Representative Experience

• Over twenty years experience servicing client needs in all aspects of trademarks and copyrights including application and registration, enforcement against infringement and counterfeiting, selection and availability screening, acquisition, and licensing
• Counseled numerous clients regarding the selection, availability and use of trademarks - a necessary step for avoiding costly conflicts with existing marks and maximizing the strength and protection of the mark chosen
• Prepared and prosecuted trademark applications, oppositions and cancellations before the United States Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
• Coordinated the registration and enforcement of clients' trademarks in foreign countries worldwide
• Advised clients on a variety of internet issues, including acquisition and maintenance of domain names, domain name disputes and other trademark and copyright aspects of the internet
• Worked to protect the trademarks and copyrights of clients such as Amway, Spartan Stores, Wolverine World Wide, Warrior Lacrosse and Hockey, Brine, the Arena Football League, Major  League Baseball, United Media (the owner of the rights to "Dilbert," "Snoopy," "Charlie Brown," and other comic strip characters), Outback Steakhouse, and many others
• Conducted anti-infringement programs including applying for, obtaining and conducting civil and criminal seizures of unauthorized and counterfeit merchandise in cities across the country
• Worked with the U.S. Customs Service to prevent the importation of counterfeit and infringing goods

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation

Bar Associations

Teaching and Lecturing

• "Intellectual Property Rights in Foreign Markets:  Trademarks," Speaker, Van Andel Global Trade Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 2009
• "Basic Trademark and Patent Practice for Paralegals and Lawyers," Moderator, Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 2008

Publications

• "Fame, But Not Fortune, the State of Federal Trademark Dilution Law in the United States," Terralex Intellectual Property Newsletter, 9th Edition, Spring 2004
• "Intellectual Property: It’s Not Just for Eggheads," Next Course, March/April 2003
• "Trademark Tribulations: What's in a Name," MiBizWest Journal, November 7, 2001
• "Know Your Rights – Especially Your Copyrights (or Else it Could Cost You)," Shoreline Business Monthly, November 1999
• "Copyright, Copyright, Who Owns the Copyright? And Why Should You Care," Business Update, May 1999

• Benefits of Trademark Registration
• Trademark and Trade Name Clearance

Professional Affiliations

• International Trademark Association
  Member (1984-Present); Member, Dilution and Well Known Marks Committee (2008-Present); Member, Trademark Office Practices Committee; Benchmarking Subcommittee (2002-08); Legislation Analysis Committee, Treaty Implementation Subcommittee (1997-99)
  

Community Affiliations

• School-to-Career Progressions
  Member, Board of Directors (2004-Present)
  
• Community Circle Theatre
  Second Vice President (2008-Present); Board of Directors (2005-Present)
  

News

• R. Scott Keller Appointed to INTA Subcommittee
• Warner Norcross Expands Entertainment Practice, Appoints New Chair