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CHICAGO - Thomas J. Filarski, chair of the Chemical Group at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, was elected as the 2009-2010 treasurer of the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada) at the LES Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 18-21, 2009.

Filarski has served eight years on the LES (USA & Canada) Board of Trustees and was previously Secretary.

"It is a privilege to become treasurer of our society," said Filarski. "As intellectual property gains significance in today's business climate, I look forward to increasing LES' role as a leader in technology transfer."

LES (USA & Canada) is a professional association comprised of more than 5,000 members engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture, and marketing of intellectual property. Members include a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and government officials. For more information, visit www.lesusacanada.org.

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 intellectual property law firms in the country, with more than 180 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.