Kristine M. Boylan

Kristine is primarily an intellectual property lawyer with nearly 25 years’ experience.  Her expertise is in the areas of trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, patents, contracts, and licensing.

Kristine is a Rule 114 qualified neutral in Minnesota and has handled sophisticated business and commercial disputes, and complex litigation. She is a member of the International Trademark Association’s Panel of Mediators and has served as a neutral in intellectual property and trademark disputes. With Kristine’s extensive experience, she is known to be talented and effective in handling disputes over business interests and concerns involving all types of intellectual property.

Kristine is one of the 1000 top trademark professionals worldwide, as recognized by the World Trademark Review. She has also been recognized by her peers for her dedication to providing superior legal service and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property since 2016. In 2021, Kristine received the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) designation, joining a select group of IP professionals that have demonstrated their experience, proficiency, knowledge, and understanding of licensing and commercialization of intellectual property.

Distinctions

• Named to American Arbitration Association (AAA) Roster
• Qualified Neutral under Minnesota Practice Rule 114
• Appointed Neutral on the International Trademark Association (INTA) Panel of Neutrals

• Granted one of the first decisions under the new Trademark Reexamination Petition process ushered in by the Trademark Modernization Act and the first filed by Taft as a firm.
• Regularly serves as lead counsel after handling hundreds of intellectual property lawsuits nationwide that include:
  • Trade Secret Theft
  • Patent Infringement
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Breach of IP agreements (licensing and development)
  • Trademark Infringement
• Routinely negotiates and advises on IP agreements
• Conducts IP due diligence in multiple M&A transactions yearly

• Panelist, “Issues of TM Law and Practice,” USPTO webinar, April 30, 2024.
• Guarding Your Trademarks and Copyrights in the Digital Age Association of Corporate Counsel, Minnesota Chapter, September 2016.
• Speaker, Non-Trademark Issues Trademark Attorneys Should Know About International Trademark Association, Minneapolis Roundtable, June 2014.
• Author, Federal (District of Minnesota) Practice Deskbook, Depositions Chapter, May 27, 2014.
• Author, “Preliminary Injunctions,” Trademark Infringement Remedies (BNA), May 16, 2010.
• Co-Author and Moderator, “Witness,” The Minnesota Ultimate Trial Notebook III, Nov. 18, 2000.
• Author, “Antitrust Concerns With Licensing Agreements,” MSBA’s Antitrust & Business Competition Law Conference, April 18, 2000.
• Author, “Judicial Disobedience & The Corporate Right of Publicity in Federal Trademark Dilution Legislation,”  Nov. 27, 1999.
• Author, “Life After Quality King: A Critique of Copyright Law as a Tool to Police the Grey Market,” AIPLA Quarterly Journal 109, April 27, 1999.
• Author, “The Corporate Right of Publicity in Federal Trademark Dilution Legislation,”  Trademark Reporter, August 27, 1998.