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Ronald E. Shapiro is an intellectual property lawyer with extensive experience in trademark, copyright, licensing, and electronic commerce matters. Mr. Shapiro represents clients in the clearance, registration, and enforcement of trademarks and in opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also represents clients in the registration and enforcement of copyrights and industrial design rights. Mr. Shapiro negotiates and drafts complex agreements involving the acquisition and licensing of a broad spectrum of technologies and intellectual property rights. He also works with clients in recovering pirated domain names and halting the infringement of intellectual property rights on the Internet. Mr. Shapiro served as Editor-in-Chief of the Maryland Law Forum, and he received the William P. Cunningham Award for Exceptional Achievement and Service to the University of Maryland School of Law. Practice Areas: Corporate & Securities Franchise & Distribution Intellectual Property & Technology Copyrights Counseling E-Business & Technology Intellectual Property Disputes & Litigation Licensing Patents & Trademarks Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:District of Columbia Maryland Virginia United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States Supreme Court United States Tax Court Education:George Washington University, LL.M. 1983. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. 1978, with Honors. Johns Hopkins University, B.A. 1975, with Honors. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: American Bar Association Fairfax County Bar Association Fellows of the American Bar Foundation International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys International Trademark Association Licensing Executives Society. | 