Industry Expertise

• Software & Services
• Automobiles & Components
• Banks
• Food, Beverage & Tobacco
• Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Household & Personal Products
• Insurance
• Health Care Equipment & Services
• Media
• Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
• Technology Hardware & Equipment
• Consumer Durables & Apparel
• Real Estate
• Retailing
• Transportation
• Energy

Honors & Awards

• 2010 Chicago's Best Lawyers : Selected as one of Chicago's Best Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law
• 2010 American College of Trial Lawyers : Fellow since 1988
• 2010 Law & Politics : One of the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers since 2007
• 2010 CPR-INTA Distinguished Panel of ADR Neutrals : Member since 1992
• 2010 American Bar Foundation : Life Fellow since 1983
• 2010 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition : Named one of the top Illinois "Super Lawyers" in intellectual property litigation
• 2010 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
• 2009 Managing Intellectual Property : Selected as a "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioner"
• 2009 Chicago Lawyer Magazine : Selected as a "Top Intellectual Property Lawyer in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network
• 2009 The Legal 500 United States : "David Hilliard is described by clients as 'excellent' [and] has tried major trademark and copyright cases throughout the United States. He is frequently brought into litigation as replacement counsel."
• 2009 The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers : One of the Leading Trademark Attorneys in the World
• 2009 Best Lawyers in America : A "Best Lawyer in America" since its inception in 1987
• 2008 Who's Who Legal Illinois : Recognized in 2008 as "the eminence grise of Illinois trademarks, David Hilliard is involved in numerous 'bet-the-company' cases, he has represented clients including Encyclopedia Britannica, BASF and the American Medical Association."
• 2008 Managing Intellectual Property : A "World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioner"
• 2007 Who's Who Legal, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers : A "world's leading practitioner" in intellectual property law
• 2007 The Legal 500 United States : "One of the firm's most respected trademark litigators [with] an impressive track record of involvement in precedent-setting cases."
• 2007 Chambers USA-The Client's Guide : "David Hilliard retains a reputation as the top trademark lawyer in the state, and one with an enviable client base. A seasoned trial lawyer, he is also a skilled mediator and arbitrator."
• 2007 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine : Named a "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law

Appeals

• Robert J. Corr v. PepsiCo, Inc., et al., Case No. 105823 (Il. Sup. Ct. 2008) Case Nos. 06-2251, 07-0004, 07-1277 (Ill Appl. Ct. 1st Dist.) (affirming dismissal of six trademark and fraud claims brought against PepsiCo) (Trademark Infringement)
• Simon Property Group, L.P. v. mySimon, Inc., 282 F.3d 986 (7th Cir. 2002, Judges Flaum, Bauer and Evans) (Trademark Infringement)
• John Zink Co. v. Zink, 241 F.3d 1256 (10th Cir. 2001, Judge Briscoe) (affirming award of attorneys' fees to John Zink Co.) (Trademark Infringement)
• FASA Corp. v. Playmates Toys Inc., 108 F.3d 140 (7th Cir. 1997, Judge Wood) (Copyright Infringement)
• H&R Block v. Ray L. Newlin, et al., Case No. 97-3349 (7th Cir. 1997) (Unfair Competition)
• SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 77 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 1996, Judges Carnes), 117 S.Ct. 79 (U.S. Sup. Ct., cert. denied 1996) (Trademark Infringement)
• Libman Co. v. Vining Industries Inc., 69 F.3d 1360 (7th Cir. 1995, Judges Posner, Bauer and Coffee) (Trade Dress)
• Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Panduit Corp., 65 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 1995, Judges Cummings, Rovner and Bauer) (Trade Dress, Patents)
• Shelby v. Ford Motor Co., Case Nos. 93-56280 and 93-56285 (9th Cir. 1995, Judges Wallace, Hug and Hawkins) (Unfair Competition)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Cook, 53 F.3d 333 (7th Cir. 1995, Judges Easterbrook, Ripple and Rovner) (Deceptive Trade)
• Gilbert/Robinson Inc. v. Carrie Beverage-Missouri Inc., 989 F.2d 985 (8th Cir. 1993, Judge Loken) (Unfair Competition)
• SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 24 U.S.P.Q.2d 1505 (11th Cir. 1992, Judges Hill, Eschbach and Birch) (Trademark Infringement)
• Schiller and Schmidt Inc. v. Nordisco Corp., 969 F.2d 410 (7th Cir. 1992, Judge Posner) (Copyright Infringement)
• Galaxy Chemical Co. v. BASF, 968 F.2d 1218 (7th Cir. 1992, Judges Coffee, Kanne and Esbach) (Unfair Competition)
• The Scotch Whisky Association v. Majestic Distilling Co. Inc., 958 F.2d 594 (4th Cir. 1992, Judge Sprouse) (Unfair Competition)
• The Scotch Whisky Association v. United States Distilled Products Co., 952 F.2d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 1991, Judge Rich) (Unfair Competition)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Summit Motor Products, Inc., 930 F.2d 277 (3d Cir. 1991, Judges Cowen, Alito and Garth), 112 S.Ct. 373 (U.S. Sup. Ct., cert. denied 1991) (Copyright Infringement)

Trials & Litigation

• Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP v. Nextep, Inc. et al, Case No. C.A. No. 3:2009-cv-00156 (D. Nev. 2010, Judge Jones) (Summary Judgment) (Unfair Competition)
• Givens v. American College of Trial Lawyers, Case No. 1:2009-cv-00074 (M.D. Ala. 2009, Judge Walker) (Summary Judgment) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Southside Food Plaza, Inc., Case No. 1:2010cv00354 (E.D.N.Y. 2010, Judge Amon) (Injunction entered against importation, distribution, and sale of gray market soft drinks) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Grande Produce Ltd. Co., Case No. 7:2008cv00262 (S.D. Tex. 2009, Judge Hinojosa) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. The Coca-Cola Company, Opposition No. 91175219 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. JT Saniya, Inc., Case No. 2:2009cv00751 (C.D. Cal. 2009, Judge Pregerson) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. El Norteno's Distributor Corp., Case No. 1:2008cv23502 (S.D. Fla. 2009, Judge Martinez) (Trademark Infringement)
• Corr v. Pepsico, Inc., Case No. 05 L 001785 (Cir. Ct. of Cook Cty, Ill., 2009, Judge Goldberg) (Pepsico awarded attorneys fees) (Trademark)
• Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP v. Nextep, Inc. and Samuel L. Paul, Case No. 1:2008-cv-00567 (S.D. Ohio 2009, Judge Barrett) (Unfair Competition)
• Monarch Marking Systems (now Paxar Corporation) v. Kap Graphics, Case No. 1:1993cv05082 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Bucklo) (Paxar awarded $2 million in damages plus attorneys' fees) (General)
• American College of Trial Lawyers v. Givens, John, Case No. D2008-1813 (WIPO 2009) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
• Ford Motor Company v. Safir GT 40 Spares, Limited, Opposition No. 91159033 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark Infringement)
• Pepsico, Inc. et al v. Irie Motivations, Inc. et al, Case No. 2:2008cv02242 (C.D. Cal. 2008, Judge Lew) (Pepsico awarded $168,000 in damages plus attorneys' fees) (Trademark Infringement)
• Hope Family Vineyards, Pty, Ltd. v. Hope Wine, LLC, Case No. 1:2008cv03246 (N.D. Ill. 2008, Judge Lindberg) (preliminary injunction) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Motor Company v. Bhuvaneshwari Foundry, Opposition No. AMD-56686 (Trade Marks Registry, Ahmedabad, India, 2008) (Ford trademark held to be a "well known mark in relation to any goods or services" in India) (Trademark)
• Northern Trust Co. v. J.P. Morgan Chase, Case No. 1:2008cv00297 (N.D. Ill. 2008, Judge Hart) (preliminary injunction) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Los Potros Distribution Center, LLC, 2008 WL 2225752 (D. Ariz. 2008, Judge Campbell) (PepsiCo awarded $95,000 in damages and attorneys' fees) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. #1 Wholesale, LLC, Lime Lite Fashions Inc. and Sahni Enterprises Inc., 84 U.S.P.Q.2d 1040 (N.D. Ga. 2007, Judge Batten) (PepsiCo awarded temporary restraining order, injunction, recall and damages) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Izachak Levy et al., Case No. 1:2004cv08356 (N.D. Ill 2007, Judge St. Eve) (Ford awarded injunction and damages) (Trademark Infringement)
• Pepsico, Inc. v. Distribuidora La Matagalpa, Inc., 510 F.Supp.2d 1110 (S.D. Fla. 2007, Judge Moore) (Gray Market Enforcement, Trademark Infringement)
• 300 Below v. Benelli USA Corp. (Beretta), Case No. 2:2006cv02056 (C.D. Ill. 2006, Judge McCuskey) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Money Makers Automotive Surplus, Inc., 2005 WL 2464715 (D. Neb. 2005, Judge Bataillon) (Ford awarded $5 million in damages) (Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement)
• Craftsmen Limousine, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 2005 WL 2321662 (W.D. Mo. 2005, Judge Whipple) (JURY TRIAL) (Unfair Competition, Trade Dress)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Mill Supply, Inc., Case No. 2:2004cv71120 (E.D. Mich. 2005, Judge Cleland) (Keyword Advertising) (Trademark, Copyright, False Advertising)
• Medline Industries, Inc. v. Medline Rx Financial, LLC, 218 F.R.D. 170 (N.D. Ill. 2003, Judge Castillo) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
• March Madness Athletic Ass'n, L.L.C. v. Netfire, Inc., 310 F.Supp.2d 786 (N.D. Tex 2003, Judge Buchmeyer) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. California Security Cans, 238 F.Supp.2d 1172 (C.D. Cal. 2002, Judge Manella) (PepsiCo awarded permanent injunction and $250,000 in liquidated damages) (Trademark Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Plank, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 14378 (C.D. Cal. 2002, Judge Manella) (PepsiCo awarded temporary restraining order, injunction and $40,000 in damages) (Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement, Trade Dress Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. A.C. Car Group Ltd., 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1701 (E.D. Mich. 2002, Judge Roberts) (Copyright Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Factory Five Racing, Inc., 2002 WL 32155850 (D. Mass. 2002, Judge Zobel) (Trade Dress Infringement)
• Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. v. Independent Machine Service of Minnesota, Inc., Case No. 3:2001cv00181 (S.D. Ohio 2001, Judge Rice) (JURY TRIAL) (Monarch awarded $3.35 million) (Unfair Competition, Patents)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Cattco Marketing et al., Case No. 2:2000cv04672 (E.D. Pa. 2001) (final judgment in favor of Ford Motor Co.) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Plantation, LLC v. Black (Ford Motor Co., Third Party Plaintiff), 205 F.R.D. 698 (S.D. Ga. 2000, Judge Edenfield) (Unfair Competition)
• American Medical Association v. American Suzuki Motor Corp., Case No. 2:1999cv13205 (C.D. Cal. 2000, Judge Manella) (Copyright Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Ford Financial Solutions Inc., 55 U.S.P.Q.2d 1217 (N.D. Iowa 2000, Judge McManus) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Ortiz Mexi-Products, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1657 (N.D. Ill. 2000, Judges Keys and Manning) (PepsiCo awarded $37,000 in attorneys' fees) (Trademark Infringement)
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. Britannica Home Fashions, Inc., Case No. 1:1998cv05689 (S.D.N.Y. 1999, Judge Patterson) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Triunfo-Mex, Inc.,, 189 F.R.D. 431 (C.D. Cal. 1999, Judge Paez) (PepsiCo awarded $60,000 in damages and attorneys' fees) (Trademark Infringement)
• PepsiCo, Inc. v. Reyes, 70 F.Supp.2d 1057 (C.D. Cal. 1999, Judge Taylor) (Trademark Infringement)
• S Industries, Inc. v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., 17 F.Supp.2d 775 (N.D. Ill. 1998, Judge Anderson) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
• Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. SunAmerica Inc., 45 U.S.P.Q.2d 1621 (N.D. Ga. 1997, Judge Camp) (Trademark Infringement)
• Thomas & Betts Corp. v. Panduit Corp., 172 F.R.D. 379, 940 F.Supp. 1337 and 935 F.Supp. 1399 (N.D. Ill. 1997 and 1996, Judge Denlow) (summary judgment) (Trade Dress, Patents)
• H&R Block v. Ray L. Newlin, et al., 1996 WL 914126 (N.D. Ind. 1996, Judge Rodovich) (Unfair Competition)
• Grupo Gamesa S.A. De C.V. v. Dulceria El Molino Inc., 39 U.S.P.Q.2d 1531 (C.D. Cal. 1996, Judge Rafeedie) (Trademark Infringement)
• Monarch Marking Systems Inc. v. Elan Systems Inc., 39 U.S.P.Q.2d 1032 (TTAB 1996, Rice, Seeherman and Hanak) (Trademark)
• Nelson/Weather-Rite Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group Inc., 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1239 (N.D. Ill. 1995, Judge Coar) (summary judgment) (Trade Dress)
• Nabisco Inc. v. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1251 (TTAB 1995, Simms, Cissel and Seeherman) (Trademark Infringement)
• Jaguar Cars Ltd. v. National Football League, 886 F.Supp. 335 (S.D.N.Y. 1995, Judge Sotomayor) (Unfair Competition)
• FASA Corp. v. Playmates Toys Inc., 869 F.Supp. 1334 (N.D. Ill. 1994, Judge Castillo) (Trade Dress)
• SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 890 F.Supp. 1559 (N.D. Ga. 1994, Judge Camp) (summary judgment) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Summit Motor Products, Inc. and Altran, Inc., Case No. 2:1984cv01978 (D. N.J. 1993, Judge Politan) (JURY TRIAL) (Copyright Infringement)
• PepsiCo Inc. v. Torres, 27 U.S.P.Q.2d 1948 (C.D. Cal. 1993, Judge Gadbois) (Trademark Infringement)
• Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas v. Del Monte Corp., 26 U.S.P.Q.2d 1141 and 25 U.S.P.Q.2d 1217 (N.D. Tex. 1993 and 1992, Judge Fitzwater) (JURY TRIAL) (Licensing)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Cook, 25 U.S.P.Q.2d 1050 (N.D. Ill. 1992, Judge Hart) (Deceptive Trade Practices)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Keystone Automotive Industries, 23 U.S.P.Q.2d 1478 (E.D. Mich. 1992, Judge Kohn) (Ford awarded $1.8 million) (Copyright Infringement)
• Galaxy Chemical Co. Inc. v. BASF Corp., 20 U.S.P.Q.2d 1555 (N.D. Ill. 1991, Judge Holderman) (JURY TRIAL) (Unfair Competition)
• Schiller and Schmidt Inc. v. Wallace Computer Services Inc., 19 U.S.P.Q.2d 1942 (N.D. Ill. 1991, Judge Leinenweber) (Copyright Infringement)
• Plasticolor Molded Products Inc. v. Ford Motor Co., 767 F.Supp. 1036 (C.D. Cal. 1991, Judge Kozinski) (Trademark Infringement)
• Gilbert/Robinson Inc. v. Carrie Beverage-Missouri Inc., 758 F.Supp. 512 (E.D. Mo. 1991, Judge Limbaugh) (JURY TRIAL) (Unfair Competition)
• Ford Motor Company v. GMB Universal Joints, Case No. C578949 (C.D. Cal. 1991, Judge Hauck) (JURY TRIAL) (Ford awarded $1.25 million) (Copyright Infringement)
• PepsiCo Inc. v. Nostalgia Products Corp., 18 U.S.P.Q.2d 1404 (N.D. Ill. 1990, Judge Williams) (Trademark Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Summit Motor Products, Inc. and Altran, Inc., Case No. 2:1984cv01978 (D. N.J. 1990, Judge Politan) (JURY TRIAL) (Copyright, Trademark Infringement)
• Brode v. Tax Management Inc., 14 U.S.P.Q.2d 1195 (N.D. Ill. 1990, Judge Kocoras) (Copyright)
• Frito-Lay, Inc. v. The Bachman Company, Case No. 83-CIV-4484 (S.D.N.Y. 1990, Judge Cedarbaum) (Copyright Infringement)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Kuan Tong Industrial Co., Ltd., 697 F.Supp. 1108 (N.D. Cal. 1989, Judge Williams) (preliminary injunction; Ford awarded treble damages and attorneys' fees of $2.964 million) (Trademark)

ADR

• University Healthsystem Consortium v. Northshore University HealthSystem, Case No. 1:2009cv05000 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Bucklo) (Trademark Infringement)
• SPSS, Inc. v. Nie et al., Case No. 1:08-CV-00066 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Darrah) (Contracts, Licensing)
• Implant Innovations, Inc. v. Debbie, LLC, Bicon, LLC, Bicon International, Inc., Case No. 9:06-cv-80913-DTKH (S.D. Fla., Judge Hurley) (Trademark Infringement)
• After Hours Formal Wear, Inc. v. Tuxedos, Inc., Case No. 06-cv-2460 (N.D. Ill., Judge Guzman) (Unfair Competition)
• The Doctors Company v. Florida Doctors Insurance Company, Case No. 3:06-cv-00481 (M.D. Fla., Judge Covington) (Trademark Infringement)
• Payless Shoe Source Worldwide, Inc. v. Target Corporation and Target Brands, Inc., Case No. 5:05-4023-JAR (D. Kan., Judge Robinson) (Unfair Competition)
• Buntrock v. Terra (Terra Museum), et al. , Case No. 00 CH 13859 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Judge Kinnaird); 151 F.Supp.2d 931 (N.D. Ill. 2001, Judge Bucklo); 348 Ill. App. 3d 875 (2004) (Trustee Mismanagement)
• Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, Inc. v. Scripps Networks, Inc. and The E.W. Scripps Company (HGTV) , Case No. 2:03-cv-01477 (W.D. Penn., Judge Fischer) (Unfair Competition)
• Imagetec LP v. Imagistics Int'l Inc. , Case No. 1:02-cv-07148 (N.D. Ill., Judge Hibbler) (Trademark Infringement)
• W.R. Meadows, Inc. v. U.S.E. Hickson Products, Ltd. , Case No. 00 C 1116 (N.D. Ill., Judge Moran) (Copyright Infringement)
• Kerr Corporation v. Castaldo Products Mfg. Co., Inc. , Case No. LA CV 99-2392-DT (MANx) (C.D. Cal., Judge Tevrizian) (Unfair Competition)
• La Preferida, Inc. v. Sun Garden Gangi Canning Company, Case No. 99 C 5730 (N.D. Ill., Judge Manning) (Copyright Infringement)
• CNB Banchares Inc. v. Citizens Bank, Illinois, NA, Case No. 1:1998-cv-08120 (N.D. Ill., Judge Lindberg) (Unfair Competition)
• Moen Inc. v. Sisco, Inc , Case No. 1:98-cv-07947 (N.D. Ill., Judge Moran) (Trade Dress)
• Atek Corporation v. Foremost Machinery, Case No. 1:1997cv07266 (N.D. Ill., Judge Levin) (Unfair Competition)
• Tailgators, Inc. v. 2263 North Lincoln Corp., Case No. 1:1997cv02196 (N.D. Ill., Judge Gottschall) (Unfair Competition)
• ArcVentures, LLC v. Affiliated Research Centers, Inc. , Case No. 97 C 5537 (N.D. Ill., Judge Holderman) (General)
• Medic Alert Foundation United States, Inc. v. Corel Corporation, Case No. 1:1997cv02521 (N.D. Ill., Judge Zagel) (Trade Dress)
• Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Freightliner Corp. and American LaFrance Corp. , Case No. 96 C 6922 (N.D. Ill., Judge Grady) (Unfair Competition)
• Planet Hollywood (Region IV), Inc., et al. v. Hollywood Casino Corp., et al. , Case No. 96-C-4660 (N.D. Ill., Judge Lindberg) (Trade Dress)
• ESCO Corporation v. The Frog, Switch & Manufacturing Co., Inc., Case No. 1:CV-95-1153 (M.D. Penn., Judge Rambo) (Trade Dress)
• Publications International, Ltd. v. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. , Case No. 91 C 3876 (N.D. Ill., Judge Gettleman) (Copyright Infringement)

Expert Witness

• AcademyOne, Inc. v. CollegeSource, Inc., Case No. 2:2008cv05707 (E.D. Penn. 2009, Judge Padova) (Trademark, Domain Name, Surveys)
• Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. Kimberly Clark Corporation, et al., Case No. 09-CV-2263 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Kendall) (Trade Dress, Patents)
• 3M Company v. Vita Zahnfabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co., KG and Vident, Inc., Case No. 0:2006cv04564 (D. Minn. 2008, Judge Doty) (Trademark Infringement, USPTO)
• California Physician's Service, d/b/a Blue Shield of California v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (California Arbitration, 2007) (Advertising)
• Klein-Becker, USA, LLC v. Allergan, Inc., Case No. 2:2003cv00514 (D. Utah 2007, Judge Benson) (Unfair Competition, Genericness)
• Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VPX Sports) v. American Body Building Products, LLC, Case No. 0:2006cv60633 (S.D. Fla. 2007, Judge Middlebrooks) (Malpractice)
• Powerhouse Marks, L.L.C. and Powerhouse Licensing, L.L.C. v. Chi Hsin Impex, Inc., Case No. 2:2004cv73923 (E.D. Mich. 2006, Judge Duggan) (Unfair Competition)
• Douglas Press, Inc. v. Kaplan, 207 Ill. 2d 599 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois 2004) (JURY TRIAL) (Malpractice, Insurance)
• General Motors Corporation v. Avanti Motors, Case No. 5:2003cv60034 (E.D. Mich. 2003, Judge Battani) (Trade Dress, Surveys)
• Nestlé Holdings, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Docket No. 021562-90 (U.S. Tax Court 2000) (Trademark Valuation)
• Breuer Electric Mfg. Co. (d/b/a Breuer/Tornado Corporation) v. The Hoover Company, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11613 (N.D. Ill. 1998, Judge Gottschall) (Trade Dress)
• Direct Action Corporation v. Lewis R. Hicks, an individual d/b/a SAFTA, Case No. 3:1996cv00605 (S.D. Cal. 1996, Judge Huff) (General)
• Soloflex v. Nordic Track, Inc., Case No. 3:1993cv00545 (D. Ore. 1994, Judge Jelderks) (Trade Dress)

Professional Activities

• Northwestern University School of Law : Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law
• University of Chicago Law School : Lecturer in Law on "Advanced Trademarks and Unfair Competition"
• Northwestern University annual Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and the Corporate Client : Chairman 1985-2005
• Chicago Bar Association : Former President
• Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois : Former President
• Legal Club of Chicago : Former President
• Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School : Former Chairman
• Chicago Bar Record : Former Editor-in-Chief
• Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association : Founding Chairman
• International Trademark Association : Former Director
• American College of Trial Lawyers : Courageous Advocacy Committee, Former Chair
• ABA Intellectual Property Law Section : Former Trademark Division Chairman; Former Member of Council
• Art Institute of Chicago : Trustee; Former Vice-Chairman; Former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the School; Former President, Auxiliary Board; Former Chairman, Sustaining Fellows and Exhibitions Committee; Chairman Ryerson and Burnham Libraries; Founding Chairman, Department of Architecture and Design; awarded Benefactor of Architecture Medal
• Newberry Library : Trustee and Vice-Chairman
• Wayfarers Club : Former President
• US Navy : Former Judge Advocate under Admiral John S. McCain

Publications

• Co-Author of more than a dozen Law School coursebooks, including: Trademarks, Trade Identity and Unfair Trade Practices; Unfair Competition and Unfair Trade Practices; Trademarks; Hilliard, Welch & Widmaier, Trademarks and Unfair Competition (8th edition, 2010, Lexis Nexis); Supplement to 8th edition and Teachers Manual (2010, Lexis Nexis).
• Co-Author of a treatise: Hilliard, Welch & Marvel, Trademarks and Unfair Competition (4th edition, 2009, Lexis Nexis); on-line edition (2009, Lexis Nexis).
• Co-Author of Lexis Nexis Emerging Issues Analysis on Bose v. Hexawave and the TTAB exceptions to Medinol, 2009.
• Trials-A First Class Standard of Firstness, Illinois CLE Course on Trial Practice, 2009.
• The 125th Anniversary of Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, Pattishall Newsletter (April 2008)
• "Global Trademarks and Unfair Competition," 157 pages, Ford Global Summit, Detroit, MI, 2006.
• "Trial by Jury: Opening Statements and Closing Arguments." Chicago, IL 2005.
• "Investigations in Intellectual Property Litigation," IPSA International, Chicago, IL, 2004.
• "Intellectual Property Implications of the Human Genome Project, Discussant, Washington University School of Law and School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 2002.
• "An Economic Analysis of Arbitrary, Suggestive and Descriptive Marks," Lexis Nexis Advanced Trademark Strategies, Chicago, IL, 2002.
• "Trademark, Copyright and FTC Issues in E-Commerce, " Northwestern University Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL, 2000, and San Francisco, CA, 2001.
• "The End of an Era: Trademarks and Unfair Competition," Houston Intellectual Property Association and University of Houston Law Center Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law, Galveston, TX, 2000.
• "The Trademark Law Implications of College Savings v. Florida Prepaid," News Source, John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Vol I, No. 2, Fall 1999.
• "Trademark and Service Mark Protection: Negotiating and Enforcing Licensing Agreements" ACCA Seminar, Chicago, IL, 1997.
• "Surveys and Expert Witnesses" in Trademark Law Developments, University of Houston Law Center, New Orleans, LA, 1994.
• "Franchise Termination Litigation: The Precedence of Trademark Law," in Successful Trademark Licensing and Franchising, International Trademark Association, 1993.
• "Intellectual Property: New Developments and New Risks in Trademark and Copyright Law," Northwestern University Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago, IL and San Francisco, CA, Ch. 8, 1991.
• "Recent Developments in Trademark Law," 1991 ABA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA; published 1991.
• "Fungible Trademarks-Plasticolor v. Ford," Texas Intellectual Property Law Institute, San Antonio, TX; published 1991.
• "The Effective Use of Surveys and Expert Witnesses in Bench and Jury Trials," Oregon Patent Law Association, Portland, OR, 1991.
• "Demonstrative Evidence," United States Trademark Association Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1990.
• "The Impact on U.S. Intellectual Property Litigation of the Berne Convention," Annual Meeting of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1990.
• "Remedies in Trademark Franchising Litigation: New Wine in Old Bottles," 1990 ABA Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Presentations

• "Navigating the Law School Administration," INTA Meeting, Boston, MA (May 2010)
• "The Curator and the Trustee," Keynote Address, the Association of Art Museum Curators, 2010 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (May 2010)