Brian Winterfeldt
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| Email: | bwinterfeldt [at] steptoe.com |
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Brian J. Winterfeldt is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, [1] and 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. [2]. 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.[3]
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.[4]
Career History
- 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.
- He was an Of-Counsel at Mintz Levin from April 2002 to August 2005.
- He served as a Partner at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP from September 2005 to Janurary 2009.
- He has been sering as a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP since January 2009.