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Mr. Solomon is a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group.  He has over twenty-five years of experience representing clients in the U.S. and internationally in virtually all areas of intellectual property law.

Mr. Solomon focuses his practice on management of large, international intellectual property portfolios, from obtaining and securing rights through the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, to protection of such rights through client counseling, policing, licensing and litigation, as well as defensive protection against rights asserted by others.  His practice entails coordination of such intellectual property rights by development of sophisticated strategies aimed at comprehensive coverage of clients' rights in view of their business needs and goals.  His expertise includes drafting a wide range of intellectual property agreements, and preparing patentability, validity and infringement opinions on behalf of clients. 

Mr. Solomon has substantial practice area experience in many industry sectors and technologies, including those involving the chemical arts and the mechanical arts.  He has prepared and prosecuted applications for products and processes in biochemical and pharmaceutical technologies, petroleum industry technologies and industrial chemistry, among other areas.

On a pro bono basis, Mr. Solomon has chaired or co-chaired several committees on behalf of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, and also served as President of the American Jewish Congress, West Central Region, among other professional and community activities.

Bar Admissions:

Illinois

Missouri

Pennsylvania

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Illinois, Missouri and Pennsylvania Bars
Member

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Member

American Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Member

Education:

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
J.D.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
B.S.
Major:  Chemical Engineering