Paul Van Slyke

Country:	Texas
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Paul Van Slyke is a partner in the Trademark, Copyright and Advertising practice Group Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP.

Professional Achievements

Paul Van Slyke handles matters of advertising, intellectual property, litigations and arbitration. He counsels clients in issues such as trademarks, advertising, copyrights, domain names and unfair competition matters. He provides a broad range of services for domain names on the Internet, including litigation under the Anti-Cybersquating Act, domain name arbitrations under the UDRP, or Uniform Dispute Resolution Protocol and transactions that involve domain names. In "Who's Who Legal" he was listed in 2007 and 2008 as one of the world's most important lawyers in terms of trademark law. He is also a respected member of different associations:

• INTA Panel of Mediation Neutrals
• Technology Panel of Mediators

Articles

Among the numerous activities, Mr. Van Slyke is also the author or co-author in publications, presentations and articles. Among the most important articles we enumerate:

• "Case Study MDY Industries Vs. Blizzard"
• "Wholesale Petroleum Buyers, Sellers - Beware"
• "Implications of Google AdWords Class Actions"
• "Disparagement and Misinformation on the Internet: Litigation Remedies"

Past Experience

• Former Chair of the American Bar Trademark and Unfair Competition Division
• Former Chair of Trademark Litigation Committee
• Former Chair of ABA Litigation Section Committee on Anti-Counterfeiting Law and Right of Publicity Law
• Former President of Houston Intelectual Property Law Assn.

Awards

• Highest AV Rating for legal ability and ethics
• Selected as a Domain Name Arbitrator in the World Intellectual Property Organization

Education

• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1969
• The University of Texas at Austin, 1964

Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

International Trademark Association