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ANN ARBOR - Robert K. Fergan, an attorney in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has been appointed chair of the special committee for the 2010 Mid-Year meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section. The announcement was made at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association on August 7, 2009. The Mid-Year meeting will be held in Orlando, Florida in February 2010 and will focus on leadership development for the Intellectual Property Law Section.

Mr. Fergan was also recently reappointed to a three-year term on the editorial board of Landslide, a bi-monthly magazine of the ABA's Section of Intellectual Property Law that offers news and analysis on patents, trademarks, copyrights and related topics.

Mr. Fergan joined Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione in 2003. His practice at Brinks focuses on client counseling, licensing and patent prosecution in the United States and in other countries under the rules of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. He has prepared and prosecuted patents in the electrical, mechanical, electro-optical and computer science arts as well as patents related to business methods.

Mr. Fergan is extremely active in the legal profession. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Section and Business Law Section. Mr. Fergan is also active in the State Bar of Michigan where he serves on the Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan.

Mr. Fergan received his J.D. from Wayne State University College of Law and a B.S. in electrical engineering with a minor in optics from Kettering University, formerly known as the General Motors Institute. Mr. Fergan is a resident of Livonia.

Founded in 1917, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione is based in Chicago with five additional offices across the country, including Ann Arbor, 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.