R CLAESSENS, American Lawyer, Partner of SIMPSON, specializing in the field of Technology and Intellectual Property Law including Patent, International Trade, Products Liability, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Competition and Antitrust Law. Corporate, Commercial and Business Law including Real Estate, Labor Relations, Employment Discrimination, Taxation, Estate Planning Estate Administration, Franchising, Association Law and Professional Licensing Law. Trials and Appeals in all Courts and Administrative Agencies, International Law and Commercial and Labor Arbitration. Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Background
CLAESSENS, R was born on November 2, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Education
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1969). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1972). Edmond James Scholar.
Career
Working as a partner of SIMPSON. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar and United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
Achievements
Works
Other Work
"Consents to Register in Ex Parte Cases under Section 2 (d) of the Lanham Act - a Forty Year Debate,” The Trademark Reporter, Volume 79, No 2, 1989. Member, City of Evanston Zoning Board of Appeals, 1981-1989.
Membership
United States Trademark Association (Member. Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter, since 1989). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright.
Labor Law).
Chicago Council of Lawyers. Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Litigation; Trademark Law.