Publications

• "Contracts and the New Generic Top-Level Domains: Best Practices and Important Provisions in Contracts with ICANN and Third-Party Domain Service Providers", with Colin James, Westlaw Journal: Computer & Internet (November 16, 2012).
• "Trademark Owners: Nine Steps to Defend Your Brands on The New Internet", in Illinois Manufacturers' Magazine (Fall 2012).
• "The Fight Over .XXX - Who Owns A Domain Name?" [Ruling in Manwin v. ICM Registry May Lead To Greater Accountability for ICANN], Intellectual Property Magazine (October 2012).
• "Challenges of Intellectual Property and Branding on Regulatory Approvals", with Meggan F. Duffy, Alisa Simmons and Jeffrey S. Sharp, in Nutraceutical and Functional Food Regulations in the United States and Around the World (1st Edition 2008) .
• "Protecting Copyrighted Works in the Mobile App Space", Intellectual Property Magazine (May 2013.)
• Co-Editor of Trademark Practice Forms, Trademark Protection And Practice by Jerome Gilson, Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. (1996 to 2001).
• "Responding to Changes in the Internet and the Economy Against the Backdrop of Recent Case Law and Pending Legislation" , with Gregory J. Chinlund, Intellectual Property Law 2013: Top Lawyers on Trends and Key Strategies for the Upcoming Year (Aspatore Thought Leadership) (2013).

Speaking

• "Protecting Corporate Brands on the New Internet", Presentation for Chicago Law Bulletin's Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference, February 8, 2012.
• "Google Propels Books into a Whole New Digital World", Presentation for Licensing Executives Society, September, 2012.
• "The 10 Things Every Practitioner Should Know About Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Protection," Co-Author with Bradley J. Olson, John Maltbie and Ron Epperson, 7 Journal of High Technology Law 106 (2007) and Presented at IPO Annual Meeting (2006).
• "The Reality of Reality TV: Trademark Rights and the Television Industry" and "IP Audits: Practical Tips for Practitioners" Moderator and speaker, INTA Trademark Administrators Conference, (October 2011).
• "What We Talk About When We Talk About The Google Book Settlement," Mini-Plenary Session Panel Member for Licensing Executives Society annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (September 2010).
• "The China Syndrome in The Internet Age: China and the Challenge of Counterfeiting on the Internet," Presentation for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office "China Road Show", Kansas City, Missouri (September 2007).
• Co-Chair, INTA Trademarks in Cyberspace 2005 Forum. "IP Eye For The Geek Guy,” INTA Trademarks in Cyberspace 2005. Forum panel (September 2005).

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