Released Jan 17, 2012 - Uli Widmaier wrote From Metatags to Sponsored Ads: The Evolution of Internet-Related Trademark Infringement Doctrine, which was published in the January/February edition of Landslide Magazine.

Released Jan 11, 2012 - Jonathan S. Jennings has been appointed an associate member of the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG).

Released Jan 09, 2012 - Jonathan S. Jennings has been reappointed to the Advisory Board for the DePaul University College of Law's Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology for 2012.

Released Jan 06, 2012 - Jonathan S. Jennings is updating the Illinois Chapter of the International Trademark Association's book State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, which will be published online in 2012.

Released Jan 06, 2012 - Ashly A. Iacullo Boesche has been appointed to the CBA Nominating Committee.

Released Jan 05, 2012 - Jonathan S. Jennings has been appointed to the inaugural INTA Pro Bono Committee.

Released Dec 05, 2011 - Belinda J. Scrimenti was sworn in for the second year of her term as a Director of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI). She was also appointed as the Chair of WBAI's Corporate Committee and Co-Chair of the Bylaws Committee.

Released Dec 01, 2011 - Thad Chaloemtiarana will Co-Chair the Promotion Subcommittee in the ABA IPL Section Diversity in the Profession Action Group (DPAG).

Released Nov 30, 2011 - Phillip Barengolts was quoted in the December 2011 issue of Inside Counsel Magazine in an article entitled "Is Your Company Considering a Domain Name Change?" Click here to view the article.

Released Nov 15, 2011 - Phillip Barengolts co-authored "The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA): What It Is and How It Will Affect Intellectual Property Enforcement," which was published in the November/December 2011 issue of Landslide Magazine.

Released Nov 08, 2011 - On November 15, David C. Hilliard will be honored by The Chicago Bar Association and The Chicago Bar Foundation as the recipient of the Justice John Paul Stevens Award at their 12th Annual Luncheon.

Released Nov 07, 2011 - Elisabeth O'Neill joins the Firm as an Associate, having worked with the Firm as a Summer Associate in 2010. Libby graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 2011. Prior to law school, she was a literary agent in New York City, and she graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from Yale University in 2004.

Released Nov 01, 2011 - Pattishall, McAuliffe received recognition as a Tier 1 Trademark Law Firm in Chicago by U.S. News - Best Lawyers© "Best Law Firms." Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in relevant practice areas, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Released Oct 27, 2011 - At their Annual Benefits Luncheon on October 26, 2011, the Lawyers for the Creative Arts presented David C. Hilliard with its "Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts."

Released Oct 04, 2011 - The Board of Regents has approved a Resolution to Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, as appreciation for the exceptional work provided to the American College of Trial Lawyers by Pattishall lawyers and staff. The Resolution is to be presented to David C. Hilliard and Ashly A. Iacullo, on behalf of Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, during the 2011 Annual Meeting in La Quinta, California, on October 21, 2011.

Released Oct 03, 2011 - Jeffrey A. Wakolbinger joins the Firm as an Associate. Jeff spent two years as a law clerk to a federal district court judge in the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to his clerkship, he worked as an associate in the IP and general-litigation groups at a large, international law firm in Chicago. His practice covers all aspects of trademark, unfair competition, and copyright law, with a particular emphasis in litigation. Jeff graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law in 2008, where he served as Symposium Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Before going to law school, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Millikin University and worked in Los Angeles as a recording studio engineer.

Released Sep 27, 2011 - Uli Widmaier is Co-Chairing AIPPI Special Committee Q212 (Trade Mark Law).

Released Sep 16, 2011 - Phillip Barengolts will Chair the Subcommittee on Defining Counterfeiting in ABA Intellectual Property Law ("IPL") Section Committee 201 - Trademark Legislation.

Released Sep 15, 2011 - The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education awarded Bradley L. Cohn the 2011 Above and Beyond Award in recognition and appreciation of contributions of pro bono legal services.

Released Aug 08, 2011 - Each year the American Bar Association presents its Awards of Achievement for the best project or seminar developed and hosted by a Young Lawyers bar organization in the United States. This year, the ABA gave an Achievement Award to the Diversity Committee of the Chicago Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section, chaired by Daniel In Hwang, for its seminar on the same-sex marriage debate. The ABA awarded Daniel's committee a first place honor for its seminar, choosing it over all other diversity bar projects in the country.

Released Jul 11, 2011 - Seth I. Appel has joined the firm as an Associate. Seth comes from a San Francisco firm where his practice covered all aspects of trademark, trade dress, and copyright law, including IP clearance, prosecution, licensing, and enforcement. Seth also has extensive experience litigating in federal and state courts and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Seth received his JD in 2004 from Columbia Law School.

Released Jul 01, 2011 - David C. Hilliard wrote The Art of Mediation: The Terra Museum War, which was published in the July/August 2011 edition of the ABA Landslide Magazine

Released Jun 21, 2011 - Bradley L. Cohn has been appointed Chair of the Chicago Bar Association's Professional Responsibility Committee for the 2011-2012 year.

Released Jun 13, 2011 - Ashly A. Iacullo has been appointed Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee for the Chicago Bar Association for the 2011-2012 year.

Released Apr 26, 2011 - Phillip Barengolts was quoted in the article "MGA Beats Mattel in Bitter Doll Dispute" in Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.

Released Apr 21, 2011 - Phillip Barengolts co-authored a book entitled "Trademark and Copyright Litigation, Volume I: Cease and Desist Demands Through Electronic Discovery," which was published by Oxford University Press.