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CHICAGO - Chicago attorney Jerry Gilson has won the International Trademark Association's (INTA) prestigious President's Award for 2001. Gilson, who heads the Trademark Practice at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was presented with the award at a ceremony in Naples, Florida, last week.
"The President's Award honors those individuals who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the international trademark community," said INTA president Nils Victor Montan. "Jerome Gilson has indeed left his mark on educating the public about the value and integrity of trademarks and protecting owners against infringement."
Gilson has specialized in trademark and unfair competition law for nearly 40 years and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and eight United States Courts of Appeals. In 1998, Managing Intellectual Property magazine named Gilson the top trademark law practitioner in the world.
"It is extremely gratifying to receive this award," Gilson said. "In my many years of involvement with the Trademark Association, I have been privileged to meet outstanding people and leaders in the profession and to be involved in numerous changes affecting federal trademark law. I was thrilled to win this award. I will cherish it."
The International Trademark Association, founded in 1878, is dedicated to promoting trademarks as essential to world commerce. A not-for-profit organization, INTA takes a leading role in actively pursuing public policy matters concerning trademarks, educating business, the media and the public on the importance and proper use of trademarks and informing its members on the latest global trademark issues. Visit the organization online at www.inta.org.
Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago, with offices in San Jose, Calif., Indianapolis, Ind., Ann Arbor, Mich. and Arlington, Va. The firm is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the country, with approximately 130 attorneys who specialize in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and Internet work, unfair competition and technology and licensing agreements.
