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    Mark A. Wright
    Firm: McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A.
    Address: City Hall Plaza
    900 Elm Street
    Manchester, NH 03101
    Phone: (603) 628-1311
    Fax: (603) 625-5650
    E-mail: Contact Us
    Web site: http://www.mclane.com

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    Lawyer Profile:

    As chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, Mark focuses his practice on counseling clients and assisting them in protecting their intellectual property rights in the United States and foreign countries. His experience spans a wide range of intellectual property areas, including domestic and international trademarks, development agreements and licensing of software, trade secrets, domain name disputes and other Internet-related issues, copyrights, confidentiality agreements and litigation related to intellectual property rights. Mark is recognized as a leading intellectual property attorney with an extensive practice representing regional, national and international businesses.

    Current Employment Position(s):
    Director & Chair of Intellectual Property Practice Group

    Areas of Practice:
    Infringement, Validity and Brand Clearance Opinions
    Patent, Trademark and Trade Secret Licensing
    Domain Name Arbitrations/Disputes
    Business Software Alliance (Bsa) Audit/Settlement
    Intellectual Property Litigation and Disputes
    Software Licensing
    Copyright Matters
    Bar Admissions:
    New Hampshire, 1991
    Massachusetts, 1999
    U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1991
    U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire
    Education:
    Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan, 1991
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: cum laude
    Law Review: Detroit College of Law Review, Member, 1989 - 1991
    Law Review: Detroit College of Law Review, Note and Comment Editor, 1990 - 1991

    Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, May, 1997
    M.I.P, Master of Intellectual Property Law
    Honors: magna cum laude

    University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 1987
    B.S., Bachelor of Science

    Representative Cases:
    The Sports Authority, Inc. v. The PC Authority, Inc. (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - USPTO 2003)
    Registration of TRI STATE MEGABUCKS services mark (USPTO 2003)
    NH Sweeptstakes Commission v. We Web Well, Inc. (The National Arbitration Forum 2003)
    Honors and Awards:
    New Hampshire Union Leader's "Forty Under 40" Business Leaders (2005), awarded citation from Governor Lynch

    The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, 2003 - Present

    Best Lawyers in NH edition of Business NH Magazine, Intellectual Property, 2003 - Present

    Research Writing and Advocacy Oral Argument Competition Semi-Finalist

    American Jurisprudence Award, Commercial Transactions Recipient

    Who's Who Legal USA: Trademarks (2006) (Only NH attorney)

    Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Graduate (Class of 1998)

    The Best Lawyers in America

    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    New Hampshire Bar Association
    Member

    American Bar Association
    Member

    American Bar Association
    Member, Section of Intellectual Property

    The Children's Connection, Inc., 1992 - 1994
    Member, Board of Directors

    First New Hampshire Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
    Member

    Town of Auburn, 1993 - Present
    Chair, Zoning Board of Adjustment

    Fraternities/Sororities:
    Delta Theta Phi
    Birth Information:
    1965, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States of America
    West Practice Categories:
    Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Licensing, Arbitration, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Computer Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Licensing, Copyrights
    Profile Last Updated:
    5/6/2009

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