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CHICAGO - During the summer of 2003, two life-long fans of the Chicago Cubs realize that their favorite team is really cursed.
They become obsessed with undoing the curse lest it undermine their team’s march to its first World Series in almost 60 years and its first Major League Championship since 1908. Unbeknownst to them, the curse has its origins in an Old Testament prophesy that has had a profound effect on both the history of the world and the game of baseball. In the process, it traces a dark, forbidding path from the Holy Land, through the Roman Empire, medieval Europe, West Africa and pre-Columbian America, before leaving an imprint on the United States and its national pastime.
The media and the public are invited to meet author Jerold A. Jacover and hear him discuss his first novel, “Merkle's Curse – why the Chicago Cubs have not won a world series since 1908.” To celebrate the release of his book, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., will host a reception for Mr. Jacover on Thursday, May 1, 2008, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Brinks’ offices in NBC Tower, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, 36th Floor, Chicago. Mr. Jacover has been a patent attorney with Brinks for almost 35 years.
Books will be available for sale. For every book sold, Mr. Jacover will donate $5.00 to The Chicago Bar Association’s Invest in Justice Campaign, in which Brinks is a participating partner. Further, the firm has agreed to make a matching contribution of $5.00 per book to the CBF’s campaign. For more information about Merkle’s Curse, visit www.merklescurse.com.
Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with four additional offices across the country serving the intellectual property needs of clients from around the world. The firm is one of the largest IP law firms in the country, with more than 170 attorneys, scientific advisors and patent agents specializing in intellectual property litigation and all aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, intellectual asset management, and technology and licensing agreements. Brinks routinely handles assignments in fields as diverse as electrical, chemical, mechanical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, Internet and computer technology, as well as in trademarks and brand names for a wide variety of products and services.
