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Barry Irwin named LCA Board President

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Barry Irwin 2021 Super Lawyers Recognition

Irwin IP is proud to announce that Barry Irwin has been added to the 2021 Illinois Super Lawyer list by Thomson Reuters for a 17th straight year. Barry continues to be a strong leader and member of the intellectual property law community, and we are very happy to see…
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Irwin IP Welcomes Seasoned IP Litigator

  Irwin IP is very excited to announce that Mike Bregenzer has joined Irwin IP.  Mike has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation; transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, and IP license negotiations; and risk management, contract management, and intellectual property counseling.  Mike…
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Irwin IP Welcomes Seasoned Litigator

Irwin IP is excited to announce Joseph Saltiel has joined our team. Joseph is a senior IP litigator with over 20 years of experience in over a hundred IP and related matters in courts across the country, the USPTO, and the ITC….
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Irwin IP wishes well to two Associates joining In-House Counsel

Irwin IP is thrilled to announce that over the last few months we were fortunate to see two of our stellar mid-level associates go in-house to two of our fabulous Fortune 500 clients.  First, Chris Eggert joined LKQ Corporation as Senior Corporate Counsel.  Shortly thereafter, Peggy Herrmann joined Kraft-Heinz…
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Irwin IP Ranked Best Law Firm 2021

We’re extremely excited to announce that Irwin IP has again been named as a “Law Firm of the Year” in Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Law by US News and World Report and Best Lawyer! Only 2,106 of 14,931 law firms evaluated were recognized as a Best Law Firm….
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Irwin IP Welcomes New Associate Peter Danos

  Irwin IP is excited to welcome Peter Danos to the team as a new associate. Upon graduating from the John Marshall Law School, Peter served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. …
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Irwin IP Defeats Summary Judgment Motion, Copyright Infringement Claims to Proceed to Trial

On September 30, 2020, Honorable Judge Andrea R. Wood denied a motion for summary judgment brought by the Defendants in an on-going copyright infringement dispute Irwin IP filed on behalf of its client, Massarelli’s Lawn Ornaments, Inc. (“MLO”), a long-standing leading manufacturer of concrete garden statuary. MLO’s lawsuit against…
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Irwin IP Obtains Rare Maximum Statutory Damages Award and Permanent Injunction for Oasis Legal Finance Operating Company, LLC

On September 9, 2020, Honorable Judge Gettleman awarded Irwin IP’s client, Oasis Legal Finance Operating Company, LLC (“Oasis”), the maximum statutory damages on its cybersquatting claim against Gary Chodes and his wholly-owned entity Oasis Disability Group (“ODG”) (Gary Chodes and ODG are referred to collectively as “Chodes”)The court also…
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Irwin IP Attorney, Margaret “Peggy” Herrmann, Awarded ‘Ones to Watch’ by Best Lawyers

Irwin IP is pleased to announce that our very own Peggy Herrmann has been recognized as a “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers, which highlights attorneys who have been in private practice for five to nine years.  This designation reflects the tremendous hard work and effort Peggy has invested…
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Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer Designations

Irwin IP is proud to announce that for the 15th straight year, Barry Irwin has been named a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and for a 16th straight year a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media….
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Irwin IP Secures 11th Circuit Win for LKQ Corporation

Irwin IP recently obtained a victory for its client LKQ in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals against FCA US LLC a/k/a Chrysler.  The government has seized certain LKQ aftermarket repair parts on the basis that they are alleged to infringe Chrysler trademarks.  After Irwin IP obtained a Court…
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Irwin IP Welcomes Seasoned Associate

Irwin IP is excited to announce Robyn Bowland has joined our team. Robyn has extensive experience with IP litigation, with XXX years of experience, specifically working with patents, and has a strong background in mechanical engineering and telecommunications. Please join us in giving her a warm welcome to the…
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Irwin IP continues tradition of volunteering at The Greater Chicago Food Depository

Last week, the Irwin IP team participated in our annual volunteer day at The Greater Chicago Food Depository. This year we helped pack over 8,587 pounds of potatoes and 26,125 pounds of cabbage! That’s equivalent to 29,927 meals for our neighbors in need throughout Cook County. The Greater Chicago…
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2020 Best Lawyers Awards

US News and World Report and Best Lawyer included Barry Irwin in their 2020 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and named Irwin IP as a “Law Firm of the Year” in Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Law! Best Lawyers are selected after a rigorous evaluation and include the…
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Irwin IP Wins Major Preliminary Victory for Client

Irwin IP recently obtained a major preliminary victory for it’s client LKQ in its trademark and antitrust case against FCA US LLC. FCA moved to dismiss LKQ’s declaratory judgment trademark claims and certain of LKQ’s offensive claims relating to antitrust and RICO counts. A report and recommendation by the…
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Irwin IP volunteers at The Greater Chicago Food Depository

This week the entire Irwin IP Team got out of the office and gave back to the community! We worked a repack session at The Greater Chicago Food Depository, where we repacked and boxed up over 5000 pounds of pears. The Greater Chicago Food Depository’s mission is to provide…
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Back-to-Back Irwin IP Wins Follow Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Designation

February turned out to be a great month for Irwin IP and its clients. First, on February 7th, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) agreed to a petition prepared and submitted by Irwin IP on behalf of one of its clients to institute an inter partes review (IPR)…
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Irwin IP Named USA IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year

We are proud to announce Irwin IP has been chosen as the USA IP Litigation Law Firm of The Year and Barry Irwin as the USA Lawyer of The Year by ACQ5 Global Awards 2018. The annual ACQ5 Global Awards recognize the most outstanding organizations and professionals across the globe,…
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Irwin IP Welcomes New Associates

Irwin IP is excited to announce recent University of Notre Dame grad Manon Burns has joined the firm as an associate. Prior to joining Irwin IP, Manon represented various clients in trademark, copyright, and patent matters with the Notre Dame Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic. Manon received the Faculty Award…
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