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Law Office open for business as usual – video conferencing and other online services available

The Law Office is open for business as usual, but our clients’ health and safety come first. If you need services, we are available online. We continue to offer video conferencing, secure online payments, and secure online document transfer. Do[...]

Grateful to be named to the 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers list

In other news, Super Lawyers Magazine has named me to their 2019 list of Illinois Super Lawyers®. I am grateful for my peers for nominating me. It means a great deal to have their trust and respect. According to their[...]

Seal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Continues to Operate During Government Shutdown

For my clients wondering about the federal government shutdown: The Patent & Trademark Office continues to operate. Their website reported this late Saturday ,January 20: While activities across much of the federal government ceased at 12:01 a.m. January 20, 2018,[...]

Woman standing on cliff overlooking mountain range

Celebrating our 6th Anniversary!

The law office celebrated its 6th anniversary this summer. We continue to grow, strengthen and diversify. We opened a second, satellite, office in the celebrated Merchandise Mart, in downtown Chicago. Six patents issued. These represented inventions in the fields of[...]

Track One and Done! Patent allowed in under 4 months.

We are so happy to hear another client will be receiving her patent in under a year. It was my client’s idea to expedite her application. We did a patent search, and found nothing. We decided to go ahead and[...]

Acknowledgements in Larry Broutman's new book

An Intellectual Property attorney “Extraordinaire.”

For negotiating and securing licenses for images and text published in Larry Broutman’s latest book, Chicago Monumental. Thank you, Larry. This is why I do what I do.[...]

"Second skin" invention developed at MIT

MIT scientists invent waterproof, wrinkle-smoothing cream

Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof and Olivo Labs have invented a silicone-based cream that, when applied to the skin, smoothes wrinkles and forms a weightless, waterproof and temporary second-skin. The cream, when dry, looks and feels like real[...]