Liz Buckingham is a partner in the Trademark, Copyright and Brand Management practice group. She practices exclusively in the areas of trademark, copyright, entertainment, unfair competition and domain name law. Her work includes brand management, counseling, prosecution, transactional work, implementation of enforcement strategies and litigation before courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
District of Columbia Minnesota U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit U.S. District Court U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia U.S. District Court District of Minnesota U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1988 J.D.
Law Journal:
Harvard Journal on Legislation, Articles Editor, 1987 - 1988Smith College,
1985 B.A. Honors: magna cum laude Major: Government
"Use It or Lose It: The Importance of Verifying Trademark Use", West Publishing's Findlaw for Legal Professionals website and Findlaw section of ACC Docket, November/December, 2004
Use It or Lose It: The Importance of Verifying Trademark Use, Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Newsletter, October, 2004
"Madrid Translates Into Expedient Global Trademarks", Puget Sound Business Journal, October 31 - November 6, 2003
"It’s a New World in Trademarks - The U.S. Joins The Madrid Protocol", West Publishing's Findlaw for Legal Professionals Website, October, 2003
"Is Someone Using Your Trademark on the Internet?", Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Newsletter, December, 2000
"Use It or Lose It: The Risk to Licensing Trademarks in a Post-Medinol World", The Licensing Journal, September, 2005
Imation Corp. v. James Huxley aka OM Enterprises National Institute on Media and the Family v. Kansas City Alliance for Nonviolent Programming Imation Corp. v. Jean Streut Mayo Foundation v. PNS & WSS, Inc. S Industries, Inc. v. Centra 2000
Classes/Seminars Taught:
“Trademark Licensing: Advanced Strategies for Domestic and International Transactions”, The Midwest Intellectual Property Institute,
2004“Filing and Prosecution Strategies”, Madrid 101, International Trademark Association Seminar,
2003“The Ethics of Trademark Investigations”, Advanced Copyright/Trademark Practice, American Intellectual Property Law Association Seminar,
2003Moderator, “Trademark Licensing Issues in Canada and the United States”, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting,
2003Guest lecturer, “Copyrights in Cyberspace”, Cyberlaw Seminar, University of Minnesota Law School,
2003Panelist, “Internet and the Law”, West Legal Education and Hennepin County Bar Association Seminar,
2002Moderator, “International Trademark Prosecution”, Roundtable Discussion, International Trademark Association,
2002“E-Commerce Issues for Cooperatives: The Power of the Internet”, Minnesota Association of Cooperatives Annual Meeting,
2000“E-Commerce Legal Issues”, Generation and Transmission Legal Seminar, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Seminar,
2000“The UDRP, the ACPA, and Other Swords and Shields for Stopping Piracy on the Cyberseas,” Taking Care of BizNet: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in E-Commerce, Dorsey & Whitney Corporate Counsel Symposium,
2000“UDRP: Quick and Dirty,” E-Commerce and Protection of Intellectual Property in Cyberspace, TechLaw Group, Inc,
2000"Fair's Fair: Legally Using the IP of Others", Dorsey & Whitney Corporate Counsel Symposium"What Every Business Lawyer Must Know About Intellectual Property", Dorsey & Whitney Client Presentation"Verifying Trademark Use Before Filing: Practical Tips and Costly Mistakes to Avoid", The Midwest Intellectual Property Institute"Cybersquatting and Brand Protection on the Internet", Minnesota Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Quarterly Lunch
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