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James K. Folker


Contact
  • jfolker@gbclaw.net

  • Direct 312 987 4005

    Education
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1987

  • J.D., with Honors, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1996


  • James K. Folker, Chicago IP attorney



    Experience
    • Patent Examiner - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

    • Patent prosecution

    • Patent Litigation

    • Opinions on patent infringement, validity, and enforceability issues

    • Project engineer with a manufacturer of consumer products

    • Author: A Legislative Proposal to Clarify and Simplify Patent Infringement Analysis under the Doctrine of Equivalents, The Federal Circuit Bar Journal, Fall 1996

    Bar Memberships
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

    • Supreme Court of the State of Illinois

    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

    Technical Fields

    • Computer Devices

    • Electric Shavers and Hair Trimmers

    • Fasteners

    • High Temperature Kilns

    • Liquid Crystal Display Devices

    • Magnetic Disk Drives

    • Medical Valves

    • Optical Disk Drives
    • Orthopedic Implants

    • Plasma Screen Display Devices

    • Power Tools

    • Railroad Maintenance

    • Surgical Tools

    • Thermoform Packaging

    • Water Purification Equipment

    • Wireless Communications Equipment


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