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The Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is hosting the Annual State of the Court Address on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 from noon to 1:30 pm CT.  Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall, will update us on the Northern District’s developments and trends.

The event will be held at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S…

Chief Judge Kendall and Clerk Bruton issued a notice that the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is upgrading the Judiciary Integrated Financial Management System (JIFMS), the federal judiciary’s financial system. That update is expected to impact all federal courts during the upgrade period, June 5, 2025 through July 2, 2025. During that…

The Chicago legal community will gather next week to celebrate the Northern District’s of Illinois twenty-fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service, in partnership with the Federal Bar Association at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse.

I am particularly proud to announce that my Holland & Knight colleagues, Melissa…

Kolbe v. CZS Holdings LLC d/b/a Pur360, No. 20 C 6886, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Oct. 19, 2021) (Kendall, J.).

Judge Kendall granted in part counterclaim plaintiff CZS Holdings’ (“Pur360”) Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to partially dismiss counterclaim plaintiff’s (“Kolbe”) breach of contract claim in this trade secret misappropriation case.

As an…

On December 3, 2020, from 3:00 – 5:30 pm CT the IP Law Symposium Committee, including Co-Chairs Jim Muraff of McDonald Hopkins LLC and Matt Marrone of McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., and Vice Chair Viren Soni of the CME Group, are hosting a series of fireside chats and panels where you will hear directly…

Life After Hate, Inc. a/k/a Exit USA v. Free Radicals Proj., Inc., No. 18 C 6967, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 30, 2019) (Kendall, J.).

Judge Kendall granted plaintiff Life After Hate a/k/a Exit USA’s (“LAH”) motion for preliminary injunction preventing defendants (collectively “Free Radicals”) from using LAH’s LIFE AFTER HATE, NO JUDGMENT. JUST…

Life After Hate, Inc. a/k/a ExitUSA v. Free Radicals Project, Inc., No. 18 C 6967, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 10, 2019) (Cole, Mag. J.).

Magistrate Judge Cole granted plaintiff’s motion for a protective order limiting discovery to information reasonably relevant to plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction in this Lanham Act counterfeiting, infringement and…

T-Rex Prop. AB v. Adaptive Micro Sys., LLC, No. 16 C 5667, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Jan. 26, 2017) (Kendall, J.).

Judge Kendall granted defendant Adaptive Micro Systems’ (“Adaptive”) motion to stay plaintiff T-Rex’s patent suit pending potential institution of inter partes review (“IPRs”) and a covered business method review (“CBM”).

The fact that…