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John L. Ambrogi

Partner

John has been handling the intellectual property legal needs of clients for over nineteen years.  John has honed his skills through his direct experience in protecting, evaluating, enforcing, and defending intellectual property rights secured by patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, both domestically and internationally.

John has served as a co-trial attorney on patent infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract, and trade secret trials, in addition to handling preliminary injunction and TRO hearings for trademark infringement, trade secret, and breach of non-compete agreement matters. He is involved in the design of trial strategies, consults with clients on risk assessments, and directly counsels clients throughout litigation matters, including settlement negotiations. His additional litigation experience includes domain name disputes, as well as opposition and cancellation practice before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

On the transactional side, John handles matters involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, E-Commerce, IP audits/transfers, IP clearance and opinion letters, trade secret and domain name matters. John has experience managing intellectual property portfolios, as well as, performing intellectual property evaluation, due diligence and assessments as these relate to business ventures and financing arrangements. He negotiates and drafts a wide variety of intellectual property related agreements, including letters of intent, informational services (software licenses, hardware purchases, and telecommunications), consulting, non-disclosure, employment related contracts, E-Commerce, and the sale of IP.

John's experience also includes working with clients to design business development strategies and assist in the negotiation of agreements covering various business ventures, including venture capital arrangements and business mergers and acquisitions as they relate to intellectual property.

Professional Associations

Illinois State Bar Association

Intellectual Property Association of Chicago

International Trademark Association {Design Rights & Related Rights Committee}

International Visitors Club of Chicago – Member of Board of Directors {Incoming President}

International Trade Club of Chicago

Italian-American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago

Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans

Justinian Society of Lawyers

National Italian American Foundation

National Italian American Bar Association

Rotary Club of Elmhurst – Vice President

Publications

Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet: The NSI Policy and Recent Case Law, 1997

The Death Knell of Trademarks, 2001

Intellectual Property Protection For Computer Software in the United States, 2006

Incorporating U.S. Provisional Patent Applications Into Your Business Strategy For Cost Effective Invention Protection, 2007

Generating Revenue Streams in Tough Times (or at Any Time): Putting Your Intellectual Property Assets to Work, 2008

Raise The Bottom Line Through An Increased Awareness Of A Companies’ Intellectual Property, 2008.

John has many diverse interests, which include active participation in local community events, numerous volunteering projects, international events, the theatre and bringing people together through his involvement in various organizations and groups. Mr. Ambrogi is also fluent in Italian.