Beverly A. Berneman, Shareholder

As Chair of Querrey & Harrow's Intellectual Property Practice Group, Beverly Berneman focuses her practice on protecting her client's Intellectual Property such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. The scope of her services encompasses a wide range of transactions involving Intellectual Property such as registration, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and documentation related to financing the development of Intellectual Property Assets as well as litigation. She has extensive experience in conducting audits of Intellectual Property and developing Intellectual Property management programs for companies of all sizes and in various industries.

Ms. Berneman also is a member of the Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Group and has experience in bankruptcy and commercial transactions and litigation. 

Ms. Berneman is an adjunct professor at the John Marshall School of Law ("Bankruptcy and Secured Transactions in Intellectual Property") and Chicago-Kent College of Law ("Intellectual Property Management: Financing the Development of Intellectual Property Assets").

Memberships

• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
• Chicago Bar Association
• Copyright Society of America (Trustee, 2005-2007; Chair, Midwest Chapter, 2004-2006; Vice-Chair, Midwest Chapter, 2002-2003)
• Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago

Professional Activities

• Trustee, Midwest Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA (Chair 2004-2006). Ms. Berneman recently completed a 2-year term as Chair of the Society.
• Adjunct Professor, The John Marshall School of Law and Chicago-Kent School of Law
• National Art Educators Association, Copyright for the Art Student (July 2006)
• Speaker, Lorman Educational Services, Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (2005 and 2006)
• Speaker, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Copyright Protection for Architectural Works (November 2005)
• Practicing Law Institute; Joint Ventures and Intellectual Property Development (April 2005)
• Copyright Society, Midwest Chapter, Secured Transactions and Intellectual Property (November 2004)
• Practicing Law Institute; Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Licensing (April 2004)
• Lorman Educational Services; Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law in Illinois (June 2003)
• Practicing Law Institute; Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Licensing (April 2003)
• Chicago Bar Association; Advanced Issues in Trademark Licensing; Bankruptcy and Trademark Licensing (April 2003)
• National Copyright Society; The Intersection between Copyright and Bankruptcy Law ( October 2002)
• Illinois Conference of Professional Accountant Teachers Association; Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy; The Wild Cards of Bankruptcy (October 2001)

Publications

• Deepening Insolvency: A New Cause of Action Against Directors and Officers

The UCC Toolbox; Hot Topics in Secure Transactions and Intellectual Property, IICLE (January, 2007).


Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy, Lorman Educational Services (2004 and 2006).

Ten Things Every Intellectual Property Practitioner Should Know About Secured Transactions, Copyright Society, Philadelphia Chapter (2004).

Navigating the Bankruptcy Waters In a Domain Name Rowboat, 3 J.MarshalRevIntell.Prop.L. 61 (2003).

Caveat Trade Secret Misappropriator: The Discharge of Trade Secret Misappropriation Debts; John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property News Source (Winter, 2002).