Brett A. August
''Brett August has been kept busy of late juggling a substantial volume of work on behalf of [multiple clients]. He has a great academic background, good ethics and is exceptionally smart; his strong judgement is his best asset.''
World Trademark Review 1000 (2018)
''One peer states: 'He immediately comes to mind for the best practitioners. He develops airtight strategies, knows the law fully, and is very eloquent both in his writing and speaking.''
World Trademark Review 1000 (2018)
Companies from coast to coast and in numerous foreign countries have turned to Brett to protect their most valuable assets: their brands. The winner of numerous awards and accolades, Brett has successfully handled close to 200 adversarial proceedings for his clients. While an aggressive litigator, Brett has been able to resolve the majority of those disputes without incurring the expense and inconvenience of a trial. For example, he recently achieved a $6 million settlement for a client on the eve of trial.
Brett’s clients include many companies in the technology sector. From Massachusetts to Chicago to Silicon Valley, high-tech clients trust Brett to counsel them in branding strategies and to protect their brands from infringers. Brett is responsible for managing numerous large trademark portfolios, including portfolios of more than a thousand marks each.
For a financial-services company, Brett led a litigation team that stopped a competitor from using advertising that was truthful but misleading. Brett’s client was awarded both trebled damages and attorneys’ fees. For a manufacturer of consumer durables, Brett successfully argued an appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that brought about a most unusual settlement: payment of millions of dollars to Brett’s client who was the defendant in the action.
It says a lot about Brett that for the past two decades most new clients have come to him as the result of word-of-mouth recommendations from existing clients. As one new client said: “We hired you because of your reputation as the Johnny Cochran of trademark law.” Hyperbole aside, Brett has established an exceptional reputation for good work.
Brett’s excellence has been repeatedly recognized by his peers. A Super Lawyer every year for over a decade and selected as one of the top 100 lawyers in the State of Illinois, Brett has also been honored by both Corporate International Legal Awards and Global Law Experts as Brand Protection Attorney of the Year in Illinois. In 2015, the international publication Lawyer Monthly chose Brett as the Brand Attorney of the Year for the United States.
Part of Brett’s success may be due to his having worked for seven years as in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 company. That taught him knowing the law is not enough: you must also know how to use the law to solve the client’s problem. Brett has used that approach to build a national and international practice — with particularly extensive experience in the EU and China — handling cases for infringement, false advertising, domain names and unfair competition.
Brett is also active in non-profit organizations. The President of France made Brett a French Knight (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur) in recognition of his tireless volunteer activities as a grass-roots ambassador between Chicago and France. Brett founded the French-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago and later served as its president. And as chairman of the Chicago-Paris Sister Cities Committee for over a decade, Brett has worked hard to create educational exchanges that have allowed hundreds of Chicago public-school students to travel to Paris where they learned the important life lesson that there is a big world outside their home town.
- Buntrock v. Terra (Terra Museum), et al. , Case No. 00 CH 13859 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Judge Kinnaird); 151 F.Supp.2d 931 (N.D. Ill. 2003, Judge Bucklo); 348 Ill. App. 3d 875 (2004) (Trustee Mismanagement)
- Automobiles & Components
- Banks
- Capital Goods
- Consumer Durables & Apparel
- Diversified Financials
- Food & Beverage
- Health Care Equipment & Services
- Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
- Insurance
- Media
- Real Estate
- Retailing
- Software & Services
- Technology Hardware & Equipment
- Transportation
- 2023 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for "enforcement and litigation"
- 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2023 Martinale Hubbel Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer for 2023
- 2022 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Recognized Nationally and in Illinois as a Trade mark star
- 2022 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for "enforcement and litigation"
- 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2022 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois “Leading Lawyer” in Advertising & Media Law, Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Law and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law
- 2021 Martindale Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer for 2022
- 2021 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Recognized Nationally and in Illinois as a Trade mark star
- 2021 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for "enforcement and litigation"
- 2021 Illinois Super Laywers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2021 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois “Leading Lawyer” in Advertising & Media Law, Copyright & Trademark Law and Intellectual Property Law
- 2020 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Recognized for Trade mark prosecution experience
- 2020 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Recognized for Trade mark litigation experience
- 2020 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Recognized for Trade mark strategy & counseling experience
- 2020 Selected as a "Trade mark star" in Illinois
- 2020 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Selected as an “IP Star” in Illinois
- 2020 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for “enforcement and litigation”
- 2020 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : “Brett August is another repository of trust when the chips are down. ‘He’s very up-front and will tell you when a case is a dog and you need to get out. A scholar who knows how to litigate, Brett is a high-calibre guy who adds heft to Pattishall’s practice.'”
- 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois “Super Lawyer”
- 2020 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois “Leading Lawyer”
- 2019 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Selected as an “IP Star” in Illinois
- 2019 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for “enforcement and litigation”
- 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois “Super Lawyer”
- 2019 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois “Leading Lawyer”
- 2019 Leading Lawyers Magazine : Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertising & Media Law and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law for the State of Illinois
- 2019 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2018 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators : Selected among America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Illinois for 2018
- 2019 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2018 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property : Selected as an "IP Star" in Illinois
- 2018 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : Ranked Silver in Illinois for "enforcement and litigation"
- 2018 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois "Leading Lawyer"
- 2018 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition : Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertising & Media Law and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law for the State of Illinois
- 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2017 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine : Selected as an "IP Star"
- 2017 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : "...the 'extremely intelligent and exceptionally eloquent' Brett August, a trusted first port of call for high-tech clients; his 'substantial branding knowledge' serves as the foundation of his outstanding client service."
- 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2017 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2016 Chicago Sister Cities International : Recipient of the "Volunteer of the Year" award
- 2016 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine : Selected as an "IP Star"
- 2016 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards : Recognized as the "Brand Protection Attorney of the Year in Illinois" for 2015 and 2016
- 2016 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 : "Brett August, who not only cuts a dash as a private practitioner, but has testified as expert witness in numerous federal litigations and acted as a court-appointed mediator."
- 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2016 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2015 Lawyer Monthly : Selected as "Brand Attorney of the Year - USA"
- 2015 Global Law Experts : Brand Protection Attorney of the Year in Illinois
- 2015 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine : Selected as an "IP Star"
- 2015 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2015 Leading Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois "Leading Lawyer"
- 2014 Leading Lawyers Magazine : Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property Law, Advertising & Media Law and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law for the State of Illinois
- 2014 American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell : Selected as a 2014 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property
- 2014 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine : Selected as an "IP Star"
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation for ten consecutive years
- 2013 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition : A "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property
- 2013 IP Stars, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine : Selected as an "IP Star"
- 2013 American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell : Selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property
- 2013 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2012 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition : A "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property
- 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers : An Illinois "Super Lawyer"
- 2010 Leading Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition : Selected as a "Top Business Lawyer in Intellectual Property Law in Illinois"
- 2010 Law & Politics : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law
- 2010 Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2009 Chicago Lawyer Magazine : Selected as a "Top Intellectual Property Lawyer in Illinois" by Leading Lawyers Network
- 2009 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine : A "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property
- 2008 Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register : AV® Rated Preeminent Lawyer
- 2008 Law & Politics : An Illinois "Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Litigation
- 2007 Leading Lawyers Network Magazine : Named a "Leading Lawyer" in Intellectual Property Law
- Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG v. Joseph Rosa, Opp. No. 91256173 (TTAB 2020) (Trademark)
- ZIH Corp. (d/b/a Zebra Technologies) v. Ou Yang Lin Q, Claim Number: FA1712001761403 (Forum 2017) (UDRP re: cnzebra.com; Domain transferred to client) (UDRP Proceeding)
- ZIH Corp. v. The Outer Sphere LLC, Opposition No. 91223239 (TTAB 2016) (ZEBRA; Settled, obtained withdrawal of application and agreement to phase out all use of offending word) (Trademark)
- CDVI Americas Ltd. v. Amin Corp., Cancellation No. 92063450 (TTAB 2016) (Petitioned to cancel the registrant's RADIUM trademark, alleging a fraudulent specimen of use; defeated the registrant's motion to dismiss) (Trademark)
- Navistar International Corporation v. HARIS MAMOUN, NAF Case No. FA1605001673819 (NAF 2016) (Navistar won the UDRP proceeding against HARIS MAMOUN and has been awarded the domain name navistar.international) (Domain Name, UDRP Proceeding)
- Navistar International Corporation v. EIJI TAKAHASHI, NAF Case No. FA1604001672359 (NAF 2016) (Navistar won the UDRP proceeding against EIJI TAKAHASHI and has been awarded the domain name navistar.xyz) (Domain Name, UDRP Proceeding)
- Navistar International Corporation v. N Rahmany, Case No. FA1505001620789 (NAF 2015) (Obtained transfer of an infringing domain name from a cybersquatter through efficient UDRP proceedings on behalf of client Navistar International Corp.) (Domain Name, UDRP Proceeding)
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company v. The Middleby Corporation, et al., Case No. 2:14-cv-07846 (C.D. Cal. 2015) (Judge O'Connell)(voluntary dismissal with prejudice of claims against defendant clients) (Trademark Infringement, Counterfeiting, Unfair Competition)
- Navistar International Corporation v. VistaPrint Technologies, UDRP Case No. FA1410001586755 (Navistar won the UDRP proceeding against VistaPrint and has been awarded the domain name navisttar.com) (Domain Name, UDRP Proceeding)
- Navistar, Inc. v. Zhilan Song, Opposition No. 91207197 (TTAB 2013) (Pattishall client Navistar Inc., through its International Truck Intellectual Property subsidiary, owns the PROSTAR trademark for trucks and successfully opposed a USPTO application to register PROSTAR for certain tires. Pattishall attorneys Brett August, Seth Appel and Andrew Hughes represented Navistar in moving for summary judgment. While that motion was pending, the parties entered into a settlement agreement by which the applicant agreed to abandon its application and to limit significantly its use of PROSTAR.) (Trademark)
- Navistar International Corporation v. Larry Jones, Opposition No. 91210107 (TTAB 2013) (Trademark Opposition)
- Cloverhill Pastry-Vend, LLC v. Delegans, Edie, Opposition No. 91204691 (TTAB 2012) (opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Navistar, Inc.; Pure Power Technologies, LLC and International Engine Intellectual Property Company LLC v. Pure Power, LLC, C.A. No. 4:12-cv-00013-BLW (D. Idaho, Judge Winmill) (Trademark)
- EMC Corp. v. Promise Technology, Inc., Opposition No. 91201616 (TTAB 2011) (Trademark)
- Cloverhill Pastry-Vend, LLC v. 10 Star Enterprises, Inc., Opposition No. 91181131 (TTAB) (Trademark)
- ACT, Inc. v. ACT Certification, Opposition No. 91198246 (TTAB 2011) (opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Decho Corporation v. Mueller, Opposition No. 91183001 (TTAB 2011) (Trademark)
- Ashley Furniture Inds. v. Laura Ashley, American Arbitration Association (AAA) Case No. 51133Y0105608 (Trademark, Breach of Contract)
- RSA Security Inc. v. Cryptometrics Canada Inc., Canadian Opposition to Appl. No. 1,245,903 (won trademark Opposition) (Trademark)
- Jerome Viger-Kohler v. Alexandre Cammas, Opposition No. 91192632 (TTAB 2010) (won Opposition against foreign applicant) (Trademark)
- EMC Corporation v. EMC Telecom Corporation, Opposition No. 91191905 (TTAB 2009) (won Opposition) (Trademark)
- VoiceCloud v. VMware, Inc., Opposition No. 91191589 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark)
- Carnival plc v. Service Online LLC, WIPO Case No. D2009-1142 (WIPO, Panelist Savelieva) (Domain name transferred to client despite attempts by infringer to hide his identity, insist on right to file answer in Russian, and claim domain refers to geographic area and not to complainant's mark) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
- RSA Security, Inc. v. WorldExtend, LLC, Opposition No. 91187455 (TTAB 2009) (Opposition is sustained and registration to applicant is refused) (Trademark)
- RSA Security, Inc. v. Trilegiant Corporation, Opposition No. 91180355 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark)
- EMC Corporation v. The American Society of American Engineers, Opposition No. 91182389 (TTAB 2009) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- EMC Corporation v. Proview Technology, Inc., Cancellation No. 92050001 (TTAB 2009) (Cancellation granted) (Trademark)
- EMC Corporation v. Proview Electronics Co., Ltd., Cancellation No. 92050000 (TTAB 2009) (Cancellation granted) (Trademark)
- Paxar Americas, Inc. v. SPX Corporation, Opposition No. 91173386 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark)
- Paxar Americas, Inc. v. SPX Corporation, Cancellation No. 92046656 (TTAB 2009) (Trademark)
- Paxar Corporation v. Kap Graphics, Case No. 1:1993-cv-05082 (N.D. Ill. 2009, Judge Bucklo) (Paxar awarded $2 million in damages plus attorneys' fees) (Patents)
- Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC v. Performance Specialists, LLC, Opposition No. 91184804 (TTAB 2009) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. v. Qiagen GmbH, Opposition No. 91169930 (TTAB 2008) (Trademark)
- Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google, Inc. et al. (including Internet REIT), 552 F.Supp.2d 752 and 2008 WL 2959951 (N.D. Ill. 2008, Judge Manning) (Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology, Trademark Infringement)
- EMC Corporation v. Triangle Medical Solutions, Opposition No. 91181803 (TTAB 2008) (Case settled, opposition dismissed without prejudice) (Trademark)
- Internet REIT, Inc. v. Mighty Net, Inc., Cancellation No. 92048728 (TTAB 2008) (Trademark)
- The Buona Companies, L.L.C. v. AFC Enterprises, Case No. 1:2008-cv-00757 (N.D. Ill. 2008, Judge Bucklo) (Trademark Infringement)
- ACT, Inc. v. 9008 Group, Inc., Opposition No. 91181760 (TTAB 2008) (Applicant amended services) (Trademark)
- PepsiCo, Inc. v. Gotera, Inc., Case No. 4:2007-cv-03436 (S.D. Tex. 2008, Judge Gilmore) (Trademark Infringement)
- Santa Margherita v. Vintwood International, Case No. 1:2006-cv-05913 (N.D. Ill. 2007, Judge Gettleman) (Trade Dress)
- Internet REIT, Inc. v. Gittoes, Cancellation No. 92047556 (TTAB 2007) (Cancellation granted) (Trademark)
- Vanlines.com LLC v. Movers.com, Case No. 1:2006-cv-14250 (S.D.N.Y. 2007, Judge Chin) (Case dismissed) (Trade Dress)
- Gateway, Inc. v. Evalue Technology, Opposition No. 91169415 (TTAB 2007) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Cielo e Terr S.p.A. v. Blavod Extreme Spirits, Opposition No. 91172149 (TTAB 2007) (Proceeding dismissed with prejudice) (Trademark)
- Country Creations v. Banwart, Opposition No. 91173418 (TTAB 2007) (Proceeding dismissed with prejudice) (Trademark)
- ACT, Inc. v. Destra Consulting, Opposition No. 91172433 (TTAB 2007) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- The Happy Chef, Inc. v. Chefwear, Inc., Cancellation No. 92044105 (TTAB 2006) (Proceeding dismissed with prejudice) (Trademark)
- Chefwear, Inc. v. Pierce Sales Co., Inc., Cancellation No. 92045880 (TTAB 2006) (Registration cancelled) (Trademark)
- Fashion Seal v. Chefwear, Cancellation No. 92044193 (TTAB 2006) (Cancellation dismissed with prejudice) (Trademark)
- Paxar Americas, Inc. v. Zebra Technologies Corporation, Case No. 3:2003-cv-00142 (S.D. Ohio 2006, Judge Rice) (Trademark Infringement)
- Popular Enterprises, LLC v. Webcom Media Group, Case No. 3:2003-cv-00565 (E.D. Tenn. 2005, Judge Phillips) (Judgment for client after creating new 6th Cir. law on service of process) (Internet)
- Monarch Marking Systems v. Koninklijke Ahold NV, Opposition No. 91123804 (TTAB 2005) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Emachines, Inc. v. Samtack Computer, Opposition No. 91162784 (TTAB 2005) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Ford Motor Co. v. Mill Supply, Inc., Case No. 2:2004-cv-71120 (E.D. Mich. 2005, Judge Cleland) (Keyword Advertising) (Trademark, Copyright, False Advertising)
- Paxar Americas, Inc. f/k/a Monarch Marking Systems v. Cosco, Inc. d/b/a Garvey Office Products, Case No. 3:2003-cv-00245 (S.D. Ohio 2005, Judge Ovington) (Unfair Competition)
- Gateway, Inc. v. Electric Power Research, Opposition No. 91162057 (TTAB 2005) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Emachines, Inc. v. Overstock.com, Opposition No. 91163235 (TTAB 2005) (Defendant withdrew trademark application) (Trademark)
- Baldwin Piano Inc. v. Deutsche Wurlitzer GmbH, 392 F.3d 881 (7th Cir. 2004, Judge Easterbrook) (Licensing)
- Grand Vehicle Works Holdings Corp. v. Mill Supply, Inc., Case No. 1:2004-cv-01915 (N.D. Ill. 2004, Judge Conlon) (Trademark, Internet, E-Commerce and Computer Technology)
- Gateway, Inc. v. Entridia Corporation, Opposition No. 91125577 (TTAB 2004) (Opposition sustained) (Trademark)
- Gateway, Inc. v. SWP Net Inc., Cancellation No. 92040500 (TTAB 2004) (Cancellation granted) (Trademark)
- Expedia, Inc. v. Schiff, Karen L., Opposition No. 91154173 (TTAB 2004) (Case settled and dismissed without prejudice) (Trademark)
- Gateway, Inc. v. Group III International Ltd., by assignment from Gateway Luggage Co., Inc., Cancellation No. 92042393 (TTAB 2004) (Registration cancelled) (Trademark)
- Gateway, Inc. v. The Linksys Group, Inc., Opposition No. 91155818 (TTAB 2004) (Trademark)
- Alliant Foodservice, Inc. v. Reiman Publications, L.L.C., Opposition No. 91121606 (TTAB 2003) (Trademark)
- Workhorse Custom Chassis, LLC v. F. Barkow Inc., Cancellation No. 92040860 (TTAB 2003) (Trademark)
- Bretford Mfg. v. Smith System Mfg. Co., 116 F.Supp.2d 951 (N.D. Ill. 2000, Judge Grady) (awarding client summary judgment) (Trade Dress Infringement)
- Chicago-Paris Sister Cities Committee : Chair
- International Trademark Association : Member Legislation & Regulation Committee
- AIPLA : Co-Chair of the Decisional Law subcommittee of AIPLA’s Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Committee
- ABA : Member; Former Chair Subcommittee on Foreign Trademark Law
- L’AssociationInternationale pour la Protection de la PropriétéIntellectuelle (AIPPI) Trademark Harmonization Committee : U.S. Delegate
- French-American Chamber of Commerce : Founder, Vice President and Past President
- Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago : Member; Former Board Member; Former Chair Internet Committee
- Yale Law School Executive Committee : Former Vice President
- Yale Law School Association in Chicago : Chair
- Chicago Chapter of l’Ordre des Canardiers : Founder
- DePaul University School of Law : Former Adjunct Professor
- Amazon.com Sued for Bait and Switch, Pattishall IP News (July 2015)
- "Equitable Exceptions to the Rule Against Perpetual Contracts," Intellectual Property Litigation, Volume 21, No. 4 (Summer 2010)
- GENUINE GOODS GONE BAD: Recent U.S. Cases of Interest, Pattishall Newsletter (Winter 2010)
- "The Surprising Reach of US Anti-Counterfeiting Laws," IP Litigator (November/December 2009)
- "Year-in-review report of counterfeiting and piracy cases," 2009 AIPLA Annual Meeting for Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Committee (October 2009)
- Co-authored BUYER BEWARE: Acquiring a Product Line May Put Trademark at Risk, Pattishall Newsletter (Winter 2005)
- "Plus Ça Change. . . . How a French Court May Have Changed Internet Advertising Forever: Google France Fined for Selling Trademarked Keywords," Northwestern University School of Law: Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Volume 2, Number 2 (Spring 2004)
- "False Advertising: So Many Ways to Break Bad," IPLAC Law Symposium 2014, Chicago, IL (November 2014)
- "Proving and Defending Damage Claims in Trademark Litigation," 55th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL (February 2011).
- "Parallel Imports - the U.S. Perspective." INTA Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany (May 2008).
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