McAndrews, Held & Malloy


	Peter J. Lish Associate Email. plish@mcandrews-ip.com Tel. (312) 775-8225 Education University of Notre Dame, B.S. Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 2002 Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009 Bar Admissions Admitted to practice in Illinois. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Professional Experience Peter joined McAndrews, Held & Malloy as a law clerk in 2007 and as a full time associate in 2009. While with the firm, Peter has gained experience in litigation and patent prosecution covering a variety of technological areas. Peter graduated cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law. While in law school, he excelled in Intellectual Property courses such as Patent Law, Trademarks & Unfair Competition, IP Litigation, and Telecommunications & Internet Policy. He also served as an Articles Editor for the Northwestern University Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. During his last two years of law school, Peter gained valuable litigation experience as a legal intern at the Roderick MacArthur Justice Center. Prior to law school, Peter worked as a patent examiner for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. As part of Technology Center 1700, he reviewed patent applications related to chemical products and processes. Peter specialized in the examination of applications directed toward carbon nanotechnology. He also worked extensively in technologies relating to the development of catalysts and sorbents and their use in a multitude of chemical processes. Due to his experience, Peter was selected as a member of the small group responsible for the creation and drafting of the USPTO classification system directed toward nanotechnology. While with the USPTO, Peter was a member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Society. He also regularly attended the Atlantic Nanotechnology Forum, a series of monthly lectures on developments in nanotechnology, held in Alexandria, VA. As an undergraduate studying chemical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, Peter completed extensive coursework in areas such as Chemical Reaction Engineering, Process Design, and Materials Science. He also gained laboratory experience in fields including organic and analytical chemistry. In addition, Peter tutored students in argument formulation and persuasive writing techniques as a member of the University of Notre Dame Writing Center. Back to Top