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Education

University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
Fellow; Bush Program in Child Development and Social Policy
Carleton College, B.A.
Psychology with Distinction
Honors: cum laude, Sigma Xi. The Scientific Research Society

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Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

T 248.566.8504

F 248.566.8505

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Oakland County
38500 Woodward Avenue
Suite 100
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

Michael A. Lisi

Partner

Michael Lisi advises clients in intellectual property and technology matters. He leads the trademark and copyright practice areas for the firm. His practice includes:
- Litigation: policing, enforcement and defense of trademark, trade dress, trade secret, patent and persona rights, in the U.S. and in foreign markets, through all phases from investigation, pre-litigation enforcement, civil and criminal litigation, administrative proceedings (including Customs, oppositions and cancellations), alternative dispute resolution (including Uniform Dispute Resolution Proceedings or UDRP), appeals, and collection of judgments. Cited as “Law Firm on the Cutting Edge” among firms protecting 50 most innovative companies in the world in trademark and copyright litigation, in IP Law & Business (Nov. 2008).
- Registration: registration, maintenance and renewal of trademarks, domain names and copyrights, in the U.S. and in foreign markets, including searches and opinions on availability of trademarks for use and registration, and copyright clearance searches. Portfolio management. Trademark prosecution in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for U.S. and foreign clients, including handling International registrations and applications in the USPTO and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- Entertainment and the Arts: counseling, agreements and litigation relating to music, art, graphics and photography.
- Information Technology: development, technology transfer, license and outsourcing agreements.
- Corporate Transactions: intellectual property due diligence and transfers, creation, management and defense of intellectual property holding companies.
- E-commerce: counseling and agreements regarding, website development, website hosting, fulfillment, marketing and advertising, terms of use, and privacy policies.

Professional Involvement

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Trademarks & Unfair Competition Law, Adjunct Professor, 2009
International Trademark Association
- Editor, Trademark Cancellations International Practice and Procedures
- Publications Committee, 2006-present
- Internet Committee, 2002-2005
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Enforcement Committee, 2000-2001
- 21st Century Task Force, 1998-2000
- Planning Committee, Vice Chair 1996-1997
- Board of Directors, 1994-1997
- International Committee, Co-Chair, 1994-1996
- Task Force on Taiwan, Chairman, 1993-1994
Original Equipment Suppliers Association
- General Counsel, Product Development Council 2008-present
Automation Alley
State Bar of Michigan
- Intellectual Property Law Section
- Information Technology Law Section

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2010
“The Best Lawyers in Metro Detroit,” dbusiness (November 2008)

Publications

Trademark Cancellations International Practice and Procedures, Editor, INTA (2008)
"Ambush Marketing – What's Up for Grabs?" Michigan Lawyers Weekly (June 5, 2006)
"Ambush Marketing – Here to Stay?," Intellectual Property Law Strategist (2005)
"Copyrights – What Do Clients Know?," AIA Place (2006)
Domain Names: Global Practice and Procedure, Chapter on .US Top Level Domain Name Practice, Sweet & Maxwell (2005-2006)
"Intra-company Licensing: A Holding Company Example," Practicing Law Institute (1998)

Speeches and Conferences

“Taxation of Intellectual Property Interests: What Every IP Lawyer Should Know,” ICLE 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute (2007)
".EU Domain Name Registrations," Association of Corporate Counsel-America (2005)
"Community Design Registrations," Association of Corporate Counsel-America (2005)
"Trademarks for Business Transactions" (2002); "Trademark Holding Companies - Is It Too Late?" (2000); "How to Protect Against Lookalikes" (1996); "Consumer Goods: Trade Dress Infringement" (1994), International Trademark Association
"How to Create and Manage an IP Holding Company," State Bar of Michigan (1998)

Prior Employment Experience

Rader, Fishman & Grauer, PLLC, Member, 2001-2004
IPR Counsel PLLC, Member, 1995-2001
The Sports Authority Michigan, Inc., Vice President, General Counsel, 1994-2001
Kmart Properties, Inc., Vice President, General Counsel, 1991-1994
Kmart Corporation, Intellectual Property and Commercial Law Counsel, 1990-1991
Stein, Moran & Westerman, Associate Attorney, 1988-1990
Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, Associate Attorney, 1986-1988