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	Herbert D. Hart III Shareholder Email. hhart@mcandrews-ip.com Tel. (312) 775-8000 Practice Areas Patent Interferences; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Trademark Litigation and Prosecution; Biomedical Technology; Chemical Technology; Patent Prosecution. Education Indiana University, B.A., Chemistry, 1974 Indiana University, J.D., 1977 Bar Admissions Admitted to practice in Indiana and Illinois. Registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Member of the bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar), U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Professional Experience Herb Hart maintains a full-service intellectual property practice, representing clients ranging from start-ups to multinationals in the pharmaceutical, medical device, petroleum, chemical, agribusiness, information technology, and aerospace industries. He has developed special expertise in patent interference matters (principally in life science and chemical technologies), in trademark matters, and in patent and trademark portfolio strategy and management. Herb is particularly recognized for his expertise in patent interference matters, and he has served as an expert witness on interference law and practice. His work in this area has been broad-ranging, including managing and litigating interference proceedings, counseling clients on strategies for provoking interferences, and defending patents against attack. Herb is widely published in the field of intellectual property law and has authored numerous articles and provided expert commentary on the law in legal, business, and scientific publications. He has frequently spoken on patent law issues at local and national bar association conferences, at national meetings of the American Chemical Society, and at US Department of Commerce export seminars. In addition, Herb is one of a small number of attorneys recognized by clients and by peers in both Euromoney’s "Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts" and in its "Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners"), as well as in Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s guide to “Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property Law”, and in the American Research Corporation's "Guide to Leading Illinois Attorneys Practicing in Intellectual Property Law & Computer Law." He is a member of the American Bar Association (Member 2007 – 2011 IPL Annual Review Board; Co-Chair 2006 Vice-Chair 2005, IPL Committee 104 - Patent Inter Partes Proceedings); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Interference Committee - Vice Chair 2008-2009); Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Patent Interferences Committee; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; Federal Circuit Bar Association; International Trademark Association (Firm Representative); International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association; American Chemical Society; Marques (Firm Representative), and the Patent Interferences Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners (2002 – present). Publications No Prize for Being Second, An Introduction to U.S. Patent Interference Practice View File Demystifying the 'I' Word: An Introduction to Patent Interference Practice View File The Physicist and His Patents View File They're Infringing Our Patent! How You Can Help Your Attorney Prove It View File Patent or Perish: How a Delay in Applying Can Seriously Hurt Your Chance of Getting a Patent View File Facing the Wolves: How to Develop a Survival Strategy for Intellectual Property View File Post Grant Opposition: New Vista Or Familiar Turf? View File Post-Grant Opposition: Revolution Or Evolution? View File Back to Top