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The Valspar Company v. Gao Ping, Claim Number: FA0809001226468 (November 18, 2008).

Mason Companies, Inc. v. Leroy Chan, Claim No. FA0807001216166 (September 4, 2008).

International Theatres Corporation v. Whois ID Theft Protection c/o Domain Admin, Claim No. FA0704000967654 (NAF, June 18, 2007).

Ravensburger Aktiengellschaft v. delux befektetes c/o Lajos Kiss, Claim No. FA0703000933228 (NAF, April 24, 2007).

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  • District of Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1997
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993
  • Minnesota State Bar, 2005
  • Virginia State Bar, 1997
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997
  • International Trademark Association (INTA) (2000 – present)
  • INTA Trademark Office Practices Committee – Examination Guidelines Subcommittee (2006 – 2007); Classification Subcommittee (2004 – 2005)
  • Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (2000 – 2004)
  • Intellectual Property Law Section – Virginia Bar (1999 – 2000)
  • Selected for the Client Choice Award for Intellectual Property – Trademarks – Minnesota, USA & Canada by Lexology (2014–2021)
  • Named a BTI Client Service All-Star (2020)
  • Recognized in Who’s Who Legal – Global Leader: Trademarks (2019–2021)
  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America by The Best Lawyers in America (2013–2026)
  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Minnesota by Minnesota Monthly and The Best Lawyers in America (2013–2016)
  • Selected as one of The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals by WTR 1000 (2012–2021)
  • Recognized as a Top Trademark Attorney by CSC’s Trademark Insider (2007–2010)
  • Selected for inclusion in Minnesota Rising Stars (2008–2009)
  • Moderator, Lean and Mean—Are You Effectively Managing Your Global IP Practice?, INTA Roundtable (March 26, 2015) 
  • Tips and Best Practices for USPTO TESS Searching, Roundtable (January 20, 2009) 
  • Fraud In the Prosecution of Trademark Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association (November 20, 2008) 
  • Product Configuration Registration and Enforcement Schemes – A Global Perspective, IPO Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (September 2008) 
  • Trademark Basics, with Chris Schulte, webcast for Midwest Intellectual Property Institute (September 26, 2007) 
  • Effective Trademark Search Strategies for Canada & the United States, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), Spring Meeting, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (2007) 
  • Clearance and Protection of Your Literary Works, Hatchfest 2006 Film Festival, Bozeman, MT (October 5, 2006) 
  • Working with Trademark Examining Attorneys: Two Insiders Tell All, Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, Faculty (September 2006) 
  • Are We Speaking the Same Language? A Comparison of Canadian, U.S. and Community Trademark Law, INTA Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada (2006) 
  • Intellectual Property and the Arts, Hatchfest 2005 Film Festival, Bozeman, MT (October 7–8, 2005) 
  • Moderator, INTA Table Topic, Practical Tips For Electronic Filing With The USPTO (May 18, 2005) 
  • Moderator, INTA Roundtable on Counterfeiting and Grey Market Goods (January 18, 2005) 
  • Trademark Clearance and the Madrid Protocol, Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (September 9, 2003) 
  • Trademark Clearance – Current and Future Best Practices, California Bar Association CLE (September 2002) 
  • Trademark Prosecution – The Examiner’s Perspective, Wisconsin CLE (February 2002) 
  • Best Practices For Protection and Clearance of Works, IP Law360 (April 11, 2007) 
    How to do Due Diligence on an Idea, Upsize Magazine (April 2007) 
  • Trademarks: Best Practice for Selecting and Protecting Brands, @Law Magazine (Spring 2007) 
  • Best Ways to Select and Protect Your Brands, Upsize Magazine (February 2007) 
  • Industry Standards, Private Label Magazine, co-authored (January/February 2007) 
  • IP and the Internet – A Growing Need to Police Online Content, CircleId.com (June 26, 2003) 
  • The Trademark Insider, Co-editor (2002–2004) 
  • NameProtect Trademark and Domain Name News, Chief Editor (2001–2004) 
  • New International Classes to Arrive in 2002, NameProtect Trademark and Domain Name News (November 2001) 
  • Trademark Considerations in Selecting Your Brands, The Best Ideas in Business – Edition 113 (October 2001) 
  • Helpful Hints for Registering Trademarks Composed of Domain Names, NameProtect Trademark and Domain Name News (June 2001) 
  • International Trademark Registration Developments: The United States Moves to Adopt the Madrid Protocol, NameProtect Trademark and Domain Name News (May 2001) 
  • Bush’s Proposed 2002 Budget Slashes USPTO Funding, NameProtect Trademark and Domain Name News (April 2001) 

Quoted:

  • Cruel and Unusual Punishment? Audio equipment company Bose’s appeal to the Federal Circuit is the first in line protesting a TTAB decision following Medinol regarding trademarks that have been canceled for reason of fraud, IP Law and Business (January 1, 2009) 
  • Protecting Voss Water, Minnesota Law & Politics (August/September 2008) 
  • Wyoming is fixin’ to fight over its pony regarding copyright and trademark issues with sports teams, Star Tribune (March 18, 2007) 
  • Merchant & Gould trademark lawyers excel at marketing featuring the Merchant & Gould Trademark Group and their marketing techniques, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (September 8, 2006) 
  • Good Fences: Even Companies Without ‘Special Sauce’ Can Protect Their Brand regarding methods for stopping online trademark infringements, Upsize Magazine (April 2006) 
  • Chevron Moves to Protect Xpress Lube Name regarding the importance of registering a trademark, National Oil & Lube News (March 2006) 
  • Tough Questions, Smart Answers Ask Inc. on the topic of rights of competitor trademarks, Inc. Magazine (November 2005)