John L. Hines, Jr. works with clients seeking to realize value from intellectual property, technology, data, and other information and software technology assets through licenses, joint ventures, M&A, and cloud and other technology services agreements.
Education
Recognitions
Named a Leading Lawyer in Chicago by Leading Lawyers℠ (2004 – 2024)
Memberships
American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Law Section (IP Transactions and Licensing Committee); Science and Technology Section)
Erikson Institute, Board of Trustees (Past Board Chair)
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Former Adjunct Faculty Member
Northwestern University School of Law, Former Adjunct Faculty Member
State Bar Licenses
- Author, “Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship: Federal Court of Appeals Determines That Patent Inventors Must Be Human”, August 2022
- Co-Author, “Copyright, Software, and Fair Use: the Supreme Court decides Google v. Oracle” (Clark Hill), April 2021
- Author, “Software Licensing,” (Chapter 19) Intellectual Property Law, 2020 Edition (IICLE)
- Co-Author, “Teaching Traps for the Unwary – How to Use Copyrighted Material Safely” (Clark Hill), April 2020
- Co-Author, “The New Trade Secrets Law: What it Means for Your Business” (Clark Hill), June 2016
- Authored, “Federal Court Rules that Open Source Licenses are Enforceable under Copyright Law,” Thomson West’s Corporate Counsel’s Licensing Letter, 2008
- Co-Authored, “Legal Issues for E-Commerce Start-Ups to Consider,” (Chapter 19) Intellectual Property Law (IICLE), 2008
- Co-Authored, “Beating Vendor Lockdown: Negotiating Software Licenses for Your Organization,” 24 ACC Docket 2, 45, 2006
- Co-Author, “Anonymity, Immunity & Online Defamation: Managing Corporate Exposure to Reputation Injury,” 4 Sedona Conf. J. 97 (2003), cited in EEOC v. Severn Treat Services, Inc., 358 F.3d 438 (7th Cir.2004) (Posner, J.)
- Author, “Jurisdiction: Should Nations Extend their Legal Reach Beyond Their Borders?” Public policy comment on behalf of the Internet Society, 2003
- Dialogue leader, “Copyright Policy and Law in the Age of AI,” The Sedona Conference on AI and the Law, Part 2: AI and IP Law, June 20-21, 2024
- Software Development and Security (Video Blog) Asset 360 Views, August 2020