Michael J. Brown
Senior Counsel
Intellectual Property & Information Technology
michael.brown@wg-law.com | 212-509-5050 | vCard | LinkedIn
About Michael
Michael’s practice focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution, transactions involving various intellectual property assets and intellectual property litigation. He has filed or directed the filings of more than 2000 patent, design and trademark applications in the US and jurisdictions world-wide. Michael has handled a variety of intellectual property disputes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, domain names and rights of privacy and publicity, ranging from initial investigation of infringement through resolution. Michael has represented clients in litigation in U.S. Federal district and appellate courts, trademark inter partes proceedings and domain name dispute arbitration. Michael served in a variety of functions in corporate, licensing and restructuring transactions, addressing issues including confidentiality agreements, asset due diligence, purchase agreement negotiation, privacy issues, material transfer agreements, licensing agreements, university licensing agreements, software development agreements, joint venture agreements, and transition services agreements.
Michael has been peer-rated as a New Jersey “Super Lawyer” in intellectual property law from 2022 through 2024.
Experience
Practice Areas
Patent, trademark, and copyright prosecution
Patent, trademark, and copyright litigation
Licensing
Commercial transactions involving intellectual property assets
Education
Colgate University B.A. — 1985
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law J.D. — 1991
Admissions
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, California
Federal District Courts, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey, Eastern District of Michigan, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Federal Courts of Appeal, Federal Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Registered Patent Attorney
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
International Trademark Association (INTA):
Member of INTA’s Emerging Issues Committee for the 2024-25 term.
Prior committee involvement: Designs Committee, Madrid Protocol Committee