Since 1953, the mission of Faier & Faier is: to fight theft of goodwill through trademark laws; to fight theft of invention through patent laws; to fight theft of authorship through copyright laws; to fight fraud and deceit in commerce through unfair competition laws; and to create value for the client through all of the above.

Martin Faier, Attorney
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Education
Northwestern University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science, 1951
Northwestern University, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1953

Bar Admissions
State of Illinois, 1953
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Attorney, 1960

Trial and Appellate Bar Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court, 1960
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1966
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1990

Other
Former chair and committee member Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and American Bar Association
Member, Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations

Jim Faier, Attorney
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Education
Pomona College, Bachelor of Arts, 1983
Harvard University, JFK School of Government, Master of Public Policy, 1986
Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Master of Business Administration, 1990
Northwestern University, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1990

Bar Admissions
State of Illinois, 1990

Trial and Appellate Bar Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1990

Other
Member, International Committee of International Trademark Association
Member, Trademark Subcommittee of Chicago Bar Association
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, ABA section on Patent, Trademark, and Copyrights

Personal
Member, Business Leaders, Young Leadership Division of JUF
Member, Harvard Club of Chicago
Member, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management Club of Chicago
Fundraiser, Choate Rosemary Hall School
Member, J.D./M.M. Advisory Board Northwestern U. School of Law and Kellogg

Article & Presentations
Madrid Protocol: An Introduction for U.S. Trademark Practitioners. Chicago Bar Association, Trademark Subcommittee, 10 December 1991
The New Swiss Trademark Ordinance: Preparing for the Revolution.Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, 03 February 1993
The Name is the Game. Shopping Center World. May, 1998. Pages 181-184

Melinda Faier, Attorney
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Education
Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts (BA), cum laude, 1982
Stanford University, School of Law, Juris Doctor with distinction (JD), 1986
University of Illinois, School of Medicine, Medical Doctor (MD), 2001.

Bar Admissions
State of California, 1987
State of Illinois, 1987

Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1989-1990

Other
Baker & McKenzie, Associate, Intellectual Property Department, 1988-89
Member, Trademark Subcommittee of Chicago Bar Association

Jeffrey M. Glazer, Associate Attorney
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Education
University of Toledo, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), 1997
University of Akron, Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2000
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Juris Doctor (JD), Certificate in Intellectual Property with Distinction

Bar Admissions
State of Illinois, 2004

Other
Editor-in-Chief, Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
Fellow, Chicago IP Colloquium

Marc Balban, Patent Agent
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Education
University of Illinois at Chicago, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), 1987
University of Illinois at Chicago, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE), 1988
DePaul University, Master of Business Administration, 1993

Admissions
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Agent, 2002

Professional Experience and Associations
Patent Examiner (Telecommunications) - United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2003-2004
Development/Manufacturing Engineer - Motorola, Inc., 1989-1999
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Personal
Tau Beta Pi - National Engineering Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu - National Electrical Engineering Honor Society, founding officer and charter member of the Iota Lambda chapter
Delta Mu Delta - National Scholastic Honor Society in Business Administration

Articles & Presentations
Participated and presented on two quality teams that reached Motorola Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS) Finals
Wrote/Published "The Effects of Triboelectric Charging on Component Part Placement" in The Alliance "The Corporate Manufacturing Research Center Newsletter"
Masters Project - Computer Simulation-Radar - Wrote computer simulation using On Surface Radiation Condition to find radar cross section of ellipsoidal bumps employing the image principle.

Other
Participated on/submitted two patent applications for solutions that are currently employed on Motorola products including the design and implementation of a "Coaxial Cable Seal with Integral Strain Relief" to address failures on High Power Paging Base Stations.

Karen Breitenreiter, Legal Assistant
312-382-9512 (direct)

Education
MacCormic Junior College, Elmhurst, IL. Certificate Paralegal Studies, June 1991.
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL Liberal Arts and General Studies