Intellectual Property Lawyers

The intellectual property lawyers, Simmons, Lawyers are designed to assist individuals, start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses to enforce their intellectual property rights and protect intellectual property infringement. We are managed by the patent office experts with extensive experience in all intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights and trademarks.

Our lawyers will be able to intellectual property you have invested a lot of time, effort and money to develop its intellectual property. We also recognize that the protection of inventions and violation of intellectual property rights is critical to the detriment of future business.

Our intellectual property lawyers have extensive understanding of the balance between the technical and legal aspects of intellectual property. We have made high-stakes action patent litigation against well-known companies like Apple, Inc., Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, and the four largest suppliers to the industry of electronic voting systems (such as Diebold Election Systems, Inc.), to name a few.

Our clientele is very diverse, ranging from electronic voting technology and computer technology in Internet advertising, parental controls and video image processing that hunting tree stands, sports equipment and welding helmets.

Our Copyright, Patent and Trademark Office are qualified in some of the most intellectual property assets, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical and biological sciences and electrical engineering, industrial and mechanical. We managed to obtain license agreements for several clients, including a number of agreements with no deposit function.

IP litigation can be expensive, and we firmly believe that this expenditure should not be an obstacle to future business. Therefore, our IP lawyers working on contingency plans. Our emergency plan for lawyers will not be paid if you win the case put at risk, directly on their shoulders. To learn more about the approach to IP litigation.

For more information about your intellectual property rights, please contact us today for a free legal consultation by lawyer at Simmons of intellectual property.

Company Donates $ 250,000 To Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation

Cumlative largest donor to the Foundation focuses on helping families affected by mesothelioma

February 28, 2011

East Alton, Illinois, March 1, 2011 - The law firm Simmons today announced a $ 250,000 donation to the Foundation for Applied Research mesothelioma to become a "legal partner for a Cure 2011" Diamond Sponsor. The Foundation is the national organization dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma is a disease die through funding research, provide education and support to patients, and leads efforts to promote national commitment to end the tragedy of mesothelioma. In addition, the law firm Simmons Foundation will help support the annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, to be held June 23 to 25 2011 in Washington, DC

"Because the law firm that has represented thousands of families affected by mesothelioma, we really enjoyed the hope and the knowledge Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, offers," said Simmons, Lawyers Managing Partner Mike Angelides. "Our company is an honor once again to make this contribution to support the work means a lot to its customers and to all mesothelioma patients and their families affected by the disease."

To date, the Foundation has funded more than $ 7.1 million peer-reviewed study of mesothelioma. Simmons is financing the cumulative top of the Lawyers Foundation of over $ 2 million have participated in its programs.

"Financing of peer-reviewed research and provide authoritative medical expertise to all mesothelioma patients and their families is the main objective of the foundation," said Meso Foundation Executive Director Kathleen Wiedemer. "With the law firm Simmons management level of support for our 2011 program partners law, the foundation is well positioned to continue our efforts to help the community of mesothelioma, to promote awareness of this devastating disease and continue to support Medical researchers in their work towards a cure. "

Simmons Law Firm Sponsors The Seventh Annual Conference Of Asbestos Disease Awareness

Signature of the law Asbestos is once again supporting the annual asbestos awareness to help raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos.

Alton, Illinois March 30, 2011 - As part of the company's efforts to raise awareness and research on asbestos mesothelioma law firm Simmons has become a platinum sponsor of the Seventh Annual International Conference of the asbestos awareness. The conference, held April 1 to 3, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel Buckhead Atlanta & Conference Center, will bring together leading international experts to discuss the impact of asbestos on health, environment and economy. More information about the conference can be found on the website of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.

"The International Conference is a forum for advocates of awareness of asbestos, patients and medical researchers to come together and promote awareness of the important public health problem of asbestos and related diseases," said Vice President and Medical Services Customer Relationship Joy Wheeler. "Our support Adam and his annual conference is only a part of our mission to support our customers and the community of mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases as much as possible."

Family mesothelioma and Julie Gundlach of the client to give the presentation entitled "The power of patronage of public health. The patient point of view," Gundlach has the honor of meeting with Alan Reinstein Award for his commitment to the ' education, advocacy and support to patients and families.

Other topics this year focus on Occupational Safety and Health Education Act: the protection of workers and families 40 years Asbestos OSHA Asbestos Standard for screening and health effects, new trends in the treatment of mesothelioma, asbestos and the impact economy: Banning asbestos is a good deal. Speakers are Dr. Richard Lemen, Assistant Surgeon General, Dr. Aubrey Miller, with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Dr. Brad Black, a major asbestos-related diseases, physician with the Center for related diseases' asbestos.

Law Firm Fight For The "little" Sick With Asbestos

Mike Angelides is the managing partner of 11 years, law firm that has built its reputation to win million dollar judgments that compensates people injured or sickened by the conditions in the workplace.

His firm, Simmons & Browder Gianaris Angelides Barnerd LLC, recently moved into a large and renovated the building Alton River Bluff, which is one of the best views of the Mississippi River metropolitan area. The five-story building is in an indication of its success.

And Angelides has been at the forefront of several successful prosecutions. He oversees the company's asbestos, toxic crimes, drug injury, violation of intellectual property rights and contingent fee practice in commercial litigation.

During his 10 years as Managing Partner, law firm has grown by more than 50 lawyers in seven years and grew to accept asbestos cases over new year than any other firm in the United States.

And in 2010, the company commercial litigation department demonstrated the benefit of the contingent-fee agreements, in cases, when it negotiated a $ 32 million antitrust case settlement. The matter was submitted on behalf of Synergetics USA, Inc., a medical device company, has received a much more international competitor, Alcon Inc.

He seems to have been a significant number of mesothelioma (an asbestos related cancer) complaints in St. Louis metropolitan area and the courts of the East. The disease is a bigger problem than elsewhere?

It's really not a problem unique to the metropolitan St. Louis. St. Louis region has a higher incidence of mesothelioma, because a number of industries have used here, the asbestos products over the years and some still use them.

Our company is specialized and contributes greatly to represent victims of mesothelioma, many of whom worked in local industries.

Resources for Clients

  Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation
A resource for connecting with medical experts conducting current mesothelioma and asbestos-related research. Founded by the Simmons Law Firm in 2010, the foundation offers financial, volunteer and other resources to support medical experts and researchers in the pursuit of improved quality of life for mesothelioma patients.

   Mesothelioma Videos
An excellent resource for learning about mesothelioma. Medical expert interviews and true-story interviews from real people facing the disease.

   Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation 

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The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (The Meso Foundation) is the nation's leading non-profit mesothelioma advocacy and research organization. 

   International Mesothelioma Program
Founded by David J. Sugarbaker, MD, the International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) encompasses both a clinical program and a research program. IMP's clinical focus is on developing treatment strategies that can significantly extend the life of mesothelioma patients.

Mesothelioma Law Firm With Proven Asbestos Lawyers Ready To Help Your Family

As a leading mesothelioma law firm with a proven track record, every asbestos and mesothelioma lawyer at the Simmons Law Firm is committed to helping families affected by mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases. We have been working with people diagnosed with mesothelioma for nearly a decade, and in that time our mesothelioma lawyers have represented thousands of individuals from all areas of the United States.

Our asbestos lawyers have seen firsthand the pain a mesothelioma diagnosis can cause and are passionate about helping victims and families affected by mesothelioma. At the Simmons Law Firm, each asbestos attorney focuses on providing clients with the personal attention they deserve. If you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos lawyer will come to you, no matter your location.

For more information on any Simmons Law Firm mesothelioma attorney, please visit the Attorneys page

A mesothelioma diagnosis is overwhelming news, but our asbestos lawyers are standing by to help in any way they can. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact a mesothelioma lawyer at the Simmons Law Firm today for a free consultation with any mesothelioma questions - legal or otherwise - you may have.

Since 1999, our mesothelioma law firm has recovered over $3 billion in verdicts and settlements for thousands of clients.* If you're looking for a mesothelioma attorney who understands your case and can help you get the compensation you deserve, learn more about the experience team at the Simmons Law Firm. Read about results attained by our asbestos attorneys by visiting the Verdicts and Settlements page.

Recent Results for Our Clients

• A lifetime HVAC worker from North Carolina receives a $3.6 million settlement. 
• Shipyard worker and engineer from Nevada receives $2.9 million settlement.
• Engineer from Missouri receives $3.9 million settlement.
• Wisconsin man with lifetime navy asbestos exposure receives $2.9 million settlement.
• Plastics factory worker from Iowa receives $2.5 million settlement.
• Powerhouse worker from Illinois receives $2 million settlement.
  
• St. Louis area man and his family received a $3.5 million settlement after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos cancer.  Read more.
• A Montana man's family received a $4.9 million settlement after he was exposed to asbestos and contracted pleural mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs. Read more.

Further, we have made giving back to our clients and finding a cure for mesothelioma a priority. We are one of the nation's leading supporters of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation and have pledged $10 million to support cancer research at the Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University.

In 2010 the firm launched the Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation, a private non-profit organization with a mission to help expert medical and scientific researchers make dramatic advances in mesothelioma treatment options for patients and their families. The firm is also the national sponsor of the Foundation's Miles for Meso fundraising event. 

Our mesothelioma law firm was built on one principle: to give clients and their families the care and respect they deserve. Our mesothelioma lawyers know that while each case is unique, they all have one thing in common: every mesothelioma client is a person whose life has been destroyed by someone else’s negligence. When you come to the Simmons Law Firm, you can expect your case to get the respect and attention it deserves from a seasoned mesothelioma lawyer.

Our law firm and team of experienced mesothelioma attorneys are extremely knowledgeable about asbestos and, in particular, mesothelioma.  As an experienced asbestos law firm, we have learned that one of the most powerful weapons we can offer clients and prospective clients is information. The links on this page will help you learn about filing a mesothelioma lawsuit and what you can do if you are sick due to asbestos exposure.

Looking for information about mesothelioma symptoms and treatment options?  Visit our Mesothelioma Diagnosis Center.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, contact a Simmons Law Firm mesothelioma lawyer for more information and a free consultation. 

_{* Please note that recovery results vary per client. The recovery amounts in each case reflect the specific facts of that case. Further, recovery amounts in past cases are not a guarantee of future results.}