(Main Office)

A full service intellectual property boutique, our firm specializes in the procurement of patents and trademarks for foreign and domestic clients. Owing to our proximity to and familiarity with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we provide our clients with personalized service and representation including the preparation, filing and prosecution of patent and trademark applications; Examiner interviews; opposition, cancellation and appellate causes; and infringement and validity opinions. In addition, we represent and counsel our clients in matters of litigation before the Federal Courts, licensing, copyrights and trade secrets.

Statement of Practice

Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.

Address

1160 Spa Road, Suite 2B
Annapolis, MD 21403, (Anne Arundel Co.)

Phone

Phone: 410-280-6608
Fax: 410-280-6758

Website

http://www.laubscherlaw.com

OF COUNSEL

Arthur Schwartz (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1963-1982, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; 1971, Maryland; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. and Canadian Patent and Trademark Offices. Education: Iowa State University (B.S.I.E., 1958); George Washington University (J.D., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Pi Mu. Author: "Warning to Trademark Applicants: Be Prepared to Prove Intent to Use," National Law Journal, 16 May 1994; "New Mark on the Map: Community Trade Marks," Legal Times, 1996; "Dilution Comes of Age: The United States, Europe and South Africa," The Trademark Reporter, Vol. 87, 1-33, 1997. Adjunct Professor, Trademark Law, The Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America, 1988-1998. Lecturer: Co-Chair, "Trademark Basics," (U.S.T.A.), Arlington, Va., Sept. 1991; "Trademark Litigation," (I N.T.A.), Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 1993; Co-Chair, "Community Trademark/Madrid Protocol Forum" (INTA), New York, NY, Feb. 1996. Moderator: "Madrid Protocol Forum for U.S. Practitioners," INTA, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco, June 2003. Patent Examiner (Electronics), U.S. Patent Office, 1960-1963. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada; International Trademark Association. Reported Cases: Sunrise Jewelry Mfg. Corp. v. Fred S.A., 175 F3d 1322 (Fed. Cir. 1999) Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law.Email: Arthur Schwartz