Education

1967 Georgetown Univ.,
Juris Doctor

1959 Northwestern Univ.,
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 Seventh Federal Circuit

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

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Daniel M. Riess

Of Counsel

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

Daniel Riess (born 1936) received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1959 upon completion of a five-year cooperative engineering program.  Following graduation from Northwestern University, he was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy and served on active duty for four years on a destroyer and a submarine in the Pacific.

After leaving active duty in the Navy, Mr. Riess attended Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he was awarded his Juris Doctor degree in 1967.  While attending law school, Mr. Riess was also a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the chemical engineering arts, including solid-liquid and solid-gas separation.
           
After graduation from the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Riess joined a predecessor law firm of what is now Banner & Witcoff in 1967, specializing in intellectual property law matters.  Mr. Riess was with that firm until 1981 when he joined a predecessor to what is now the present firm, continuing to specialize in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law and related unfair competition and antitrust matters.
           
With more than 40 years of experience in the field, Mr. Riess’ practice has spanned a full range of intellectual property law matters.  He has extensive experience in patent litigation matters, patent validity and infringement analysis, patent prosecution, license and agreement preparation, trademark clearance and registration, copyright matters and general client counseling.  He represents a wide variety of clients which include established as well as start-up business clients in a range of technical fields.