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Trademark Litigation
The Trademark Litigation Committee considers the statutes, rules, regulations, and decisional law relating to or arising from litigation in federal and state courts in the United States that involves trademarks, trade names, or unfair competition affecting trade identity, as well as statutes, rules, regulations, and decisional law relating to or arising from such litigation in fora outside the U.S. that may affect U.S. companies, and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors in regard thereto.

This committee shall coordinate its activities with the Trademark Law Committee.
Reports

October 2009 Case Summary Report

August 2009 Case Summary Report

April 2009 Case Summary Report

January 2009 Case Summary Report

2008 Year in Review - Trademark Litigation Report, written by William G. Barber and Wendy C. Larson

2008 Year in Review - PowerPoint, presented by William G. Barber at the 2008 AIPLA Annual Meeting

Trademark Litigation Federal Circuit Map (with common legal standards for each circuit)

Sample Pleadings for Trademark Litigation

2007 Quarterly Case Summaries

2006 Quarterly Case Summaries

2005 Quarterly Case Summaries


Chair(s) Board Liaison
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Stephen P. Meleen
Chair
P: (512) 322-5224
F: (512) 322-5201
smeleen@pirkeybarber.com

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Jennifer L. Kovalcik
Vice-Chair
P: 502-681-0618
F: 502-779-8214
jkovalcik@stites.com

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William G. Barber
Liaison to Board of Directors
P: 512-482-5223
F: 512-322-5201
bbarber@pirkeybarber.com

News

Trademark Newsletters (updated 01/20/06)