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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Federal Circuit Denies Petition for Rehearing; Favorable Decision for Aero Products Brings Dispute Closer to Resolution
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione today announced that, on January 9, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed its prior victory on behalf of its clients Aero Products International, Inc. and Robert B. Chaffee when the Court of Appeals denied a Petition for Rehearing filed by Intex Recreation Corporation.

The case, Aero Products International, Inc. v. Intex Recreation Corporation; Quality Trading, Inc.; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., involved technology that allows a user to quickly inflate an air mattress and easily adjust its firmness using a unique comfort control feature found in Aero’s popular line of AeroBed ® inflatable mattresses.

On October 2, 2006, the Court of Appeals affirmed a nearly $12 million patent judgment that Aero obtained after a February 2004 jury trial at which a Northern District of Illinois jury found that Intex had willfully infringed Aero ’s patent rights. Intex petitioned for a rehearing but, after considering briefs filed by the parties, the Court of Appeals denied the Intex petition. This favorable ruling brings Aero closer to a resolution of this lengthy legal dispute.

Aero was represented at trial, at the contempt hearing and on appeal by the intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione. William H. Frankel was the lead trial lawyer and Michael P. Chu argued the appeal. Litigators Mark H. Remus and David H. Bluestone were also part of the winning Brinks team.

01-10-2007

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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Brings Santa to Leland School
Santa” Mark Yates (center), Accounting Manager at Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., thanks “helpers,” Dr. Loretta Brown-Lawrence (left), Principal, and Dr. Sandra Branch (right), Assistant Principal, after distributing gifts to about 200 pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade students at the George Leland Elementary School, 5221 W. Congress Parkway in Chicago.

For more than 10 years, Brinks has participated in a “Letters to Santa” program, providing holiday gifts to Chicago Public School students in some of the most underprivileged areas of the city. This holiday season, Leland School students wrote letters to Santa requesting a variety of toys and the firm’s attorneys and staff members responded, purchasing gifts for the children and delivering them in time for a visit from Santa. In addition, Brinks gave each student a backpack containing pencils, sharpeners, erasers, crayons and scissors.

01-10-2007

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C.

Fross Zelnick Ranked No. 1 Trademark Filer By The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office
Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., a leading law firm specializing in trademark, copyright, design and unfair competition law, has filed more trademark applications than any other law firm nationwide and is the most active law firm user of the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), according to the Department of Commerce’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Susan Upton Douglass, a partner at the firm, was recently named the most prolific individual attorney filer by NameProtect, a digital brand management company.

The recognition of Fross Zelnick and Ms. Douglass was made in conjunction with the USPTO’s public commemoration today of the one-millionth trademark application filed using TEAS. Launched in November of 1997, TEAS is a Web-based application process that now accounts for the vast majority of all trademark filings.

“Protecting intellectual property is the essence of our business and being recognized by the USPTO as being the nation’s leading law firm filer of trademark applications underscores the importance owners of valuable brands place on fully protecting their trademark rights,” said Larry Apolzon, a Fross Zelnick partner.

Fross Zelnick consistently ranks as one of the leading intellectual property law firms. For the past three years, Fross Zelnick has been named as the top U.S. law firm for both litigation and counseling/prosecution work in Managing Intellectual Property's annual survey of trademark and copyright firms. Additionally, nine Fross Zelnick partners were named to the 2006 edition of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in the category of trademark expertise.

01-10-2007

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Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP

William “Bill” M. Clifton promoted to Managing Member at the Law firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
WHO: Mr. Bill M. Clifton

WHAT: Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC, a national labor and employment law firm representing management with an office in Macon, Ga., has promoted Mr. Bill Clifton to managing member (equity partner).

PRACTICE: Clifton, a senior litigator, assists employers in problem prevention and legal analysis of complex employment issues and has tried jury verdict cases involving every aspect of the employment relationship. He also represents employers in matters involving confidentiality and covenants not to compete.

EDUCATION: J.D., Columbia University, New York City; M.A., Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; B.A., Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA

ADMITTED TO BAR:1993, Georgia; 1993, Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals; 1993, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth (1995) and Eleventh (1996) Circuits; 2002, United States Supreme Court

RESIDENCE: Macon, Georgia

01-10-2007

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Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP

David L. Smith Promoted to Managing Member at the Law Firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
WHO: Mr. David L. Smith

WHAT: Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC, a national labor and employment law firm representing management and headquartered in Atlanta, has promoted David L. Smith to managing member (equity partner).

PRACTICE: Smith focuses his practice on providing compliance advice to employers on federal and state occupational safety and health (OSHA) requirements as well as assists employers with the development and implementation of safety and health programs and policies. In addition to working with companies on programs and compliance, he assists employers in defending OSHA citations and OSHA and DOT retaliation charges.

EDUCATION: J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA; M.A. and B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, GA

ADMITTED TO BAR:1990, Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

RESIDENCE: Peachtree City, Georgia

01-10-2007

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Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, L.L.C.

Bell, Boyd Elects Associates to Partnership
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP has elected fourteen of the firm's associates to partnership effective January 1, 2007. Twelve of the associates are resident in the Chicago office and two are resident in Washington, D. C.

The new partners practice throughout the firm in Bell, Boyd's Antitrust, Corporate, Environmental, Estates, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Real Estate groups.

New partners resident in the Chicago office are: Amy S. Dolgin, Ania Domagala-Pierga, James F. Goedken, Douglas J. Hatlestad, Sanjay K. Murthy, Curt A. Paison, Alicia A. Perla, Todd E. Pentecost, Jeffrey T. Petersen, Jay Truty, Brent W. Vincent and Peter Zura.

New partners resident in the firm's Washington D. C. office are: Kara A. Elgersma and Kimberly N. Reddick.

01-10-2007

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Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge

BEARUP NAMED "BEST IN THE U.S."
Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge is pleased to announce that George Bearup, a shareholder in the firm’s Traverse City office has been selected as one of the best attorneys in the United States by Best of the U.S. LLC.

George practices in the areas of estate planning and retirement planning, business law and divorce law. George is a member and belongs to various sections of the American and Michigan Bar Associations. He was the Judicial Liaison Chairperson of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association for several years. He is a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan Foundation and a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council, a certified mediator for the Western District of Michigan and a certified referee for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. George is a frequent lecturer and author on issues of estate planning and family law, and has been a co-editor of ICLE Publication's "Michigan Revocable Grantor Trusts" for 10 years. He is also active in the Traverse City community, serving as Chairman of Rotary Charities, and as Chairman of the Board of the Munson Healthcare Foundation. He sits on the Munson Healthcare System Board of Trustees and is active in the Northern Michigan Counsel on Planned Giving, the Women's Resource Center, and Community Health Clinic.

The Best of the U. S. LLC is an independent firm that reviews the credentials of practitioners in fourteen professions to determine the “Best of Class” in each. The selection process is based on identifying those professionals who have continued their education, provide leadership in their industry, and have been recognized by their peers, their industry and their community as the best.

01-10-2007

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