Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association; International Trademark Association; Licensing Executive Society

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• “Combining Trademarks in a Jointly Owned IP Holding Company”, The Trademark Reporter, International Trademark Association, Vol. 98 No.3, May-June, 2008; Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers & Acquisitions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., January 2002; supplemented annually. The New Role of Intellectual Property In Commercial Transactions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., August 1994; supplemented annually. "International Licensing: Strategies for the Global Marketplace", The Licensing Journal, Volume 17, No. 5, May 1997. "International Sublicensing Of Trademark Rights", U.S. Trademark Association, 1992-1993. "Security Interests in Intellectual Property: International Law and Practice", IP World, June/July 1996, Issue 32.Worldwide Trademark Transfers, U.S. Trademark Association/Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1992; supplemented annually.“International Laws On Security Interests In Intellectual Property", Trademark World, Issue 39, July/August 1991. "International Laws On Security Interests In Intellectual Property - The Sequel", Trademark World, Issue 34, February 1991;  Journal Of International Banking Law, Volume 6, Issue 3, 1991. "U.S. Antitrust Laws and Trademarks", Les Nouvelles, September 1990;  New York Law Journal, Series of 4 Articles; Trademark World, December 1989. "Sublicensing Intellectual Property Rights In The United States", Les Nouvelles, March 1989;  Trademark World, October 1988; New York Law Journal, February 19, 1988. "International Transfer Of Intellectual Property", New York Law Journal  November 20, 1987. "The Business Of International Licensing", Trademark World, August 1987."The Legal Benefits Of International Trademark Licensing", Trademark World, June 1987;  Playthings, June 1987. 

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• The Trademark Reporter - Editorial Board, International Trademark Association (INTA), 1993 - Present; Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of The Trademark Reporter. The Task Force on Federal Right of Publicity, American Bar Association, 1998-1999. International Trademark Committee, United States Trademark Association (USTA), 1988 - 1993;  International Editorial Board, 1991 - 1993. INTA Subcommittee On Worldwide Trademark Transfers, 1988 - Present.Trademark Licensing Committee, Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. (LES), 1989;  Committee on Law and Government, 1989 - Present.

Educational Background:

• Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Arts in History, 1980