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| J.D., cum laude, Syracuse University School of Law
| | | | B.S., Electrical Engineering, with honors, University of Minnesota | | |
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| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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| | | | Canadian Patent Office
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| American Intellectual Property Law Association
| | | | American Bar Association
| | | | Minnesota State Bar Association
| | | | Georgia State Bar Association
| | | | International Trademark Association
| | | | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | | |
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| "International Patent Protection: What You Don't Know Will Cost You a Fortune," Association of University Technology Managers Annual Meeting 2006, Philadelphia.
| | | | "How to Be a Great Brand Manager and Still Be Loved by Your Client," Licensing Executive Society, January 2006 and November 2005, Minneapolis and Atlanta.
| | | | "Business Method Patents: Corporate Counsel's New Checklist Item: Does My Service Business Client Have an Invention?," Bench and Bar, December 2005.
| | | | "Throwing Your Foreign Filings Over the Fence: How to Get Real Patents in Foreign Countries," Midwest IP Institute, September 2005.
| | | | "Creative Solutions to Getting Valuable Patents," Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital, April 2005.
| | | | "New Strategies in Patents and Trademarks," The Hague Netherlands, June 2004.
| | | | "How to Become a Great Trademark Attorney," McGill University, August 2004.
| | | | "Comparative US Canadian Trademark Law," McGill University, August 2004.
| | | | "Branding of Medical Devices," MedSuds, Medical Device Association, Minneapolis, June 2004.
| | | | "Combining Branding and Trademark Law to Increase Your Corporate Value," LES World Congress, Oslo Norway, June 2003. | | |
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Michael Lasky is both an attorney at Powell Goldstein and the managing partner of Altera Law Group. He has practiced intellectual property law for 28 years and is one of a select few attorneys who has continuously practiced in patent, trademark and copyright (including advertising law) for his entire career. In that period he has become a recognized international speaker on strategic use of intellectual property. In addition, he has experience in a multitude of specialty areas, including:
- Infringement analysis and opinions of patents, trademarks and copyrights
- Trademark and copyright protection in the United States and abroad
- Brand name creation, name clearance and strategies for world marketing of company and product names
- Advertising and Internet law
- Patent drafting and prosecution (approximately 1,000 patents)
Worldwide corporate intelligent/monitoring of competitors' technological and branding developments
- Domestic and international licensing of know-how and IP rights
- Due diligence clearance for mergers, acquisitions and IPOs
- Technology transfers including international transfers between the United States and Europe
- Patent litigation strategy and support
- Preparation of commercial agreements including license agreements and employee non-disclosure/non-compete agreements
In addition to his intellectual property law practice, Michael has extensive experience in marketing-related issues, including strategic positioning, brand management, brand creation and licensing. He is the founder of Aktia Corporation, a brand name creation and marketing consulting firm that specializes in developing integrated brand strategies for companies.
Michael is a frequent university lecturer on integration of intellectual property into business strategies and is internationally recognized as a speaker on branding strategy and intellectual property topics. He has addressed audiences at INTA; European Trademark Owners Association; the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); The Trademark Institute of Sweden; The Canadian I.P. Association; McGill University, and International Licensing Executive Society (LES). He is also an author of one of the "Dummies" series of books from John Wiley Publishers, Inc.
Powell Goldstein has formed a strategic alliance with the Altera Law Group to enhance our abilities to serve our clients' specialized intellectual property needs. Our alliance helps clients maximize the value of their intellectual property resources, whether patent, trademark, trade-secret, copyright or related areas of law, by combining them into an effective strategy. To learn more about how our strategic alliance with Altera can help you we invite you to visit Altera's web site: http://www.alteralaw.com/index.htm. |
