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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law | Intellectual Property |
| Intellectual Property Law | Trademarks/Copyrights |
| Unfair Competition | |
| Domain Name Disputes | |
| International Law |
Mr. Geraldson has served as principal trademark counsel to industry leading national and international companies for more than thirty years. Describing his approach to practice, he notes "We partner with our clients. We treat our relationship with clients as a long-term investment, not a short-term opportunity."
With a practice encompassing litigation, transactions, mediation, and counseling on trademark, copyright and unfair competition law throughout the United States and abroad, Mr. Geraldson is widely recognized as one of the leading trademark attorneys in the world.
Having litigated hundreds of cases on behalf of domestic and international corporations, Geraldson's intellectual property career and practice mirrors the sea change in global commerce through the years. Today, in addition to numerous traditional businesses, he represents many clients in high-technology and biotechnology fields. His practice covers a range of 21st Century disputes over, not only trademark infringement, but trade dress, false advertising claims, trademark dilution and Internet cyberpiracy.
Mr. Geraldson brings his wealth of international brand portfolio experience to bear in strategic planning and counseling on brand selection, clearance, registration, and acquisition of intellectual property rights, as well as protection and enforcement issues. "By working together in the selection of a company name and brand names, we help establish assets that will be invaluable to the long-term success of the client. Then we help implement business practices to protect those assets over the life of the business," he adds.
For more than a decade, Mr. Geraldson has been selected by his peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America for intellectual property law. He has been recognized by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in the field of intellectual property law, including the designation of a "pre-eminent lawyer." Since the inception of this honor, he has been selected as an Illinois "Super Lawyer" in the field of intellectual property. He is also listed in the Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Practioners and was selected as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois.
His clientele, years of experience in the trademark bar community, and history of sophisticated litigation matters have gained Mr. Geraldson respect among clients and adversaries alike. "I try to be respectful of people, even if we do not agree," he continues. "In the end, I find that this approach benefits our clients. I'm proud of the fact that significant matters have been referred to me by opposing counsel."
Notable Cases and Results:
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1965
District of Columbia, 1966
Date of Birth: 1940
Law School: Northwestern University Law School, J.D., 1965
Undergraduate School: DePauw University, B.A., 1962
Bar/Professional Association Involvement:
The John Marshall Law School
Adjunct professor, teaching L.L.M. degree courses in trademark and unfair competition law and trademark litigation (1972-2001); presently serving on board of advisors
International Trademark Association
Board of Directors (1985-1987)
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
Past president (1991-1992); board of directors (1984-1986, 1992-1993)
Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Chicago
Board of directors, 1974-present; president (1976-1978)
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Section
Seventh Circuit Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Member of Council, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, 1978-1982; chairman, 1980-1981
Chicago Bar Association
Lawyers Club of Chicago
Published Legal Writing:
"Maximizing the Value of Mediation," co-author, INTA Bulletin (May 2009)
Chapter on "The Quest for Coherence in United States Trademark Dilution Law," co-author (with Uli Widmaier) in Festschrift fuer Jochen Pagenberg, (Munich 2006).
Chapter on "Evolution of Nontraditional Marks into the United States," co-author (with Matthew A. Griffin) in Harmonization of the Trademark Law, anniversary publication for Alexander von Muhlendahl (2005).
"Review of the 1991 Trademark Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit," co-author, The American University Law Review (Spring 1992).
"Developments in Trademark and Unfair Competition Law," 24:1 The John Marshall Law Review (1990).
Legal Lectures:
Mr. Geraldson has lectured throughout the United States and abroad on trademark and unfair competition law.
Firm Description:
Pattishall, McAuliffe is one of the oldest and most respected intellectual property law firms in the United States, with offices in Chicago and Alexandria, Virginia. The firm concentrates in domestic and international trademark, copyright, Internet, e-commerce, advertising, trade secret, and unfair trade practices law and litigation. This focused approach distinguishes Pattishall, McAuliffe from patent law firms and general practice firms.
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