Bar Fellowship
· Northwestern University School of Law: Class of 1990 Reunion Committee
Publications
· Supreme Court's Wiley Gray Goods Decision Does Not Foreclose Trademark Options Against Gray Market Goods, Pattishall IP News (March 2013).
· Right of Publicity Law Meets Social Media, American Bar Association, 2012 Annual Meeting (August 2012).
· Trademarks and Unfair Competition: Critical Issues in the Law, a book published by Law Journal Press (New York, 2012) (co-author).
· Illinois Chapter of the International Trademark Association's book State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law (2012 and 2011).
· Section Organizes Meeting on Proposed TTAB Rules, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law's Chair's Bulletin (September, 2006).
· Domain Names and Trademarks On the Internet, a chapter of the ABA's book entitled The Intellectual Property Handbook: A Practical Guide for Franchise, Business and IP Counsel (October, 2005).
· Right of Publicity Emerges from the Shadow of Copyright Law, Pattishall Newsletter (Summer 2005).
· The Right of Publicity and The Internet, Advertisting Compliance Service (May 3, 2004).
· The Right of Publicity and Cyberspace, IP Litigator (November/December 2003).
· Significant Trademark/Domain Name Issues in Cyberspace, Practising Law Institute's Understanding Basic Trademark Law Course Handbook; cited favorably by The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Harrod's Limited v. Fifty-Four Internet Names, 314 F. 3d 214 (4th Cir. 2002).
· Recent Trends in Battling Cybersquatting, E-Commerce Law, Vol. 1, Number 3, Page 1 (March 2001).
· Trademark Infringement Primer, PLI's Understanding Basic Trademark Law Course Handbook (2000).
· Two New Weapons in Fighting Cyberquatting, Pattishall Newsletter (Summer 2000).
· The Developing Right of Publicity, Performink Newspaper 2 (June 5, 1998) (co-author).
· Copyright Pitfalls for Law Firms, CBA Record 42 (June/July, 1996).
· A Short Guide to Identifying Intellectual Property Interests, Illinois Bar Journal (March, 1996) (co-author)
Presentations
· "Right of Publicity and Social Media," INTA Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX (May 2013)
· " Emerging Trends in Social Media and Mobile Advertising," IPLAC Corporate Committee (April 2013)
· "Important Intellectual Property Issues for Entrepreneurs," Northwestern University School of Law's 8th Annual Entrepreneurship Law Center Conference, Chicago, IL (March 2013)
· Moderator, trademark and copyright session of the 57th Annual Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law organized by The Center For Intellectual Property Law at the John Marshall Law School (February 2013)
· "International Implications for the Right of Publicity," Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (December 2012)
· "Building and Protecting Your Brand," Northwestern University School of Law 7th Annual Entrepreneurship Law Conference entitled "INC. to Empire: The Legal Growth of Your Business," Chicago, IL (March 2012)
· "Gray Goods - A US Perspective," Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group Fall Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic (October 2011)
· "Careers in Intellectual Property Law and the Benefits of Bar Association Involvement," Chicago-Kent College of Law (November 2010)
· "Helping Companies in a Down Economy: Strategic Planning for Identifying and Valuing Your IP," Moderator, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (July 2009)
· "Trademark Issues related to the 2007 PMPA Amendment," Petroleum Marketing Attorneys' Meeting, Washington, D.C. (March 2009)
· "Trademark Basics." Intellectual Property Basics For Non-IP Attorneys Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (October, 2008)
· "Careers In Intellectual Property Law" before the ABA's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, which provides minority and/or financially disadvantaged law students a chance to work with Judges (June, 2008).
· "New TTAB Rules of Practice: Greater Efficiency Or Greater Burden?" at the Chicago Bar Association (November, 2007).
· "Trademark law For Non-IP Attorneys" at the Chicago Bar Association (October, 2007).
· "Current Issues in Trademark Law" before Chicago-Kent College of Law's Intellectual Property Law Society (April, 2007).
· "The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006: Its Impact On Your Company, Clients Or Practice," at the 51st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference On Hot Topics and Developments In Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets Law at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago (February, 2007).
· "Overview of the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006," at The Intellectual Property Organization's PTO Day Conference in Washington, D.C. (December, 2006).
· "Surviving the Minefield of Dead Celebrities," plenary session on Right of Publicity Law at the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (October, 2006).
· "Gray Market Goods Trademark Law In The United States," at the 73rd Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (October, 2006).
· "Catching a Moving Train: Current Disputes Over Trademark Use on Websites, Domain Names, Keyword Advertising, and Pop-up Ads," as moderator at the IPO Annual Meeting in Chicago (September, 2006).
· "Domain Names, Trademarks and Data Privacy and Security on the Internet" at the ABA Forum on Franchising's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida (October, 2005).
· "What Should IP Laws Protect Going Forward? A Debate on Perspectives of What Can be Owned as IP and What Should Remain in the Public Domain or Be Free to Use," as co-moderator and coordinator at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago (August, 2005).
· "Right of Publicity and Cyberspace," before the Entertainment Law Committee of The John Marshall Law School (March, 2005).
· "Trademark, Copyright Fair Use and Open Source," as moderator and coordinator at the AIPLA Annual Meeting (October, 2004).
· "KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc.: Trademark Fair Use-Confusion Versus Free Competition," for a national ABA teleconference for which he also was the moderator (August, 2004).
· "Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in the Victoria's Secret Case," for a national ABA teleconference for which he also was the moderator (June, 2004).
· "The Right of Publicity and Cyberspace" at the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section's 18th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Washington, D.C. (April, 2003).
· "Recent Developments in Right of Publicity Law" at the 12th All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property in both Cleveland and Cincinnati (September, 2002).
· "Significant Trademark/Domain Name Issues in Cyberspace," at the Practising Law Institute's Understanding Basic Trademark Law Program (August, 2002).
· "Significant Trademark/Domain Name Issues in Cyberspace," at the Practising Law Institute's Understanding Basic Trademark Law Program (August, 2001).
· "The Legal Considerations for Web Site Development and Hosting," Advanced Computer Law Seminar at the University of Dayton School of Law (June, 2001).
· "Copyright Law and the Internet," Odyssey radio program (May, 2001).
· "Trademark Infringement," PLI's Understanding Basic Trademark Law Program (August, 2000).
· "Cybersquatting and Other Internet Trademark Infringement Issues," AIPLA's Spring Meeting (May, 2000).