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Brian G. Gilpin is a registered patent attorney and head of Godfrey & Kahn's Intellectual Property Practice Group. He provides counsel to clients on patent, trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property and technology issues including licensing and litigation. He has experience in a variety of mechanical and technological areas, including plastic part molding, metal part fabrication and components assembly. Brian also has significant experience in e-business and information technology and counsels clients on privacy and internet use policies, domain name disputes, and technology development and distribution agreements. Representative clients Brian regularly counsels on patent and trademark matters include Asyst Technologies, an automotive parts supplier; Johnsonville Sausage, manufacturer of popular meat products; national retailer Kohl's Department Stores; and Pacific Cycle, manufacturer and distributor of Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, and other brands of bicycles and recreational products. Brian is a member of the State Bars of Illinois and Wisconsin and is admitted to practice before numerous federal courts. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Brian serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee and on the Executive Business Advisory Board of NameProtect, a Madison-based digital brand management company. Brian received his engineering degree from Purdue University and graduated from The John Marshall Law School, cum laude. While in law school, he was the editor-in-chief of the John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law.
Publications
"New Domain Names - Get Ready Now!"
July 2001
"Registration of New Top-Level Domains"
January 2001
"New Law Limits Liability of Online Copyright Infringement"
Winter 1999
"Signing Documents in Cyberspace: Are Digital Signatures Legally Binding"
June 01, 1998
1999-2001 Annual Supplements to Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Multimedia Legal Handbook (Aspen 1995)
"Trademarks in Cyberspace: Fulfilling the 'Use' Requirement Through the Internet," 78 J. Pat & Trademark Off. Soc'y 830 (Dec. 1996)
"Attorney Advertising and Solicitation on the Internet: Complying with Ethics Regulations and Netiquette," 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 697 (1995)
Brian is a frequent speaker on technology-related legal issues.
Seminars & Events
Patenting Your Product - Dec 13, 2006
Fourth Annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference - Jun 08, 2006
The Hacker Evolution: New Trends in Application Vulnerabilities and Exploits
Part 1: The Evolution of Web Applications and Why They Need to Be Secured - Jun 16, 2005
Admitted to Practice
Illinois - 1996
United States Patent and Trademark Office - 1996
Wisconsin - 1997
Professional Association Memberships
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Milwaukee Bar Association
Wisconsin State Bar Association
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Wisconsin, and various other District Courts
Activities
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee Board of Directors
NameProtect Inc. Executive Business Advisory Board
Education
Juris Doctor, John Marshall Law School, cum laude
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, Civil Engineering
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