PRACTICE AREAS

Copyrights

Patents

Science and Technology

Trademarks

Malcolm A. Litman. who has 51 years of experience, served as senior partner of the premiere intellectual property firm of Litman Kraai & Brown for 20 years before joining the Firm.

He represents individuals and business organizations regarding obtaining and maintaining their intellectual property.

Previously, Mr. Litman served as patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and law clerk to Judge Giles S. Rich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

DISTINCTIONS

Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property Law

KC Magazine in 2005 recognized Mr. Litman as a Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

American Bar Association

The Missouri Bar

Patent & Trademark Law Committee, Chair (1973-74)

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

Mr. Litman has guided major organizations in long-term development and maintenance of their intellectual property assets, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Federation of State High School Associations, Midwest Conveyor Company, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, Peterson Manufacturing Company, Professional Secretaries International, Sun Publications, Inc., Tension Envelope Corporation, USA Basketball and Yellow Freight System, Inc. Mr. Litman's expertise includes U.S. and foreign applications, litigation, counseling, searches, prosecution, cancellation proceedings, oppositions, concurrent use proceedings, drafting and negotiating intellectual property assignments, licenses, security agreements, distributor and manufacturer agreements, work made for hire agreements, noncompetition agreements, and trade secret arrangements.

EDUCATION

LL.M., George Washington University, 1958

LL.B., University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1957

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1951, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honors

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 1957