Joseph Nye Welch II

1984, Illinois
1984, Supreme Court of Illinois
1984, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1989, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1991, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
1993, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1993, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
2003, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

for outstanding service in the profession, learned contributions to the profession and highest standards of ethical conduct

· 2006 Law & Politics: An Illinois "Super Lawyer"; subject of the feature article "The Lawyer With a Song in His Heart," in Super Lawyer Magazine

· 2005 Law & Politics: An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law

· 2005 Law Bulletin Publishing Company: Selected as a "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law

· 2004 Law Bulletin Publishing Company: Selected as a "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law

Trials, Appeals & Litigation

· FRAM Group Operations, LLC v. Purolator Filters NA, LLC, Case No. 1:12-cv-03040 (N.D. Ill. 2012, Judge Lefkow) (False Advertising)

· Black Rush Mining LLC, et. al v. Black Panther Mining LLC, et. al, C.A. No. 1:11-cv-03257, (N.D. Illinois 2011, Judge Castillo) (Transferred to S.D. Indiana per defendant's motion) (Breach of Contract)

· Bayer HealthCare LLC v. Gidget Marks, LLC, Opposition No. 91196940 (TTAB 2011) (Trademark)

· More Cupcakes, LLC v. Lovemore LLC, Case No. 1:2009cv03555 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Kocoras) (Trademark Infringement)

· Illinois Tool Works v. Phoenix American Holdings, Inc., Case No. 2:2008cv05721 (C.D. Cal. 2008, Judge Snyder) (Trademark Infringement)

· Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation v. Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, 2007 WL 2875232 (N.D. Ill. 2007, Judge Kendall) (Trademark Infringement)

· FF Acquisition Corp. v. Pacific Cycle L.L.C. and Torpedo Sports USA, Inc., Case No. 1:2003cv00257 (N.D. Miss. 2005, Judge Davidson) (Trademark Infringement)

· Darden Corp. et al (Olive Garden) v. IHOP Corp., Case No. 6:2004cv00149 (M.D. Fla. 2005, Judge Sharp) (on behalf of Plaintiff, use of offending mark halted; confidential settlement) (Trademark Infringement)

· BSH Home Appliances, et al v. Distribution Direct, et al, Case No. 2:2002cv00306 (D. Utah 2005, Judge Benson) (Trademark Infringement)

· Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH v. Dana Corporation, 383 F.3d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2004, en banc) (Amicus Curiae brief filed on behalf of the ABA regarding attorney-client privilege ) (General)

· BSH Home Appliances Corp. v. Big John's Health Center, Case No. 4:2003cv00138 (D. Idaho 2004, Judge Winmill) (Trademark Infringement)

· BSH Home Appliances Corp. v. Krakowski, Case No. 2:2003cv71311 (E.D. Mich. 2003, Judge Cleland) (Trademark Infringement)

· S-B Power Tool Company v. Ryobi Technologies, Inc., Case No. 1:2002cv01056 (N.D. Ill. 2003, Judge Norgle, Sr.) (Trademark Infringement)

· Ford Motor Co. v. A.C. Car Group Ltd., 62 U.S.P.Q.2d 1701 (E.D. Mich. 2002, Judge Roberts) (Copyright Infringement)

· Ford Motor Co. v. Factory Five Racing, Inc., 2002 WL 32155850 (D. Mass. 2002, Judge Zobel) (Trade Dress Infringement)

· S-B Power Tool Co. v. Grizzly Ind. Inc., Case No. 1:2000cv08046 (N.D. Ill. 2001, Judge Nolan) (Trademark Infringement)

· Bayer Corp. v. Selfcare Inc., Case No. 3:2000cv00040 (N.D. Ind. 2000, Judge Miller, Jr.) (Trademark Infringement)

· Chavez v. Arte Publico Press, 204 F.3d 601 (5th Cir. 2000, Judge Jones) (Amicus Curiae brief filed on behalf of AIPLA ) (General)

· Road Less Traveled v. Roads Less Traveled, 49 U.S.P.Q.2d 1061 (N.D. Ill. 1998, Judge Anderson) (Trademark Infringement)

· Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. SunAmerica Inc., 45 U.S.P.Q.2d 1621 (N.D. Ga. 1997, Judge Camp) (Trademark Infringement); see also 890 F.Supp. 1559 (N.D. Ga. 1994, Judge Camp) (Summary Judgment, Trademark Infringement)

· Avon Products, Inc. v. S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc., 984 F.Supp. 768 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) (BENCH TRIAL -complaint and counterclaims dismissed) (Advertising Promotions)

· Lebas Fashion Imports of USA v. ITT Hartford Insurance Group, 50 Cal.App.4th 548, 40 U.S.P.Q.2d 1809 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. 1996, Judge Croskey) (Trademark Infringement)

· SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 77 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 1996, Judges Carnes), 117 S.Ct. 79 (U.S. Sup. Ct., cert. denied 1996) (Trademark Infringement)

· Libman Co. v. Vining Industries Inc., 69 F.3d 1360 (7th Cir. 1995, Judges Posner, Bauer and Coffee) (Trade Dress)

· Ford Motor Co. v. Cook, 53 F.3d 333 (7th Cir. 1995, Judges Easterbrook, Ripple and Rovner) (Deceptive Trade)

· SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 890 F.Supp. 1559 (N.D. Ga. 1994, Judge Camp) (summary judgment) (Trademark Infringement)

· AT&T v. MCI (Between 1994 and 1998, represented AT&T in over two hundred arbitrations or mini-trials on false advertising claims) (ADR, arbitration, Mediation, and Expert Witnesses)

· The Walt Disney Co. v. Great American Corp., 28 U.S.P.Q.2d 1130 (M.D. Tenn. 1993, Judge Morton) ($1.5 million award) (Trademark Infringement)

· SunAmerica Corp. v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 24 U.S.P.Q.2d 1505 (11th Cir. 1992, Judges Hill, Eschbach and Birch) (Trademark Infringement)

· Ford Motor Co. v. Cook, 25 U.S.P.Q.2d 1050 (N.D. Ill. 1992, Judge Hart) (Deceptive Trade Practices)

· Ford Motor Co. v. Keystone Automotive Industries, 23 U.S.P.Q.2d 1478 (E.D. Mich. 1992, Judge Kohn) (Ford awarded $1.8 million) (Copyright Infringement)

· A-Veda Corp. v. Aura Inc., 19 U.S.P.Q.2d 1864 (D. Minn. 1991, Judge Alsop) (Trademark Infringement)

Expert Witness

· Confidential Arbitration (Trade Dress)

· Vermont Pure Holdings, Ltd. v. Thomas M. Sobol, et al., Case No. 06-1814-BLS (Comm. of Mass. Superior Court 2006, Judge Gants) (Advertising Promotions)

· Prevue Pet Products, Inc. v. Avian Adventures, Inc., Case No. 1:1999cv08317 (N.D. Ill. 2002, Judge Norgle, Sr.) (Copyright Infringement)

· Nestlé Holdings, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service, Docket No. 021562-90 (U.S. Tax Court 2000) (Trademark Valuation)

· Oasis Center for Human Potential v. May Department Stores, Case No. 1:1998cv05612 (N.D. Ill. 1999, Judge Schenkier) (Trademark Infringement)

Professional Activities

· American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Amicus Committee: Co-Chair, 2005-2006; Member, 2010-2012

· American Bar Association Advisory Panel: Member

· American Bar Foundation: Fellow

· Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance: President

· Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance: Director

· American Intellectual Property Law Association: Fellow

· American Intellectual Property Law Association: Board Member

· American Intellectual Property Law Association Amicus Committee: Chair

· American Intellectual Property Law Association Trademark Law Committee: Chair

· American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section: Liaison to ABA Litigation Section

· American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Trademark and Unfair Competition Division: Chair

· American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Federal Trademark Legislation Committee: Chair

· American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section Trademark Litigation Committee: Chair

· The Trademark Reporter: Editorial Board Member

· Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago: Treasurer and Board of Managers

· American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal: Editorial Board

· International Trademark Association: Projects Editorial Board Member

· Trademark Public Advisory Committee (Appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce): Member

Publications

· Co-Author (with Pattishall McAuliffe partners David C. Hilliard and Janet A. Marvel) of a single volume treatise for practitioners: Trademarks and Unfair Competition (2001, 6th edition, 2013, Lexis Nexis); on-line edition (2013, Lexis Nexis)

· Trademarks and Unfair Competition (law school casebook on trademark and unfair competition law), co-author (with Pattishall McAuliffe partners David C. Hilliard and Uli Widmaier) (9th ed. 2012); Supplement to 9th edition and Teachers Manual (2012, Lexis Nexis)

· Co-Author of Hilliard, Welch and Widmaier Lexis Analysis, "Trade Dress and the Boundaries of Trademark Protection" (102 pages) (2012)

· "Crash Dummies, Cyber-Ads, and the Internet Troika: Recent US Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases," The Computer & Internet Lawyer (October 2011)

· "Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases in the United States" Year in Review," Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law (Practicing Law Institute 2011)

· Book chapter, "Use of Experts in TTAB Proceedings," A Legal Strategist's Guide to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice (ABA 2010)

· "Overview of 2009-2010 Decisions, Including Keyword Advertising and Auction Site Liability," Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law (Practicing Law Institute 2010)

· "The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Moves Closer to Federal Court Procedures: Using the New TTAB Rules to your Advantage," 25 The Computer & Internet Lawyer 11 (November, 2008)

· Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases in the United States: 2009 Year in Review in Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2010 (Practicing Law Institute 2010)

· Co-authored Real World Implications of Virtual Trademark Infringement, Pattishall Newsletter (Winter 2007)

· "Searching for the Key to Keywords," AIPLA Annual Meeting (October, 2007)

· " Google v. American Blind & Wallpaper: Settled Case Doesn't End National Key Word Debate," Lexis Nexis Expert Commentaries (October, 2007)

Presentations

· "Overview of 2012-2013 Federal Court, State Court and TTAB Decisions," Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (April 2013)

· "Overview of 2011-2012 Federal Court, TTAB and UDRP Decisions," Practicing Law Institute's Advanced Trademark Law Annual Review 2012, New York, NY (May 2012)

· "Why Betty Boop Is/Isn't a Functional Component and Other Legal Conundrums: 2010-2011 Trademark and Unfair Competition Cases," AIPLA's Annual Meeting 2011, Washington, D.C. (October 2011)

· "Overview of 2010-2011 Federal Court and TTAB Decisions," Practicing Law Institute's Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2011, New York City (May 2011)

· "Fine Jewelry, Good Coffee and Judges as Pals: The 2009-2010 Year In Review," Practicing Law Institute's Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law, New York City (April 2010)

· "Spinning the Branded World - Deception and Substantiation in U.S. Advertising," INTA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (May 2009) (Moderator)

· "The Top US Trademark Cases of 2008," JurisDiction, the International Intellectual Property Law Podcast with Don Cameron of Cameron & MacKendrick LLP, Toronto, Canada (January 2009)

· "The New TTAB Rules: Using Them to Your Advantage," Practising Law Institute (July 2008)

· "Searching for the Key to Keywords," AIPLA Annual Meeting (October 2007)

· "Trademark Clearance and Investigations" (December 2006)

· "Trade Identity Protection Principles and Strategies," Chicago Bar Association (September 2005)

· "Evidentiary Aspects of Trademark and Related Surveys," Chicago Bar Association (February 2005)