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Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 2008

Certificate in Intellectual Property law

Honorable Society of Kings Inns, Barrister-at-Law Degree, 2006

University of Cambridge, M. Phil., 2002

University of Cambridge, B.A. in Natural Sciences, 2001

Emer L. Simic

Associate

Ms. Simic is involved in patent prosecution and litigation, with particular emphasis on the litigation of pharmaceutical patents. Originally from Ireland, Ms. Simic obtained a Barrister-at-Law degree from the Honorable Society of Kings Inns in Dublin prior to moving to the United States. She joined Leydig, Voit, & Mayer in 2007 and worked as a law clerk while earning her law degree. Before joining the firm, she worked as a judicial extern for Judge Bill Taylor, Circuit Court of Cook County, in Chicago. She was also employed as a law clerk at The Healy Law Firm in Chicago, Illinois.

Professional Affiliations

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA)

Articles and Publications

Excerpt of "The TSM Test is Dead! Long Live the TSM Test! The Aftermath of KSR, What Was All the Fuss About?" quoted in “So What’s a Patent Prosecutor to do in this Post-KSR World?” Landslide Magazine, Volume 2, Number 4, March/April 2010
"The TSM Test is Dead! Long Live the TSM Test! The Aftermath of KSR, What Was All the Fuss About?" AIPLA Quarterly Journal, Volume 37, Number 2, Spring 2009

Honors

Named in the Illinois Rising Stars list, as published in Illinois Super Lawyers, 2012

Bar Admissions and Registrations

Illinois, 2008
Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Barrister-at-Law Degree (Ireland), 2006

Courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois