Intellectual Property
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
Band 4
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Mayer Brown offers significant expertise in a range of IP matters including Hatch-Waxman litigation, post-grant reviews and domain name disputes. The team also advises on patent portfolio management needs and commercialization transactions. The team's work also extends to trademarks and trade dress disputes, brand management and licensing advisory. Extensive support is provided to clients, including those in the biotechnology and medical device industry spaces.
Work Highlights
- Mayer Brown successfully represented Galderma in an appeal brought by Medytox in relation to its patent covering an animal-protein-free botulinum toxin composition.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team was able to handle all of our needs seamlessly."
"They are extremely service-oriented, competent and efficient. They provide significantly better service and more practical solutions than we have seen at other firms."
"The Mayer Brown team is made up of intelligent and capable attorneys."
"The team was able to handle all of our needs seamlessly."
"They are extremely service-oriented, competent and efficient. They provide significantly better service and more practical solutions than we have seen at other firms."
"The Mayer Brown team is made up of intelligent and capable attorneys."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Adams advises clients from a range of industries on both litigious and noncontentious trademark matters. He has notable expertise in brand management concerns.
Richard Assmus heads Mayer Brown's IP team in Chicago. He represents clients on both contentious and noncontentious intellectual property matters.
"Richard Assmus is extremely knowledgeable, solution-oriented and efficient."
"He is great to work with, particularly on AI and new technologies. He is strategic in his thinking, clear in communications and advice, and willing to take positions when other firms might be less decisive in their advice."
"He is incredibly knowledgeable about his areas of expertise. I have a great deal of confidence in his ability to handle issues efficiently and practically."
Ranked Lawyers at
Mayer Brown LLP
Illinois