Registered Patent Attorney Chad Pahnke Joins McAndrews, Held & Malloy
03.22.16
McAndrews, Held & Malloy announced today the addition of Chad A. Pahnke as an Associate. Pahnke joins the firm’s highly regarded team of intellectual property attorneys, patent agents and technology specialists.
A registered patent attorney, Pahnke is an experienced patent prosecutor who has written and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and foreign patents. He focuses his practice on helping clients maximize the value of their patent portfolio by identifying and applying prosecution strategies to achieve underlying business goals. Pahnke has prosecuted applications in technical fields that include communications networks, consumer electronics, analog and digital circuits, audio/video processing, software security, printing technology, and other electrical, software, mechanical, and business-related fields.
Prior to entering the field of law, Pahnke worked as a hardware engineer, helping to design industrial operator interface products. He received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, and a B.S.E.E. from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisc.
“I’ve wanted to expand my practice into additional areas of IP law, particularly client counseling and due-diligence matters, and McAndrews was the best place for me to hone those skills for my clients,” said Pahnke. “The firm has been incredibly supportive in terms of promoting direct client engagement and collaboration to resolve clients’ issues, and has provided excellent opportunities for me to work alongside some of the best and most experienced IP attorneys.”
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About McAndrews, Held & Malloy McAndrews, Held & Malloy boasts one of the most highly regarded teams of intellectual property attorneys, agents and technology specialists in the United States. Founded in 1988, the firm offers deep bench strength in matters relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and unfair competition. McAndrews attorneys have underlying scientific-based degrees and extensive prior experience in technology and IP-focused professions, and they routinely handle cases that involve innovative and cutting-edge technologies in specialized industries. While best known for their record of litigation successes, the firm also offers services in IP procurement, patent interferences, trademark oppositions and cancellations, IP/technology opinions and investigations, global portfolio management, development and licensing, M&A support, due diligence, design rights and joint ventures. Clients include multi-national corporations, Fortune 500 companies, startups and world-renowned universities. For more information, visit www.mcandrews-ip.com.