Education
Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
Bryn Mawr College, M.L.S.P./M.S.S.
- Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr College, A.B.
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Overview
Experience
Recognition
News & Resources
Overview
Bea Swedlow is an experienced litigator who represents clients in significant intellectual property matters resulting in favorable outcomes. Her practice includes patent, copyright, and trademark law.
- Represents clients in many industries, including the auto, retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, media, entertainment, and pharmaceutical industries
- Counsels clients in media and entertainment law, as well as business litigation
- Extensive experience in litigating cases involving noncompetition agreements, nonsolicitation agreements, and misappropriation of trade secrets
Bea has been admitted as a Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and she serves on the Board of Directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Obtained summary judgment in patent infringement case for a major automotive supplier
- Defended website owner involving alleged improper use of trademarks
- Represented surviving members of a music group relating to copyright and trademark use
- Defended retailer in a trademark infringement action relating to domain name use
- Served as counsel for an automotive inspection company relating to copyright rights in software
- Obtained favorable outcome for a pharmaceutical company in a false advertising case
- Successfully defended major film/television studio in copyright infringement lawsuit
- Obtained dismissal of copyright lawsuit for music publisher
- Defended news outlets in defamation and trademark litigation filed by subjects of investigative journalism reporting
Prior Experience
- Butzel Long, Shareholder, 2004-2010
- Foley Hoag LLP, Associate, 1999-2004
- Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, Special Prosecutor, 2004
Recognition
Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-2022
- Recognized in practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Ann Arbor Litigation - Intellectual Property "Lawyer of the Year," 2013, 2017 and 2020
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2013-2021
- Crain’s Detroit Business “2019 Notable Women in the Law”
- DBusiness, Top Lawyers, 2013-2017
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2017, 2021
- Recognized in practice areas of Intellectual Property Law, Copyright & Trademark Law, and Patent Law
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Board of Directors
- Women in IP Committee, Chair
- Professional Programs
- Copyright Committee
- Amicus Subcommittee, Former Chair
- Patent Litigation
- Nominations Committee 2017
- Publications Committee
- Media Law Resource Center (MLRC)
- Internet Committee
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Bryn Mawr College
- Presidential Advisory Committee, 2015-present
- Neutral Zone - Ann Arbor's Teen Center
- Former Board of Directors
- Leadership Ann Arbor, Graduate
- SafeHouse Center
- Former Board of Directors
- Vice President