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.
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 - 1991Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire,
May, 1997 M.I.P, Master of Intellectual Property Law Honors: magna cum laudeUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire,
1987 B.S., Bachelor of Science
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)
New Hampshire Union Leader's "Forty Under 40" Business Leaders (2005), awarded citation from Governor LynchThe 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-FinalistAmerican Jurisprudence Award, Commercial Transactions RecipientWho's Who Legal USA: Trademarks (2006) (Only NH attorney)Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Graduate (Class of 1998)The Best Lawyers in America
New Hampshire Bar Association MemberAmerican Bar Association MemberAmerican Bar Association Member, Section of Intellectual PropertyThe Children's Connection, Inc.,
1992
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1994 Member, Board of DirectorsFirst New Hampshire Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. MemberTown of Auburn,
1993
- Present
Chair, Zoning Board of Adjustment
Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Theta Phi
Birth Information:
1965, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States of America