Category Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights

33 BrownWinick Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® in America 2025 List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 33 of our lawyers have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. BrownWinick would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2025 The Best... Read More

Intellectual Property Attorney Chris Proskey Exceeds 1,000 Trademarks at the United States Patent & Trademark Office

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that Chris Proskey, an Intellectual Property Attorney, has reached a remarkable milestone that deserves celebration and recognition. With over 1,000 federal trademark filings in his name, Chris has achieved a milestone showcasing his invaluable contributions to the field of Trademark Law. This achievement... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2020 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 "Best Law Firms" rankings[i]. The tenth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® released the 2020 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2019. Firms included in the 2020 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 24 lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers® has published their list for more than three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More

Responding to a Breach Incident

Article written by BrownWinick 2019 Summer Law Clerk, Casey Sievert, and BrownWinick attorney, Brian McCormac With the growing number of data security incidents and the potential for bet-the-company sized risks, it is crucial to know how to navigate such an event. BrownWinick’s data security and privacy team specializes in helping businesses... Read More

BrownWinick Law Firm Ranked in U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2019 "Best Law Firms" List

BrownWinick has been included in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings. The ninth edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the 2019 "Best Law Firms" rankings on November 1, 2018. Firms included in the 2019 "Best Law Firms" list are recognized for professional excellent with persistently impressive... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyers of the Year" for 2019

The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named five BrownWinick attorneys as Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year" for 2019. Marc T Beltrame has been named Best Lawyers’ 2019 Des Moines Government Relations "Lawyer of the Year." Michael R. Blaser has been named Best Lawyers’ 2019... Read More

BrownWinick Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers® List

BrownWinick is pleased to announce that 27 lawyers have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the... Read More

Marijuana is Coming (even to Iowa)

As marijuana continues to trend toward the mainstream, states are adopting and reaping the benefits of legalizing the leaf. The marijuana market was valued at nearly $9 billion last year (2017) and is expected to quintuple, rolling up to $50 billion by 2026. 31 states plus the District of Columbia (D.C.) have legalized marijuana in some form,... Read More