Ian J. Block
Ian J. Block is an associate with Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP. Ian represents clients in trademark and copyright matters through federal litigation, enforcement, and prosecution, and also in Trademark Trial and Appeal Board opposition and cancellation proceedings. He counsels clients in managing their intellectual property portfolios and by drafting intellectual property transaction agreements. Ian serves as Executive Editor of the firm's Pattishall IP News law blog, which reports and comments on recent developments in intellectual property law.
Ian graduated from The University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor and published staff member of The University of Chicago Legal Forum law journal and served as a judicial extern to Judge James B. Zagel, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ian earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Political Economy from Georgetown University, during which time he held positions with the United States Department of Justice and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Industry
Expertise
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Automobiles & Components
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Software & Services
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Telecommunication Services
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Trademark
Trials, Appeals & Litigation
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Ashley Furniture Inds. v. Laura Ashley, American Arbitration Association (AAA) Case No. 51133Y0105608 (lead trial counsel)
(Trademark, Breach of Contract)
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CNH America LLC v. Davis Equipment Sales & Service, Inc., Case No. 4:2010-cv-00141 (S.D. Ind. 2010, Judge Young) (Unauthorized trademark use by former dealer)
(Trademark)
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Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc. v. Alanric Food Distributors, Inc., Opp. No. 91193541 (TTAB 2010)
(Trademark)
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Lovemore, LLC v. More Cupcakes, LLC, Cancellation No. 92051835 (TTAB 2010)
(Trademark)
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Jerome Viger-Kohler v. Alexandre Cammas, Opposition No. 91192632 (TTAB 2010) (won Opposition against foreign applicant)
(Trademark)
Professional
Activities
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Pattishall Intellectual Property Blog
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Executive Editor
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American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law
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Member
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Chicago Bar Association
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Member
Publications
Presentations
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"The Overlapping Spheres of State and Federal Trademark Dilution Law," The University of Chicago Law School Trademark Law and Policy Seminar (May 2009)