Shewchuk IP Services
Shewchuk IP Services was founded in
December, 2003, when Jeff Shewchuk left an established firm in
Minneapolis to begin his own practice.
Mr. Shewchuk graduated in 1986
(B.S. Mech. Eng., highest honors) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During undergrad, Mr. Shewchuk interned with Texas
Instruments and Parker Hannifin. After obtaining his engineering
degree, Mr. Shewchuk worked for Exxon as a reservoir
engineer before becoming focused upon intellectual property. Mr.
Shewchuk obtained his law degree from the University of Michigan in
1991, having served as president of the Intellectual Property Students
Association. Mr. Shewchuk has been practicing as a patent attorney
ever since, doing both prosecution (obtaining patents and trademarks)
and litigation.
Mr. Shewchuk is licensed to
practice before state and federal courts in Minnesota, the Court of
Appeals of the Federal Circuit, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals,
and has obtained pro hac vice admissions before numerous other U.S.
courts. Mr. Shewchuk is a registered patent attorney in the United
States and Canadian Patent Offices.
Mr. Shewchuk has served on
advisory counsels in the Eagan-Apple Valley-Rosemount school district
for Early Family Childhood Education and Community Education (past
chairman). Mr. Shewchuk has coached several sports within the Eagan
Athletic Association system, and has served as a cub scout leader with
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