About Justin
Domestic and international patent counsel for broad range of products
Justin DeAngelis assists clients with their domestic and international patent portfolios, including patent preparation and prosecution, freedom-to-operate analyses and infringement analyses for design and utility patents. He is a well-established member of the design patent bar, having prosecuted hundreds of U.S. design patent applications in a wide variety of product categories. He also regularly:
- Counsels domestic and foreign clients on design rights and develops sophisticated design patent filing strategies.
- Advises on proper filing strategies while providing protections in cases where analysis points to infringement by competitors.
- Prepares, files and prosecutes utility patent applications, with direct knowledge in a variety of manufacturing and consumer product sectors.
With a mechanical engineering degree as his foundation, clients find Justin's technical training to be a strong complement to his legal knowledge.
Capabilities
Professional Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch" (2021-present: Intellectual Property Law)
- Illinois Super Lawyers® "Rising Stars" (2020-2024: Intellectual Property)
- Recipient of USPTO Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate (2017)
Professional & Civic Activities
- American Intellectual Property Law Association, vice chair (2022-present, Industrial Designs Committee), chair (2020-2022, Prosecution & Practice Subcommittee of the Industrial Designs Committee), chair (2018-2020, International Policy & Practice Subcommittee of the Industrial Designs Committee)
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, co-chair (2019-2021),
co-vice-chair (2018, Young Members’ Committee) - Chicago Bar Association, chair (2017), co-vice chair (2016 and 2018, Intellectual Property Law Committee)
- Kettle Moraine Land Trust, board of directors (2018-present)
- Journal of Intellectual Property, submissions editor (2014-2015)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, judicial extern (2014-2015)
- U.S. Congressman, legislative intern (2013)
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Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law - Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2015)
- Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium, fellow
- Journal of Intellectual Property, submissions editor
- Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition, member
- Intellectual Property Law Society, member
- University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., 2011)
- Mechanical Engineering
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois