in patent law and practice, representing clients in every technology and industry, in the U.S. and worldwide, including preparation, filing, prosecution, litigation, trials and appeals.. After graduating with honors from the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Beem was privileged to serve for two years as Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward S. Smith, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C. During his tenure he assisted the Judge in hundreds of appeals from the Patent Office and federal courts and tribunals, including many landmark decisions in patent cases.  Upon completing the Federal Circuit clerkship in 1987, Mr. Beem entered the private practice of patent law in Chicago, representing clients locally, nationally and internationally in patent matters.Mr. Beem appreciates referrals and, recognizing the value that referrers provide to their clients, he is responsive to instructions and communicative regarding progress of cases. He often acts as co-counsel with referring lawyers in patent infringement litigation in U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); and appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. For more details concerning Mr. Beem’s experience and a list of his cases and publications, see .

Sears Tower, Suite 6600 233 S Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Drugs & Medical Devices, Intellectual Property , Patents, Patent Infringement

Sailesh K. Patel is a partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, a national general practice firm with over 400 attorneys with offices across the country. With a background in chemical engineering, Mr. Patel specializes in IP litigation and prosecution with an emphasis in pharmaceutical patent litigation. Mr. Patel has worked with a variety of technologies ranging from chemical processes and compositions to software and business methods.

Firm: Immigration Attorneys, LLP

300 W. Adams Street , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property , Immigration

Firm: DEFREES & FISKE LLC

200 South Michigan Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60604

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property , Business

35 West Wacker Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Asbestos ,Banking & Finance,Business ,Civil ,Construction Accidents,Construction ,Consumer Fraud,Contracts,Corporate ,Government Contracts,Insurance ,Intellectual Property ,Lender ,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Railroad/FELA,Toxic Substances,Trucking Accidents,Wrongful Death

Firm: Kirkland & Ellis LLP A LAW FIRM SERVING GLOBAL CLIENTS

200 East Randolph Drive , Chicago , Illinois 60601

Practice Areas: Civil , Intellectual Property , Intellectual Property

Firm: Akerman LLP

71 S Wacker Dr Fl 47 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Firm: Jayaram Law Group, LTD.

125 S. Clark Street , Chicago , Illinois 60603

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Vivek Jayaram is an attorney and entrepreneur who advises clients around the world regarding business disputes, intellectual property matters, and commercial transactions. He has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies as well as creatives and their corporations in a variety of industries, including technology, digital media, software, visual art, film, television, music, food and beverage, engineering, real estate development & construction, and healthcare. Vivek has years of experience handling complex intellectual property matters and general business disputes on behalf of companies in state and federal courts around the country. During this time, he has litigated over 100 cases in Federal Court, and dozens of others in State courts around the United States.. Vivek has extensive experience handling copyright and trademark matters for innovators, entrepreneurs, and creatives. In that regard, he has prosecuted and defended counterfeit cases, infringement matters, karaoke, ASCAP, and other cases arising under the Copyright and Lanham Acts. Vivek has also assisted clients in obtaining, protecting and enforcing trademarks, including conducting and reviewing searches and investigations for trademark clearance; preparing opinion letters; filing and prosecuting trademark applications; monitoring and policing the use of trademarks by third parties; and providing general trademark and domain name counseling. Vivek has also negotiated and structured the license or transfer of trademarks through license agreements and other corporate ventures.. Vivek frequently advises corporations from around the world on a variety of transactional matters that affect their business on a daily basis. He advises clients on the formation of general partnerships, joint ventures, limited partnerships and limited liability companies. In addition, Vivek has advised clients on forming international joint ventures, transferring partnership interests and dissolving partnerships. His approach to transactional law is an interdisciplinary one because Vivek believes that each corporate transaction has a potential effect on each and every component of a business’ organizational structure and operational potential. To that end, Vivek has also been extensively exposed to the areas of employment and real estate law as they typically apply to a company’s ongoing business. As a result he counsels his clients on employment agreements, consulting agreements, and other contracts that govern a company’s day to day affairs, including documents related to the startup of technology ventures.. Before forming Jayaram Law Group, LTD., Vivek was an associate at Greenberg Traurig and a law clerk to the Honorable Adalberto Jordan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Vivek also teaches a number of intellectual property and entertainment law courses at the University of Miami Law School. When he’s not advising clients, Vivek plays and records music, collects contemporary art, and likes getting lost in our world’s great cities.

Firm: Davis McGrath LLC

125 South Wacker Drive Suite 1700 , Chicago , Illinois 60606

Practice Areas: Civil , Computers and Software, Copyrights, Intellectual Property , Trademarks, Copyright Infringement

Firm: SpencePC

405 N. Wabash Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60611

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property , Patents, Patent Application

Mr. Spence assists individual and business clients in obtaining their best possible outcome in contentious legal matters.  He has extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and mediation involving all areas of Intellectual Property law.  A registered patent attorney, he serves clients by providing advocacy and advice in the areas of: patent infringement; trade secret misappropriation; unfair competition (including conspiracy, tortious interference, and related antitrust claims); breach of contract; post-grant patent proceedings (e.g., inter partes review) ; trademark infringement; and copyright infringement.. He has litigated claims in both state and federal courts throughout the United States. Additionally, Mr. Spence has extensive experience with patent monetization strategies and complex, international patent infringement litigation involving multiple parties and jurisdictions, including Asia.  He is a published author and frequent speaker on patent monetization and other intellectual property issues, and has been repeatedly recognized as an “Illinois Rising Star” and “Illinois Star,” in the area of intellectual property.. Mr. Spence is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he obtained separate Bachelor of Science Degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biophysics (“Physics in Medicine”). As a student he received the distinction of Notre Dame Scholar and also earned the Monogram Award. Upon graduation from Notre Dame, he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, Medical Service Corps. After completing his military service, he worked for several years in the chemical industry before pursuing his legal education at the University of Houston Law Center.. Prior to forming SpencePC, Mr. Spence spent twelve years practicing law with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, IL and Tokyo, Japan.