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Ronald A. Dicerbo
Partner
Email. rdicerbo@mcandrews-ip.com
Tel. (312) 775-8000
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property and Antitrust Litigation; Patent and Trademark Procurement, Protection, and Portfolio Management.
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A. Chemistry
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.S. Chemical Engineering
The John Marshall Law School, J.D.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in Illinois. Member of the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Professional Experience
Ron DiCerbo joined McAndrews in 1996. He is active in all aspects of the firm’s intellectual property practice. This includes patent litigation; trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation; trade secrets; unfair competition; licensing; clearance investigation and analysis; trademark oppositions and cancellations; and product development and acquisition.
Ron has represented plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trademark, and unfair competition litigation. Ron’s patent litigation experience includes due diligence review of intellectual property rights, pre-litigation dispute resolution, discovery, claim construction, and trial and appellate practice. Ron’s trademark litigation experience includes asserting and defending claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition in state and federal courts.
Ron has extensive experience in the area of U.S. and international trademark law. Ron advises clients on the selection, adoption, and use of trademarks, brand development and protection, and trademark portfolio management. He has represented clients in domestic and international trademark prosecution, in state and federal courts, in inter-party and ex parte proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before trademark offices in Europe, Australia, and South Africa.
Ron provides litigation and counseling services to small and large clients in diverse industries. He currently represents clients in the fields of chemical compositions and processes, dietary supplements, medical devices, automotive parts and accessories, financial services, consumer retail services, entertainment services, sporting equipment, light fixtures and lighting control systems, in addition to many others.
Prior to attending law school, Ron was employed as a chemical engineer and operations manager with FMC Corporation. At FMC, Ron specialized in inorganic chemistry and technology, new product development, drying technology, particle sizing technology, material handling technology, and ground water control and remediation.
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