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TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

 

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Adjunct Faculty Member

  • Trademark Practice and Litigation, 2009 – Present

 

Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI)

  • First Sale Doctrine after Costco, March 2011

  • Best of the 4th Annual Intellectual Property Institute, April 2010

  • Basics of Intellectual Property Law, October 2009

  • Intellectual Property Primer, August 2009

  • Intellectual Property Law Primer – Trademarks Module, August 2006

  • Trademarks A to Z – TTAB Practice, Licensing and Policing, May 2004

 

International Trademark Association

  • Ethics/Conflicts of Interest, INTA Annual Meeting Roundtable, May 2006

  • Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings, INTA Local Roundtable, October 2003

 

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

 

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)

High School Football Official

Greater Pittsburgh (GPFOA) Chapter, 1998-Present

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Recognized intellectual property expert with over 15  years experience handling all domestic and international aspects of trademark, design, copyright, and trade secret matters for start-ups through large-sized corporations in the manufacturing and consumer goods sectors.  Adept in risk management, brand protection strategies, registration, maintenance, and disputes, including trademark infringement.  An open-minded, collaborative attorney, who responds strategically and accurately to evolving trademark law changes and global market place demands.

 

EDUCATION

 

J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law, cum laude

Order of the Barristers, 2000

B.S., Civil Engineering & Engineering & Public Policy

Carnegie Mellon University, 1987

 

ADMISSIONS

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2000

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2010

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2012

 

USPTO

  • Registered Patent Attorney 2005 - present

  • Patent Agent 2000-2005

 

Pro Hac Vice

  • District of MD 2010

  • Northern District of OH 2012

  • Central District of CA 2012

 

EXPERT TESTIMONY

 

Qualified as Trademark Law Expert Testifying Witness

Hearing on Attorney's Fee Motion  (Plaintiff/Non-movant) – December 2010 

Allegheny Coupling Company v Betts Industries, Inc., 1:06-cv-00076

Western District of Pennsylvania, Erie Division, Sean J. McLaughlin, Judge

 

Expert Report Prosecution History of Registration at Issue (Defendant) –2012-2013 
Taza Systems, LLC v. Taza 21 Co., LLC, Frank A. Abraham, et al., 2:11-cv-073
Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Division, David S. Cercone, Judge

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

International Trademark Association (INTA), 2001 –2014

INTA Madrid Practice Group Subcommittee, 2008-2010

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association

Allegheny County Bar Association

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