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Industrial & Mechanical Practice Group

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Industrial & Mechanical Practice Group

Our Industrial & Mechanical Practice Group has significant experience with a wide range of industrial and mechanical inventions, ranging from complex to seemingly simple yet critical improvements over earlier designs. Where our clients’ industrial and mechanical technologies are often integrated with electronics, materials, life sciences, or other technical disciplines, Cook Alex is well positioned to provide diverse technical capabilities to meet the challenges involved.

In addition, legal and technical experience gained through our diverse litigation, counseling and prosecution activities enables our attorneys to develop realistic strategies for growing and managing intellectual property portfolios. These benefits also extend to the group’s approach towards helping clients procure domestic and international patents and trademarks, as well as obtain technology transfer and licensing agreements.

Our commitment to provide clients with superior intellectual property legal services is accentuated by the group’s specialized, technical knowledge in a broad range of areas, including aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer products, defense, energy, food, manufacturing, medical devices and methods, printing, rail transportation and other industries. Our attorneys hold diverse scientific and technology backgrounds, including environmental, industrial, electrical, mechanical,aerospace and chemical engineering.

Our Industrial & Mechanical Practice Group provides services to Fortune 500 companies, established publicly or privately held firms, universities and other not-for-profit organizations, start-ups, and inventors. The group provides legal services, including litigation, opinions and investigations, patent prosecution, licensing, portfolio management, due diligence, technology transfers and M&A support. Further, the group specializes in the following industrial and mechanical technologies:

  • Automobile Components
  • Centrifugal & Membrane Blood Separators
  • Consumer Appliances & Wares
  • Construction Equipment
  • Fasteners & Hardware
  • Food Packaging
  • Furniture
  • Hand Tools
  • Handling Mechanisms
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Hospital Beds
  • HVAC Equipment
  • Industrial Controls
  • Industrial Machinery
  • Injection Molding Systems
  • Lighting Equipment
  • Locomotives & Rail Transportation
  • Material Handling
  • Machine Tools & Accessories
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Medical Equipment of a Wide Variety
  • Motors & Power Transmissions
  • Packaging & Shipping
  • Plastic Extrusion Techniques
  • Pneumatics & Hydraulics
  • Power Transmission Components
  • Process Equipment
  • Recycling Technology
  • Refuse Handling Equipment
  • Safety Equipment
  • Sporting Equipment
  • Tooling Components
  • Truck Trailers
  • Utility Distribution Equipment

John L. Alex

Joel H. Bock

Betsy J. Derwinski

Joseph R. Freund

Stephen B. Heller

Steven E. Jedlinski

Andrew G. Kolomayets

Gary W. McFarron

Michael J. McGee

Raymond M. Mehler

James S. Pristelski

Daniel M. Riess

Jason R. Smalley

David M. Thimmig

Michael D. Zaronias