Career
Mike assists clients with matters involving trademark law, such as trademark clearance, trademark application prosecutions, office actions before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, opposition and cancellation actions, and litigation. Additionally, he advises clients on copyrights and licensing, business planning, shareholder and investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity and data privacy, advertising and promotional law, and administrative law. He has extensive experience representing closely held corporations in business matters, venture capital funding, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Mike previously served as in-house counsel at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Johnson Wax, focusing on intellectual property, business and corporate law, administrative law, and truth-in-advertising matters.
Professional Memberships
Intellectual Property Owners Association (Member)
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati (Trustee)
Community Law Center (President, Board of Trustees)