Education
- Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Prior Employment
- Butzel Long, Shareholder, 2004-2010
- Foley Hoag LLP, Associate, 1999-2004
- Norfolk County District Attorney's Office, Special Prosecutor, 2004
Bar 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
Professional Affiliations
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
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
- 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
Community
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
News & Resources
Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-2020
- Recognized in practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Ann Arbor Litigation - Intellectual Property "Lawyer of the Year," 2013, 2017 and 2020
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2013-2019
- Crain’s Detroit Business “2019 Notable Women in the Law”
- DBusiness, Top Lawyers, 2013-2017
- Leading Lawyers Magazine Michigan, 2017
- Recognized in practice areas of Intellectual Property Law, Copyright & Trademark Law, and Patent Law