The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Sarah E. Fanto has joined the Firm's Chicago office as an associate in the Intellectual Property Group.

Ms. Fanto has experience in preparing and prosecuting utility and design patent applications in the U.S. and abroad, advising clients in matters related to patentability, patent validity, and patent infringement, and drafting non-disclosure agreements, joint development agreements, and licensing agreements. Ms. Fanto also has experience prosecuting and enforcing Trademarks. During law school, Ms. Fanto served as a law clerk at the Chicago Legal Clinic where she prepared FOIA requests, researched the Clean Air Act and applicable Illinois statutes, and wrote opinion letters and memos to clients.

She earned her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. 

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