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| | Contact now | | Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 312-263-4700 | | Fax: 312-263-3990 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mccrackenfrank.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Location: 311 South Wacker, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (Cook Co.) | | |
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| McCracken & Frank LLP practices in the following areas of law: Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Patent Prosecution, Licensing, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management, International Intellectual Property, Internet/E-Commerce, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Agricultural Law, Molecular Biology Patents, Biochemical Technology, Biomedical Technology, Electrical, Mechanical, Patent Interference Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Intellectual Asset Management, Intellectual Property Rights. | | Year Established: 2001 | Firm Profile: McCRACKEN & FRANK LLP specializes in the strategic and innovative protection of intellectual property assets. The firm's attorneys and technical professionals provide comprehensive legal counseling to secure, commercialize and defend intellectual property rights for clients worldwide, from Fortune 500 companies to start-up entrepreneurs. By partnering with clients to maximize their business objectives, the firm is redefining intellectual property protection in the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals and the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts. | | Firm Size: 15 | Rate Information: Fixed Hourly Rates Fixed Fees Available Free Initial Consultation
| | PARTNERS | | William E. McCracken (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.E.E., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Eta Kappa Nu. Member: Federation Internationale des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle (FICPI). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Licensing. Email: William E. McCracken | | Thomas R. Stiebel, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., Botany, 1986); St. Louis University (M.S., Biology, 1989); Northwestern University (J.D., 1999). Arbitrator, International Arbitration Court of the Wuhan Arbitration Commission (WIAC), China. Reported Cases: Pfizer, Inc. v. Dr. Reddys' Labs. Ltd., 359 F.3d. 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Pharmaceutical Patents; Biotechnology; Immigration Rights; Human Rights. Email: Thomas R. Stiebel, Jr. | | Erin J. Fox (Partner) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.S.M.E., 1998); The John Marshall Law School, Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Litigation. Email: Erin J. Fox | | Thomas P. Riley (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2004, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.C.E., 1998); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2002). Valparaiso Law Review; Adjunct Professor of Law: DePaul University, 2006; Valparaiso University, 2005. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Thomas P. Riley | | Nicholas P. Schmidbauer (Partner) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (B.S.M.E., 2000); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Copyrights; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Nicholas P. Schmidbauer | | OF COUNSEL | | J. William Frank, III (Of Counsel) | | Edward M. O'Toole (Of Counsel) | | ASSOCIATES | | Nicole Bashor (Associate) | | Abimbola Bukoye (Associate) | | Ayhan E. Mertogul, Ph.D. (Associate) | | Cato Yang (Associate) | | PATENT AGENT | | John E. Conour, Ph.D. |
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