Aaron K. Thompson

Education

J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, magna cum laude, 2024
B.S., Augustana College, 2004

Admissions

Pending

Areas of Emphasis and Experience

• Intellectual property enforcement actions
• Worldwide trademark counseling and portfolio management
• Trademark clearance and risk assessment
• Transactional licensing and assignment agreements
• Domain name and Internet intellectual property enforcement
• Intellectual property inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (T.T.A.B.)

Memberships & Affiliations

International Trademark Association
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
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Aaron is an associate at Norvell IP.  He advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, with emphasis on trademark issues across a range of industries.  Aaron's practice focuses on worldwide trademark clearance, procurement, enforcement, and portfolio management, as well as trademark and copyright litigation in federal court and before the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

During law school, Aaron was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and won first place in the 2023 William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition. Aaron also served as a Notes & Comments Editor for the Chicago-Kent Law Review. Aaron received the CALI Excellence for The Future Award in Trademarks & Unfair Competition, Copyright, Legal Writing, Emerging Technologies, and Sports and the Law. While in law school, Aaron worked at a boutique business law firm and as an extern for the Honorable Moira Johnson of the Northern District of Illinois. Prior to law school, Aaron worked on a sales team for a Big 4 Accounting firm before embarking on a career in music curation and talent booking.

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