Welcome!I am a practicing attorney and I have been in practice since 1998 with McAndrews, Held & Malloy, one of Chicago's largest Intellectual Property (IP) specialty firms. As a Patent Attorney, I help inventors and companies develop
individually tailored IP portfolios and I help
them enforce their IP rights to drive revenue and provide value. The IP
portfolios are typically centered around patents, but often include
copyrights, trademarks/ tradedress, trade secrets, design patents,
license agreements, and other rights. I also analyze corporate IP
holdings, for example in conjunction with licensing, a merger, or an
acquisition, and perform product clearances before a new product is
released. Finally, I defend clients and respond to allegations that
they are infringing the IP of others.
In recognition of my efforts I have been named a Rising Star on the Illinois SuperLawyers List for 2008, 2009, and 2010.
As an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University Of Illinois College of Law (CoL), I teach a hands-on Patent Prosecution course that teaches
students the skill of Patent Prosecution from the ground up. 2010 is my sixth year teaching the course.
I also founded and direct a Patent Clinic wherein students that did well in my
Patent Prosecution course draft full patent applications for student
inventors that are referred to us by the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) at the University of Illinois College of Engineering, typically
as part of the Lemelson Innovation Competition or Cozad New Venture
Competition. 2010 is the third year of our clinic.
Additionlly, it was my great honor to establish the Barich Excellence in Patent Law Award at the University of Illinois CoL in 2008. The Barich Award honors a 3L law student having interest and accomplishments in
patent law, especially patent prosecution.