Education

1962 Northwestern University, Juris Doctor

1959 Northwestern University, BSChE

Admissions

State of Illinois

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal  Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First,  Seventh and Eighth Circuits

Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

John L. Alex

Shareholder

Cook Alex
200 West Adams Street, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL  60606
Tel:       (312) 236-8500
Fax:      (312) 236-8176


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Professional Experience

Upon graduation from Northwestern University, Mr. Alex joined the firm of Hill, Sherman, Meroni, Gross and Simpson and, in 1963, the firm of Dawson, Tilton, Fallon, Lungmus and Alexander, both of which were located in Chicago and specialized in intellectual property law matters.  In 1964 he joined the firm of Griest, Lockwood, Greenawalt and Dewey, a predecessor of the present firm, specializing during that entire time in patent, trademark, and copyright law and related unfair competition and antitrust matters.
           
Mr. Alex’s many years of practice have involved a wide variety of domestic and international intellectual property matters.  Mr. Alex has in-depth experience and primary responsibility in patent, trademark and copyright litigation matters at the trial and appellate level, patent validity and infringement evaluations and opinions, the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, patent interferences, intellectual property licensing, trademark and copyright procurement and enforcement as well as intellectual property counseling.  In addition, Mr. Alex has been engaged as an expert witness in numerous patent litigations (mechanical, chemical and related arts).