Education

2005 DePaul Univ.,
Juris Doctor

2002 Vanderbilt Univ.,
BE,
summa cum laude

Admissions

State of Illinois

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Ninth Circuits

Jason R. Smalley

Associate

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

Mr. Smalley studied both computer engineering and mathematics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt, Mr. Smalley was awarded the William H. Rowen Scholarship and was elected to the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. Mr. Smalley graduated summa cum laude in 2002 and received a Bachelor of Engineering degree.

After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Mr. Smalley attended the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois and was awarded a Juris Doctor with a certificate of specialization in General Intellectual Property Law in May 2005. During his studies at DePaul, Mr. Smalley clerked at the firm beginning in 2003. He joined the firm as an associate in 2005.

Mr. Smalley has gained experience in license and agreement preparation, litigation, U.S. copyright, patent, and trademark prosecution matters, and patent validity and infringement analyses.