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CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, recently announced that the firm is the winner of the Northwestern University School of Law's 2008 Firm and Corporate Challenge within the 7-15 Challenge Group. This group is comprised of law firms with 7-15 alumni attorneys from the Northwestern University School of Law. Brinks ranked ahead of 22 other law firms with 100% alumni participation in the 7-15 Challenge Group.

The Northwestern University School of Law's Firm and Corporate Challenge raises funds for the school by challenging its alumni at law firms and corporations across the country to support the law school. This year, donors raised more than $2,000,000 for the school, exceeding the university's goal for 2008.

Ten Brinks attorneys attended Northwestern University School of Law and participated in the Challenge. They are David H. Bluestone, Jerome Gilson, Kevin Patariu, Amir N. Penn, Gary M. Ropski, Miyoung Shin and Andrew D. Stover.

The Northwestern University School of Law was founded in 1859 and is located at the university's downtown campus in Chicago, IL. The law school is currently ranked #9 in the 2008 US News and World Report list of prominent law schools. For more information, please visit www.law.northwestern.edu.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with five 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.