Karl Vick has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in the global procurement, strategic planning, litigation and licensing of IP assets.  He was a partner at two boutique IP firms in Chicago during the early part of his career.  He then moved in-house and held positions of increasing responsibility with Ford, GE, Raytheon Company, and Cardinal Health.  Karl was the Chief IP Counsel for Raytheon and the SVP & Chief IP Counsel for Cardinal Health.  In his corporate roles, Karl integrated strategic IP management processes into existing business processes, developed processes to better identify high value innovations that support business objectives, and applied Six Sigma to various law functions.  Karl has provided IP counsel in a wide range of industries and technologies, including general electronics, automobiles, healthcare, satellites, telecommunications, electromechanical controls, power generation and control, appliances and lighting.  He has lectured on IP topics for LES, Law Seminars International, AIPLA, and the InsideLawyer SuperConference.

Professional Affiliations

Intellectual Property Owners Association

Association of Chief Corp Patent Counsel

IP Law Association of Chicago

Illinois State Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Minority IP Scholarship Committee

Community/Civic Involvement

Board Member, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, 1997-99

Selected to participate in the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Young Leader Training Program – held in France, Germany and Poland