Noteworthy:

Received AV Preeminent^® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell^®

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AV Preeminent^® is the highest peer rating standard. “This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.”

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Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005–2006, 2008–2013, 2015–2022

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

The chances of resolving conflicts to your satisfaction is greatly enhanced when represented by a lawyer who understands your goals and represents your case with your best interests in mind. That’s how attorneys make a difference. At Katz Group LLC, we believe our clients get better results because we combine passion with experienced-based strategy, and that’s how we became one of the firms recognized by the Super Lawyers program.

2018 & 2021, Named as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law and Copyright & Trademark Law by Leading Lawyers Network (nominated by peers)

• 2018, Who’s Who Legal, Trademark Litigation section
• 2017, Featured in Chicago Lawyer’s 2017 Women in Law
• 2016 Acquisition International IP Copyright Litigation Award
• 2015 Who’s Who Legal, Trademark Litigation section
• 2014, Recognized by World Trademark Review (WTR) for inclusion in its 2014 edition of WTR 1000  [The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2014]

• AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• 2013, Named as one of The World’s Leading Women in Business Law (Trademark Law Section), published by Legal Media Group/Euromoney
• 2013, Named as a Leading Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law by Leading Lawyers Network (nominated by peers)
• 2012, Linn Inn Alliance (American Inns of Court) Distinguished Service Medal Recipient
• 2012, Guide to the World’s Women in Business Law – Trademark Section
• 2011, The Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, inaugural ed.
• 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, Chicago Magazine’s Super Lawyer Section, Top Attorneys in Illinois – Intellectual Property Section
• 2011, Corporate Women of Achievement Award Recipient awarded by the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners
• 2010, Corporate INTL Global Awards, Intellectual Property Advisor of the Year in Illinois

Representative Cases:

• Elite Group/Sensio v Bella Cucina Artful Food (ND GA 2011) Pretrial discovery and settlement advisor for Elite Group regarding trademark infringement, termination of license for small electric kitchen appliances.
• Propex Operating Company v Western Excelsior (ED TN 2010-2011) Pretrial discovery, motion practice, and settlement negotiations in this patent and trade dress infringement litigation concerning erosion control land coverings.
• Roe & Sheppard v NASCAR, CCI Screenprinting, Baby Tracks (CD CA 2010- 2011) Settlement negotiations to fruition on behalf of certain defendants in this trademark and copyright infringement litigation concerning use of a trademark on clothing and on television.
• Centurion v Surgical Design (ND IL 2010-2011) Discovery and settlement negotiations in this patent infringement litigation on behalf of the defendant concerning design patents for medical devices.
• UCF America v UCF Trading Company (D NJ 2010-2011) Represented defendant through mediation in this trademark infringement litigation involving axle automotive parts and family members splitting up company assets.
• Otsuka v Apotex (D NJ 2007-2008) Pretrial discovery for ANDA patent infringement litigation regarding an antipsychotic drug Abilify® and the generic aripiprazole.
• Daiichi v Apotex, 501 F.3d 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2007). Successfully defended Apotex against patent infringement claims relating to the ear infection medicine Floxin® and the generic ofloxacin, invalidating the Plaintiff’s patent.