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	Currently a member of ICANN's GNSO

	Currently a member of the GNSO's IP Constituency

	Featured in the ICANN 47 - Durban playing card deck

Brian J. Winterfeldt, the Founder, and Principal of Winterfeldt IP Group^[1] which is a specialized law firm focused on intellectual property issues based in Washington D.C. The firm consists of 7 lawyers and several other IP professionals with decades of collective experience across both analog and digital platforms, including all areas of trademark portfolio counseling and management, brand-related Internet presence, and IP policy matters including ICANN, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and registry/registrar matters.

He is a former president of the IPC.

Brian has a proven track record with significant work in Internet governance and new media counseling and enforcement, including assisting clients with the management of their domain name portfolios and securing domain names that incorporate clients' trademarks through the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and other similar processes for foreign domain names. ^[2]. He has also counseled clients on cutting edge issues such as data governance, social media, including strategies for brand promotion and protection in these spaces.^[3]

Brian Winterfeldt has a B.A. in Art History from Emory University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He has written a number of articles on trademark law and has been selected for the past several years to serve as a reviewer for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition by the International Trademark Association. Mr. Winterfeldt is a prominent and frequent speaker at industry events on topics including trademark issues and social media.^[4] In addition to being the current President of ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency, he is a member of the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee^[5], a panelist with the World Intellectual Property Organization for the UDRP^[6], and a member of the International Trademark Association’s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee^[7].

Career History[edit | edit source]

Associate, Manelli Denison and Selter, 1998-2000.

Associate, Dow Lohnes, 2000-2002.

Of Counsel, Mintz Levin, 2002-2005.

Partner, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, 2005-2009.

Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 2009-2013.

Partner, Head of Internet Practice Group, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, 2013–2015

Partner, Co-Head of the Global Brand Management and Internet Practice, Mayer Brown LLP, 2015-Present ^[8]

Founder and Principal, Winterfeldt IP Group

References[edit | edit source]

↑ www.winterfeldt.law
↑ https://www.winterfeldt.law/our-team/brian-winterfeldt
↑ Marques.org
↑ Practising Law Institute
↑ https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/public-advisory-committees/trademark-public-advisory-committee-0
↑ https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/domains/panel/profiles/winterfeldt-brianj.pdf
↑ https://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/Anticounterfeiting.aspx
↑ Linkedin,Katten

[1] www.winterfeldt.law

[2] ttps://www.winterfeldt.law/our-team/brian-winterfeldt

[3] Marques.org

[4] Practising Law Institute

[5] ttps://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/public-advisory-committees/trademark-public-advisory-committee-0

[6] ttps://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/domains/panel/profiles/winterfeldt-brianj.pdf

[7] ttps://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/Anticounterfeiting.aspx

[8] Linkedin,Katten

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-Brian J. Winterfeldt is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. <ref> [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-winterfeldt/6/380/2a5 Linkedin]</ref>  He is a member of the Intellectual Property group of his firm. His practice involves most aspects of intellectual property law, including domestic and international trademark counseling, clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation, as well as trade dress and domain name issues.
-His job responsibilities includes significant work in domain name law and new media counseling and enforcement, including assisting clients with the management of their domain name portfolios and securing domain names that incorporate clients' trademarks through the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and other similar processes for foreign domain names. <ref>[http://www.steptoe.com/professionals-754.html Steptoe & Johnson LLP]</ref>. He has also counseled clients on cutting edge issues such as social media and Web 2.0, including strategies for brand promotion and protection in these spaces.<ref>[http://www.marques.org/teams/TeamMembers.asp?TeamCode=CybeTeam Marques.org]</ref>
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-Brian Winterfeldt has a B.A in Art History from Emory University, M.A. in Latin American Studies and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He has written a number of articles on trademark law and has been selected for the past several years to serve as a reviewer for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition by the International Trademark Association.  He also serves as Co-Chair of Steptoe's GLBT Forum and as a member of Steptoe's Diversity Committee. Mr. Winterfeldt is a prominent and frequent speaker at industry events on topics including trademark issues and social media.<ref>[http://www.pli.edu/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294940423-168&t=MAH9_8IPWD&ID=PE16005 Practising Law Institute]</ref>
+'''Brian J. Winterfeldt''', the Founder, and Principal of [[Winterfeldt IP Group]]<ref>www.winterfeldt.law</ref> which is a specialized law firm focused on intellectual property issues based in Washington D.C. The firm consists of 7 lawyers and several other IP professionals with decades of collective experience across both analog and digital platforms, including all areas of trademark portfolio counseling and management, brand-related Internet presence, and IP policy matters including ICANN, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, and registry/registrar matters.
-==Career History
+He is a former president of the [[IPC]].
-* From September 1998 to September 2000, Brian Winterfeldt worked as an Associate at Manelli, Denison and Selter.
-* From September 2000 to April 2002, he served as an Associate at Dow Lohnes.
+Brian has a proven track record with significant work in Internet governance and new media counseling and enforcement, including assisting clients with the management of their domain name portfolios and securing domain names that incorporate clients' trademarks through the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and other similar processes for foreign domain names. <ref>https://www.winterfeldt.law/our-team/brian-winterfeldt</ref>. He has also counseled clients on cutting edge issues such as data governance, social media, including strategies for brand promotion and protection in these spaces.<ref>[http://www.marques.org/teams/TeamMembers.asp?TeamCode=CybeTeam Marques.org]</ref>
-* He was an Of-Counsel at Mintz Levin from April 2002 to August 2005.
+Brian Winterfeldt has a B.A. in Art History from Emory University, an M.A. in Latin American Studies, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He has written a number of articles on trademark law and has been selected for the past several years to serve as a reviewer for the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition by the International Trademark Association. Mr. Winterfeldt is a prominent and frequent speaker at industry events on topics including trademark issues and social media.<ref>Practising Law Institute</ref> In addition to being the current President of ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency, he is a member of the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee<ref>https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/organizational-offices/public-advisory-committees/trademark-public-advisory-committee-0</ref>, a panelist with the World Intellectual Property Organization for the UDRP<ref>https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/domains/panel/profiles/winterfeldt-brianj.pdf</ref>, and a member of the International Trademark Association’s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee<ref>https://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/Anticounterfeiting.aspx</ref>.
-* He served as a Partner at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP from September 2005 to Janurary 2009.
+==Career History==
+Associate, Manelli Denison and Selter, 1998-2000.
+Associate, Dow Lohnes, 2000-2002.
+Of Counsel, Mintz Levin, 2002-2005.
+Partner, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, 2005-2009.
+Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 2009-2013.
+Partner, Head of Internet Practice Group, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, 2013–2015
+Partner, Co-Head of the Global Brand Management and Internet Practice, Mayer Brown LLP, 2015-Present <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-winterfeldt/6/380/2a5 Linkedin],[http://www.kattenlaw.com/bwinterfeldt Katten]</ref>
+Founder and Principal, Winterfeldt IP Group
-* He has been sering as a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP since January 2009.
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