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Michael T. Smith has practiced in the intellectual property field since 2001, focusing his practice on all aspects of trademark law, including clearance, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and licensing. Mr. Smith’s practice also includes patent prosecution, litigation in federal district courts, and inter pates matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Smith’s litigation experience includes the representation of clients from a variety of industries, including media, technology, hospitality and manufacturing. He has lectured on the topic of trademark law to industry groups and the media and has been an adjunct lecturer of patent law and policy at West Virginia University’s College of Law.
Speaking Engagements
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Apr30
Patent Law Institute 2021: Critical Issues & Best Practices
Patent Law Institute 2021: Critical Issues & Best Practices
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Current Speaking Engagements
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Why Patent Protection is key to Commercialising Repurposed Drugs
Why Patent Protection is key to Commercialising Repurposed Drugs
April 05 2021
Previous Speaking Engagements
Articles
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July 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. NFL Team Loses Race to the Trademark Office: Does it Matter?
IPWatchDog
In surveys throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, three possible replacement names have emerged as favorites among the fans: Warriors, Red Wolves, and Redtails. Armed with the knowledge of the name change and the relative popularity of the possible replacement names, two enterprising individuals have applied to obtain a federal trademark registration for the marks WARRIORS, WASHINGTON RED WOLVES, and WASHINGTON REDTAILS, respectively. Neither applicant appears to be connected to the owners of the Washington D.C. professional football team.
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May 11, 2020
The Importance of Correctly Identifying Goods and Services
World IP Review
Trademark rights are acquired through use of a mark in commerce. Applicants must correctly identify
Presentations
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March 22, 2017
Exporting a Single Component of a Patented Combination does not Give Rise to Infringement under Section 271(f)(1): Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp., 197 L. Ed. 33 (February 22, 2017)
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May 11, 2016
Patent Exhaustion after Lexmark (Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v. Impression Prods., 816 F.3d 721 (Fed. Cir. 2016))
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April 25, 2015
Standard for Appellate Review of Claim Construction Rulings (Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inv. v. Sandoz, Inc.)