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Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel. (312) 332-3033
Fax (312) 332-6376
June 2008
Champ Davis has been appointed Chair of the ISBA Section Council on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the 2008-2009 Bar Year.
June 2008
Bill McGrath has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the ABA's Landslide, a new publication focusing on issues in intellectual property law. The first issue is scheduled to appear in September.
June 2008
Bill McGrath delivered a presentation, "Notable New Cases in Copyright Litigation," to the Practicing Law Institute.
May 2008
Champ Davis participated in a program at John Marshall on Law Day, entitled "Ethics in the Practice of Law," and addressed the topic, "Ethics in Negotiation." Bill McGrath moderated the program.
April 2008
Our trademark team had a very productive month in April, racking up several successful outcomes for our clients in trademark disputes. Maureen Gorman, Barbara Mulvanny, and Chris Schneider obtained favorable judgments in two opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board. In each, they were able to protect a client's trademark by preventing another party from registering a similar mark. Maureen, Chris and Champ Davis were also successful in protecting domain names for two of our clients. Davis McGrath also prevailed in two separate domain name arbitration proceedings. On the international front, Maureen Gorman, working with foreign counsel, secured a favorable judgment in Spain against a former distributor attempting to register our client's trademark.
April 2008
Bill McGrath presented on "Copyright Licensing and Software Transactions," at a meeting of the National Business Institute.
April 2008
Bill McGrath presented on "Copyright Law Developments" at the IICLE Intellectual Property Institute for Corporate Counsel.
April 1, 2008
Kevin A. Thompson presented "Copyright Issues for Small Businesses" at the Chicago Bar Association, as part of a program for intellectual property issues facing small businesses on the Internet on April 1, 2008. Download Kevin's presentation.
February 2008
Bill McGrath presented on the topic of "Copyright Law Issues: Online Content and the DMCA," at the Law Bulletin Seminar on Corporate Intellectual Property.
October 15, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Champ Davis addressed the subject of "Ethics in Licensing," at a Practising Law Institute Seminar on Licensing in Chicago.
October 12, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Gini S. Marziani, a member of ILCBA, participated in promotion of Illinois Senate Bill 229, comprising the most significant change to enforcement of judgment laws in Illinois in 30 years. The law becomes effective January 1, 2008. »More.
October 1, 2007
John B. Alsterda, a Davis McGrath member and our long-time colleague, has accepted a position in the Office of University Counsel at The University of Illinois at Chicago, While no longer practicing at Davis McGrath, John’s experience and professionalism contributed greatly to the success that our firm enjoys today. We wish him the very best, and look forward to our continued relationship.
July 1, 2007
Maureen B. Gorman, former U.S. PTO Examining Attorney and founder of MB Gorman Law PC, joins Davis McGrath with two colleagues.
June 15, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Kevin Thompson has been appointed Chair of the IPLAC High Tech Committee.
June 1, 2007
Effective July 1, Davis McGrath attorney Champ Davis has been appointed Vice Chair of the Illinois Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council.
April 30, 2007
Davis McGrath hosts reception at Chicago's Soldier Field during 2007 International Trademark Association Conference.
Feb. 23, 2007
William T. McGrath, Associate Director for the Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School, helped coordinate the 51st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, on February 23, 2007. McGrath also facilitated a panel discussion entitled "Who Owns Culture?" about ownership disputes relating to art and cultural property. Davis McGrath's Marsha K. Hoover moderated a session on trademark and copyright issues.
January 1, 2007
Champ W. Davis recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Business Litigation by Law & Politics in 2007.
January 1, 2007
William T. McGrath recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property by Law & Politics in 2007.
December 30, 2006
Marsha K. Hoover, a founding member of Davis McGrath, was elected to chair the board of Madison, Wisc.-based nonprofit SERRV International, a leader in the fair trade movement promoting social and economic progress in developing regions. Hoover has been a board member of SERRV since 2005. Information is at www.agreatergift.org.
November 1, 2006
Davis McGrath successfully represents Plaintiff in unpaid expert witness fees case Robillard v. Berends, et al., No. 1-06-0407 in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.
Champ Davis has been appointed Chair of the ISBA Section Council on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the 2008-2009 Bar Year.
June 2008
Bill McGrath has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the ABA's Landslide, a new publication focusing on issues in intellectual property law. The first issue is scheduled to appear in September.
June 2008
Bill McGrath delivered a presentation, "Notable New Cases in Copyright Litigation," to the Practicing Law Institute.
May 2008
Champ Davis participated in a program at John Marshall on Law Day, entitled "Ethics in the Practice of Law," and addressed the topic, "Ethics in Negotiation." Bill McGrath moderated the program.
April 2008
Our trademark team had a very productive month in April, racking up several successful outcomes for our clients in trademark disputes. Maureen Gorman, Barbara Mulvanny, and Chris Schneider obtained favorable judgments in two opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board. In each, they were able to protect a client's trademark by preventing another party from registering a similar mark. Maureen, Chris and Champ Davis were also successful in protecting domain names for two of our clients. Davis McGrath also prevailed in two separate domain name arbitration proceedings. On the international front, Maureen Gorman, working with foreign counsel, secured a favorable judgment in Spain against a former distributor attempting to register our client's trademark.
April 2008
Bill McGrath presented on "Copyright Licensing and Software Transactions," at a meeting of the National Business Institute.
April 2008
Bill McGrath presented on "Copyright Law Developments" at the IICLE Intellectual Property Institute for Corporate Counsel.
April 1, 2008
Kevin A. Thompson presented "Copyright Issues for Small Businesses" at the Chicago Bar Association, as part of a program for intellectual property issues facing small businesses on the Internet on April 1, 2008. Download Kevin's presentation.
February 2008
Bill McGrath presented on the topic of "Copyright Law Issues: Online Content and the DMCA," at the Law Bulletin Seminar on Corporate Intellectual Property.
October 15, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Champ Davis addressed the subject of "Ethics in Licensing," at a Practising Law Institute Seminar on Licensing in Chicago.
October 12, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Gini S. Marziani, a member of ILCBA, participated in promotion of Illinois Senate Bill 229, comprising the most significant change to enforcement of judgment laws in Illinois in 30 years. The law becomes effective January 1, 2008. »More.
October 1, 2007
John B. Alsterda, a Davis McGrath member and our long-time colleague, has accepted a position in the Office of University Counsel at The University of Illinois at Chicago, While no longer practicing at Davis McGrath, John’s experience and professionalism contributed greatly to the success that our firm enjoys today. We wish him the very best, and look forward to our continued relationship.
July 1, 2007
Maureen B. Gorman, former U.S. PTO Examining Attorney and founder of MB Gorman Law PC, joins Davis McGrath with two colleagues.
June 15, 2007
Davis McGrath attorney Kevin Thompson has been appointed Chair of the IPLAC High Tech Committee.
June 1, 2007
Effective July 1, Davis McGrath attorney Champ Davis has been appointed Vice Chair of the Illinois Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Council.
April 30, 2007
Davis McGrath hosts reception at Chicago's Soldier Field during 2007 International Trademark Association Conference.
Feb. 23, 2007
William T. McGrath, Associate Director for the Center for Intellectual Property Law at The John Marshall Law School, helped coordinate the 51st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, on February 23, 2007. McGrath also facilitated a panel discussion entitled "Who Owns Culture?" about ownership disputes relating to art and cultural property. Davis McGrath's Marsha K. Hoover moderated a session on trademark and copyright issues.
January 1, 2007
Champ W. Davis recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Business Litigation by Law & Politics in 2007.
January 1, 2007
William T. McGrath recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property by Law & Politics in 2007.
December 30, 2006
Marsha K. Hoover, a founding member of Davis McGrath, was elected to chair the board of Madison, Wisc.-based nonprofit SERRV International, a leader in the fair trade movement promoting social and economic progress in developing regions. Hoover has been a board member of SERRV since 2005. Information is at www.agreatergift.org.
November 1, 2006
Davis McGrath successfully represents Plaintiff in unpaid expert witness fees case Robillard v. Berends, et al., No. 1-06-0407 in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.