experience
Strengths Snapshot
- Patent counseling
 - Patent preparation and prosecution
 - Chemical arts
 - Electrical arts
 - Mechanical arts
 - Structural arts
 - Portfolio management
 - Patent litigation
 - Trademark searching
 - Trademark risk assessment
 - Trademark prosecution
 - IP Cease and Desist letters
 - Trademark litigation
 - Copyright litigation
 - Trade secret litigation
 - Post-Grant Proceedings
 - Patentability, Freedom to Operate, Non-Infringement and Validity Opinions
 - IP Licensing, Agreement and Monetization Programs
 - Trademark consent and co-existence agreements
 - Co-branding
 - Royalty agreements
 - IP Audits and Due Diligence
 - Trademarks, Trade dress and Brand Management
 - Advertising
 - Publicity rights
 - Copyrights
 - Domain names
 - Automotive IP issues
 - IP issues arising in supply chain agreements
 - The internet of things (IoT)
 - Artificial intelligence
 - Software
 
Videos and Podcasts
- Patent Enforcement + Litigation: Understanding the International Trade CommissionIn the Know: Warner's Litigation Spotlight
 - Trade Dress Law: Why It’s Important to YouIn the Know: Warner's Litigation Spotlight
 - Intellectual Property Infringement in the NFT SpaceThe Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry Update
 - Intellectual Property in Higher Education Part 2: Patents + CopyrightsThe Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry Update
 - Intellectual Property in Higher Education Part 1: Trademarks + LicensingThe Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry Update
 
- Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Test for Patentable Subject MatterAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
 - The Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry UpdateThe Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry Update
 - Why Intellectual Property Is Important in the Cannabis IndustryWarner’s Legal News For the Cannabis Industry
 - Software Supplier Alert: Beware of Ford’s New Terms & ConditionsAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
 
- Christian Legal Society 2025 National Conference
 - State Bar of Michigan IT Law Section Annual Meeting
 - Warner and INTA Co-Host Roundtable: ‘Is it Really You? NIL, Deepfakes and Personal Branding’
 - Michigan Capital Network to Host AI-Focused Legal Seminar
 - Navigating U.S. Market Entry: Essential Corporate, Immigration, Tax and IP Strategies for Foreign Companies
 
- Grand Rapids IT Symposium
 - Augmented World Expo USA 2024
 - Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute’s ‘Patent 101’
 - Michigan Food Processors Association 2024 Annual Meeting
 - International Trademark Association 2024 Annual Meeting
 - Automotive Roundtable Series Qtr 2: Battery Technologies and Operations Through the Legal Lens
 - FEI Grand Rapids – Technology, AI and the Law: Leveraging Today’s Technology for Efficiency
 - Legal Frontiers in IP Protection – Navigating Legislative Updates in Anti-Counterfeiting
 - Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar 2024
 - A.I. and the Future: What You and Your Clients Should Know!
 - 101K Ideas Presents “IP 101 Workshop”
 - SBAM Leadership Council Fall Summit
 - TerraLex Intellectual Property, Licensing & Technology Virtual Session
 - International Trademark Association 2023 Annual Meeting Live+
 - International Trademark Association 2023 Annual Meeting Live+
 - FBA’s “It Came from Online … ”
 - MEMA and GAMA Georgia Regional Supplier Meeting
 - MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers 2023 Automotive Supplier Legal Trends
 - OESA 2022 Automotive Supplier Legal Trends
 - Cannabis Law Seminar – Industry Insights and Trends From the Legal Perspective
 - Webinar: Back to School — Preparing for Legal Challenges in Higher Education
 - Industry 4.0 – Security in a Tech and Data-Driven Age
 - Innovation Lunch-and-Learn Series
 - Emerging Intellectual Property Legal Trends for 2017 and Beyond
 - Navigating the Intersection of Today’s Automotive IP and IT
 - Legal Trends to Watch in 2016
 - Automotive Suppliers Intellectual Property Symposium
 - Protection of Your Intellectual Property (OESA Sales & Marketing Executive Workshop)
 - IP Insights for a New Era of Innovation
 
- Warner, Partners Bonnema, Keller and Wassom Ranked as 2025 World’s Leading Firm, Trademark Professionals
 - Brian Wassom Joins INTA PAC Board
 - Warner Selected One of the Top Law Firms by Best Lawyers®
 - James Liggins and Charlie Quigg Elected to New Positions in the West Michigan Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
 - Warner, Partners R. Scott Keller and Brian D. Wassom Ranked as 2024 World’s Leading Firm, Trademark Professionals
 
- Warner Names Eight Attorneys as Partners
 - Warner Leads Calumet Electronics to Secure Nearly $50 Million in Federal and State Incentive Packages
 - Warner Partner Robert A. Dubault Named One of ‘Leaders in the Law’ by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
 - 22 Warner Attorneys Rated 2024 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
 - Warner Selected Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers®
 - Warner Scores Victory for Use of Common Words in Trademark Lawsuit
 - Warner Welcomes Business Development Manager
 - Charles N. Ash Appointed to Michigan Colleges Alliance Board of Trustees
 - Two Warner Partners Named to Crain’s 2023 Notable West Michigan Lawyers
 - Warner Attorneys Present at MEMA’s First Joint Meeting with Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association
 - Warner Partner Kelly Hollingsworth Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
 - Warner and MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers to Present ‘2023 Automotive Supplier Legal Trends’ Seminar
 - Brian Wassom Discusses StockX Trademark Dispute with Crain’s Detroit Business
 - ‘Nobody Is Immune:’ Nate Steed Discusses Cyberthreats With MiBiz
 - Warner Attorney Charles E. Burpee Honored By Legal Aid of Western Michigan as First Recipient of Justice in Action Award
 - Warner Welcomes Paul Engel
 - Warner Attorney Charles E. Burpee Selected for Senior Neighbors 16 Over 60 Honor
 - Brian D. Wassom Accepted to American Arbitration Association Panel
 - Warner Partner Chad E. Kleinheksel Among Michigan Go To Intellectual Property Lawyers
 - 51 Warner Attorneys Rated 2022 Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
 - 21 Warner Attorneys Rated 2022 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
 - What’s the Difference Between a Hut and a Yurt? Not Much, Warner Partners Prove in Trademark Case
 - Three Warner IP Attorneys Appointed to INTA Committees
 - Warner Welcomes Three New Attorneys
 - Warner Attorney Chuck Burpee Volunteers at the Grand Rapids Expungement Fair
 - 105 Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America©
 - Warner Attorney Malaina J. Weldy Appointed to Affinity Mentoring Board
 - 35 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Top Lawyers by Grand Rapids Magazine
 - 102 Warner Attorneys Rated 2021 Best Lawyers in America
 - Gerville-Réache and Azzi Secure Patent Win for Stride Rite Children’s Group LLC
 - Mary Bonnema and Brian Wassom Provide Insight into Finding Opportunities Amid Chaos in the IP World
 - DBusiness Features Warner’s IP Power Pause Report
 - Warner Names Six Attorneys as Partners
 - Brian Wassom Named Chair of AIPLA Copyright Law Committee
 - Michael Brady Discusses Employee Agreements in Crain’s Detroit Business
 - Warner Team Members to Participate in Leadership Programs
 - Experienced IP Attorney Mary C. Bonnema Joins Warner
 - 17 Warner Attorneys Rated 2019 Top Lawyer by DBusiness
 - One Hundred Warner Attorneys Rated Best Lawyers in America
 - Warner Patent Attorney Ciaravino Advises Tech Companies How To Deal With Automakers
 - Angel Fund, Trivalent MSP, Cybersecurity Threats, IP and Patent Law For Tech Companies
 - Warner Partner Elected to Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Board
 - Warner Partner Randall J. Peck Named to Elite 40 Under 40 List
 - Warner Partner Peck Describes the Autonomous Vehicle Patent Race
 - Warner Ranked Top-Tier Law Firm by Best Lawyers, U.S. News & World Report
 - Brian Wassom Named Vice Chair of AIPLA Copyright Committee
 - Warner Partner Vito A. Ciaravino Honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
 - Warner Attorneys to Participate in Leadership Programs
 - Warner and Candy Lab AR Earn Big Win for Augmented Reality
 - Warner Partners Named Trademark IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
 - Warner Partners Named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
 - Warner Representing Candy Lab AR in Landmark Augmented Reality Lawsuit
 - Randall J. Peck Receives Client Choice Award in Recognition of Excellence in Client Service
 - Warner Names Five Attorneys as Partners
 - Brian Wassom Appointed to AIPLA Editorial Board
 - A Ban on Pokémon is Impossible
 - Pokémon Go tests global property laws
 - Get off my lawn! Pokémon Go tests global property laws
 - Brian Wassom Joins Warner
 - Fourteen Warner Attorneys Named Lawyers of the Year
 - With world as its playground, Pokémon Go pushes legal, ethical bounds
 - Warner Attorneys to Participate in Executive Leadership Programs
 - Warner Partners Named IP Stars by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine
 - The Internet of Medical Things, Part 3: Safety First
 - Pokémon Go spurs lawyers to stop and consider legal issues
 - Warner Offers Legal Briefing on Cloud Agreements
 - Warner Names Three Attorneys as Partners
 - Warner Client GeekMyTree Featured on Shark Tank
 - Charles E. Burpee Elected Chair of Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Board
 - Warner and OESA Teaming Up for Seminar on Managing and Protecting Emerging Technologies
 - Macomb Community College’s First-Ever Student Pitch Competition Awards More Than $9,000 To Aspiring Entrepreneurs
 - Warner Names Practice and Industry Group Chairs
 
- It’s Confirmed: Discretionary Denials Will Likely be on the Rise Following USPTO’s New Guidance Following Withdrawal of Fintiv Memo
 - Discretionary Denials May be on the Rise Following PTAB’s Decision to Withdraw Fintiv Memo
 - Is Your Company’s Insurance Ready for AI Challenges?
 - Federal Circuit Affirms the Use of ‘Secret’ Prior Art
 - Patent Enforcement + Litigation: Understanding the International Trade Commission
 
- Trade Dress Law: Why It’s Important to You
 - Identifying the Source of Goods and Services Is No Laughing Matter
 - Relying on AI-Generated Text and Images? You May Be Building Your Copyright House on Sand
 - Brian D. Wassom Authors Article for GRBJ on NFT Copyright Issues
 - Intellectual Property Infringement in the NFT Space
 - Intellectual Property in Higher Education Part 2: Patents + Copyrights
 - DOJ Formally Ends Trump Administration’s China Initiative
 - Intellectual Property in Higher Education Part 1: Trademarks + Licensing
 - Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Test for Patentable Subject Matter
 - The Cutting Edge: Warner’s Emerging Media and Technologies Industry Update
 - Metaverse: A Trademark Owner’s Meccaverse
 - Why Intellectual Property Is Important in the Cannabis Industry
 - Software Supplier Alert: Beware of Ford’s New Terms & Conditions
 - Warner OESA Legal Corner Article: Ford’s New PPGTC Muddies the Water for Suppliers That Manufacture Software-Related Parts and Products
 - Will Google’s Fair Use Victory Be Computer Programmers’ Loss?
 - Defending Trademarks on Amazon: Raising the Bar for Brands
 - Defending Patents on Amazon Just Got Easier
 - Michigan Student Athletes May Now Commercialize Themselves, But the Scope of Their Rights Remains Unclear
 - Congress Delivers a Sleigh Full of Gifts for Intellectual Property Owners
 - Trademark Rights Fully Available for Domain Names, Supreme Court Rules
 - USPTO Issues Third Extension for Certain Filing Deadlines
 - Supreme Court Redraws the Boundaries of Copyright Law for State Governments and Agencies
 - Infringers Beware – Supreme Court Holds Willfulness Not a Precondition for Awarding Lost Profit Damages in Trademark Infringement Actions
 - USPTO Again Extends Certain Filing Deadlines
 - The CARES Act Cares for IP Owners Too
 - The IP Power Pause: Finding Opportunities Amidst the Chaos
 - Owner Email Addresses Required for U.S. Trademark Filings Beginning February 15, 2020
 - Dirty Words® May Now Be Registered Trademarks
 - Update Your Contact Person Designation Under the DMCA by December 31, 2017
 - The Brexit Effect on the UK Patent and Trademark Environment
 - Ahead of the Curve – Winter 2017
 - New “Patent-Agent Privilege” Addition to List of Non-Attorney Privilege Claims
 - New IP Strategies for Automotive Suppliers: Leveraging the America Invents Act
 - Ahead of the Curve – Summer 2016
 - What Does the New Federal Trade Secret Law Mean for Your Business?
 - Autonomous Vehicles—Safety vs. Privacy
 - Ahead of the Curve – Winter 2016
 - Warner Client Geek My Tree Featured on Shark Tank
 - Avoiding the Collision at the Crossroads of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Laws
 - Will Software Copyright Protection Control the Future Development of Vehicles?
 - Collaborating on Engineering is Key, but Presents IP Ownership Issues
 - Intellectual Property Licenses in Mergers and Reorganizations – Don’t Pay For Your Software Twice