Atty. Benjamin P. Gilford
Benjamin P. Gilford focuses his practice on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including procurement and enforcement of patent, copyright, and trademark rights, with a particular focus on patent and trademark litigation.
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Benjamin P. Gilford is a Shareholder based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Their practice focuses on ip. Educated at Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2012) and Washington University in St. Louis (B.S. Biomedical, 2010). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Benjamin P. Gilford focuses his practice on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including procurement and enforcement of patent, copyright, and trademark rights, with a particular focus on patent and trademark litigation
- Ben has experience with complex patent litigation cases in federal district courts throughout the country, including both enforcing patent rights and defending against charges of infringement on behalf of clients
- Ben’s litigation experience has covered a wide range of technology areas, including computer hardware and software, medical devices, remote controls, sporting goods, protective equipment, food packaging, power tools, and other consumer and industrial electronics and mechanical devices
- His experience includes all aspects of patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation, from pre-litigation investigation and preparation of pleadings through all phases of discovery, motion practice, claim construction and summary judgment hearings, trial, and appeals
- Ben also advises clients on the clearance and selection of trademarks and prosecutes domestic patent, trademark, and copyright applications
- Concentrations •Patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation •Patent appeals •Patent prosecution and opinions •Trademark clearance and selection •Trademark and copyright prosecution Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' 2021-2024 •Intellectual Property Law, 2021-2024 •Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2021-2024 •Patent Law, 2022-2024 •Listed, IAM magazine, 'IAM Patent 1000,' Litigation, 2023-2025
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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