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ANN ARBOR - Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that attorney Li-Hua Weng has joined the firm's Ann Arbor office.

Before joining Brinks, Ms. Weng was an associate attorney in the Troy office of law firm Harness Dickey & Pierce. She focuses her practice on preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications in the mechanical and automobile control fields and preparation of clearance/freedom-to-practice opinions.

Ms. Weng received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago and holds a Master's Degree and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. Ms. Weng is a Registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan and the Illinois State Bar Association. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Ms. Weng is a resident of Ann Arbor.

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 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.