Michael J. Remington has over 30 years of experience in intellectual property law (copyrights, trademarks, patents and semiconductor chip mask works), legal reform, government relations and lobbying. For nine years, he was chief counsel of the Judiciary Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Intellectual Property. Mike served as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives for enactment of over twenty public laws including the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, the Government Research and Development Patent Policy Amendments of 1984, the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988, the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988, the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990 and several significant patent law amendments including the Process Patent Amendments Act of 1988. He was also a member of the U.S. Delegation for the Working Groups and the Diplomatic Conference on an International Treaty with regard to Integrated Circuits, World Intellectual Property Organization (W.I.P.O.). He served as a consultant to W.I.P.O. and the United Nations on copyrights and developing countries in Asia and South America. Mike is a member of the advisory board of the Bureau of National Affairs' Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal, and he served as staff to the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council during the Clinton Administration.
Legal Reform/Government Relations. Mike is the former director of the National Commission on Judicial Discipline and Removal, an entity established by Congress to study and report to the president, chief justice and Congress on issues relating to judicial misconduct and impeachment. He served as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives for numerous laws improving the administration of justice. He was an advisor and liaison to the Federal Courts Study Committee, and has received certificates of commendation from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mike also has been elected secretary of the European Institute, the world's leading forum for promoting European-American relations. He has testified before Congress on several occasions, including on measures enacted into law.
In General. Mike's clients include a performing rights organization comprising thousands of songwriters and music publishers, a prominent university foundation involved in technology licensing, major bio-pharmaceutical trade associations, a national coalition of photographic industry and photofinishing interests, a printing industry association, several computer software companies, electronic commerce enterprises and individual authors and creators. He has served as an expert witness on legislative history in several patent and copyright cases. Mike is a member of the board of trustees of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. A former Peace Corps Volunteer in Cote d'Ivoire and a former Fulbright Scholar in Paris, France, Mike is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (Order of the Coif), where he received his law degree in 1973. Prior to joining Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in 1996, Mike was a partner with a Washington, D.C., law firm. He is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.
Professional & Civic Associations
· Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
· Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
· Member, American Bar Association, Section on Intellectual Property
· Member, Copyright Society of the United States
· Member, Association Litteraire et Artistique Internationale
· Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
· Board of Directors, Wisconsin Law Foundation
· Secretary, European Institute
· Chairman, Forgotten Children
· Secretary, State Bar of Wisconsin
Publications
9/2/2011, "Prior User Rights Expansion: Congress, the Courts, and Constitutional Considerations"
BNA's Patent, Trademark& Copyright Journal
Michael Remington
4/1/2010, Tribute to Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA
Michael Remington
2/6/2009, User-Generated Content, Online Fair Use and the DMCA's "Good Faith" Requirement
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Michael Remington, Philip Cardinale
1/21/2009, User-Generated Content, Online Fair Use and the DMCA's "Good Faith" Requirement
Copyright Alert
Michael Remington, Philip Cardinale
9/10/2008, Copyright Office Proposes Repeal of Compulsory Licenses for Cable Television and Satellite Carriers
Copyright Alert
Philip Cardinale, Michael Remington
8/22/2008, President Signs Bill to Validate PTO Appointments
IP Legislative Alert
Michael Remington, Philip Cardinale
5/9/2008, Expansion of Copyright Infringement Exceptions Proposed for Libraries, Archives and Museums
Copyright Alert
Philip Cardinale, Michael Remington
11/8/2006, Background Discussion of Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing on University Networks (Revised)
Michael Remington
4/17/2006, Charitable Giving Begins at Home
Wisconsin Lawyer
Michael Remington
11/1/2005, The Internet Challenge to the Recording and Movie Industries: A View from Washington, DC
Canadian Intellectual Property Review
Michael Remington
8/24/2005, The Bayh-Dole Act at Twenty-Five Years: Looking Back, Taking Stock, Acting for the Future
Journal of the Association of University Technology Managers
Michael Remington
5/9/2005, How Copyright Laws May Apply to Nanotechnology
The National Law Journal
Michael Remington
3/28/2005, Intellectual Property Update
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
1/27/2005, Copyright and Public Policy Aspects of Nanotechnology Including Design Patent Issues
28th Mid-Winter Institute of the American Intellectual Property Association
Michael Remington
4/23/2004, Cybersquatters Beware: Trademark Owners are Fighting Back
Briefly . . . Perspectives on Legislation, Regulation, and Litigation
Michael Remington, Christen English
2/17/2004, Supreme Court: Balancing Act
The Year in IP Almanac 2003
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
1/7/2004, The CAN-SPAM Act Enacted
Legislative Alert
Michael Remington
9/29/2003, Benchmarks: Beware of Mutant Copyright
IP Law & Business
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
7/21/2003, Who Remembers the Names? Authors' rights in flux after Dastar ruling
IP Supplement to Legal Times
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
7/18/2003, Copyright Term Extension is Constitutional
Janet Fries, Michael Remington
1/21/2002, Napster And The Digital Age: The Future Of Copyright Law
Briefly . . . Perspectives on Legislation, Regulation, and Litigation
Michael Remington
3/8/2001, Print And Privacy: Partners In Progress
Business Management Advisory
Michael Remington
1/12/2001, Digital Printing Council White Paper: A Primer For Digital Printers On How To Avoid Accidents On The Information Superhighway
Michael Remington
12/18/2000, Financial Services Privacy Update
Remarks to Financial Services Integration Group, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Remington
11/28/2000, La situation du droit d'auteur aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Michael Remington
10/11/2000, Distance Education: Copyright and Privacy Issues
Remarks Before the Distance Education and Training Counsel, University of Notre Dame
Michael Remington
2/19/2000, Intellectual Property: To Audit, Or Not To Audit
Michael Remington
1/31/2000, Financial Services Privacy
Michael Remington
8/1/1999, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Michael Remington
4/19/1999, Obtaining And Maintaining A Federal Trademark Registration
Michael Remington, Amy Carroll
Speaking Engagements
3/10/2011, IIPSJ 8th Annual Intellectual Property Law Seminar
"Intellectual Property and the Pursuit of Civil Rights: Issues and Challenges for the Digital Information Age"
Michael Remington, Washington, DC
4/26/2010, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's 2010 Law Section Annual Meeting
"Looking Ahead: Emerging Issues for Biopharmaceutical Companies in the U.S. and Abroad."
Michael Remington, Baltimore, MD
3/18/2009, George Washington Law School - Federal Circuit Bar Association Groundbreaking Symposium
"The Scholars' Comments" Panel
Michael Remington, Washington, DC
3/18/2009, National Appellate Court Celebration and Introspective Symposium
Michael Remington, Washington, DC
10/19/2006, Capitol Hill Patent Reform Briefing
Michael Remington, Washington, DC
9/22/2005, Global Trade Seminar
Michael Remington, Robert Skitol, Stanford, CA
2/3/2005, Association of University Technology Managers 2005 Annual Meeting
Michael Remington, Phoenix, AZ
1/26/2005, American Intellectual Property Law Association Conference Michael Remington, Orlando, FL
10/14/2004, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Annual Meeting
The Internet Challenge to the Recording and Movie Industry"
Michael Remington
11/13/2003, Computers on Campus: Privacy, Security, Intellectual Property and the Internet
"Copyright Infringement on the Internet"
Michael Remington, John Przypyszny, Washington, DC