ATTORNEYS

 

• Patrick G. Burns
• Lawrence J. Crain
• Steven P. Fallon
• Paul G. Juettner
• Kevin W. Guynn
• Tom R. Fitzsimons
• James K. Folker
• B. Joe Kim
• Carole A. Mickelson
• Laura R. Wanek
• Christopher Hermanson
• Amy Ziegler
• Patricia Prior

• Arik B. Ranson
• Kevin T. Bastuba
• Justin R. Gaudio
• Tanja Proehl
• Danielle M. Beach

• Soyoung Lee
• Patrick B. Schweihs

OF COUNSEL

• Thomas E. Hill
• John W. Chestnut

Kevin T. Bastuba

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 Kevin T. Bastuba is an attorney at Greer, Burns & Crain in Chicago. His IP legal practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright law, with a focus on U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution.

 

Mr. Bastuba’s patent practice at GBC focuses primarily on drafting and prosecuting patents for various computer and electrical devices such as computer hardware and software, wireless and wired communications technologies and liquid crystal display devices.

 

His intellectual property legal activities involve all aspects of patent preparation and prosecution including patent appeals, re-examination and reissue., Mr. Bastuba also has experience preparing infringement and patentability opinions.

 

Additional IP practice areas at GBC include mechanical devices such as hand and power tools, medical devices, and vehicle tires.

 

Mr. Bastuba received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law where he won a CALI award for Patent Drafting and graduated with a certificate in Intellectual Property and Patent Law.

 

Prior to law school he was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.

 

Prior to joining GBC, Mr. Bastuba interned for a company working on communications projects for the U.S. military.

 

Mr. Bastuba is an active member of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago.

 

Experience

• U.S. and Foreign Patent Prosecution
• Opinions on Patent Infringement, validity, and enforceability
• U.S. Trademark Prosecution
• Internet brand enforcement

 

Bar Memberships

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Supreme Court of the State of Illinois

 

Professional Affiliations

• Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

 

Example Technical Fields

• Computer Systems
• Computer Peripherals
• Magnetic and Optical Disk Drives
• Liquid Crystal Display devices
• Semiconductor Wafer Processing
• Internet-based technologies, including Search Optimization
• Wired and Wireless Communication Networks for voice and data
• Medical Devices
• Hand and Power Tools
• Pneumatic Tires