James Borchardt (07JD) has been named co-chair of the Intellectual Property practice at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

"Borchardt is a shareholder and registered patent attorney in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice, where he focuses his practice on helping his clients succeed in the marketplace. He utilizes his in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law, patent office procedure and technology to develop a customized approach for each client. He is explicitly focused on protecting his clients’ investment in new product development, helping them to make cost-justified patent filing decisions and navigate third-party patent portfolios. Borchardt works with clients to develop utility and design patenting strategies to protect new products both in the United States and abroad. He regularly counsels on product clearance, patent infringement analysis and patent validity analysis, and prepares and prosecutes patent reexaminations before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office."