Julie C. King

Julie C. King

King Business and Patent Law - Helping you grow & protect your business & brand.
  • Business Law, Intellectual Property, Trademarks ...
  • Georgia, Illinois, United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Biography

I help clients protect their most valuable business assets: their ideas and inventions, their purpose, and their products.

I help clients protect themselves and their assets through a combination of intellectual property management, business planning, and estate planning.

I help business owners start and run their businesses successfully.

I help clients keep their focus on the core parts of the business, the things that made them want to do it in the first place, by making sure their foundations and legal strategies are strong and tailored to their unique needs. My focus on clients’ legal issues takes that off their list of things that keep them up at night.

My goal for each client is to make sure I’ve helped them take the right steps to protect what they’ve worked hard to achieve, succeed in future endeavors, and have peace of mind that planning has been done correctly and with their individual goals in mind.

How do I do it well? I’m not just an attorney. Like my clients, I’m a business owner. That helps me understand my clients and their issues and challenges. Those are two very different hats to wear, and I love both of them. Most attorneys don’t enjoy running a business so don’t do it and don’t know what it’s like to be a business owner. I do.

I know what it’s like to build a business from scratch. I understand the joys and the fears.

I market my practice, so I understand the importance of branding. I help clients make sure their business names are available and able to be registered for their own protection and ability to keep others from copying. I make sure clients’ logos and slogans serve them well, not cause problems because they’re too similar to something someone else is already using.

Knowing I’ve helped someone make their business successful is what I love about what I do.

Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions
Intellectual Property
Trademarks
Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Estate Planning
Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Patents
Patent Prosecution
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia
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Illinois
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Tennessee
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Education
University of Illinois - Springfield
M.S. (2014) | Computer Science
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Honors: Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor society
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University of Illinois College of Law
J.D. (1999) | Law
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Honors: High Honors in Legal Writing and Research; Honors in Introduction to Advocacy; Dean’s List
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Professional Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member
- Current
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National Small Business Association Leadership Council
Member
- Current
Activities: Economic Development Council Technology Council
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Entreprenista League
Founding Lifetime Member
- Current
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United States Patent and Trademark Office  # 79375
Registered Patent Attorney
- Current
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University of Illinois Laboratory High School Alumni Association
Member, Board of Directors
- Current
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Illinois State Bar Association
Member
- Current
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Champaign Country Bar Association
Member, Board of Governors
- Current
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East Central Illinois Women's Attorney Association
Member, former Board of Directors, former VP Marketing
- Current
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E-Brilliance Alliance / Womens Entrepreneurial Network of Champaign County
Vice President, Board of Directors
- Current
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State Bar of Georgia
Member
- Current
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State Bar of Illinois  # 6275685
Member
- Current
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American Bar Association
Member
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Activities: Business Law Section Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industry Law Practice Division Section of Intellectual Property Law Senior Lawyers Division Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division
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Publications
Articles & Publications
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Conflict Between Individual Justice and National Healing in the Post-Apartheid Age
Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
Should Former Government Leaders Be Subject to Prosecution After Their Term in Office? The Case of South African President P. W. Botha
California Western International Law Journal
Websites & Blogs
Website
King Business and Patent Law
Contact & Map
The Law Office of Julie C. King, PLLC
301 N. Neil, Suite 400
CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820
Telephone: (217) 714-8558
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed (Today)
Sunday: Closed