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Michael Smith

Partner, Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch (BSKB)

Michael T. Smith, Partner at Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch (BSKB), has practiced in the intellectual property field since 2001, focusing his practice on all aspects of trademark law, including clearance, prosecution, maintenance, enforcement, and licensing. Mr. Smith’s practice also includes patent prosecution, litigation in federal district courts, and inter partes matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Mr. Smith’s litigation experience includes the representation of clients from a variety of industries, including media, technology, hospitality and manufacturing. He has lectured on the topic of trademark law to industry groups and the media and has been an adjunct lecturer of patent law and policy at West Virginia University’s College of Law.

Recent Articles by Michael Smith

Washington, D.C. NFL Team Loses Race to the Trademark Office: Does it Matter?

As previously reported, Washington, D.C.’s professional football team announced recently that it has decided to retire the “Redskins” name and logo. In surveys throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area, three possible replacement names have emerged as favorites among the fans: Warriors, Red Wolves, and Redtails. Armed with the knowledge of the name change and the relative popularity of the possible replacement names, two enterprising individuals have applied to obtain a federal trademark registration for the marks WARRIORS, WASHINGTON RED WOLVES, and WASHINGTON REDTAILS, respectively. Neither applicant appears to be connected to the owners of the Washington D.C. professional football team.