Education

1974 Northwestern Univ.,
Juris Doctor,
cum laude

1971 Purdue University,
B.S. Mechanical Engineering,
with distinction

Admissions

State of Illinois

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal  Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Associations

American Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Chicago Bar Association

Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

Civic Activities

Grantor, Intellectual Property Scholarship, Indiana University School of Law
(To benefit female or minority law students with science or engineering undergraduate degrees)

Gary W. McFarron

Shareholder

Cook Alex Ltd.
200 West Adams Street, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL  60606
Tel:       (312) 236-8500
Fax:      (312) 236-8176


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Professional Experience

Upon his graduation from Northwestern University School of Law, Mr. McFarron joined the firm of Fitch, Even, Tabin & Luedeka in Chicago, specializing in intellectual property law matters. For a period he was Division Patent Counsel for Travenol Laboratories, Inc. (now Baxter Healthcare Corporation) in Deerfield, Illinois. Mr. McFarron has been with the present firm or a predecessor since 1979, specializing during that entire time in patent, trademark, and copyright law and related unfair competition and antitrust matters.

Mr. McFarron’s legal practice has involved a broad spectrum of intellectual property law matters. Much of his practice has been devoted to general counseling and has included due diligence investigations, patent validity and infringement opinions, patent prosecution, licensing and agreements, trademark clearance and registration, copyright matters, and other general client counseling, as well as substantial intellectual property litigation on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. He has served as an arbitrator in intellectual property cases for the American Arbitration Association and has lectured before various engineering societies on intellectual property law matters. He represents a variety of clients, but focuses principally on representing established and start-up corporate clients.

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