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Richard Blake Johnston, Shareholder Attorney
Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Technology and Media, Intellectual Property and Technology, Patent Prosecution, Paten...
Phone:866-323-1334, 312-236-8500
Web:http://www.cookalex.com
Address: 200 West Adams, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-5206
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Law Firm:Cook Alex Ltd.
Lawyer:Richard Blake Johnston
Phone:866-323-1334, 312-236-8500
Fax:312-236-8176
Lawyer Title:Shareholder
Practice Areas:Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Technology and Media, Intellectual Property and Technology, Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation
Bio:Mr. Johnston has over two decades of experience in preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications for clients ranging from large multinational corporations to startups and entrepreneurs. He has obtained over two hundred U.S. patents for clients and has extensive experience in foreign patent prosecution matters. Mr. Johnston’s practice also includes preparing freedom-to-operate opinions, patentability opinions and validity opinions, negotiating and preparing patent license, intellectual property ownership and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements, conducting patent enforcement actions, patent portfolio management and counseling clients with regard to various intellectual property issues, performing and leading intellectual property due diligence efforts for mergers and acquisitions, preparing trademark availability opinions, and preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications. Mr. Johnston has in-depth experience with cryogenic fluid processing, distribution and storage devices and systems, medical devices, automotive, trucking and railroad components and systems, kitchen tools and gadgets, restaurant equipment, toys and child safety products, sports equipment, retail display systems, consumer goods and apparel, and electrical cables and installation equipment. He also has experience with computer-based systems and methods in the utility, transportation, telecommunication, financial, real estate, and online retail and inventory management fi
Admitted:1997, Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
College:The Ohio State University, B.S.M.E., 1986; University of Nebraska, M.B.A., 1989
Law School:Loyola University, J.D., 1997
Membership: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Web:http://www.cookalex.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Richard Blake Johnston, graduated from The Ohio State University, B.S.M.E., 1986; University of Nebraska, M.B.A., 1989 Loyola University, J.D., 1997, is now employed by Cook Alex Ltd. at 200 West Adams, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606-5206.

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Richard Blake Johnston has been admitted in 1997, Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;. His or her practice areas include Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Technology and Media, Intellectual Property and Technology, Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation.

Richard Blake Johnston's college and law school education includes The Ohio State University, B.S.M.E., 1986; University of Nebraska, M.B.A., 1989, Loyola University, J.D., 1997. Other biographical background includes Mr. Johnston has over two decades of experience in preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications for clients ranging from large multinational corporations to startups and entrepreneurs. He has obtained over two hundred U.S. patents for clients and has extensive experience in foreign patent prosecution matters. Mr. Johnston’s practice also includes preparing freedom-to-operate opinions, patentability opinions and validity opinions, negotiating and preparing patent license, intellectual property ownership and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements, conducting patent enforcement actions, patent portfolio management and counseling clients with regard to various intellectual property issues, performing and leading intellectual property due diligence efforts for mergers and acquisitions, preparing trademark availability opinions, and preparing, filing and prosecuting trademark applications. Mr. Johnston has in-depth experience with cryogenic fluid processing, distribution and storage devices and systems, medical devices, automotive, trucking and railroad components and systems, kitchen tools and gadgets, restaurant equipment, toys and child safety products, sports equipment, retail display systems, consumer goods and apparel, and electrical cables and installation equipment. He also has experience with computer-based systems and methods in the utility, transportation, telecommunication, financial, real estate, and online retail and inventory management fi. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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