Leech Tishman Intellectual Property Partner Admitted to Practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
PASADENA, CA – February 28, 2023 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce that Intellectual Property Partner Ivan Posey is now admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Posey is a partner at Leech Tishman and a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Posey is based in Leech Tishman’s Los Angeles office and focuses his practice on patents, trademark and copyrights, litigation, and business and commercial contracts and licensing. Posey is also a member of the Emerging Cyber Technologies Industry Group.
Posey regularly litigates intellectual property and general civil matters. He has first-chair trial experience before the International Trade Commission (ITC), federal district courts, and state courts. He also provides clients with extensive intellectual property counseling, including drafting opinions regarding patent infringement and contract rights, negotiating technology licensing, and managing intellectual property portfolios. Posey has a wealth of experience in patent drafting and procurement services to clients, including patents in technical fields such as software, electronics, wireless communications, optics, networks, automotive, furniture, Internet, e-commerce, and business methods. Posey also regularly advises clients on trademark issues, including trademark procurement services and infringement analysis. He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending Trademark Trial and Appeal Board opposition and cancellation proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
ABOUT THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the third largest district court in the U.S. The Northern District of Illinois is home to the five largest cities in Illinois: Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Joliet, and Naperville. Also known as “The Windy City,” Chicago is the third most populous city in the U.S. with nearly 2.7 million inhabitants and more than 8 million people living in the Chicago metropolitan area. With Lake Michigan as its eastern border, Chicago covers more than 237 square miles. The Northern District of Illinois is comprised of two divisions: the Eastern Division and the Western Division.
ABOUT LEECH TISHMAN
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, Inc. is a national, full-service law firm dedicated to assisting individuals, businesses, and institutions. Leech Tishman offers legal services in business restructuring & insolvency, construction, corporate matters, employment & labor, estates & trusts, intellectual property, litigation & alternative dispute resolution, and real estate. In addition, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in the aviation & aerospace, cannabis, emerging cyber technologies, energy & natural resources, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, and life sciences industries. With offices in Los Angeles, Leech Tishman also has offices in Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE.