Frank Long assists clients with the development, administration and protection of intellectual property rights, especially trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. He has a wide range of experience in advising clients in the management of worldwide intellectual property rights, as well as transactions involving merchandising and licensing agreements for intellectual property rights and transfers of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and domain names. Also, Frank is an experienced litigator in matters involving intellectual property rights. He is, or has been, counsel of record in numerous recent court, administrative and arbitration proceedings involving intellectual property claims. In addition to his law practice, Frank taught Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where he was a Faculty Associate (Adjunct). Areas of Concentration ˇ Intellectual property counseling ˇ Intellectual property & technology litigation Professional & Community Involvement ˇ Professor (Adjunct), Trademarks and Unfair Competition Law, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2005-2008 ˇ International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Roundtable Planning Committee, 2006-present
- BNEF, Publications Committee, 2004-2005
- Leadership Meeting Committee, 2000-2002
- Public Affairs Committee, 1997-1999 ˇ International Franchise Association (IFA)
- Membership Committee, 2010-present ˇ International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association, 2000-2002 ˇ American Bar Association
- Special Committee on Copyrights and Internet, 2000-2001 ˇ State Bar of Arizona
- Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2011-2012
- Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2010-2011
- Secretary, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2009-2010
- Executive Council, Intellectual Property Law Section
- Treasurer, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2008-2009
- Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2000-2001 ˇ eResolution, Inc. domain-name dispute arbitrator, 2000-2001 ˇ Export Legal Assistance, Arizona Coordinator ˇ Arizona State Parks Foundation
- Board of Directors, 2004-present
- Corporate Secretary, 2004-2011 ˇ Dartmouth College Alumni Club, Phoenix and Northern Arizona
- District Enrollment Director, 2000-present Awards & Recognition ˇ Selected, Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007 edition ˇ Named, "Arizona's Top Lawyers," AZ Busines Magazine, 2011 ˇ Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Articles, Publications, & Lectures Articles ˇ Author, "Protection From Cyber-Squatters in New.biz and.info Domain Names, The Digital Edge, June 2001. ˇ Author, "Domain Name Abuse," Writer's Digest, June 2001. ˇ Author, "Trademarks: What's Fair Use?" Writer's Digest, September 2000. ˇ Co-Author, "Guarding Marks on a Global Scale," December 1998. ˇ Columnist, "Export Success," Arizona Business Gazette, 1995-1997. ˇ Author, "Using Foreign Representatives to Establish Export Sales Relationships," The Practical Lawyer, December 1995. ˇ Author, "Getting the Most Out of NAFTA," The Practical Lawyer, July 1995. Lectures ˇ Speaker, "Creativity or Piracy? Conflicts Between the First Amendment and Rights of Trademark, Privacy and Publicity," Dartmouth Lawyers Association, CLE and Ski XX, February 2007. ˇ Co-Moderator, "Strategies for Licensing Success Worldwide," INTA Leadership Meeting, November 2002. ˇ Speaker, "Legal 101 Seminar. License Agreements---Licensee Perspective," Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association, June 2002. ˇ Speaker, "What did I Just Buy? Intellectual Property in Business Transactions. Copyright Due Diligence Issues," State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, June 2002. ˇ Speaker, "E-Commerce and Intellectual Property," Maricopa County Bar Association, December 2001. ˇ Speaker, "An Overview of Website Liability," CLE International, e-Commerce The Law of e-Business, June 2001. ˇ Speaker, "Digital Discovery," State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, June 2001. ˇ Speaker, "What Every Business Should Know Before It Goes Online," Maricopa County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, March 2001. ˇ Speaker, "Domain Name Disputes: Update on the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy, INTA Leadership Meeting, November 2000. ˇ Speaker, "Online Media and Media Law, Arizona State University, Summer Journalism Institute, June 2000. ˇ Speaker, "Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy," State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Law Section, April 2000. ˇ Speaker, The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999," State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Section, March 2000. ˇ Speaker, "Online Publishing: Legal Issues," Arizona Newspaper Association Annual Meeting, October 1999. ˇ Speaker, "Branding Strategies for State Parks," National Association of State Park Directors Annual Meeting, September 1999. |