Chicago-Centric Team USA Wins 2010 Patent Cup Regatta

Posted on June 18, 2010 by R. David Donoghue

Team USA won the international Patent Cup Regatta earlier this month.  Team USA was skippered by Chicago patent attorney Leif Sigmond, a former Managing Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff ("MBHB").  This year's Cup was held in Sweden off the island of Marstrand.  Sigmond's crew included:  Marcus Thymian and Michael Gannon, MBHB attorneys; and Derek Minihane , in-house counsel at Intermolecular.  Team USA won five of their six races, all while building goodwill amongst the international patent community.  Congratulations Team USA!

The Cup was created in 1989 by a German patent attorney and a French patent attorney to foster camaraderie and relationships among IP lawyers internationally.  The Cup is held in a different country each year, with the host country organizing the event, providing vessels and setting the rules.  Chicago hosted the Cup in 2006, and Sigmond's crew won the Cup that year as well.

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Chicago-Skippered Team USA Places Third in Patent Cup Regatta

Posted on June 12, 2009 by R. David Donoghue

Team USA placed an impressive third in the international Patent Cup Regatta.  Team USA was skippered by Chicago patent attorneys Gary Ropski, President of Brinks Hofer, and Leif Sigmond, a former Managing Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.  This year's Cup was held at the Yacht Club de Ilhabela, located on the island of Ilhabela on the northeast coast of the Brazilian state of Sao Paolo.  Ropski's and Sigmond's crew included:  Marcus Thymian of McDonnell Boehnen and Derek Minihane , in-house counsel at Intermolecular.  In 2007, the team also placed third when the competition was in Venice.  Team USA won the United States' first Patent Cup in 2006, when the event was hosted in Chicago.  Congratulations Team USA!

The Cup was created in 1989 by a German patent attorney and a French patent attorney to foster camaraderie and relationships among IP lawyers internationally.  The Cup is held in a different country each year, with the host country organizing the event, providing vessels and setting the rules.

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Team USA Places Third in Patent Cup Regatta

Posted on June 27, 2008 by R. David Donoghue
Team USA placed an impressive third in the international Patent Cup Regatta, skippered by Chicago patent attorneys Gary Ropski, President of Brinks Hofer, and Leif Sigmond, a former Managing Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff ("MBHB").  This year's Cup was held in Venice, Italy on the Adriatic Sea.  Ropski's and Sigmond's crew included:  Marcus Thymian and Michael Gannon , MBHB attorneys; Derek Minihane , in-house counsel at Intermolecular; and Michael Pophal, in-house counsel at Energizer.  Congratulations Team USA!

The Cup was created in 1989 by a German patent attorney and a French patent attorney to foster camaraderie and relationships among IP lawyers internationally.  The Cup is held in a different country each year, with the host country organizing the event, providing vessels and setting the rules.  Chicago hosted the Cup in 2006, and Ropski's and Sigmond's crew won the Cup that year.
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