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CHICAGO – Brinks attorney Trevor K. Copeland has been elected president of the Chicago Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. Mr. Copeland has served on the Society's Executive Board since 2003 and has presented at several of its events.

Mr. Copeland, who was elected a shareholder at Brinks this year, focuses his practice on patent prosecution, utility and design patent litigation, client counseling, and opinion work. His patent prosecution experience includes work on medical devices, sunglasses, footwear, sprinklers and irrigation equipment, decorative statuary and water gardens, biotechnology and general mechanical arts. He works closely with clients to develop intellectual property acquisition and management strategies, as well as to protect new ideas and products.

Mr. Copeland's litigation practice includes design patent lawsuits, whereby clients are able to protect the unique and valuable ornamental designs of their products and/or to defend against allegations of infringement by others. He has also litigated utility patents and has worked on preliminary injunction lawsuits for both design and utility patents.

Mr. Copeland is a member of the Richard Linn American Inn of Court, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, the Intellectual Property Owners Association, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was a high school biology and chemistry teacher, and was a visiting scientist with a Fungal Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Laboratory Group. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Mr. Copeland earned his M.S. in molecular, cellular, developmental biology & genetics with a minor in bioethics from the University of Minnesota. He holds a B.S.Ed. in biology from Arkansas State University.

Based in Washington D.C., the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies has more than 40,000 conservative and libertarian lawyers, judges, professors and law students interested in the current state of the legal order. The Society's various practice groups sponsor and host debates and other events in specific areas of law, including local events and panel discussions at the Society's annual national convention.

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Brinks has over 140 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents who specialize in intellectual property, making it one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S. Clients around the world use Brinks to help them identify, protect, manage and enforce their intellectual property. Brinks lawyers provide expertise in all aspects of patent, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret and copyright law. The Brinks team includes lawyers with bachelors and advanced degrees in all fields of technology and science. Brinks has offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Research Triangle Park, Salt Lake City, Ann Arbor and Indianapolis. More information is available at www.usebrinks.com.