Through intellectual property consultation and litigation, Mike protects critical business information and intellectual property for a variety of clients across the country. He defends and prosecutes instances of patent infringement and works to protect trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights. Over the course of his 20 years in practice, Mike has represented clients in a diverse range of industries and technologies such as building products, consumer goods, military garments and equipment, agricultural equipment and pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. He has represented numerous entities in cases involving trademark and service mark infringement, unfair competition and dilution. He regularly secures and defends against temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. Mike has extensive experience before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office involving oppositions, cancellations and concurrent use. Other accomplishments include successfully arguing significant tax cases before the Missouri Supreme Court. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, 2010 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee · American Intellectual Property Law Association, IP Insurance Sub-Committee · Defense Research Institute · Illinois State Bar Association · The Missouri Bar · The Oklahoma Bar Association Civic Involvement · The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society News & Publications News 10.7.11, Husch Blackwell Intellectual Property Attorneys Author Patent Reform Book Analyzing Effects of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Publications 10.27.11, Prior Use Rights: A New Look to an Old Tool Provided by the America Invents Act 10.7.11, Patent Reform 2011: The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Commentary and Analysis 9.1.11, U.S. GAAP Requirements Related to Acquired IP: Considerations for the Licensing Professional, LES Insights 7.28.11, Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Amendments to Prosecution Rules to Address Inequitable Conduct Standard Announced in Recent Therasense Opinion 4.1.11, Planning For Litigation Over Acquired IP, Executive Counsel 3.1.11, The Role of FAS 141 Valuations in IP Litigation, Business Valuation Update 10.1.10, Intellectual Property Valuation Under U.S. GAAP and the Impact on Intellectual Property Litigation, AIPLA Quarterly Journal 1.1.91, Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.: An Analysis of Rule 11 and its Appropriate Standard of Review, Oklahoma Law Review Events 10.20.11, Intellectual Property Seminar
St. Louis, MO
Seminars 10.24.08, Intellectual Property Seminar
St. Louis, MO
Seminars 9.1.01, Patent Damages, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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