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MAXWELL
J. PETERSEN
Mr. Petersen joined the Firm in January 1997. Prior to
joining, he was a partner in the Chicago office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione.
Mr. Petersen specializes in chemical and polymer-related areas
of intellectual property law including complex patent opinions,
prosecution, litigation, interferences and licensing, and
represents various local and national clients.
Mr. Petersen has provided hundreds of patent infringement and/or
validity opinions, has
issued hundreds of patents, and has participated in several
interferences. He has served as counsel in several patent
infringement cases. His legal practice has encompassed various technical areas,
including nonwoven fabrics and laminates, absorbent
articles, extruded
plastic films, polymer science, candle wax, refractories, oil and petrochemical
processes, food science, particleboard manufacture, and
wastewater treatment.
Mr. Petersen earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from
Iowa State University in 1980, where he received a BASF-Wyandotte
award for excellence in engineering design. While working full
time as a polymer research engineer, Mr. Petersen earned his J.D. from
Loyola University of Chicago in 1987, and was a second place
national winner in the 1986 Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition.
Mr. Petersen is licensed in Illinois, and is registered to practice
before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of
the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, the Federal
Circuit Bar Association, the
Chicago Bar Association, and the Northwest Suburban Bar
Association.
Mr.
Petersen is available at mpetersen@ppelaw.com
or by telephone at
(847) 490-1400.
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