Hi! I’m Jen.

I’m the Founder and Editor of the Curious Cat IP Blog, which launched in 2023.

I am an intellectual property attorney at Greer, Burns & Crain Ltd. in Chicago, where I’ve lived since 2010. I primarily practice anti-counterfeiting litigation and patent prosecution. For several years, I was a contracted Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Examiner for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Before entering the legal field, I worked in the fields of Chemical Waste Disposal & Environmental Sciences.

I’m registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Attorney, and I’m admitted to practice law in Illinois. I’m a member of the bars of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

I studied law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT). As a law student, I was a member of Chicago-Kent Law Review and competed in the Saul Lefkowitz (Trademark) Moot Court. In my final year of law school, I was awarded the Dolores K. Hanna Trademark Award. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), where I also studied English.

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Please meet our staff

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The heart and soul of this company, Miss Kitty’s leadership, grit, and dedication has taken the Curious Cat IP Blog to unforeseen levels. She is also the record-holder for most consecutive Employee of the Month wins (37!).

Miss Kitty, Director of Operations

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Atlas, Assistant to the Manager

Atlas is just trying his best, but like most orange cats, this doesn’t amount to much. His unhinged obsession with bananas severely affects his work performance.

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Darko, Intern

Darko is struggling mightily to adapt to the feline-dominant work culture of the Curious Cat IP Blog. Nonetheless, he is a very good boy.