Joseph F. Schmidt

Joe has over 30 years of experience attending to clients’ intellectual property and business matters. He represents clients in trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, false advertising and other IP matters in federal court. He also handles opposition and cancellation proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and domain name dispute proceedings. Additionally, Joe is an experienced lead trial counsel with success in both bench and jury trials and appeals. His trial practice is enhanced by his extensive experience with the clearance, registration, protection and enforcement of trademarks, trade dress, and copyrights in the U.S. and internationally.

Joe also has extensive experience in licensing, advertising substantiation/false advertising, U.S. and international trademark portfolio management, manufacturing and distribution agreements, and U.S. Customs protection and enforcement.

• Panelist, “Taste Embargo – What Will Happen When the Cuban Embargo is Lifted?”, Third Annual Gastro-Intellectual Property Law Symposium, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, November 2013
• Co-author, “U.S. Declarations of Use for Madrid-Based U.S. Registrations,” INTA Bulletin, November 2008
• Author, “Damage Dilemma, Conflicting Standards for Disgorging Trademark Infringer’s Profits,” Intellectual Property Strategist, February 2006