Potomac, Maryland, United States
• Twenty years of experience providing legal and practical business expertise on intellectual property (IP) policy, legal and enforcement matters. • Extensive knowledge of patent, copyright and trademark laws with the ability to communicate them effectively to both legal and non-legal audiences -- as demonstrated by numerous public speaking engagements and published works on IP-related topics. • Recognized expert in developing and implementing IP policy positions and strategies. Specialties: Intellectual Property, Anti-Piracy, Copyright, Patent, Trademark, Enforcement, Licensing, Branding, Public Policy
• Represent and advise software and content companies on intellectual property policy, legal and enforcement matters. • Supervise Anti-Piracy Division, including managing anti-piracy staff, investigators and outside counsel and working with federal and state government officials on civil and criminal piracy cases. • Testify before Congress and various federal and state government agencies on IP issues. • Draft testimony, legislation, court briefs, and agency comments relating to IP matters. • Analyze and summarize current and new intellectual property statutory and case law.
• Advised clients on matters relating to intellectual property protection, including client counseling, opinion drafting, license negotiations, and legal research. • Litigated copyright disputes for corporate clients. • Drafted amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court case, Quality King v. L'anza.
• Drafted legislation, including early drafts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and documents explaining and analyzing U.S. and international IP laws. • Represented the U.S. Government as a lead negotiator at the Diplomatic Conference that adopted the WIPO Internet Copyright Treaties. • Awarded the Gold Medal, the highest honorary award given by the Department of Commerce, for contributions leading to the adoption of two new WIPO copyright treaties. • Explained and advocated intellectual property policy positions to Congressional and Administration staff and U.S. trading partners. • Drafted statements and presented speeches conveying the Clinton Administration’s official intellectual property policies and positions.
• On special assignment from the USPTO, represented the Copyright Office on domestic and international copyright policy matters, including drafting statements and speeches expressing the official position of the Office. • Advised the Register and other government officials on existing and proposed bilateral and multilateral copyright agreements and pending copyright legislation.