Mark R. Galis > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices

360 North Green Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois 60607
United States
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Mark R. Galis

Work Department
IP - Trademark
Position
Shareholder
Career
Mark R. Galis is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice and Co-Chair of the Chicago Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He concentrates his practice on patent, trademark and copyright matters, with a focus on IP portfolio management, business method/eCommerce/Internet patents, litigation, and transactional intellectual property. His experience includes overseeing all aspects of the patent and trademark portfolios of large, middle market and start-up entities, including the preparation of patent and trademark opinions, litigation, acquisitions and sale of intellectual property and licensing agreements. In addition, Mark has handled a number of patent disputes involving business method patents, particularly those in the eCommerce area.
Concentrations
Intellectual property litigation
Patents portfolio management
Trademarks portfolio and brand management
Patent, copyright and trademark licensing
Copyrights registration and protection strategies
Capabilities
Intellectual Property & Technology
Intellectual Property Litigation
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
IP Technology Licensing & Transactions
Trademark & Brand Management
Admission to Practice
Illinois
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages
English
Education
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 1991
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1988
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Project finance
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare > Service providers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense