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Patrick opened Richards Patent Law in 2009 after spending over eight years with McDermott Will & Emery LLP, a large general practice firm in Chicago, where he concentrated his practice on patent prosecution, counseling, opinion work and litigation.
As a partner at McDermott, Patrick managed international patent portfolios for several major corporations, as well as a number of small and medium sized businesses. Utilizing his strong technical background, Patrick has experience in all phases of utility, design and PCT patent prosecution in many technical fields, including mechanical, electrical, computer systems, chemical and financial products technologies.
In additon to his extensive patent prosecution experience, Patrick has counseled numerous clients on matters concerning: patent portfolio acquisition and management; patent portfolio licenses, sales and purchases; joint development agreements; freedom to practice (freedom to operate) opinions; patentability opinions; non-infringement opinions; and employment and non-compete agreements.
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Patrick earned his law degree from the University of Virginia, School of Law, a bachelors of science in civil engineering, with honors, from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is admitted to practice before the courts of Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and is registered to practice for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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