Edward Clair has worked in the field of Intellectual Property since 1997 and joined the firm in 1998. His practice includes all aspects of domestic and foreign patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition, including client counseling, licensing and other transactions, prosecution, litigation and opinion work.

Mr. Clair has worked with clients engaged in a variety of technical fields, including digital & RF electronics, communication equipment, semiconductor packaging & testing equipment; critical system state analysis software packages, GPS components & systems, Internet technologies, business methods, security systems, gaming software & components, audio equipment, grounding apparatus, and hand & power tools. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Clair worked for a manufacturer of automotive and appliance electronics.

Mr. Clair has also participated in numerous appeals and reexamination and reissue proceedings in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and several trademark oppositions and cancellations before the USPTO and other foreign trademark offices.

Mr. Clair won 2 CALI awards for Legal Drafting and Intellectual Property Corporate Transactions, and has been named a "Rising Star" in the field of intellectual property by Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago Magazine.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES:

Flavorchem Corp. v. Flavorchem International Inc., No. 07-C-02420 (N.D. Ill.) (Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, False Advertising and Unfair Competition, Dilution) (Industrial Flavoring)

WMH Tool Group, Inc. v. Grizzly Industrial, Inc. and Woodstock International, Inc., No. 07 C 03885 (N.D. Ill.) (Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement, False Advertising, False Designation of Origin and Unfair Competition, Dilution, Counterfeit Goods, Tariff Act, Counterfeit Marks, Unknown Deceptive Trade Practices, Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices, Illinois Trademark Registration and Protection Act) (Consumer Woodworking and Metalworking Machinery)

The Meyer Company, Inc. d/b/a Tomlinson Industries v. Brightway Industries Co. Ltd., No. 07-C-02813 (N.D. Ill.) (Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement, False Advertising, False Designation of Origin and Unfair Competition, Dilution, Illinois Unfair Deceptive Trade Practices, Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices, Illinois Trademark Registration and Protection Act, Industry Trade Show Enforcement) (Faucets and Faucet Designs)

Nordstrom Consulting, Inc. et al. v. M&S Technologies, Inc. et al., No. 06-C-03234 (N.D. Ill.) (Copyright Infringement, Copyright Ownership, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Breach of Contract, Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Unfair Competition, Conversion, Intentional Interference with Prospective Business Relationships, Unjust Enrichment, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Libel, Slander, Trade Secret Misappropriation) (Computer Software)

WMH Tool Group, Inc. v. Bessey & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG, et al., No. 05 C 4304 (N. D. Ill.) (Trademark and Trade Dress Infringement; Tool Product Configuration)

Power Tool Specialists, Inc. v. WMH Tool Group, Inc., No. 04 C 30103 (D. Mass.) (Trademark Infringement)(Trademarks for Power Tools)

Lea-Test, Ltd. v. Precision Vision, No. 04 C 6626 (N.D.Ill.) (Copyright and Trademark Infringement)(Pediatric Vision Testing Systems and Trademarks Therefor)

Tymen Clay al. v. WMH Tool Group, Inc., No. 04 C 74495 (E. D. Mich.) (Patent and Trade Dress Infringement)(Power Tools and Accesories)

SmartSignal Corporation v. Expert Microsystems, Inc., No. 02 C 7682 (N.D.Ill.)(Patent Infringement)(Equipment Condition Monitoring Software for Nuclear Facilities and Other Critical Systems Applications)

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. v. Nicklaus Golf Equipment Company, L.L.C. et al., No. 03 C 1520 (N.D.Ill.) (Trademark Infringement)(Trademarks for Golf Equipment & Apparel)

Recycling Sciences International, Inc. v. Soil Restoration and Recycling L.L.C. et al., No. 00 C 0311 (N.D.Ill.) (Patent Infringement)(Reclamation Technologies)

Atlas Electronic Devices Co. v. Q-Panel Lab Products Corporation, No. 99 C 7654 (N.D.Ill.) (Trademark Infringement)(Trademarks for Environmental Chambers)

Berman Industries, Inc. v. Vintage Verandah, Inc., No. 00 C 6107 (N.D.Ill.) (Copyright Infringement)(Lamps and Sculptured Bases)

Berman Industries, Inc. V. The Bombay Company, No. 00 C 6213 (N.D.Ill.) (Copyright Infringement)(Lamps and Sculptured Bases)

James H. White d/b/a Murobello v. Berman Industries, et al., No. 00 C 3130 (D.SC)(Copyright Infringement)(Lamps and Sculptured Bases)