May 15 2025
June 2025 — This month on IP attorney and author Timothy Trainer’s podcast/video show we meet Stacey Kalamaras, the founding partner of Kalamaras Law Office LLC, an intellectual property boutique in Chicago, IL.
About Stacey: Having started her career in Washington, DC, close to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and more recently here in Chicago, Stacey worked for one of the world’s largest law firms, managing global trademark portfolios. She has spent over 30 years working for some of the world’s most beloved brands in more than 150 countries and for clients in diverse industries. In January 2018, with the founding of her eponymous firm, she now assists small and medium-sized businesses identify, register, protect and commercialize their brands both in the U.S. and abroad. Before going to law school, she was a brand manager and advertising director in the consumer-packaged goods industry, which gives her valuable insight into her clients’ businesses on a practical level.
Awards and Peer Recognition: Stacey has been recognized by her peers as a Super Lawyer® for the past six years for her outstanding knowledge and service in intellectual property law, a recognition and honor given to just 5% of the lawyers in Illinois. The firm was recently recognized by CorporateLiveWire as Trademark Law Firm of the Year for Illinois for 2024/25. Stacey was ranked among World IP Forum’s 2021 list of 250 Powerful Women in IP and was profiled by The Top 100 Magazine as a top lawyer for 2020. Learn more at klolegal.com.
On today’s show, Tim asks Stacey:
- Tell us about the importance of making sure small businesses protect their brand/logo/trademarks.
- Why is it so essential, and should this practice be part of an overall small business strategy?
- What is your opinion of what’s going on today with global trade and tariffs? How will it impact small business?
- What is your forecast for the future of small business and protections?
