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Janet A. Pioli

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Janet A. Pioli's practice encompasses strategic counseling for large patent portfolios, patent clearance and due diligence, patent prosecution supervision, inter partes reviews, and advertising review and clearance. She has a large and successful appellate practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and she has made multiple oral arguments before each.

Janet’s practice includes diverse technologies including medical devices, food packaging, diagnostic devices and systems, navigation systems, heavy truck transmissions, health supplements, loudspeaker systems, personal care products, beverage containers, industrial pumps, ice maker systems, pool chemicals, copier system chemicals, and food and beverage products.

Janet serves on the Board of Visitors of the Northern Illinois School of Law. She served as an officer for area organizations including the Richard Linn American Inn of Court and is a past president of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Janet was a shareholder at Brinks Gilson & Lione, where she served on its board of directors.

Career & Education

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    • Illinois State University, B.S., political science, 1981
    • Illinois Institute of Technology, molecular biology/biotechnology, 1992
    • Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1984
    • Illinois State University, B.S., political science, 1981
    • Illinois Institute of Technology, molecular biology/biotechnology, 1992
    • Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1984

    • Illinois
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • Illinois
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Board Member, 2014
      Past President, 2013–2014
      President, 2012–2013
      President-Elect, 2011–2012
      Committee Chair, 2007–2013 
    • Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada)
      International Delegate 2011–present 
    • Licensing Executives Society International, IP Maintenance Committee Vice Chair 2020–present 
    • Richard Linn American Inn of Court
      Secretary, 2009–2010
      Board Member, 2008–2009 
    • Federal Circuit Bar Association 
    • Board of Visitors, Northern Illinois University College of Law
      Former Chairperson—Career and Professional Development Committee 
    • Aspire of Illinois
      Board of Directors, 2014
    • PTAB Bar Association

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Board Member, 2014
      Past President, 2013–2014
      President, 2012–2013
      President-Elect, 2011–2012
      Committee Chair, 2007–2013 
    • Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada)
      International Delegate 2011–present 
    • Licensing Executives Society International, IP Maintenance Committee Vice Chair 2020–present 
    • Richard Linn American Inn of Court
      Secretary, 2009–2010
      Board Member, 2008–2009 
    • Federal Circuit Bar Association 
    • Board of Visitors, Northern Illinois University College of Law
      Former Chairperson—Career and Professional Development Committee 
    • Aspire of Illinois
      Board of Directors, 2014
    • PTAB Bar Association

Recognition

  • Illinois Super Lawyers: Intellectual Property Law, 2009–2011, 2013–Present 
  • Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks, 2018 
  • Crain's Custom Media: Chicago's Notable Women Lawyers, 2018 
  • Leading Lawyers Network: Top 100 Leading Women Lawyers in Illinois, Top 100 Leading Women Business Lawyers in Illinois, 2012–2014 
  • Leading Lawyers Network: Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertising & Media Law, and Copyright & Trademark Law, 2011–2014

Insights

Publication | 11.01.13

Feature Profile: Janet Pioli - Life Saver

Publication | 12.27.12

Feature Profile: Janet Pioli - Securing Patents to Protect Companies that Protect Lives

Publication | 01.25.11

Smartphone Patent Wars: It's the Operating System

Publication | 01.15.11

Navigating Recent Mobile Patent Lawsuits
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    • Feature Profile: Janet Pioli - Life Saver

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      11.01.13

      Fra Noi

    • Feature Profile: Janet Pioli - Securing Patents to Protect Companies that Protect Lives

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      12.27.12

      Leading Lawyers Network Women's Edition

    • Smartphone Patent Wars: It's the Operating System

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      01.25.11

      Aspatore Special Report

    • Navigating Recent Mobile Patent Lawsuits

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      01.15.11

    • Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit

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      01.01.09

    • The Patent Law Fun House, What Next?

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      09.01.08

      Landslide

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