Adam E. Urbanczyk Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Represents clients in state and federal courts concerning copyright infringement, trademark infringement, unfair competition, consumer fraud, cyber-squatting, computer tampering / hacking, negligence, breach of contract, business tort, fraud, Stored Communications Act, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, landlord/tenant, pre-suit discovery, and civil conspiracy cases. • Negotiates and drafts agreements concerning business formation, stock transfer, software development, SaaS and software licensing, MSA / SOW frameworks, software escrow, consulting, IP licensing, information security, IP assignments, EULAs, GDPR-compliant privacy policies, website terms of use, technology evaluations, and technology transfer.• Conducts trademark clearance searches and freedom to use analyses, files trademark applications and responds to USPTO office actions, advises brand ideation, conducts trademark prosecution, opposition, and cancellation petitions, and advises trademark renewal activities.• Represents Amazon, Wish, DHGate, AliExpress, and eBay merchants in trademark infringement / counterfeiting suits.• Advises brand enforcement on Amazon, Wish, DHGate, AliExpress, and eBay platforms regarding grey market and counterfeit goods.• Performs prior art searches, patentability analyses, freedom to operate analyses, U.S. national stage (Paris Convention or PCT) patent application filing, patent prosecution, and patent maintenance-related activities in consumer product, financial technologies, and software arts.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed work for multiple law clerks to ensure workflow efficiency. • Represented clients in breach of contract, trademark infringement, business tort, defamation, invasion of privacy, fraud, trade secret misappropriation, civil conspiracy, cyber-squatting, conversion, WIPO UDRP, consumer fraud, landlord/tenant, and pre-suit discovery actions.• Counseled small businesses and sole proprietors on business formation and IP-related issues.• Conducted patent and trademark searches, prosecuted trademark applications, and maintained portfolios.

Greater Chicago Area

• Conducted extensive research into state medical licensing requirements, state agency immunity from antitrust claims, and vulnerability of alternative medicine practitioners.• Drafted pleadings, client letters, deposition questions, interrogations, and judicial notices of adjudicative fact.

Sterling Heights, Mi

• Directed system/subsystem requirements for manned grounded vehicle DoD programs.• Supported test bench layout design and manufacture.• Performed ballistic threat shot line and vulnerability analyses of ground vehicles and components.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Bsme)

Activities and Societies: Accelerometer Design Award (2003); CMU Presidential & Legacy Merit Scholarship Award Winner (1999-2003); Varsity.

J.D., Intellectual Property Law

Activities and Societies: IP Concentration Certificate; Copyright and Trade Dress Infringement Considerations in Jewelry Design, DuPage.