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Chemical Patents

A Chemist Here
Basic Chemical Patent Search
Corporate Chemical Search
Chemical Search On-Line Order
Basic Chemical Applications
Corporate Chemical Applications
About Provisionals
Chemical Provisional Preparation
Chemical Patent Consultations
Chemical Patent List

 

About Patents

About Patent Applications
Why Patent it
Patent It or Not
Patent or Trade Secret it
Patents vs Trademarks
Public Domain vs Patents
Patent Application Ready
About Application Examination
Patent Term
Patent Marking
Patent Ownership
Patent Reexaminations
Patent Interference
Patent Myths
Patent Internet Issues
Infringement Avoidance
Infringement Opinion

 

A Chemist Here

chemist, registered patent attorney, intellectual property lawyer

Also see firm profile.  The office has returned to downtown Chicago as of 10.26.07.

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Joan Norek began her technical career (B.A. Chemistry, University of Illinois) as a research chemist (Nalco, Stepan Chemical).  Love of variety led to the legal profession (J.D. cum laude DePaul University) and IP (intellectual property) law. 

Joan became one of the first female registered patent attorneys in firm practice in Chicago.

From the start Joan specialized in the Intellectual property law fields of patents, trademarks, copyrights and more, first as an Associate Attorney with the Chicago IP firm of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, and now with her independent firm.

A life-long Chicagoan - middle child of five who now stretch from the West Coast to the East Coast, and in between.  The firm currently sponsors her family genealogy website at www.familyofnorek.com.  Joan is active in her community and loves her city neighborhood.

contact Joan directly at  →  j.norek <at> noreklaw <dot> com   (attempting to dodge spam/spoofing)
 

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Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Federal District Court N.D. Ill. Trial Bar
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• USPTO Registration No. 27,365

Professional Memberships

• Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago  (IPLAC)
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
• Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)

Association Leadership Positions

• Past IPLAC Director
• Past Chair IPLAC U.S. Patent committee
• Past Chair IPLAC CLE committee
• Past Chair IPLAC Dinner committee
• Current member IPLAC Internet, Domestic Patent and Domestic Trademark committees

Joan has not only served as an IPLAC Director but also has chaired its U.S. Patent committee, CLE committee, Dinner committee, and is now a current member of its Internet, Domestic Patent and Domestic Trademark committees.