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. The Trademark Litigation Committee also provides tools to trademark litigators.
CASE SUMMARY REPORTS. In advance of each AIPLA Stated Meeting, this committee publishes a report summarizing recent court decisions concerning issues relevant to trademark practitioners. These reports are posted to our Committee Documents tab.
LEGAL STANDARDS PROJECT. The Trademark Litigation Committee has also compiled cases from each regional circuit addressing instructional cases on notable legal standards that are often litigated in trademark cases. To access this compilation, please see our Federal Circuit Map.
VOLUNTEERS. If you want to get involved in the Trademark Litigation Committee, please email us. We are always happy to have additional committee members participate in our initiatives.
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Chair
Elisabeth (Bette) Muirhead Merchant & Gould P.C. Minneapolis, MN
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Vice Chair
Saul Cohen Kelly IP Washington, DC
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Board Liaision
Nancy J. Mertzel Mertzel Law PLLC New York, NY
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