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MR. MICHAEL J. CHERSKOV
Mr. Cherskov, a partner in the firm, holds
a B.A. in Chemistry from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, an
M.S. in Science Communication from Boston University, and a J.D. from
Loyola University of Chicago.
Both of his undergraduate and graduate theses concentrated on
biomass-to-energy conversion technologies.
Mr. Cherskov is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, and all state and federal courts.
Mr. Cherskov has expertise in prosecuting chemical, biotechnology, and
mechanical engineering patent applications to issuance in such diverse
areas as electric car electrode fabrication, composites, coal flotation
methodologies, nuclear reactor targets and containment building
structures, low-level waste containment, DNA sequencing, protein
engineering, and plasmid/bacteriophage applications.
Mr. Cherskov also has extensive experience both in prosecuting
trademark applications and in patent, copyright, licensing, and trade
secret litigation matters.
Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Cherskov was a science reporter/editor at
major science publications in the United States, including
Biotechnology News, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),
Industrial Research and Development Magazine (IR&D Magazine),
and
American Medical News.
Before becoming a patent lawyer, Mr. Cherskov was a guardian ad litem
at Cook County Juvenile Court, Chicago.
Mr. Cherskov is an active member of the Chicago Section of the American
Chemical Society.
Mr. Cherskov enjoys the very highest Martindale-Hubbell rating awarded to individual attorneys (AV).
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