Greenberg Traurig LLP

IP - Trademark

Shareholder

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.

ConcentrationsIntellectual property litigationPatents portfolio managementTrademarks portfolio and brand managementPatent, copyright and trademark licensingCopyrights registration and protection strategies

CapabilitiesIntellectual Property & TechnologyIntellectual Property Litigation Technology, Media & TelecommunicationsIP Technology Licensing & Transactions Trademark & Brand Management

Admission to PracticeIllinoisU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganU.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisU.S. Patent and Trademark Office

English

J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 1991 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1988