Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was listed as counsel for Kimberly-Clark in an article, "T.P. Wars: Georgia-Pacific Files Another Trademark Infringement Suit Against Toilet Paper Rival Kimberly-Clark," which appeared in "The AmLaw Daily" section of the November 16, 2009 edition of Law.com.

Thirty-seven attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed in the September 22, 2009 edition of Lawfuel.com. Brinks attorneys named Leading Lawyers in Illinois for 2009 by the Leading Lawyers Network® include: Meredith Martin Addy, Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, John C. Freeman, Ralph J. Gabric, Kent E. Genin, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, Jeffery A. Handelman, Christopher A. Harkins, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Harold V. Johnson, Philip A. Jones, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Richard G. Lione, John K. Lucas, Laura Beth Miller, Michael E. Milz, James P. Naughton, Marc V. Richards, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz, Gustavo Siller, Jr., Scott J. Slavick, James R. Sobieraj, Mary M. Squyres and Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione attorneys Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D., Christian B.E. Hines, Carolyn M. Rowe, Jeremy S. Snodgrass, Tiffany D. Walker and Tyler W. Webb were mentioned in the "In the News" section of the September 18, 2009 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (print and Web editions) as recently joining the firm as new associates.

Attorneys Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D., Christian B.E. Hines, Carolyn M. Rowe, Jeremy S. Snodgrass, Tiffany D. Walker and Tyler W. Webb were mentioned in the September 17, 2009 edition of IPFrontline.com as joining the firm's Chicago, IL, office as new associates.

Attorneys Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D., Christian B.E. Hines, Carolyn M. Rowe, Jeremy S. Snodgrass, Tiffany D. Walker and Tyler W. Webb, all new associates, were mentioned in the September 17, 2009 edition of LawFuel.com as recently joining the firm's Chicago, IL office.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in an article titled "Brinks Hosts 2nd Annual Just the Beginning Foundation's 2009 Summer Legal Institute" which appeared in the September 8, 2009 edition of MCCA.org (Minority Corporate Counsel Association), regarding the firm's participation in the 2nd annual Just the Beginning Foundation's 2009 Summer Legal Institute. This year, Brinks was pleased to team with firm client, Accenture, in sponsoring the event. More than 60 Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors attended a luncheon and panel discussion at Brinks' Chicago office on intellectual property law basics, memorable cases and projects that make the practice of law rewarding. The Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting students of color and, through its Summer Legal Institute, offers a series of programs aimed at keeping underrepresented students of all ages on a path towards a legal career.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media nationwide and on some international Web sites, including media covering corporate social responsibility initiatives, diversity and the African-American press, on August 31, 2009, regarding the firm's participation in the 2nd annual Just the Beginning Foundation's 2009 Summer Legal Institute. This year Brinks was pleased to team with firm client, Accenture, in sponsoring the event. More than 60 Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors attended a luncheon and panel discussion at Brinks' Chicago office listening to intellectual property law basics, memorable cases and projects that make the practice of law rewarding. The Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting students of color and, through its Summer Legal Institute, offers a series of programs aimed at keeping underrepresented students of all ages on a path towards a legal career. 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Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in an article titled "Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Hosts 2nd Annual 2009 Summer Legal Institute" which appeared in the August 31, 2009 edition of IPFrontline.com regarding the firm's participation in the Just the Beginning Foundation's 2009 Summer Legal Institute. This year, Brinks was pleased to team with firm client, Accenture, in sponsoring the event. More than 60 Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors attended a luncheon and panel discussion at Brinks' Chicago office on intellectual property law basics, memorable cases and projects that make the practice of law rewarding. The Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting students of color and, through its Summer Legal Institute, offers a series of programs aimed at keeping underrepresented students of all ages on a path towards a legal career.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was included in the "2009 Practice Group Survey" in the August 18, 2009 edition of ChicagoLawyer.com. It was noted that Brinks biotechnology and pharmaceutical and chemical groups saw the biggest increase in the number of lawyers and that litigation was the fastest-growing area for gross revenue. The following Brinks attorneys were mentioned as the chairs of their respective practice groups: Timothy Q. Delaney, Patent Litigation; David S. Fleming, Trademark Litigation; G. Peter Nichols, U.S. Patent Prosecution; Philip A. Jones, U.S. Trademark Prosecution; K. Shannon Mrksich, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals; Thomas J. Filarski, Chemical; and Lawrence G. Almeda, Nanotechnology.

Tiffany D. Walker, an incoming first year-associate with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the August 17, 2009 edition of Entrepreneur.com. Ms. Walker was a recent recipient of the Black Women Lawyer's Association of Greater Chicago's 2009 Mercedes Anita Lang Scholarship for her essay on President Obama's outsourcing policies.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was included in the "2009 Practice Group Survey" in the August 2009 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. It was noted that Brinks biotechnology and pharmaceutical and chemical groups saw the biggest increase in the number of lawyers and that litigation was the fastest-growing area for gross revenue. The following Brinks attorneys were mentioned as the chairs of their practice groups: Timothy Q. Delaney, Patent Litigation; David S. Fleming, Trademark Litigation; G. Peter Nichols, U.S. Patent Prosecution; Philip A. Jones, U.S. Trademark Prosecution; K. Shannon Mrksich, Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals; Thomas J. Filarski, Chemical; Lawrence G. Almeda, Nanotechnology.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Litigation Practice Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article titled "Bizarro Blockbusters: Asylum Crafts an Alternative World of Summer Releases" which appeared in various media on July 22, 2009. In the article, Mr. Fleming discussed trademark and copyright issues relating to "mockbuster" films. Media coverage included: BellinghamHerald.com (Bellingham, WA); HeraldOnline.com (Rock Hill, SC); Lexington Herald-Leader (online, Lexington, KY); MercedSunStar.com (Merced, CA); ModestoBee.com (Modesto, CA); Raleigh News Observer (online, Raleigh, NC); SacramentoBee.com (Sacramento, CA).

Tiffany D. Walker, an incoming first year-associate with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the July 17, 2009 edition of Crain's Chicago Business (online). Ms. Walker was a recent recipient of the Black Women Lawyer's Association of Greater Chicago's (BWLA) 2009 Mercedes Anita Lang Scholarship for her essay on President Obama's outsourcing policies.

Tiffany D. Walker, an incoming first year-associate with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in various media on July 16, 2009. Ms. Walker was a recent recipient of the Black Women Lawyer's Association of Greater Chicago's (BWLA) 2009 Mercedes Anita Lang Scholarship for her essay on President Obama's outsourcing policies. 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Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the July 13, 2009 edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as being a sponsor of the Chicago Bar Foundation's 11th Annual Pro Bono and Public Service Awards Luncheon on July 28, 2009. The event will be held at The Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, IL.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the following print media on July 2, 2009 regarding the firm's 2009 Chambers USA rankings. For the seventh consecutive year, Brinks has ranked in the top tier for Intellectual Property law in Illinois and among the top IP firms in the U.S. Additionally, seven Brinks attorneys were singled out as leading lawyers in their field: Meredith Martin Addy, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Laura Beth Miller and Gary M. Ropski. Media coverage included: Biotech Week; Biotech Business Week; Drug Week; Health & Medicine Week; Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week; Pharma Business Week.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Litigation Practice Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article titled "Bizarro Blockbusters: Asylum Crafts an Alternative World of Summer Releases" which appeared in various media on July 3, 2009. In the article, Mr. Fleming discussed trademark and copyright issues relating to "mockbuster" films. Media coverage included: CableTechnology.tmcnet.com; ChicagoTribune.com; EducationTechnologyNews.tmcnet.com; HealthcareTechnology.tmcnet.com; RBCDainRauscher.com; Robotics.tmcnet.com.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was listed in the "Did You Know..." section of the July 2, 2009 edition of The University of Akron School of Law - E-Letter. Mr. Gilson was listed as an emeritus member of the Akron Law Intellectual Property Council and part of the Best of the Best-Trademark: 2009 by the Legal Media Group.

Mary M. Squyres, chair of the International Trademark group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was featured in an article titled "Mary Squyres: Wordsmith Knows the Answer to 'What's In a Name?'" which appeared in the July 2009 edition of the Leading Lawyers Network Magazine - Women's Edition. In the article, Ms. Squyres discusses her path to becoming a lawyer as well as her career as a trademark attorney.

Meredith Martin Addy, chair of the Appellate Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was named one of the Top Ten Women Business Lawyers in Illinois for 2009 based on surveys conducted by Leading Lawyers Network. The 2009 list was published in the July 2009 edition of Leading Lawyers Network - Women's Edition. Ms. Addy, Laura Beth Miller, chair of the International Trade Commission Group, and Mary M. Squyres, chair of the International Trademark Group, were named among the Top 100 Women Lawyers in Illinois for 2009 by Leading Lawyers Network.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was listed as the #1 intellectual property law firm in Chicago and in the state of Illinois in the 2010 U.S. edition of Best Lawyers®. Brinks Ann Arbor, MI office was also ranked #1 for intellectual property law firms in Ann Arbor. Nineteen Brinks attorneys were recognized as leading lawyers in the field of intellectual property law. They are: Meredith Martin Addy, Allen R. Baum (Research Triangle Park, NC), Glen P. Belvis, Jack C. Berenzweig, Henry L. Brinks, Timothy Q. Delaney, Thomas J. Filarski, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Richard G. Lione, Laura Beth Miller, James P. Naughton, Steven L. Oberholtzer (Ann Arbor, MI), Gary M. Ropski, James R. Sobieraj, Eric J. Sosenko (Ann Arbor, MI) and Mary M. Squyres.

Attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed in the July/August 2009 issue of Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition, a publication of Law & Politics magazine. Brinks attorneys named "Illinois Super Lawyers" included: Meredith Martin Addy, Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Jeffery A. Handelman, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Laura Beth Miller, James P. Naughton, Janet A. Pioli, Gary M. Ropski, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj and Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Scott J. Slavick, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published an article titled "What to Consider in an International IP Purchase" which was featured in the July/August 2009 edition of Executive Counsel. Mr. Slavick discussed the steps a company should take before considering the purchase of intellectual property from a foreign country.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in CriminalLawyer.com and GlobalCopyright.com on June 22, 2009 regarding the 2009 Chambers USA rankings. For the seventh consecutive year, Brinks has ranked in the top tier for Intellectual Property law in Illinois and among the top IP law firms in the U.S. Additionally, seven Brinks attorneys were singled out as leading lawyers in their field. The Brinks attorneys include Meredith Martin Addy, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Laura Beth Miller and Gary M. Ropski.

Scott J. Slavick, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published an article titled "The Devil is in the Details: Suggestions for a Successful and Affordable International Branding Campaign" which appeared in the June 19, 2009 edition of the FentonReport.com, an online newsletter covering politics, economics, business topics and more. Mr. Slavick's article detailed best practices in filing international trademarks.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on June 16, 2009 regarding the 2009 Chambers USA rankings. For the seventh consecutive year, Brinks has ranked in the top tier for Intellectual Property law in Illinois and among the top IP firms in the U.S. Additionally, seven Brinks attorneys were singled out as leading lawyers in their field: Meredith Martin Addy, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Laura Beth Miller and Gary M. Ropski. Media coverage included: AlphaTradeFinance.com; AmericanChronicle.com; AOLMoneyNews.com; APAlert.com; ArizonaRepublic.com; AtlantaBusinessChronicle.com; AustinBusinessJournal.com; BaltimoreBusinessJournal.com; BirminghamBusinessJournal.com; Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal/Spain); BostonBusinessJournal.com; Breitbart.com; BusinessFirstofBuffalo.com; BusinessFirstofColumbus.com; BusinessFirstofLouisville.com; BusinessJournalofGreaterMilwaukee.com; BusinessJournalofPhoenix.com; BusinessJournaloftheGreaterTriadArea.com; BusinessReview.com (Albany, NY); CharlotteBusinessJournal.com; CincinnatiBusinessCourier.com; CloudComputerJournaling.com; CNNfn.com; CommonwealthBusinessMedia.com; CrainsChicagoBusiness.com; DallasBusinessJournal.com; DaytonBusinessJournal.com; DenverBusinessJournal.com; DigitalProducer.com; DownloadsPortal.com; EarthTimes.com; EastBayBusinessTimes.com; Examiner.com; Forbes.com; Hoovers.com; HoustonBusinessJournal.com; InterestAlert!.com; ITIndustryToday.com; JacksonvilleBusinessJournal.com; KansasCityBusinessJournal.com; LosAngelesBusiness.com; MarketWatch.com; MediaIndustryToday.com; MemphisBusinessJournal.com; Minneapolis/St. Paul BusinessJournal.com; MITechnews.com; NashvilleBusinessJournal.com; NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); NewMexicoBusinessWeekly.com; NewsBlaze.com; OrlandoBusinessJournal.com; PacificBusinessNews.com; Patents&TrademarksToday.com; PhiladelphiaBusinessJournal.com; PinhawkChicagoLawFirmNewzDigest.com; PittsburghBusinessTimes.com; PortlandBusinessJournal.com; PRNewswire.com (print and Web); PRNewswireSEO.com; PugetSoundBusinessJournal.com; RBCDainRauscher.com (financial news portal); Reuters.com; SacramentoBusinessJournal.com; San AntonioBusinessJournal.com; SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com; SanJoseBusinessJournal.com; SouthFloridaBusinessJournal.com; St.LouisBusinessJournal.com; SunHerald.com (Biloxi, MS); SYS-CONMedia.com; TampaBayBusinessJournal.com; TechnologyToday.com; TecTrends.com; TickerTechnologies.com; TriangleBusinessJournal.com; WashingtonBusinessJournal.com; WichitaBusinessJournal.com; Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!FinanceCanada.com; Yahoo!UK&Ireland.com.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the "Trademark Law Movers & Shakers" section of the May 21, 2009 edition of LexisNexis.com. Mr. Gilson was mentioned as an attendee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting that was held in Seattle, WA from May 16-20, 2009. At the meeting, Mr. Gilson signed and distributed copies of a new work he authored specifically for the INTA Annual Meeting titled Handling Trademark Problems Posed by Fan-Created Content.

Mary M. Squyres, chair of the International Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was featured in the "Member Spotlight" section of the May 15, 2009 edition of the INTA Bulletin, an e-newsletter published by the International Trademark Association. Ms. Squyres discussed her career at Brinks, her favorite trademark and what she feels is the most important issue in trademark law today.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Litigation Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, wrote an article titled "La Cafetière Can Continue Selling its Coffee Makers, Says Court" which was featured in the May 5, 2009 edition of the World Trademark Review Daily (online). In the article, Mr. Fleming discussed the case of Bodum USA Inc. v. La Cafetière Inc. Bodum USA Inc. sued La Cafetière for trade dress infringement on a French press coffee maker. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted La Cafetière's request for a summary judgment.

Jeffery A. Handelman, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the "Topics" section of the May 2009 edition of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Mr. Handelman was listed as a speaker for the upcoming conference "Understanding Copyright & Trademark Law 2009", sponsored by the Practising Law Institute. The conference will take place June 11-12, 2009 in Chicago, IL.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has been recognized in the May 2009 edition of Intellectual Property Today magazine as one of the top 100 trademark practices among all law firms in the U.S., both specialty and general law firms having a trademark practice, for 2008. Brinks ranked # 81 out of 278 law firms and individuals surveyed nationally.

Jeffery A. Handelman, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article titled "McDonald's Loses Trademark Battle in Malaysia" which appeared in various media on April 30, 2009. Mr. Handelman commented on the recent trademark infringement case in which McDonald's Corp. alleged that an Indian restaurant located in Malaysia named McCurry infringed the McDonald's trademarked name. Media coverage included: Chicago Tribune (print and Web); PoliticalWatchMalaysia.blogspot.com; RBCDainRauscher.com (financial news portal).

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on April 17, 2009 as being named by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine as the top law firm in the category "Trademark Litigation (Contentious) - Midwest". Brinks was recognized at MIP's North American IP Awards ceremony which took place on March 26, 2009 in Washington D.C. Media coverage included: Biotech Business Week; Biotech Week; Pharma Business Week; Reuters.com.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published a guest article titled "A Closer Look at Rescuecom v. Google" which appeared in the April 8, 2009 edition of Law360.com. The article was a follow-up to his April 2, 2009 Law360.com article "Rescuecom and Keyword Advertising". In his April 8, 2009 article, Mr. Fleming analyzed the April 3, 2009 decision in Rescuecom v. Google by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published a guest article titled "Rescuecom and Keyword Advertising" in the April 2, 2009 edition of Law360.com. The article discussed the issue of keyword advertising used with search results on Internet search engines in the case of Rescuecom v. Google.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on April 1, 2009 regarding the firm being named as the top law firm in the category "Trademark Litigation (Contentious) - Midwest" by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. The award was announced at MIP's North American IP Awards ceremony which took place on March 26, 2009 in Washington D.C. Media coverage included: AP-Alert Business(online); ArizonaRepublic.com; AtlantaBusinessChronicle.com; AustinBusinessJournal.com; BaltimoreBusinessJournal.com; BetterEditor.org; BirminghamBusinessJournal.com; Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal/Spain); BostonBusinessJournal.com; Breitbart.com; BusinessFirstofBuffalo.com; BusinessFirstofColumbus.com; BusinessFirstofLouisville.com; BusinessJournalofGreaterMilwaukee.com; BusinessJournalofPhoenix.com; BusinessJournaloftheGreaterTriadArea.com(NC); BusinessReview.com (Albany, NY); CharlotteBusinessJournal.com; Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; CincinnatiBusinessCourier.com; CrainsChicagoBusiness.com; DallasBusinessJournal.com; DaytonBusinessJournal.com; DenverBusinessJournal.com; DownloadsPortal.com; EarthTimes.com; EastBayBusinessTimes.com; Entrepreneur.com; FortWayneNewsSentinel.com; HoustonBusinessJournal.com; Interest!Alert.com; ITIndustryToday.com; JacksonvilleBusinessJournal.com; KansasCityBusinessJournal.com; Linux.com; LosAngelesBusiness.com; MediaIndustryToday.com; MemphisBusinessJournal.com; Minneapolis/StPaulBusinessJournal.com; MITechnews.com; NanotechCafe.com; NashvilleBusinessJournal.com; NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); NewMexicoBusinessWeekly.com; OrlandoBusinessJournal.com; PacificBusinessNews.com; Patents & Trademarks Today (online); PhiladelphiaBusinessJournal.com; PittsburghBusinessTimes.com; PortlandBusinessJournal.com; PRNewswire.com (print and Web); PugetSoundBusinessJournal.com; RBCDainRauscher.com (financial news portal); Reuters.com; SacramentoBusinessJournal.com; SanAntonioBusinessJournal.com; SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com; SanJoseBusinessJournal.com; Soapdom.com; SouthFloridaBusinessJournal.com; St.LouisBusinessJournal.com; SYS-CONAustralia.com; SYS-CONCanada.com; SYS-CONIndia.com; SYS-CON US.com; TampaBayBusinessJournal.com; TechnologyToday.com; TecTrends.com; TriangleBusinessJournal.com; WashingtonBusinessJournal.com; WebsiteGear.com; WichitaBusinessJournal.com; Yahoo!.com; Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!Canada.com; Yahoo!UKandIreland.com.

Scott J. Slavick, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was featured in a podcast titled "Is Issuing IP Bonds a Good Move for Your Company" which was featured in the March 31, 2009 edition of MITechNews.com. In the podcast, Mr. Slavick discussed the financial benefits a company can receive by issuing intellectual property bonds.

Scott J. Slavick, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published an article titled "What to Do When Considering an International Intellectual Property Purchase" which was featured in the March 2, 2009 edition of Directors & Boards - March 2009 e-Briefing. The article discussed actions that businesses should take when they consider purchasing any kind of intellectual property.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "Around the Water Cooler" blog of the February 27, 2009 edition of ChicagoLawyerMagazine.com regarding Brinks' recent victory on behalf of the City of Chicago in Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago. Brinks was successful in obtaining a summary judgment for the City of Chicago in a trademark infringement case regarding the use of the Graffiti Blasters name, the City's free graffiti removal service for private-property owners. Brinks attorneys representing the City of Chicago were Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Joshua S. Frick.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "In the News" section of the February 26, 2009 edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regarding Brinks' recent victory on behalf of the City of Chicago in Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago, in a trademark infringement case involving the City's Graffiti Blasters program. Brinks attorneys representing the City of Chicago were Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Joshua S. Frick.

David S. Fleming and Howard S. Michael, shareholders at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned in the February 19, 2009 edition of BNA - Electronic Commerce & Law Report (online) as attorneys representing Yahoo! Inc. in a trademark infringement case.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "Intellectual Property News" section of the February 18, 2009 edition of IPToday.com regarding Brinks' recent victory on behalf of the City of Chicago in Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago. Brinks attorneys representing the City of Chicago were Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Joshua S. Frick.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "In the Courts" section of the February 17, 2009 edition of ipFrontline.com regarding Brinks' recent victory on behalf of the City of Chicago in Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago. Brinks was successful in obtaining a summary judgment for the City of Chicago in the trademark infringement case regarding the use of the Graffiti Blasters name, the City's free graffiti removal service for private-property owners. Brinks attorneys representing the City of Chicago were Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Joshua S. Frick.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on February 12, 2009 regarding Brinks' recent victory on behalf of the City of Chicago in Rudolfo Garcia v. City of Chicago. Brinks was successful in obtaining a summary judgment for the City of Chicago in the trademark infringement case regarding the use of the Graffiti Blasters name, the City's free graffiti removal service for private-property owners. Brinks attorneys representing the City of Chicago were Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Joshua S. Frick. Media coverage included: 4GWirelessEvolution.com; AlphaTradeFinance.com; Arizona Republic (online); AtlantaBusinessChronicle.com; AustinBusinessJournal.com; BaltimoreBusinessJournal.com; BirminghamBusinessJournal.com; Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal); BostonBusinessJournal.com; Breitbart.com; BusinessFirstofBuffalo.com; BusinessFirstofColumbus.com; BusinessFirstofLouisville.com; BusinessJournalofGreaterMilwaukee.com; BusinessJournalofPhoenix.com; BusinessJournaloftheGreaterTriadArea.com (NC); BusinessReview.com (Albany, NY); CharlotteBusinessJournal.com; CincinnatiBusinessCourier.com; Crain's Chicago Business (online); DallasBusinessJournal.com; DaytonBusinessJournal.com; DenverBusinessJournal.com; DownloadsPortal.com; EarthTimes.com; EastBayBusinessTimes.com; EnterpriseOpenSourceMagazine.com; Entrepreneur.com; Examiner.com (Minn, MN); Forbes.com; FortWayneNewsSentinel.com; GlobeInvestorToday.com (Toronto Globe and Mail); HoustonBusinessJournal.com; HoustonChronicle.com; HumanRightsToday.com; Individual.com; InsuranceNewsNet.com; Investors.com; IPCommunications.com; JacksonvilleBusinessJournal.com; KansasCityBusinessJournal.com; LawFuel.com; Linux.com; LosAngelesBusiness.com; LosAngelesTimes.com; MarketWatch.com; MemphisBusinessJournal.com; Minneapolis/StPaulBusinessJournal.com; MITechnews.com; NanotechCafe.com; NashvilleBusinessJournal.com; NewMexicoBusinessWeekly.com; NewsBlaze.com; OrlandoBusinessJournal.com; PacificBusinessNews.com; Patents & Trademarks Today (online); PhiladelphiaBusinessJournal.com; PinHawkChicagoLawFirmNewzDigest.com; PittsburghBusinessTimes.com; PortlandBusinessJournal.com; PRNewswire.com (print and Web); PugetSoundBusinessJournal.com; RBCDainRauscher.com (financial news portal); Reuters.com; SacramentoBusinessJournal.com; SanAntonioBusinessJournal.com; SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com; SanJoseBusinessJournal.com; SouthFloridaBusinessJournal.com; St.LouisBusinessJournal.com; StreetInsider.com; SunHerald.com (Biloxi, MS); SYS-CONAustralia.com; SYS-CONBelgium.com; SYS-CONCanada.com; SYS-CON India.com; SYS-CONUK.com; SYS-CON US.com; TampaBayBusinessJournal.com; TorontoGlobeandMail.com; TriangleBusinessJournal.com; TMCNet.com; WashingtonBusinessJournal.com; WichitaBusinessJournal.com; WR Hambrecht & Co. (online investment Web site); Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!FinanceCanada.com; Yahoo!UKandIreland.com.

Attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed in the February 2009 issue of Illinois Super Lawyers, a publication of Law & Politics magazine. Meredith Martin Addy and Laura Beth Miller were named as two of the "Top 50 Female Illinois Super Lawyers." Ms. Addy was also one of the "Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers" across all practice areas along with Brinks attorneys Richard A. Kaplan, Brinks president Gary M. Ropski and James R. Sobieraj. Other Brinks attorneys named Illinois Super Lawyers included: Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Jeffery A. Handelman, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Bradley G. Lane, James P. Naughton, Janet A. Pioli, Gustavo Siller, Jr. and Dominic P. Zanfardino. The following Brinks attorneys were named Illinois Rising Stars, attorneys who are under the age of 40 or who have practiced less than ten years: David H. Bluestone, Scott W. Brim, Christopher M. Dolan, Andrea L. Evensen, Stephanie J. Felicetty, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Joseph F. Hetz, Charles M. McMahon, A. John Murray, Jeffry M. Nichols, Kevin J. Patariu, Mark H. Remus, Heather N. Schafer, Scott J. Slavick and Mircea A. Tipescu.

Attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed in the February 2009 issue of Chicago Magazine, in a special section featuring the 2009 "Illinois Super Lawyers." Law & Politics magazine surveys lawyers from Illinois to identify the "Illinois Super Lawyers" across all practice areas. Meredith Martin Addy and Laura Beth Miller were named as two of the "Top 50 Female Illinois Super Lawyers." Ms. Addy was also one of the "Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers" across all practice areas along with Brinks attorneys Richard A. Kaplan and James R. Sobieraj and Brinks president Gary M. Ropski. Additional Brinks attorneys named Illinois Super Lawyers include: Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Jeffery A. Handelman, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Bradley G. Lane, James P. Naughton, Janet A. Pioli, Gustavo Siller, Jr. and Dominic P. Zanfardino. Brinks attorneys who were named Illinois Rising Stars, defined as attorneys who are under the age of 40 or who have practiced less than ten years, are: David H. Bluestone, Scott W. Brim, Christopher M. Dolan, Andrea L. Evensen, Stephanie J. Felicetty, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Joseph F. Hetz, Charles M. McMahon, A. John Murray, Jeffry M. Nichols, Kevin J. Patariu, Mark H. Remus, Heather N. Schafer, Scott J. Slavick and Mircea A. Tipescu.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "In the News" section of the January 12, 2009 edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regarding the announcement of the firm's newly-elected Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2009. The 2009 Board of Directors are: Meredith Martin Addy, Harold V. Johnson, Richard A. Kaplan, Robert S. Mallin, Charles M. McMahon, Brinks president Gary M. Ropski and Andrew D. Stover. The 2009 Executive Committee includes Ms. Addy, Mr. McMahon and Mr. Ropski.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on January 6, 2009 regarding the announcement of the firm's newly-elected Board of Directors and Executive Committee for 2009. The 2009 Board of Directors are: Meredith Martin Addy, Harold V. Johnson, Richard A. Kaplan, Robert S. Mallin, Charles M. McMahon, Brinks president Gary M. Ropski and Andrew D. Stover. The 2009 Executive Committee includes Ms. Addy, Mr. McMahon and Mr. Ropski. Media coverage included: 4GWirelessEvolution.com; About.com; AEAnet.org; AlphaTradeFinance.com; AP-Alert.com; Arizona Republic (online); AtlantaBusinessChronicle.com; AustinBusinessJournal.com; BaltimoreBusinessJournal.com; BetaNews.com; BirminghamBusinessJournal.com; Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal); Boston BusinessJournal.com; Breitbart.com; BusinessFirstofBuffalo.com; BusinessFirstofColumbus.com; BusinessFirstofLouisville.com; BusinessJournalofGreaterMilwaukee.com; BusinessJournalofPhoenix.com; BusinessJournaloftheGreaterTriadArea.com; BusinessReview.com (Albany, NY); Centre for Energy Information (online); Charged.co.za (South African News Portal); CharlotteBusinessJournal.com; CincinnatiBusinessCourier.com; Crain's Chicago Business (online); DallasBusinessJournal.com; DaytonBusinessJournal.com; DenverBusinessJournal.com; DigitalProducer.com; DownloadsPortal.com; EarthTimes.com; EastBayBusinessTimes.com; Enterprise Open Source Magazine (online); Examiner.com; Finance and Commerce (online); FindLawLegalNews.com; Forbes.com; FortWayneNewsSentinel.com; GlobeInvestorToday.com (Toronto Globe and Mail); HollywoodReporter.com; HoustonBusinessJournal.com; HoustonChronicle.com; InboxRobot.com; Interest!ALERT.com; IP Communications (online); International Business Times (online); ITIndustryToday.com; JacksonvilleBusinessJournal.com; KALB.com (Alexandria, LA); Kansas City Business Journal (online); Lake County Record-Bee (online); Linux.com; LosAngelesBusiness.com; Los Angeles Times (online); MarketWatch.com; MemphisBusinessJournal.com; Miami Today News (online); Minneapolis/St. Paul BusinessJournal.com; MITechnews.com; MojaveStateBank.com; MSNMoneyCentral.com; NanotechCafe.com; NashvilleBusinessJournal.com; NewMexicoBusinessWeekly.com; NewsBlaze.com; Olympian.com; OrlandoBusinessJournal.com; PacificBusinessNews.com; Patents & Trademarks Today (online); PhiladelphiaBusinessJournal.com; Pierce Commercial Bank (online); PinHawkChicagoLawFirmNewzDigest.com; PittsburghBusinessTimes.com; PortlandBusinessJournal.com; PRNewswire.com (print and Web); PRNewswireSEO.com; PugetSoundBusinessJournal.com; Quote.com; RBCDainRauscher.com (news portal); RedOrbit.com; Reuters.com; SacramentoBusinessJournal.com; San AntonioBusinessJournal.com; SanFranciscoBusinessTimes.com; SanJoseBusinessJournal.com; Santa Cruz Sentinel (online); SouthFloridaBusinessJournal.com; St.LouisBusinessJournal.com; StreetInsider.com; SYS-CONAustralia.com; SYS-CONBelgium.com; SYS-CONCanada.com; SYS-CON India.com; SYS-CONUK.com; SYS-CON US.com; TampaBayBusinessJournal.com; TechnologyToday.com; TecTrends.com; TriangleBusinessJournal.com; TMCNet.com; WashingtonBusinessJournal.com; WCMH.com (Columbus, OH); WFAA.com (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX); WichitaBusinessJournal.com; Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!FinanceCanada.com; Yahoo!UKandIreland.com.

Brinks president Gary M. Ropski and Brinks shareholders Jerome Gilson and Jack C. Berenzweig were listed in the 2009 edition of Who's Who Legal - Trademarks 2009 as three of the top trademark practitioners in the world based on research conducted by Who's Who Legal. Additionally, Mr. Gilson was listed among the top 20 "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" in trademark law. Who's Who Legal is published in the United Kingdom and lists lawyers from all over the world who specialize in a range of practice areas.

Thirty-seven attorneys from Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were listed in the January 2009 edition of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine - Business Edition, a publication of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Brinks president Gary M. Ropski was named #6 among the Top Ten Business Litigators in Illinois and among the Top Ten Business Lawyers in Illinois for 2009. Additionally, Meredith Martin Addy, chair of the Appellate Group at Brinks, was named one of the Top 50 Women Business Lawyers in Illinois and name partners, Roy E. Hofer and Jerome Gilson, were named in the Top 100 Business Lawyers in Illinois along with Mr. Ropski. Brinks attorneys named Leading Lawyers in Illinois for 2009 include: Meredith Martin Addy, Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, John C. Freeman, Ralph J. Gabric, John T. Gabrielides, Kent E. Genin, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, Jeffery A. Handelman, Christopher A. Harkins, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Harold V. Johnson, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Richard G. Lione, John K. Lucas, Laura Beth Miller, Michael E. Milz, James P. Naughton, G. Peter Nichols, Marc V. Richards, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj, Mary M. Squyres and Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, and Anne Gilson LaLonde have published an article titled "The Zombie Trademark: A Windfall and a Pitfall" which appeared in the January 2009 issue of LexisNexis - Expert Commentaries. The article discussed businesses resurrecting old trademarks to enhance the public image of new trademarks.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was listed in the 2009 edition of the Minority Law Journal - 2009 National Directory of Minority Attorneys. Brinks attorneys listed included Lawrence Almeda, Kelly Burris, Thomas Burton, Michael Chu, Rochelle Claerbaut, Nilay Dilal, Yuezhong Feng, Cynthia Homan, Tadashi Horie, Edward Machado, Manish Mehta, Rashad Morgan, Abhishek Rastogi, Yuanlin Shen, Miyoung Shin, Gustavo Siller Jr., Christopher Sukhaphadhana, Robert Summers, Hermine Valizadeh, Richard Watkins, Anthony Wen and Nicholas de la Torre.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the December 28, 2008 edition of BusinessWeek.com regarding 11 new associates who joined the firm. The new associates are: Albert A. Abbou, Robyn M. Bowland, Jacob Cheung-Ka Ong, Ryan M. Gleitz, Jung-Whan Kim, Patricia Leahu, Abby L. Lemek, Aaron A. Mitchell, E. Brandon Nykiel, Joseph M. Pletcher, Ph.D. and Virginia Wolk.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article titled "On the Docket: IP Cases to Follow in 2009" in the December 19, 2008 edition of Law360.com. Mr. Fleming commented on the case Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc. as an important case to watch in 2009.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, and Anne Gilson LaLonde have published an article titled "The Zombie Trademark: A Windfall and a Pitfall" which appeared on the December 15, 2008 issue of The TTA Blog, the online blog for the International Trademark Association. The article discussed businesses that resurrect old trademarks to enhance the public image of new trademarks.

Brinks attorneys Robyn M. Bowland, Ryan M. Gleitz, Jung-Whan Kim, Abby L. Lemek, Aaron A. Mitchell, E. Brandon Nykiel, Joseph M. Pletcher, Ph.D., Virginia Wolk and Maha Khan, Business Development employee, were all listed in the "New Lawyers Section" of the December 15, 2008 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as recently being sworn in to the Illinois State Bar as new attorneys in the State of Illinois.

David Fleming, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, has contributed an article titled "Keyword Advertising Remains Unsettled" to the November/December 2008 edition of Landslide, a publication of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Fleming's article discussed misleading keyword advertising on the results page of Internet search engines which can be construed as trademark infringement.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the November/December 2008 issue of Executive Counsel magazine. The firm was ranked as a leading intellectual property law firm in the United States.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, and Anne Gilson LaLonde have published an article titled "The Zombie Trademark: A Windfall and a Pitfall" which appeared in the November/December 2008 issue of The Trademark Reporter. The article discussed businesses resurrecting old trademarks to enhance the public image of new trademarks.

Scott Slavick, a shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, wrote an article titled "Using IP to Make Your Company an Attractive Acquisition Target" for the Autumn 2008 issue of Boardroom Briefing, a publication of Directors & Boards magazine. Mr. Slavick's article discussed why companies should realize the importance of their intellectual property and how to go about protecting and properly utilizing intellectual property.

Jerome Gilson, a name shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the Fall 2008 issue of the alumni publication, Northwestern Law - Envision, regarding the Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. Mr. Gilson was presented the award at a ceremony on April 3, 2008 in Washington D.C. MIP, published in the United Kingdom, is a premier publication for intellectual property owners.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "In the News" section of the September 18, 2008 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regarding nine new associates who recently joined the firm's Chicago, IL office. The new associates are: Robyn M. Bowland, Ryan M. Gleitz, Jung-Whan Kim, Patricia Leahu, Abby L. Lemek, Aaron A. Mitchell, E. Brandon Nykiel, Joseph M. Pletcher, Ph.D. and Virginia Wolk.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "National Law Journal's Client List - Who Represents Corporate America" section of the September 15, 2008 edition of the National Law Journal. Brinks was noted as outside counsel for General Electric Co., AT&T Inc., Cardinal Health Inc., Sears Holding Corp. and Motorola Inc.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in numerous media on September 8, 2008 regarding 11 new associates who recently joined the firm. The new associates are: Albert A. Abbou, Robyn M. Bowland, Jacob Cheung-Ka Ong, Ryan M. Gleitz, Jung-Whan Kim, Patricia Leahu, Abby L. Lemek, Aaron A. Mitchell, E. Brandon Nykiel, Joseph M. Pletcher, Ph.D. and Virginia Wolk. The media coverage included: AlphaTradeFinance.com, AOL Money News (online); Austin Business Journal (online); Baltimore Business Journal (online); Birmingham Business Journal (online); Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal); Boston Business Journal (online); Breitbart.com; Business First of Buffalo (online); Business First of Columbus (online); Business First of Louisville (online); Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee (online); Business Journal of Phoenix (online); Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (online); BusinessLeaderRaleighDurham.com; Business Review.com (Albany, NY); Charlotte Business Journal (online); Cincinnati Business Courier (online); Business Journal (online); Dallas Morning News (online); Dayton Business Journal (online); EarthTimes.com; East Bay Business Times (online); Examiner.com; Forbes.com; Fort Wayne News Sentinel (online); Houston Chronicle (online); Jacksonville Business Journal (online); Kansas City Business Journal (online); Los Angeles Business (online); MITechNews.com; Marketwatch.com; Memphis Business Journal (online); Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (online); NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); Nashville Business Journal (online); New Mexico Business Weekly (online); NewsBlaze.com; Pacific Business News (online); Pittsburgh Business Times (online); Portland Business Journal (online); PRNewswire.com (print and Web); Puget Sound Business Journal (online); RBCDainRauscher.com (financial news portal); RCRWirelessNews.com; Reuters.com; Sacramento Business Journal (online); San Antonio Business Journal (online); San Francisco Business Times (online); San Jose Business Journal (online); South Florida Business Journal (online); St. Louis Business Journal (online); SYS-CON India (online); SYS-CON US (online); Tampa Bay Business Journal (online); Washington Business Journal (online); Wichita Business Journal (online); Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!FinanceCanada.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.com.

David Fleming, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, published an article titled "Win Some, Lose Some" in the September/October 2008 issue of World Trademark Review. Mr. Fleming discussed a recent ruling in the trademark infringement case Tiffany Inc. v. eBay Inc. Tiffany Inc. argued that eBay Inc. was responsible for counterfeit items sold on their web site. The court, however, ruled in favor of eBay.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was featured in the "2008 Practice Group Survey" in the August 2008 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. It was noted that Brinks' electrical and computer group saw the biggest increase in the number of lawyers and that patent prosecution was the fastest-growing area for gross revenue. The following Brinks' attorneys were mentioned as the chairs of their respective practice groups: Intellectual Property Litigation, Timothy Q. Delaney and Jeffery A. Handelman; Patent and Trademark Prosecution, Kent E. Genin and Scott J. Slavick; Copyright, William H. Frankel; Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals, Jeffery M. Duncan and K. Shannon Mrksich; Anti-counterfeiting, John T. Gabrielides.

Mary M. Squyres, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the August 2008 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Ms. Squyres was listed as a Peer-Reviewed, Top Lawyer in Illinois in Corporate Law by the Leading Lawyers Network.

Twenty-four Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione attorneys were mentioned in the August 2008 issue of Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition magazine. Listed under the category of Intellectual Property attorneys are Brinks attorneys Jack C. Berenzweig, Jeffery M. Duncan, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, and James P. Naughton. Listed under the category of Intellectual Property Litigation are Brinks attorneys Meredith Martin Addy, Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, Ralph J. Gabric, Jeffery A. Handelman, Jerold A. Jacover, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Laura Beth Miller, Gary M. Ropski, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj and Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione shareholders Gary Ropski and Nick de la Torre and attorneys Julie Leichtman, Michelle Miller were mentioned and attorney Rashad Morgan was quoted in an article entitled "Around the water cooler: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione sponsors legal institute" which appeared in the July 30, 2008 edition of ChicagoLawyer.com. The Brinks attorneys participated in a panel discussion with Chicago-area high school students from the Just the Beginning Foundation, a non-profit organization that introduces to careers in the legal industry.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media, including media covering corporate social responsibility initiatives and the topic of diversity, on July 2, 2008 regarding its participation in the Just the Beginning Foundation's 2008 Summer Legal Institute. The firm hosted more than forty Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors for a luncheon and panel discussion at its Chicago office. The Foundation offers a series of pipeline programs aimed at keeping underrepresented students of all ages on a path towards a legal career. The Summer Legal Institute introduces students to the legal profession and careers in law. Media Coverage Included: Dallas Morning News (online); Houston Chronicle (online); Interest! Alert.com.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media, including media covering corporate social responsibility initiatives and the topic of diversity, on July 2, 2008 regarding its participation in the Just the Beginning Foundation's 2008 Summer Legal Institute. The firm hosted more than forty Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors for a luncheon and panel discussion at its Chicago office. The Foundation offers a series of pipeline programs aimed at keeping underrepresented students of all ages on a path towards a legal career. The Summer Legal Institute introduces students to the legal profession and careers in law. 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Jerome Gilson, a senior partner with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was pictured in the July/August 2008 edition of the World Trademark Review presenting the International Trademark Association's (INTA) "Lifetime Achievement" award to Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, trademark counsel at ExxonMobil and 2007 INTA president, at the 2008 INTA Annual Conference in Berlin, Germany.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on June 28, 2008 regarding the 2008 Chambers USA rankings. For the sixth consecutive year, Brinks has ranked in the top tier for Intellectual Property law in Illinois. Additionally, seven Brinks attorneys were singled out as leading lawyers in their field. The Brinks attorneys include Meredith Martin Addy, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Roy E. Hofer, Jerold A. Jacover, Laura Beth Miller and Gary M. Ropski. Media coverage included: Atlanta Business Chronicle (online); Austin Business Journal (online); Baltimore Business Journal (online); BankerandTradesman.com; BiotechWeek.com; BiotechBusinessWeek.com; Birmingham Business Journal (online); Bolsamania.com (financial Web portal); Boston.com; Boston Business Journal (online); Breitbart.com; Business First of Buffalo (online); Business First of Columbus (online); Business First of Louisville (online); BusinessForSocialResponsibility.org; Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee (online); Business Journal of Phoenix (online); Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (online); Business Review (online, Albany, NY); Charlotte Business Journal (online); Cincinnati Business Courier (online); CrainsChicagoBusiness.com; Dallas Business Journal (online); Dayton Business Journal (online); Denver Business Journal (online); DownloadsPortal.com; EarthTimes.com; East Bay Business Times (online); Examiner.com; FinanceIndustryToday.com; Financials.com; Forbes.com; Fort Wayne News Sentinel (online); GlobeInvestor.com; Houston Business Journal (online); HumanRights.com; InstitutionalShareholderServices.com; iStockAnalyst.com; ITIndustryToday.com; InboxRobot.com; Investor Responsibility Research Center (online); Jacksonville Business Journal (online); KAIT8.com (Jonesboro, AR); Kansas City Business Journal (online); KFSM.com (Fort Smith, AR); KHNL.com (Honolulu, HA); KLFY.com (Acadiana, LA); KLKN.com (Lincoln, NE); KLTV.com (Jacksonville, FL); KOLD.com (Tucson, AZ); KOTA.com (Rapid City, SD); KPAX.com (Missoula, MT); KPLC.com (Lake Charles-Lafayette, LA); KPSP.com (Thousand Palms, CA); KRIS.com (Corpus Christi, TX); KRNV.com (Reno, NV); KRON.com (San Francisco, CA); KSLA.com (Shreveport, LA); KTRE.com (Lufkin, TX); KVBC.com (Las Vegas, NV); KVIA.com (El Paso, TX); KVOA.com (Tucson, AZ); KWQC.com (Quad Cities, IA); KWWL.com (Dubuque, IA); KXAN.com (Austin, TX); Lawfuel.com; Los Angeles Business (online); Los Angeles Times (online); MITechNews.com; Marketwatch.com; MediaBuddies.com; MediaIndustryToday.com; Memphis Business Journal (online); Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (online); Nashville Business Journal (online); NationalHispanicCorporateCouncil.com; New Mexico Business Weekly (online); NewsBlaze.com; OpenSRI.com; Orlando Business Journal (online); Pacific Business News (online); PharmaBusinessWeek.com; Philadelphia Business Journal (online); PinhawkChicagoLawFirmNewzDigest.com; Pittsburgh Business Times (online); Portland Business Journal (online); PRNewswire.com (print and Web); PRNewswireSEO.com; Puget Sound Business Journal (online); RBCDainRauscher.com (news portal); RCRWirelessNews.com; Sacramento Business Journal (online); San Antonio Business Journal (online); San Francisco Business Times (online); San Jose Business Journal (online); Shipping.com; South Florida Business Journal (online); SRIAsia.com; St. Louis Business Journal (online); State House News Services (online); StreetInsider.com; SunHerald.com; Tampa Bay Business Journal (online); TecTrends.com; TechnologyToday.com; TheSportsNetwork.com; Triangle Business Journal (online); USPoliticsToday.com; WAFB.com (Baton Rouge, LA); WAFF.com (Huntsville, AL); WALB.com (Albany, NY); Washington Business Journal (online); WAVE.com (Louisville, KY); WBAY.com (Green Bay, WS); WBOC.com (Salisbury, MY); WCAX.com (Burlington, VA); WDAM.com (Hattiesburg, MS); WDBJ.com (Roanoke, VA); WECT.com (Wilmington, NC); WFAA.com (Dallas/Forth Worth, TX); WFIE.com (Evansville, IN); WFLX.com (West Palm Beach, FL); WHBF.com (Rock Island, IL); WISHTV.com (Indianapolis, IN); WISTV.com (Columbia, SC); WIVB.com (Buffalo, NY); WLBT.com (Jackson, MS); WLEX.com (Lexington, KY); WLNS.com (Lansing, MI); WLOX.com (Biloxi, MS); WMCTV.com (Memphis, TN); WNEP.com (Moosic, PA); WOI.com (West Des Moines, IA); WOIO.com (Cleveland, OH); WOODTV.com (Grand Rapids, MI); WPRI.com (East Providence, RI); WQAD.com (Moline, IL); WRIC.com (Richmond, VA); WSFA.com; (Montgomery, AL); WTEN.com (Albany, NY); WTHR.com (Indianapolis, IN); WTKR.com (Norfolk, VA); WTNZ.com (Knoxville, TN); WTOC.com (Savannah, GA); WTOL.com (Toledo, OH); WTVM.com (Columbus, GA); WTVR.com (Richmond, VA); WXIX.com (Cincinnati, OH); Wichita Business Journal (online); Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo!FinanceCanada.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.com

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Jeffrey A. Handelman, a shareholder and chair of the Trademark Group and attorney Christopher A. Harkins, were mentioned in the June 2008 issue of ALA News and on June 24, 2008 in Reuters (online) as being winners of the prestigious 2008 Burton Awards. Mr. Handelman won in the category of Best Law Firm Compendium for his "Guide to TTAB Practice, Vol. 1 & 2." Mr. Harkins won an award for Excellence in Legal Writing for his article titled "Fending Off Paper Patents and Patent Trolls: A Novel 'Cold Fusion' Defense Because Changing Times Demand It." The Burton Awards were presented on June 16, 2008 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Burton Foundation is a non-profit academic group that awards excellence in legal writing.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Jeffrey A. Handelman, a shareholder and chair of the Trademark Group and attorney Christopher A. Harkins, were mentioned in various media on June 24, 2008 as being winners of prestigious 2008 Burton Awards. Mr. Handelman and Brinks won in the category of Best Law Firm Compendium for his "Guide to TTAB Practice, Vol. 1 & 2." Mr. Harkins won an award for Excellence in Legal Writing for his article titled "Fending Off Paper Patents and Patent Trolls: A Novel 'Cold Fusion' Defense Because Changing Times Demand It." The Burton Awards were presented on June 16, 2008 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Burton Foundation is a non-profit academic group that awards excellence in legal writing. Media included: Atlanta Business Chronicle (online); Austin Business Journal (online); Baltimore Business Journal (online); Banker and Tradesman.com; Biotech Week.com; Biotech Business Week.com; Birmingham Business Journal (online); Bolsamania.com (financial web portal); Boston.com; Boston Business Journal (online); Breitbart.com; Business First of Buffalo (online); Business First of Columbus (online); Business First of Louisville (online); Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee (online); Business Journal of Phoenix (online); Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (online); Business Review (online, Albany, NY); Charlotte Business Journal (online); Cincinnati Business Courier (online); Dallas Business Journal (online); Dayton Business Journal (online); Denver Business Journal (online); Downloads Portal.com; Earth Times.com; East Bay Business Times (online); Examiner.com; Finance Industry Today.com; Financials.com; Forbes.com; Fort Wayne News Sentinel (online); GlobeInvestor.com; Houston Business Journal (online); HumanRights.com; IT Industry Today.com; Inbox Robot.com; Jacksonville Business Journal (online); Kansas City Business Journal (online); Los Angeles Business (online); Los Angeles Times (online); MITechNews.com; Marketwatch.com; Media Industry Today.com; Memphis Business Journal (online); Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (online); Nashville Business Journal (online); New Mexico Business Weekly (online); NewsBlaze.com; Orlando Business Journal (online); Pacific Business News (online); Pharma Business Week.com; Philadelphia Business Journal (online); Pinhawk Chicago Law Firm NewzDigest.com; Portland Business Journal (online); Puget Sound Business Journal (online); RBC Dain Rauscher.com (German News portal); RCR Wireless News.com; Sacramento Business Journal (online); San Antonio Business Journal (online); San Francisco Business Times (online); San Jose Business Journal (online); Shipping.com; South Florida Business Journal (online); St. Louis Business Journal (online); StreetInsider.com; SunHerald.com; Tampa Bay Business Journal (online); Tec Trends.com Technology Today.com; The Sports Network.com; Triangle Business Journal (online); Washington Business Journal (online); WFAA.com (Dallas/Forth Worth, TX); Wichita Business Journal (online); Yahoo! Canada.com

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Jeffrey A. Handelman, a shareholder and chair of the Trademark Group and attorney Christopher A. Harkins, were mentioned in various media on June 24, 2008 as being winners of the prestigious 2008 Burton Awards. Mr. Handelman won in the category of Best Law Firm Compendium for his "Guide to TTAB Practice, Vol. 1 & 2." Mr. Harkins won an award for Excellence in Legal Writing for his article titled "Fending Off Paper Patents and Patent Trolls: A Novel 'Cold Fusion' Defense Because Changing Times Demand It." The Burton Awards were presented on June 16, 2008 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Burton Foundation is a non-profit academic group that awards excellence in legal writing. Media included: AP Alert-Financial; Banker & Tradesman.com; Chicago Dailey Law Bulletin; Chron.com (stock market news); CrainsChicagoBusiness.com; DallasMorningNews.com; HoustonChronicle.com; Interest!Alert.com; MediaIndustryToday.com; NationalHispanicCorporateCouncil.com; NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); PittsburghBusinessTimes.com; PRNewswire (Web and Print); Yahoo!Finance.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.com

Christopher Harkins, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was shown on C-SPAN 2TV on June 16, 2008. Mr. Harkins was shown attending the Burton Awards in Washington D.C. where he was accepting an award for excellence in legal writing.

Gary Ropski, president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in various media on June 16, 2008. Mr. Ropski and a team representing the U.S. recently participated in the 2008 Patent Cup Regatta which was held off the coast of Italy. Mr. Ropski's team took 3rd place in the event. Media coverage included: Atlanta Business Chronicle (online); Austin Business Journal (online); Baltimore Business Journal (online); Biotech Week.com; Biotech Business Week.com; Birmingham Business Journal (online); Bolsamania.com (financial web portal); Boston Business Journal (online); Breitbart.com; Business First of Buffalo (online); Business First of Columbus (online); Business First of Louisville (online); Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee (online); Business Journal of Phoenix (online); Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (Greensboro, NC) (online); Business Review (online, Albany, NY); Charlotte Business Journal (online); Cincinnati Business Courier (online); Dallas Business Journal (online); Dayton Business Journal (online); Denver Business Journal (online); EarthTimes.com; East Bay Business Times (online); Examiner.com; Forbes.com; Fort Wayne News Sentinel (online); GlobeInvestor.com; Houston Business Journal (online); HumanRights.com; Jacksonville Business Journal (online); Kansas City Business Journal (online); Los Angeles Business (online); Los Angeles Times (online); MITechNews.com; Marketwatch.com; Memphis Business Journal (online); Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (online); Nashville Business Journal (online); New Mexico Business Weekly (online); NewsBlaze.com (Web portal); Orlando Business Journal (online); Pacific Business News (online); Pharma Business Week.com; Philadelphia Business Journal (online); Portland Business Journal (online); Puget Sound Business Journal (online); RBCDainRauscher.com (German News portal); RCR Wireless News.com; Sacramento Business Journal (online); San Antonio Business Journal (online); San Francisco Business Times (online); San Jose Business Journal (online); Shipping.com; South Florida Business Journal (online); St. Louis Business Journal (online); Tampa Bay Business Journal (online); The Sports Network.com; Triangle Business Journal (online); Washington Business Journal (online); Wichita Business Journal (online); Yahoo! Canada.com

Steven L. Oberholtzer, managing partner of the Ann Arbor, Michigan office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the June 11, 2008 online edition of Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Mr. Oberholtzer recently attended the International Trademark Association's 130th Annual meeting in Berlin, Germany from May 17-21, 2008.

Jack Berenzweig, a shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the Summer 2008 edition of American magazine, the alumni publication for American University. Mr. Berenzweig was noted as an Illinois Super Lawyer for the fourth consecutive year.

Steven L. Oberholtzer, managing partner of the Ann Arbor, Michigan office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the May 29, 2008 online edition of the Chelsea Standard (MI). Mr. Oberholtzer recently attended the International Trademark Association's 130th Annual meeting in Berlin, Germany from May 17-21, 2008.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on May 29, 2008 as being a winner of a 2008 Burton Award. Brinks won in the category of Best Law Firm Compendium for "Guide to TTAB Practice, Vol. 1 & 2," written by Brinks' shareholder and chair of the Trademark Litigation Group, Jeffrey A. Handelman. The Burton Awards will be presented on June 16, 2008 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The Burton Foundation is a non-profit academic group that awards excellence in legal writing. Media included: PR Newswire.com (Web and Print); NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); AP Alert - Business.com (Print); Interest! Alert.com (Web); and RobertAmbrogi's LawSites.com.

David S. Fleming, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in the May 20, 2008 edition of the INTA Daily News. The INTA Daily News, published by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, is the special daily newsletter of the International Trademark Association's 130th Annual Conference, which was held in Berlin, Germany. Mr. Fleming was one of a few attorneys that were interviewed.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the May 20, 2008 edition of the INTA Daily News in conjunction with the firm's annual INTA reception. The article pictured a few law firm-hosted parties, including the one hosted by Brinks. This year, a grand party was held at the Brauhaus Lemke in Mitte, Berlin, Germany, where more than 650 guests sampled various brewery-brewed beers, spit-roasted pork and other native delicacies. The INTA Daily News is the special daily newsletter of the International Trademark Association's 130th Annual Conference in Berlin, Germany.

Jerome Gilson, a name shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the May/June 2008 issue of the State of the Union, the official magazine of the Union League Club in Chicago, regarding the Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Mr. Gilson was presented the award at a ceremony on April 3, 2008 in Washington D.C. MIP, published in the United Kingdom, is a premier publication for intellectual property owners.

Jerome Gilson, a name shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in various media on April 9, 2008 regarding his recent Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Mr. Gilson was presented the award at a ceremony on April 3, 2008 in Washington D.C. MIP, published in the United Kingdom,is a premier publication for intellectual property owners. Media coverage included: AmericanBanker.com; AP Alert-Business (print); Banker and Tradesman.com; Examiner.com (Baltimore); Bizjournals.com; Bolsamania.com (web financial group-Spain); Breitbart.com; Chicago Business.com; DallasMorningNews.com; Downloads.com; EarthTimes.com; eLine Financials.com; Financials.com; Forbes.com; Fort Wayne News Sentinel (online); Houston Chronicle.com; KFSM.com (Northwest AR); KPLC.com (Lake Charles, LA); Los Angeles Times.com; MITechnews.com (MI); MarketWatch.com; MinOnline.com; NBC6.com (Charlotte, NC); National Hispanic Corporate Counsel News (online); PE.com/The Press Enterprise (San Bernardino County, CA);Pinhawk Chicago Law Firm NewzDigest.com; PRNewswire.com; PRNewswire Europe.com; PRNewswire SEO.com; RBC Dain Rauscher.com (German news portal); RCR Wireless News.com; Soapdom.com; SunHerald.com; TecTrends.com; WFAA.com (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX); WHOTV.com (Des Moines, IA); WIS10.com (Columbia, SC); WIVB.com (Buffalo, NY); WOITV.com (Des Moines, IA); WQAD.com (Quad Cities, IL); WTNZ.com (Knoxville, TN); Yahoo! Finance.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.

Jerome Gilson, a name shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in various media on April 9, 2008 regarding a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to him by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Mr. Gilson was presented the award at a ceremony on April 3, 2008 in Washington D.C. MIP, published in the United Kingdom, is a premier publication for intellectual property owners. Media coverage included: WATE.com (Knoxville, TN); WAFB.com (Baton Rouge, LA); WLOX.com (Biloxi, MS).

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in a March 18, 2008 edition of IP Law360.com as representing Motorola Inc. in its attempt to trademark a sound made by Motorola’s two-way radios.

Jerome Gilson, a named partner and a senior shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was featured in an article in the December 2007 issue of IAM Magazine as being inducted into the IP Hall of Fame for 2007. The IP Hall of Fame, established in 2006, honors those individuals who have played a major role in the creation of today’s intellectual property system. Mr. Gilson has practiced trademark and unfair competition law for more than 40 years and is the original author of a standard legal treatise in this field now known as Gilson on Trademarks. The ceremonies were held on October 24 in Chicago.

Jerome Gilson, a named partner and senior shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the “In the News” section of the November 7, 2007 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as being inducted into the IP Hall of Fame for 2007.

ChristopherHarkins, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in an article entitled “The Law of Tattoos” in the November 5, 2007 edition of Slaw.ca, a legal blog. The article referenced Mr. Harkins’ article, “Tattoos and Copyright Infringement: Celebrities, Marketers and Businesses Beware of the Ink,” and also mentioned Mr. Harkins’ recent 2007 Burton Award for Legal Writing.

Jerome Gilson, a named partner and a senior shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the November 2007 edition of State of the Union regarding his induction into the IP Hall of Fame for 2007. The IP Hall of Fame, established in 2006, was created to recognize those individuals who have played a major role in the creation of today’s intellectual property system. Mr. Gilson has practice trademark and unfair competition law for more than 40 years and is the original author of a standard legal treatise in this field now known as Gilson on Trademarks.

Jerome Gilson, a named partner and a senior shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in various media on October 26, 2007 regarding his induction into the IP Hall of Fame for 2007. The IP Hall of Fame, established in 2006, was created to recognize those individuals who have played a major role in the creation of today’s intellectual property system. Mr. Gilson has practiced trademark and unfair competition law for more than 40 years and is the original author of a standard legal treatise in this field now known as Gilson on Trademarks. The ceremonies were held on October 24 in Chicago. The media coverage included: ag-IP-news.com, a specialized global IP newswire of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization; ArriveNet.com; Bolsamania.com, Web financial news portal from Spain; Canada NewsWire (online); Canada NewsWire English (online); CNNfn Industry Watch.com, business and financial news; CNW Telbec.com; Crain’s Chicago Business News Online; Nanotechcafe.com; NBC6.com (NC); PRNewswire.com (Web); PRNewswire UK(print); PRNewswire Europe.com (print); Quote.com; UK-wire.com, Financial Express Company news portal; WindPress.it, news portal from Italy; Yahoo! Finance.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.com.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was featured in an article entitled “In Person: Jerome Gilson” in the October 2007 issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice,which is published by Oxford University Press in the UK. The question and answer interview asked Mr. Gilson about his career, his intellectual property practice as well as posing some lighthearted, off-beat questions to which Mr. Gilson provided profound and witty responses.

Jeffrey M. Duncan, Kent E. Genin, Jeffery A. Handelman, Laura Beth Miller and James R. Sobieraj, were noted as “Practice Group Leaders” of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione in a survey in the August 2007 issue of Chicago Lawyer. Mr. Duncan is chair of the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Group; Mr. Genin is chair of the Patent Prosecution Group; Mr. Handelman is chair of the Trademark Group; Ms. Miller is chair of the International Trade Commission Group; and, Mr. Sobieraj is chair of the Litigation Group.

Jerome Gilson, a senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was profiled in the “In Person” section of the 2007 edition of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. The casual interview was written in a question-and-answer format, captured the “lighter” side of the distinguished trademark law expert and featured a charming photo as well.

Jeffrey A. Handelman, chair of the Trademark Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned as one of the top intellectual property lawyers in Illinois according to a LeadingLawyers.com feature in the July 17, 2007 online edition of Crain's A.M. People in the News. The article also featured a photo of Mr. Handelman.

David S. Fleming was mentioned in the May 21, 2007 edition of IPKat regarding his article on Re Organon and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s ruling that the flavor orange cannot be registered as a trademark for quick-dissolving anti-depressants. IPKat is a Web log that covers copyright, patent, trademark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

David S. Fleming, chair of the Internet Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article entitled “Trademark Battlefield” in the May 2, 2007 issue of the Chicago Tribune regarding the debate over trademark infringement lawsuits filed against search engines for allowing advertisers on their sites to be searched using registered keywords.

Jerome Gilson, senior shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was acknowledged in the April 30, 2007 issue of the INTA Daily News in a message sponsored by LexisNexis regarding his authorship and collaboration of the seminal treatise “Trademark Law and Practice.” Anne Gilson LaLonde, Mr. Gilson’s daughter and co-author, has taken on full authorship of the treatise which has now been renamed “Gilson on Trademarks.”

David S. Fleming, chair of the Internet Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, authored an article entitled “Second Circuit to Decide Keyword Advertising Trademark Case” which appeared in the “LeadingLawyers.com” section of the special Law Day 2007 edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on April 21, 2007.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the following media on March 20 and 21, 2007, regarding a recent court decision in favor of the firm’s client, Tuxedos, Inc., denying a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in a trademark infringement matter. Tuxedos, Inc. was represented by Brinks attorneys Philip A. Jones, John T. Gabrielides and Jeffrey Marx. The media coverage included: Intellectual Property Today.com; Bolsamania.com (Web Financial Group); Fort Wayne News Sentinel Online; Los Angeles Times Online; RBCDainRauscher.com; Texas Cable News; CNN Money; Motley Fool; USAToday.com/Money; Quicken.com; Fidelity Investments; ETrade Financial.com; Nasdaq.com; Reuters.com; Bloomberg.com; PR-inside.com; Quote.com; Yahoo! Finance; PR Newswire.com; DallasMorningNews.com; Interest! Alert News; Yahoo! Finance (UK & Ireland); AP Alert – Business Online; PR NewswireEurope.com; Banker and Tradesman Online; PR-Inside.com;WATE.com (Knoxville, TN);EyeWitnessNewsTV.com (Providence, RI); WCNC.com (NC); WFAA.com (Dallas/Fort Worth); 14WFIE.com; WISTV.com (Columbia, SC); WHBF.com (Rock Island, IL); WQAD.com (Moline, IL); WOITV.com (Des Moines, IA); WPRI-TV.com; WTKR.com (VA); KTVO.com (IA/MO); KPLCTV.com(LA); KLFYTV.com (LA); KFSM.com (AK); WAFF.com (AL); WACH.com(SC); KRON-TV.com (San Francisco); Patent-Trademark.Blonkey.com.

Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was featured in an article entitled “A new type of law firm: Management, culture and ideals will undergo change” in the March 2007 issue of Chicago Lawyer. Mr. Ropski commented extensively on trends in law firm management, cultural changes and innovations in technology. The article also included a picture of Mr. Ropski.

Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned as one of the top intellectual property lawyers in Illinois according to a LeadingLawyers.com sidebar feature in the February 15, 2007 edition of Crain's A.M. People in the News. The article also featured a photo of Mr. Ropski.

Laura A. Lydigsen, an attorney at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the February 6, 2007 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as recently joining the firm as an associate.

David H. Bluestone, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Howard S. Michael, John F. Nethery, Jeffry M. Nichols and Richard E. Stanley, Jr. were mentioned in the “People on the Move” section of the February 1, 2007 edition of ChicagoBusiness.com as being elected shareholders at the firm.

Eric D. Cohen, counsel at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the "In the News" section of the January 9, 2007 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as recently joining the firm's Chicago office.

Philip A. Jones, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in an article entitled “B&C wants ‘grande’ to itself: Company sues developer over use of word for condos” in the January 9, 2007 issues of The Sun News (SC), The Myrtle Beach Sun (SC), MyrtleBeachOnline and HotelOnline.com, regarding the challenges a real estate developer in Myrtle Beach, SC, must overcome in order to win its trademark case concerning the use of the word “grande” in the titles of its properties.

Meredith Martin Addy, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the January 9, 2007 edition of the FCBA Newsletter of the Federal Circuit Bar Association regarding her recently being elected the first president of The Richard Linn American Inn of Court in Chicago. Brinks shareholder, David S. Fleming is the mentorship chair of the Linn Inn, but was inadvertently excluded from the item.

Lawrence G. Almeda, David H. Bluestone, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Howard S. Michael, John F. Nethery, Jeffry M. Nichols and Richard E. Stanley, Jr. were mentioned in the “Appointments” section of the January 8, 2007 issue of the Chicago Sun-Times as being elected shareholders at the firm.

The January 4, 2007 edition of ipFrontline.com ran our press release announcing that Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione has elected seven new shareholders: Lawrence G. Almeda, David H. Bluestone, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Howard S. Michael, John F. Nethery, Jeffry M. Nichols and Richard E. Stanley, Jr. The mention included a description of each attorney’s practice.

Lawrence G. Almeda, David H. Bluestone, Vincent J. Gnoffo, Howard S. Michael, John F. Nethery, Jeffry M. Nichols and Richard E. Stanley, Jr. were mentioned in the January 3, 2007 edition of LawFuel.com as being elected shareholders at the firm. The mention included a description of each attorney’s practice. LawFuel is an online publication featuring legal industry news.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the December 3, 2006 edition of The Chicago Trademark Blog regarding Brinks representation of the City of Chicago on trademark protection for various city insignias, department names and trade dress.

Mary M. Squyres was listed in the December 2006 issue of InsideCounsel as a "Leading International Business & Trade Law Lawyer in Illinois" by the Leading Lawyers Network.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the "People" section of the November 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer announcing the 12 new associates and a scientific advisor that recently joined the firm. The new associates are: Uma Bansal, Jeffrey Catalano, Robert Cleary, Jr., Michael Dreznes, John Haugen, Manish Mehta, Michelle Miller, Rashad Morgan, Bonnie Shaw (Ann Arbor office), Jennifer Theis and Anthony Wen. Yuanlin Shen joined the firm as a scientific advisor.

William H. Frankel, Shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione and Lawyers for the Creative Arts President, was pictured in the October 18, 2006 issue of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as he presented the Award for Distinguished Service at the Lawyers for the Creative Arts Annual Benefit Luncheon 2006 on October 17, 2006 in Chicago.

William H. Frankel, Shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione and Lawyers for the Creative Arts President, was mentioned on October 16, 2006 in the online newswire, PR Newswire, regarding the Lawyers for the Creative Arts Annual Benefit Luncheon 2006 on October 17, 2006 in Chicago.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's William H. Frankel, Shareholder at the firm, was mentioned on October 16, 2006 in the online newswire, AP Alert-Entertainment, regarding the Lawyers for the Creative Arts Annual Benefit Luncheon 2006 on October 17, 2006 in Chicago. Mr. Frankel is the current president of the LCA.

Philip Jones, shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in the October 3, 2006 issue of ChicagoBusiness.com, the online daily version of Crain's Chicago Business, commenting on a trademark dispute between real estate firms, Re/Max and Amerimax.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Jerome Gilson and co-author, Anne Gilson LaLonde, were recognized in the September/October 2006 issue of The Administrator's Advantage as recipients of the 2006 Burton Award for excellence in legal writing for their article entitled, "Cinnamon Buns, Marching Ducks and Cherry-Scented Racecar Exhaust: Protecting Non-traditional Trademarks." The Administrator's Advantage is a magazine published by the Association of Legal Administrators, Chicago Chapter and focuses on issues of interest to law firm administrators and managers.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the September 27, 2006 edition of Law.com as representing Tyson Foods, Inc. in a significant trademark litigation case concerning "Tyson" cigarettes which were being sold in Vietnam. The article mentioned the firm as being "longtime counsel" for Tyson and handling most of Tyson's international trademark litigation. The article was the result of Brinks' response to a media request for the names of outstanding in-house counsel. Mary Squyres, a shareholder of the firm, recommended her client, Dr. Christine Daugherty, in-house counsel at Tyson.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the September 26, 2006 issue of IPFrontline™ Magazine of Intellectual Property and Technology regarding the affirmation of a jury verdict secured by Brinks attorneys on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a trademark case.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione attorney David S. Fleming's article, "Major League Baseball Right of Publicity Case Strikes Out," was published in the September 19, 2006 issue of World Trademark Law Report. The article addressed a case regarding the use of Major League Baseball Players' names and statistics in online fantasy baseball games.

Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was pictured in the September 15, 2006 edition of IPO Daily News in conjunction with the 2006 IPO Annual Meeting which was held at the Chicago Fairmont Hotel on September 10-12, 2006. Mr. Ropski was the moderator of a panel discussion entitled "The Business Reasons for Making Diversity a Priority." The three-day IPO annual conference offered educational programs, committee meetings, networking opportunities, exhibits and social events, including a dinner reception at the Field Museum, which was sponsored by Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione.

Jerome Gilson, senior shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the September 14, 2006 issue of The Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) as one of the speakers at a conference entitled "From Coal to Content: The Role of Intellectual Property and Technology in the New Economy" that will be held on September 19, 2006 in West Virginia. The conference is sponsored by West Virginia University Research Corp., West Virginia University College of Law, Thomson/West, Russell Resource Solutions and Comar Inc.

Jerome Gilson, senior shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was noted in the online technology newsletter, RedOrbit.com, on September 14, 2006, as one of the speakers at a conference entitled "From Coal to Content: The Role of Intellectual Property and Technology in the New Economy" that will be held on September 19, 2006. The conference is sponsored by West Virginia University Research Corp., West Virginia University College of Law, Thomson/West, Russell Resource Solutions and Comar Inc.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the September 8, 2006 issue of IP Law360 regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago's affirmation of a jury verdict secured by Brinks' attorneys on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a trademark case.

Michael P. Chu, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the "People" section of the September 2006 issue of the Chicago Lawyer as being elected for a third term to the Board of Directors of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area.

The September 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer listed 42 Brinks attorneys named "Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers in Illinois" by the Leading Lawyers Network. Brinks has the most intellectual property lawyers listed than any other Illinois law firm. The following lawyers were recommended by their peers as leading intellectual property lawyers:

Meredith Martin Addy, Glen P. Belvis, Joel. W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Michael P. Chu, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, John C. Freeman, Ralph J. Gabric, John T. Gabrielides, Kent E. Genin, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, Jeffery A. Handelman, Christopher A. Harkins, Roy E. Hofer, Cynthia A. Homan, Jerold A. Jacover, Harold V. Johnson, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Richard G. Lione, John K. Lucas, Robert S. Mallin, Laura Beth Miller, Michael E. Milz, James P. Naughton, G. Peter Nichols, Joseph V. Norvell, Jonathan E. Retsky, Marc V. Richards, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj, Mary M. Squyres, Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the September 2006 issue of IP Law & Business as representing Tyson Foods, Inc. in a significant trademark litigation case concerning "Tyson" cigarettes which were being sold in Vietnam. The article mentioned the firm as being "longtime counsel" for Tyson and handling most of Tyson's international trademark litigation.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the August 30, 2006 edition of LawFuel.com, a legal news portal, regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago affirmation of a jury verdict secured by the firm on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a trademark case.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the August 30, 2006 issue of IP World Online in reference to the court's affirming of a favorable jury verdict in a trademark case, secured by Brinks attorneys on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the August 29, 2006 edition of the online financial news portal, Advanced Financial Network, regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit's decision affirming a favorable jury verdict in a trademark case, secured by Brinks attorneys on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

In response to our press release regarding the Federal Court of Appeals' affirmation of the trademark verdict for R.J. Reynolds, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the following media: AP Alert/Business (Print News feed); Bolsamania.com (News Portal, Madrid, Spain); DallasNews.com (Dallas Morning News-Dallas, TX); KPLC-TV.com (Lake Charles, LA); KTVO-TV.com (Ottumwa, IA); KWWL.com (Cedar Rapids, IA); KXTU.com (Colorado Springs, CO); NHCC.org (National Hispanic Corporate Council); PR Newswire (print news feed); PR Newswire.com (online site); PR Newswire Europe (print news feed); Quote.com; TXCN.com (Banking & Financial Services-Texas Cable News); WAFB.com (Baton Rouge, LA); WATE.com (Knoxville, TN); WCNC.com (NBC6, Charlotte, NC); WEHT.com (Evansville, IN);WFIE.com (Evansville, IN); WHBF.com (Rock Island, IL); WHNS.com (Greenville, SC); WIS-TV.com (Columbia, SC); WLOX13.com (Biloxi/Gulfport, LA) WNEM-TV.com (Mid-Michigan); WPRI.com (Providence, RI); WQAD.com (Moline, IL); WTNZfox43.com (Knoxville, TN); Mena FN.com (Middle East North Africa Financial Network); KAIT8.com (Jonesboro, AR); RBCDainRaushcer.com (financial news portal); Interest! Alert.com (news portal); Yahoo! Finance UK & Ireland; Yahoo! Finance; Yahoo! News; LawFuel.com (legal news portal).

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the August 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer's 2006 Survey, "Practice Group Leaders," which identified the following practice group leaders: James R. Sobieraj - IP litigation, Kent E. Genin - Patents, Jeffery A. Handelman - Trademarks, Jonathan E. Retsky - Intellectual Asset Management and Jeffery M. Duncan - Biotechnology/ Pharmaceuticals. The survey was based on information provided by 130 firms having 20 or more lawyers in Illinois.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Jerome Gilson and co-author, Anne Gilson LaLonde, were recognized in the August 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer as recipients of the 2006 Burton Award for excellence in legal writing for their article entitled, "Cinnamon Buns, Marching Ducks and Cherry-Scented Racecar Exhaust: Protecting Non-traditional Trademarks."

Meredith Martin Addy, William Frankel and his wife, Zahava, were pictured in the Summer 2006 issue of The IPLAC Newsletter in conjunction with the 111th Judges' Dinner on November 8, 2005. The newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.

In an article reporting on the "Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition" which appeared in the Summer 2006 issue of the IPLAC Newsletter, Thomas L. Holt, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was acknowledged as a participating judge in the competition which was held on February 25, 2006 and was sponsored by the International Trademark Association. The Chicago regional tournament is the largest in the country. Winners of the Chicago and the three other regional tournaments advanced to the national competition which was held in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2006.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was highlighted in a special section in the August 2006 issue of Chicago Magazine entitled "Chicago's Top Law Firms". The feature included a photo of Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks, Thomas J. Filarski, K. Shannon Mrksich, Gustavo Siller, Jr., Meredith Martin Addy, Philip A Jones, and James R. Sobieraj.

The July/August 2006 edition of the DC (Washington) Bar Association's Attorney Briefs recognized DC attorney, Anne Gilson LaLonde and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione as recipients of the 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Ms. LaLonde co-wrote the winning submission along with her father and Brinks senior shareholder, Jerome Gilson.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was featured in an article entitled "Brinks Hofer Opens Doors in Salt Lake City," in the July 25, 2006 edition of IP Law360. The article states that Brinks has expanded its IP law practice with the opening of the Salt Lake City office and has increased the firm's depth in the areas of chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical IP law with the addition of two former Holland & Hart IP attorneys, Christopher L. Wight and Ryan L. Marshall. Wight and Marshall join Brinks veteran shareholder, Steven P. Shurtz, who will head up the Salt Lake City team.

Jerome Gilson, senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in a July 23, 2006 Chicago Tribune article entitled "Hoarding Names No Game," regarding the growing business tactic used by large department stores and other entities of buying "mothballed" brand names for diverse uses or just for future investment.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's senior shareholder, Jerome Gilson, was quoted in a July 23, 2006 SunSentinel.com (South Florida SunSentinel) article entitled "Brands' Power Outlives Stores," regarding large department stores buying abandoned or no longer used brand names for potential reuse.

Margaret Dobrowitsky and David Hudyma of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione's Ann Arbor, Michigan office were mentioned in the July 21, 2006 edition of the online publication, MITechNews.com, regarding their forthcoming presentation on protection of patent, trademark and copyright law at the Ann Arbor IT Zone's Intellectual Property Breakfast on July 28, 2006. MITechNews.com is a web portal site that features stories, information and events listings about and of interest to Michigan technology companies and entrepreneurs.

Michael P. Chu, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in the July 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer in an article entitled "Asian-Americans forge ahead in law schools, profession" discussing the importance of diversity and advancements of Asian Americans in the legal field nationwide. Chu is the immediate past president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and was recently elected to a third term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area. The article also featured a photo of Chu.

Michael P. Chu, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the "In the News" section of the July 11, 2006 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as being elected for a third term to the Board of Directors of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area.

Mark H. Remus, a shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was recognized in Law Bulletin Publishing Company's 2006 40 Under Forty, which features forty outstanding Illinois attorneys under the age of forty. Remus is the third consecutive Brinks attorney to be selected for the "40 Under Forty" list, joining fellow shareholders, Michael Chu (2005) and Meredith Martin Addy (2004).

Meredith Martin Addy, Cynthia A. Homan and Laura Beth Miller of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the July 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer, named among the top women lawyers in Illinois as recommended by their peers in a statewide survey conducted by the Leading Lawyers Network.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was mentioned in the July 2006 issue of Intellectual Property Today regarding the firm's victory in a patent infringement case on behalf of its clients, Zyliss Haushaltwaren AG and Zyliss USA Corporation and their popular household appliance, the Easy Spin™ Salad Spinner.

Jerome Gilson, senior shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was mentioned in the July 2006 issue of Intellectual Property Today as receiving the prestigious 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement in Legal Writing for the third consecutive time. Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was also recognized for receiving the William C. Burton Record of Distinction Award which acknowledges the accomplishment of three consecutive wins by attorneys at a law firm as a direct reflection of the highest quality of legal writing at the firm.

Jerome Gilson, a name shareholder at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, has received the prestigious 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement in Legal Writing for the third consecutive time. Also, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione received the William C. Burton Record of Distinction Award which recognizes the accomplishment of three consecutive wins by attorneys at a law firm as a direct reflection of the highest quality of legal writing at the firm. The awards were presented at a ceremony on June 12, which was held in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Both were mentioned in the following media: Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; Crain’s Chicago Business online; Yahoo Finance; Yahoo Finance U.K. & Ireland; PRNewswire.com; InterestAlert.com; WCNC.com (Charlotte, NC).

David S. Fleming’s article entitled “Recognizing interest confusion” was published in the May 8, 2006, issue of The National Law Journal.

Gary M. Ropski, president and shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, has been named one of the Top Ten Leading Business Lawyers in Illinois by the Leading Lawyers Network. Mr. Ropski is the only intellectual property attorney on this list. The list was recently featured in the April 2006 edition of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine. Also featured in the April issue of the publication, Meredith Martin Addy, a shareholder at the firm, was named among the Top 50 Leading Women Business Lawyers in Illinois. Additionally in the same issue, 33 Brinks attorneys have been named Leading Intellectual Property Lawyers in Illinois. Brinks has the most intellectual property lawyers listed of any Illinois law firm. The following lawyers were recommended by their peers as leading intellectual property lawyers:

Glen P. Belvis, Joel W. Benson, Jack C. Berenzweig, Rodney A. Daniel, Timothy Q. Delaney, Jeffery M. Duncan, Thomas J. Filarski, David S. Fleming, William H. Frankel, John C. Freeman, Ralph J. Gabric, Jerome Gilson, Raymond W. Green, Jeffery A. Handelman, Roy E. Hofer (also mentioned in the category of ADR Law: Commercial Litigation), Cynthia A. Homan, Jerold A. Jacover, Harold V. Johnson, Richard A. Kaplan, Bradley G. Lane, Richard G. Lione, John K. Lucas, Robert S. Mallin, Laura Beth Miller, Michael E. Milz, James P. Naughton, G. Peter Nichols, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz, Gustavo Siller, Jr., James R. Sobieraj, Dominic P. Zanfardino.

Kelly J. Eberspecher and Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D. of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were mentioned in the “People” column of the May 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. In the same column, Michael Stolarski was mentioned as having joined Brinks from Motorola Inc.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the "People Watch" section of the May 2006 issue of Patent World regarding his election to the presidency of the firm. The item mentioned the focus of Mr. Ropski's practice and his vision for the firm during his tenure. The article featured a photo of Mr. Ropski.

William H. Frankel, a shareholder of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was quoted in the April 2006 issue of Monitor magazine regarding the growing use of patents in financial institutions. Monitor is a monthly publication serving the equipment leasing industry.

Kelly J. Eberspecher and Yuezhong Feng, Ph.D. of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the “Moving Up & Moving On” section of the April 2006 issue of Intellectual Property Today as having recently joined the firm. The article included biographical information on both attorneys.

Gary M. Ropski was mentioned in the “Among the Firms” section of the April 2006 edition of Chicago Lawyer magazine as having taken office as the newly-elected president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione. The item mentioned the focus of Mr. Ropski’s practice and his vision for the firm during his tenure.

Gary Ropski is featured in an article entitled “From the Physics Lab to the Courtroom” in the April 2006 inaugural issue of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine. The article features a photo and details Mr. Ropski’s career from his college days at Carnegie Mellon University to his present position as president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S.  Ropski joined Brinks right after law school and has been with the firm for 30 years.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were mentioned in an article entitled “Intellectual Property Firm No Longer Planning Merger” in the April 2006 issue of Chicago Lawyer. The article covered several topics, including Mr. Ropski taking office as president of the firm and his plans for the firm’s future. The lead paragraph in the article covered the failed merger discussions between Chicago IP law firm, Welsh & Katz, and Minneapolis-based Merchant & Gould.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were mentioned in a reprint of the April 2006 Chicago Lawyer article, “Intellectual Property Firm No Longer Planning Merger.”

An article entitled “Copyright Law and the New Library of Alexandria” written by William H. Frankel and Rochelle Claerbaut, intellectual property attorneys at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was published in the "Guest Column" section of the March 30, 2006 edition of IP Law360.

Gary M. Ropski was mentioned in the “People on the Move” section of the March 28, 2006 edition of Chicagobusiness.com as having taken office as the newly-elected president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, replacing Jerold A. Jacover, who will continue as a shareholder at the firm. The article also mentioned that attorney Michael Stolarski had recently joined Brinks as counsel from director of IP licensing at Motorola, Inc.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the Appointments section of the March 20 2006 edition of the Chicago Sun Times in connection with Mr. Ropski's taking office as the newly-elected president of the firm.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the “People” column of the Business section of the March 12, 2006 edition of the Chicago Tribune. A photo of Mr. Ropski was included.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were featured in the “People” section of the March 12, 2006 online edition of the Chicago Tribune.

Michael N. Spink of the Ann Arbor, Michigan office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione was the featured columnist in the March 12, 2006 edition of MITECHNEWS.com. His article was entitled “IP Asset Management Companies and Michigan’s Single Business Tax.”

Gary M. Ropski was mentioned in the following media as having taken office as the newly-elected president of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione: ipFrontline.com; LawFuel.com; WCNC.com (Charlotte, NC); DallasMorningNews.com; NHCC.com (National Hispanic Corporate Council); WISTV.com (Columbia, SC); Crain’s Chicago Business online/Illinois News ; PRNewswire.com; YahooFinance.com (UK & Ireland); YahooFinance.com; BestSyndication.com; AP Alert/Finance; PE.com (Press Enterprise News, CA); blackenterprise.com; The Daily Deal and The Deal.com; Cathedral Preparatory School Alumni Newsletter.

Nicholas G. de la Torre, Margaret A. Dobrowitsky, Sanders N. Hillis, Charles M. McMahon, Amir N. Penn and Scott J. Slavick, attorneys at intellectual property law firm, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned in the “People” section of the March 2006 edition of Chicago Lawyer as being named new shareholders of the firm.

Michael P. Chu was mentioned in an article entitled “You’ve Got the Look?” which appeared in the February 20, 2006 issue of Crain's Chicago Business and the February 18, 2006 edition of Crain’s online publication, ChicagoBusiness.com. The article discussed the importance of selecting apparel when seeking to project a certain image both in and out of court. Mr. Chu had hired an image consultant to present a program to the National Asian Pacific Bar Association’s annual meeting in 2004, when he was president of that organization.

An article entitled “Third Circuit Adopts Nominative Fair Use Defense,” by David S. Fleming and Howard S. Michael, appeared in the January 23 – 29, 2006 issue of The National Law Journal and in the January 24, 2006 edition of NLJ.com discussing the nominative fair use defense in trademark cases.

Nicholas G. de la Torre, Margaret A. Dobrowitsky, Sanders N. Hillis, Charles M. McMahon, Amir N. Penn and Scott J. Slavick, all of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned in the “In the law firms” section of the January 20, 2006, edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as having been promoted to shareholders. The article also mentioned Glen P. Belvis, Jeffery M. Duncan, Ralph J. Gabric, John T. Gabrielides, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz and Jason C. White as being named to its new Board of Directors for 2006.

Nicholas G. de la Torre, Margaret A. Dobrowitsky, Sanders N. Hillis, Charles M. McMahon, Amir N. Penn and Scott J. Slavick, all of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned in the January 18, 2006, edition of LawFuel.com as having been promoted to shareholders. In addition, Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks, was quoted. The article also mentioned Glen P. Belvis, Jeffery M. Duncan, Ralph J. Gabric, John T. Gabrielides, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz and Jason C. White as being named to its new Board of Directors for 2006.

Nicholas G. de la Torre, Margaret A. Dobrowitsky, Sanders N. Hillis, Charles M. McMahon, Amir N. Penn and Scott J. Slavick, all of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned , all of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, were mentioned in the January 18, 2006, edition of IPFrontline.com as having been promoted to shareholders. Gary M. Ropski, president of Brinks, was quoted. The article also mentioned Glen P. Belvis, Jeffery M. Duncan, Ralph J. Gabric, John T. Gabrielides, Gary M. Ropski, Steven P. Shurtz and Jason C. White as being named to its new Board of Directors for 2006.

Gary M. Ropski and Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione were mentioned in an article regarding Brinks’ victory on behalf of their clients, ZF Friedrichshafen AG and ArvinMeritor Inc., in a landmark ruling by the International Trade Commission in a Section 337 patent infringement case. The following media featured this news in their online news sites: KAIT-TV (Jonesboro, AR); KATC-TV (Lafayette, LA); KESQ-TV (Palm Springs, CA); KFSM-TV (Fayetteville, AK); KLFY-TV and KPLC-TV (Lafayette, LA); KTVO-TV (Kirksville, MO); KWWL-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA); KXRM/KXTU-TV (Colorado Springs, CO); WACH-TV (Columbia, SC); WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA); WAFF-TV (Huntsville, AL); WATE-TV (Knoxville, TN); WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC); WEHT-TV and WFIE-TV (Evansville, IN); WHBF-TV (Quad Cities, IL); WHNS-TV (Greenville/Asheville, SC); WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA); WIS-TV (Columbia, SC); WIVB-TV (Buffalo, NY); WLEX -TV (Lexington, KY); WLOX-TV (Biloxi/Gulfport, MS); WNEM-TV (Saginaw, MI); WOI-TV (Des Moines, IA); WOIO-TV (Cleveland, OH); WPRI-TV (Providence, RI); WQAD-TV (Moline/Quad Cities, IL); WTKR-TV (Hampton Roads/Newport News, VA); WTNZ-TV (Knoxville, TN); WUAB-TV (Cleveland, OH); Automotive eSources.com; Canada.com; CNN Money ; Crain’s Chicago Business.com (Illinois News); Credit Risk Monitor online; Dallas Morning News Online (Dallas, TX); European Union Banking and Finance News Network (Germany); Excite.com; Forbes.com; Interest! Alert.com; IP Law360.com; Law Fuel.com; MSN Money Central.com; National Hispanic Corporate Council.com; PE.com (Press Enterprise online/Inland Southern California news); PM.Zone.com (Popular Mechanics Magazine online); PR Newswire.com; PR Newswire.com (Europe-German); News-About-Cars.com (German); The Auto Channel.com; Yahoo! Finance.com; Yahoo! UK & Ireland.com; AP Alert – Automotive; PR Newswire (Europe-German); Interviews Given: Managing Intellectual Property; IP Law360.