John Walton

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder/Managing Director Jackpoint Jackstands LLC - Inventor of the "Jackpoint" Jack Stand.

  • Education

    • Northwestern university

      1983 - 1986
      Jd law
    • Illinois state university

      1972 - 1978
      Bs, ms communications
  • Experience

    • Missouri state university

      Aug 1978 - Aug 1983
      Faculty member

      Speech and Communications faculty member.

    • Holland and hart - denver, co

      May 1986 - Jun 1991
      Attorney

      General corporate litigation with some emphasis on trademark and copyright infringement litigation.

    • Northern illinois university college of law

      Jun 1992 - now
      Law professor, professor emeritus

      Teaching in the areas of Intellectual Property and Patents, Corporations and Unincorporated Business Entities, Agency, and Pretrial Litigation Skills.

    • Jackpoint jackstands, llc

      Jul 2010 - now
      Founder/manager

      John is the Founder and Managing Director of Jackpoint Jackstands, LLC and the creative source and developer of the Jackpoint jack stand.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered trademark - "jackpoint jackstands"

      Uspto - principle register
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to John Walton
      Chicago Metro Exports Pitch Competition - 1st Place - Oct 2017 Jackpoint Jackstands was one of ten finalist in the Metro Chicago Exports Pitch Competition for October 2017 held at MHUB on October 4th. We were honored to be awarded FIRST PLACE in the Competition.
    • Awarded to John Walton
      Metro Chicago Exports 2017 Pitch Competition - First Place Metro Chicago Exports co-sponsored by UPS Oct 2017 Jackpoint Jackstands was selected as a finalist along with 9 other manufacturing entities to compete in the Metro Chicago Exports Pitch Competition. The event took place on October 4th at mHub (965 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642). Each finalist had 5 minutes to explain its plan for expanding into export markets to a panel of 5 judges. Jackpoint Jackstands was awarded First Place among the presenting companies. It was a great event and an exciting time. We were honored to be included in… Show more Jackpoint Jackstands was selected as a finalist along with 9 other manufacturing entities to compete in the Metro Chicago Exports Pitch Competition. The event took place on October 4th at mHub (965 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60642). Each finalist had 5 minutes to explain its plan for expanding into export markets to a panel of 5 judges. Jackpoint Jackstands was awarded First Place among the presenting companies. It was a great event and an exciting time. We were honored to be included in this group of outstanding companies and overjoyed to be selected for First Place recognition.http://www.metrochicagoexports.com/pitch_competitions-2/ Show less