University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1979)
George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1982)

Illinois, District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association

Author: “Functionality Survives Incontestability as a Type of Constructive Abandonment, Despite Shakespeare”, 86 Trademark Reporter 304-332 (May – June 1996).

John E. McKie is a Partner of Ladas & Parry. He has a wide-ranging practice concentrating in U.S. and international trademark protection, prosecution, oppositions and enforcement for U.S. based and foreign clients. Prior to joining Ladas & Parry in Chicago, Mr. McKie worked as an Attorney-Adviser in the U.S. International Trade Commission. Mr. McKie is a member of the District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section); and the Chicago Bar Association.