VinceSmolczynski
Associate
Intellectual Property
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Vince scales his IP and trade secret litigation practice to fit clients’ needs and business goals.
More About Vince
Intellectual property and trade secret concerns affect all ranges of clientele, from early startups to Fortune 500 companies. Startups in particular face imposing, unknown challenges when it comes to protecting their assets. Clients turn to Vince for advice and strategy in the areas of complex civil litigation, patent litigation, and a variety of intellectual property matters, as well as patent and trademark prosecution.
Vince's experience spans a wide range of technical areas, including pharmaceutical, chemical, biomedical devices, electronic devices, and business methods. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Vince makes it a point to tailor his advice and strategy to the needs of the individual client, as they can be very different depending upon where the client is in the growth curve. For example, he believes in picking up the telephone to get work done, but he realizes that different clients, particularly from different generations, work differently. He prides himself in being accessible and conducting his practices via all appropriate means.
Before joining Seyfarth as an associate, Vince was a law clerk in the Intellectual Property practice group, assisting in various aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Warren D. Wolfson in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.
Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity to work on the full scope and range of representation, from large scale litigation to individualized counseling. Working at Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity provide this representation with the service and opportunities of a large law firm, while the close bond between the attorneys he works with provides the camaraderie and individual attention of a small or midsize firm.
Vince's experience spans a wide range of technical areas, including pharmaceutical, chemical, biomedical devices, electronic devices, and business methods. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Vince makes it a point to tailor his advice and strategy to the needs of the individual client, as they can be very different depending upon where the client is in the growth curve. For example, he believes in picking up the telephone to get work done, but he realizes that different clients, particularly from different generations, work differently. He prides himself in being accessible and conducting his practices via all appropriate means.
Before joining Seyfarth as an associate, Vince was a law clerk in the Intellectual Property practice group, assisting in various aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Warren D. Wolfson in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.
Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity to work on the full scope and range of representation, from large scale litigation to individualized counseling. Working at Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity provide this representation with the service and opportunities of a large law firm, while the close bond between the attorneys he works with provides the camaraderie and individual attention of a small or midsize firm.
- JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society - BA, University of Delaware
Biology
- Illinois
- Not admitted to practice in North Carolina
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Vince scales his IP and trade secret litigation practice to fit clients’ needs and business goals.
More About Vince
Intellectual property and trade secret concerns affect all ranges of clientele, from early startups to Fortune 500 companies. Startups in particular face imposing, unknown challenges when it comes to protecting their assets. Clients turn to Vince for advice and strategy in the areas of complex civil litigation, patent litigation, and a variety of intellectual property matters, as well as patent and trademark prosecution.
Vince's experience spans a wide range of technical areas, including pharmaceutical, chemical, biomedical devices, electronic devices, and business methods. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Vince makes it a point to tailor his advice and strategy to the needs of the individual client, as they can be very different depending upon where the client is in the growth curve. For example, he believes in picking up the telephone to get work done, but he realizes that different clients, particularly from different generations, work differently. He prides himself in being accessible and conducting his practices via all appropriate means.
Before joining Seyfarth as an associate, Vince was a law clerk in the Intellectual Property practice group, assisting in various aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Warren D. Wolfson in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.
Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity to work on the full scope and range of representation, from large scale litigation to individualized counseling. Working at Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity provide this representation with the service and opportunities of a large law firm, while the close bond between the attorneys he works with provides the camaraderie and individual attention of a small or midsize firm.
Vince's experience spans a wide range of technical areas, including pharmaceutical, chemical, biomedical devices, electronic devices, and business methods. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Vince makes it a point to tailor his advice and strategy to the needs of the individual client, as they can be very different depending upon where the client is in the growth curve. For example, he believes in picking up the telephone to get work done, but he realizes that different clients, particularly from different generations, work differently. He prides himself in being accessible and conducting his practices via all appropriate means.
Before joining Seyfarth as an associate, Vince was a law clerk in the Intellectual Property practice group, assisting in various aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Warren D. Wolfson in the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.
Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity to work on the full scope and range of representation, from large scale litigation to individualized counseling. Working at Seyfarth gives Vince the opportunity provide this representation with the service and opportunities of a large law firm, while the close bond between the attorneys he works with provides the camaraderie and individual attention of a small or midsize firm.
- JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society - BA, University of Delaware
Biology
- Illinois
- Not admitted to practice in North Carolina
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FDA Aggressively Monitoring and Pursuing Advertisements Touting Treatments, Preventions and Cures for COVID-19
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Jun 23, 2020
Chinese Manufacturers of Personal Protective Equipment Gave False U.S. Agent Information to Food and Drug Administration
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Co-Author, "FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 14, 2020)
- Contributor, Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms: The Seyfarth Shaw Manual (2017–2020)
- Co-Author, "Chinese Manufacturers of Personal Protective Equipment Gave False U.S. Agent Information to Food and Drug Administration," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 24, 2020)
- Co-Author, "FDA Authorizes Synthetic Nasal Swab to Increase COVID-19 Testing," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 22, 2020)
- Co-Author, "Can COVID-19 Provide a Sufficient Basis for Claiming Excusable Nonuse of a Trademark?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 26, 2020)
- "December 31, 2017: Last Day To Designate DMCA Agent Or Lose Safe Harbor Eligibility," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 13, 2017)
- "Once Again, the Purpose of the Invention Determines Patent-Eligibility," Seyfarth Shaw PTAB Blog (January 19, 2016)
- Co-Author, “PTAB Expands Definition of ‘Covered Business Method’ ” Seyfarth Shaw PTAB Blog (September 30, 2015)
- Co-Author, "Harm Presumed No More: Trademark Owners Must Prove Irreparable Harm For Any Injunction In The Ninth Circuit," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 17, 2013)
- "A Sowing Lesson: Supreme Court Maintains Strong Patent Protection For Self-Replicating Technology," One Minute Memo, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (May 14, 2013)
- Co-Author, “Win-Win Ruling Protects Coloring the “Sole” of the Fashion Industry,” Seyfarth Shaw LLP - One Minute Memo (September 7, 2012)
- “Willful Patent Filing:” A Criminal Procedure to Protect Traditional Knowledge. 85(3) Chicago-Kent Law Review 1171 (2010)