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Practice Emphasis Hospitality, Beverage & Franchise, Intellectual Property, Communications Professional Experience Joined Graham & Dunn PC, 1999 Perkins Coie LLP, 1992-1999 Admitted to Practice: Washington and United States District Court: District of Western Washington Bob heads Graham & Dunn's Intellectual Property practice. He counsels a wide variety of clients on intellectual property, advertising, privacy and Internet issues. Bob's practice includes counseling on issues relating to trademark search, clearance, prosecution, and policing; copyright and publicity right clearance; licenses, assignments, contracts, releases, publishing agreements; alcoholic beverage labeling, licensing and regulatory compliance; communications and media law; intellectual property litigation; domain name disputes; advertising and privacy compliance; contests and sweepstakes; and Web site audits, terms and conditions statements, and privacy policies. His clients have included wineries; beverage and specialty food companies; telecommunication and wireless companies; news and entertainment media; computer hardware and software companies; video and board game developers; advertising agencies; a major league baseball team; artists, arts organizations, independent film makers, playwrights, authors, and musicians; and major international retailers, manufacturers, and distributors of books, appliances, clothing, pharmaceuticals, and food products. Professional Memberships Member, Washington State Bar Association Member, International Trademark Association Recognition Washington Law & Politics Super Lawyer, 2001-2007 Who’s Who Legal; IP Law & Business The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 Education J.D., summa cum laude, University of Puget Sound School of Law, 1991 Law Review, 1989-91 Academic Honors: George Boldt Scholarship (top-ranked student in class) 1989, 1990 and 1991; Judge Lawless Scholarship, Washington Superior Court Judges Association, 1990; West Publishing Company Award, 1989-1990 and 1990-1991; Six American Jurisprudence Awards, 1988-1991 M.A., English, Seattle University, 1969 B.A., English, Seattle University, 1967Representative Matters/Transactions Litigation PACCAR Inc v. Telescan (E.D. Mich. and 6th Cir.), enjoining use of client’s trademarks in defendant’s domain names. Represented a Washington state oyster grower against a seafood distributor in a dispute over the use of the name of a variety of pacific oyster; case settled through mediation. Legal Advisor Legal advisor on numerous independent films, including Money Buys Happiness (Gregg Lachow), Christmas(Serge Gregory), Buffalo Bill’s Defunct (Sisyphus Productions), Busting Out (Stir It Up Productions), 8 Minutes to Love (Dream Large Productions), Gory Gory Hallelujah (Von Piglet Sisters) and Rent’s Due Meredith Binder). Professional and Civic Activities Adjunct Professor of Law, Seattle University, 1996-present Adjunct Lecturer, Media Law, School of Business Communications, Seattle Central Community College, 1999-2002 Business Volunteers for the Arts, Volunteer (1994-2001); Board (1998-1999) Washington Lawyers for the Arts, Board (1994-2001); President (1999-2001); Volunteer (1994-present) Washington State Bar Association, Editorial Advisory Board (1993-1997), Intellectual Property Executive Committee (2000-present) Seminar Leader, The Executive Seminars, Seattle University (1985-2000) Speeches and Publications Author, "News from the Trenches in the War of Words," Legal Secretaries International Inc. In Brief Vol. 41 (July, 2007) Speaker, "Rights of Publicity," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag Series (July, 2007) Speaker, "Prosecuting US Trademark Applications," Trademark Paralegal CLE (June, 2007) Speaker, "Domain Name Dispute Resolution," Washington State Paralegal Association Annual Meeting (July, 2007) Speaker, "Greatest Hits of 2006: Recent Developments in Trademark and Right of Publicity," Washington State Bar Association Intellectual Property Institute (March, 2007) Speaker, "Avoiding Common Errors in Legal Writing," NALS of Greater Seattle (March, 2007) Speaker, "Avoiding Common Errors in Legal Writing," Washington Young Lawyers' Division "Bridging the Gap" Conference (March, 2007) Author, "Copyright Fair Use for Documentary Film Makers," The Copyright and New Media Law Newsletter, February, 2007 Speaker, "Avoiding Common Errors in Legal Writing," NALS Super Saturday CLE (January, 2007) Speaker, "Common Mistakes about Copyright," Art at Work Symposium, Tacoma, WA (November, 2006) Speaker, "Trademark Basics," King County Bar Association CLE "IP for the Non-Specialist" (November, 2006) Speaker, "Cutting-Edge Issues in Trademark Law," Paralegal Program, Highline Community College (October, 2006) Speaker, "Clear Writing and the Written Opinion," Washington Judicial Conference (September, 2006) Speaker, "Avoiding Common Trademark and Copyright Mistakes," Corporate Counsel Section, Washington State Bar Association (September, 2006) Speaker, "Publishing Contracts for Writers," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag (September, 2006) Author, "The Language of the Law," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (December, 2005) Moderator, "Intellectual Property Ethics Panel," Washington Lawyers for the Arts (December, 2005) Speaker, "Fair Use of Names and Faces," Washington Lawyers for the Arts (December, 2005) Speaker, "Advertising Law Basics and Current Issues," Seattle University Law School CLE (December, 2005) Speaker, "Trademarks for Wine Makers," Washington State Bar Association International Law Section CLE "In Vino Universitas" (November, 2005) Speaker, "Trademark Licensing: Don't Go Naked," Washington State Bar Association Webcast CLE (October, 2005) Author, "Words on Words," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (June, 2005) Panelist, "Resolving Domain Name Disputes," Domain Roundtable, Seattle (May 2005) Speaker, "Trademark Basics," King County Bar Association CLE "IP for the Non-Specialist" (May 2005) Speaker, "Trademark Basics for Winemakers," Winemaking for Lawyers, Seattle (May 2005) Panel Moderator, "Keywords and Popups," Second Annual Advertising Law Symposium, Seattle University School of Law (April 2004) Speaker, "Update: Rights of Publicity," Intellectual Property Institute, Seattle (March 2004) Author, "Those Troublesome Twins," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association, January, 2005 Author, "Using That Word," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (November, 2004) Speaker, "Trademarks and the Arts," Second Annual Pacific Northwest Arts Law Symposium, Seattle (October 2004) Speaker, "Trademark Licensing: Don't Go Naked," Washington State Bar Association Licensing CLE (September 2004 and reprised in "Best of CLE," December 2004) Panel Moderator, "Internet Use in the Workplace: Risks and Remedies," Shidler Center for Business and Technology, University of Washington, and U.S. Small Business Administration (September 2004) Author, "Commonest Errors in Contract Drafting," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (August 2004) Speaker, "Publishing Contracts for Writers," Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, Seattle (July 2004) Speaker, "Language Usage," Washington Department of Social and Health Services DCS Retreat (May 2004) Author, "'Only,' the Lonely," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (May 2004) Speaker, "Trademark Basics," King County Bar Association CLE, "IP for the Non-Specialist" (May 2004) Speaker, "Rights of Publicity," King County Bar Association IP Section (April 2004) Speaker, "Contests and Sweepstakes," and Panel Moderator, "Ambush Marketing," Advertising Law CLE Seattle University School of Law (March 2004) Author, "This Wonderful World of Words," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (January, 2004) Author, "Pet Peeves," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association, (September 2003) Speaker, "Common Mistakes in Legal Writing," AGO CLE, "Legal Writing by the Numbers," Tacoma WA (December 2003) Speaker, "Protecting Your Educational Materials," Society of Wine Educators, Bellevue WA (July 2003) Speaker, "Publishing Agreements," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag Series (June 2003) Speaker, "Trademark, Copyright, and New Technologies," National Business Institute (June 2003) Author, "Our Friend That," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (June 2003) Contributor to adopted state legislation revising Washington State Trademark Act and Washington State Personality Rights Act, 2003 Session, Washington State Legislature Speaker, "Trademark Basics for the Non-Specialist," King County Bar Association Intellectual Property for the Non-Specialists (April 2003) Speaker, "Copyright Issues for the Artist," The Watercolor Society (April 2003) Panelist, "The Trials of Lenny Bruce," Seattle University School of Law CLE (April 2003) Speaker, "Keeping Current on Traditional Trademark Issues," Washington State Bar Association Intellectual Property Institute (March 2003) Author, "Top 10 Writing Errors for Law Students (and Lawyers) to Improve Upon in 2003," Bar News, Washington State Bar Association, (March 2003) Author, "The Trials of Lenny Bruce," (book review) Bar News, Washington State Bar Association (February 2003) Author, "The Future of Ideas," (book review) Bar News, Washington State Bar Association(January 2003) Speaker, "Fair Use of Names and Faces: Exceptions to the Right of Publicity," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag Series (November 2002) Author, "Protectable Trademark or Mere Ornamentation?" Trademark World (November 2002) Panelist, "Negotiating Contracts," Sports, Art and Entertainment Law CLE, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle (September 2002) Panelist, "Law and Ethics in Business Environments," Internet Law and Policy Forum Conference, Seattle (September 2002) Author, "Staying Legal with Promotional Games and Sweepstakes," Mondaq.com and Graham & Dunn Web sites (July 31, 2002) Author, "Why J. Jonah Jameson Can't Have My Quarter," Puget Sound Business Journal (June 21-27, 2002) Speaker, "The Trademark Audit," Intellectual Property Auditing and Valuation, Seattle University Law School Intellectual Property Law Society (April 2002) Panelist, "Resolving Domain Name Disputes," American Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference, Seattle (April 2002) Speaker, "Developments Affecting Trademarks," Washington State Bar Association Annual Intellectual Property Institute, Seattle (March 2002) Speaker, "Advertising on the Internet," Graham & Dunn PC/International Franchise Association/Institute for Certified Franchise Executives (July 2001) Speaker, "Hidden Wealth: Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Trademarks and Copyrights," Directors' College, Graham &Dunn PC (June 2001) Author, "Copyright Case Will Define Internet's Future," Puget Sound Business Journal, June 15-21, 2001 Speaker, "Electronic Communication and the Law," McIntyre Sträter International, Americas Regional Meeting, San Diego, California (June 2001) Speaker, "Trademark Basics," Washington State Bar Association Intellectual Property Section CLE, Seattle, Washington (March 2001) Speaker, "Internet Basics for the Washington Attorney: Special Issues and the World Wide Web," National Business Institute, Seattle, Washington (March 2001) Author, "2001: An Internet Odyssey," Newsletter of the Intellectual Property Section, Washington State Bar Association (February 2001) Speaker, "How to Do Business on the Web and Avoid the Spiders," King County Bar Association CLE (October, 2000; October 1999); International Franchise Association (April 2000) Speaker, "Copyright, Trademarks, and Sherlock Holmes: Protecting a Character," Sound of the Baskervilles (Puget Sound Sherlock Holmes Society (October 2000) Speaker, "Contracts and the Arts," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag Series (July 2000) Guest Commentator, Domain Name Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Lawcast (May 2000) Speaker, "Trademarks and the Arts," Washington Lawyers for the Arts Brown Bag Series (May 2000) Co-Author, "Why Domain Names Are Not Generic," Journal Of Intellectual Property, Chicago-Kent College of Law (Winter 2000) Speaker, Internet Law Symposium 2000, Seattle University (April 2000) Speaker, Washington State Bar Association Intellectual Property Section CLE (March 2000) Other Speeches and Publications Speaker, "Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One," Seattle University (May 2000) Speaker, "Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West," Seattle University (January 2000) Author, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter, Scarecrow Press (1990; Second Edition, 2000) apers; liner notes for record albums and CDs (1973-present) |
