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CHICAGO - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has been ranked as one of the two leading Chicago IP practices by the Practical Law Company's (PLC) Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008. The firm shared the highest ranking, ("Leading") for a Chicago IP practice with one other firm, a general practice firm with an IP department. The survey also ranked Brinks among the leading 25 law firms in the area of patent litigation in the United States including both IP boutiques and general practice firms.

The survey commented that niche (boutique) firms like Brinks are thriving in Chicago and are "holding their own against their full service counterparts." The survey cites that "of the niche firms, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is perhaps the best known and is active on all aspects of the IP spectrum." PLC singled out senior shareholders, Jerome Gilson and Roy E. Hofer, as adding to the firm's excellent reputation.

The Yearbook's rankings are based on more than 5,500 responses to surveys of in-house counsel in companies listed in the PLC Law Department Profiles and on interviews with private practitioners.

PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008 provides law firm and individual lawyer recommendations by core practice areas in jurisdictions worldwide. The recommendations are based on responses to surveys of in-house counsel in companies listed in the PLC Law Department Profiles and on interviews with private practitioners. The Practical Law Company also publishes the PLC Cross-Border Quarterly and the PLC Law Department Quarterly and is based in London, England.

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.