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Chicago-based IP firm opens N.C. office
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, a Chicago-based intellectual property law firm, is opening an office in Raleigh/Durham, N.C., with the hiring of two local patent attorneys who the firm hopes will help expand its existing client ties there. Allen Baum and Josh Elliott will join the firm as partners from the Raleigh-based Hutchison Law Group, and the new office will open on July 15.Spat Over Older Partners' Benefits Roils Brinks Hofer
Roy Hofer, a former name partner at the Chicago-based IP boutique known until recently as Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, has left to start a solo practice. Hofer's departure comes amid an internal dispute at his former firm, now called Brinks Gilson & Lione, over whether it should cover the cost of older partners' health benefits.Chicago-Based IP Firm Opens N.C. Office
Brinks Hofer, a Chicago-based intellectual property law firm, is opening an office in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., with the hiring of two local patent attorneys from Hutchison Law Group, who the firm hopes will help expand its existing client ties as well as adding clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech area. Brinks Hofer also has offices in Indianapolis; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Arlington, Va.; and Salt Lake City, which it opened in 2006.Vaunted IP 'rocket docket' slows down
Patent lawsuit filings in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas — long considered a national "rocket docket" for intellectual property litigation — are ebbing after a steady increase during the past seven years. There are no statistics yet to show how fast cases are moving this year, but lawyers are noting the sluggish pace. "I've got a case down there, it's no rocket-docket at all," said Bill Frankel, a Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione partner in Chicago.One Chicago group that's benefiting from the downturn: legal aid organization
The Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services, a Chicago legal aid organization, is one group in the legal industry that's actually benefiting from the economic downturn. The organization has seen a surge in interest from lawyers who are unemployed and want to volunteer. CARPLS attracted more than 100 applications during a single week last month after it advertised for licensed lawyer volunteers to handle hotline calls in a new program that starts this month.Judge Michel calls for more voices in patent reform debate
Chief Judge Paul Michel, head of the federal patent court, implored a group of Chicago lawyers to voice their views in the congressional debate over patent "reform," lamenting that California technology companies are currently driving the discussion.Creating a Culture of Compliance
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