Ashlee B. Szelag

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Ashlee B. Szelag

Overview

Ms. Szelag practices law in the field of intellectual property, with emphasis on patent counseling and litigation in the pharmaceutical, biochemical, and chemical arts.  Ms. Szelag has particular experience in issues arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act.  She has counseled clients and prepared opinions on issues of patentability, infringement, validity, and enforceability.  She also has experience in formulating trial strategies and has served as trial counsel in patent infringement litigation in the U.S. federal courts.  In addition, Ms. Szelag has experience in managing patent portfolios, and has prepared and prosecuted U.S. and international patents, principally in the pharmaceutical and chemical arts.

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with highest honors, 2006
    • Member, Order of the Coif
    • Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review
  • Miami University, B.S. in Chemistry, cum laude, 2003

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2006
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

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

Honors

  • Named in the Illinois Rising Stars list, as published in Illinois Super Lawyers, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Named in the Emerging Lawyers list, as published in Leading Lawyers, 2016, 2017, 2018

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association (Section of Intellectual Property Law)
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • American Chemical Society
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with highest honors, 2006
  • Member, Order of the Coif
  • Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review
  • Miami University, B.S. in Chemistry, cum laude, 2003

Admissions

  • Illinois, 2006
  • Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Courts

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