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'''Michael Graham''' is the Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Director -- Intellectual Property for Expedia, Inc., in Bellevue, Washington.  He has practiced intellectual property law, representing corporations, startups, individuals, and artists for over 28 years in all areas of trademark, copyright, Internet, and related Intellectual Property law.
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Before joining Expedia in 2014, he was a partner at the Chicago IP Law Firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP, and previously at Willian Brinks Olds Hofer Gilson & Lione.  He began his own firm, Gnosis IP Law, P.C. in 2004 before joining Expedia, Inc. 
  
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He is an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Intellectual Property Constituency and has written and spoken widely on a range of trademark, copyright, and Internet IP topics before Intellectual property organizations, business groups, and companies.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrgraham Michael Graham's Linkedin Profile]</ref> In addition, he was recently Co-Director of DePaul University College of Law’s Technology & Intellectual Property Clinic.[http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/ciplit/ Technology & Intellectual Property Clinic] He has served as a member of the Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice and Competition working group and implementation review group, and served as Vice Chair of the Policy and Implementation Non-PDP Working Group of the [[GNSO]]. He is a 2021 [[NomCom]] delegate.
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<blockquote>'''Michael Graham''' is the founder and principal of [http://www.GnosisIPLaw.com Gnosis IP Law, P.C.] He is active in [[ICANN]]'s new [[IPC|Intellectual Property Constituency]] (IPC), was a member of the [[GNSO]] Consumer Trust, Consumer Confidence and Competition Metrics Working Group, and is Vice Chair of the [[GNSO]] Policy and Implementation Working Group. Graham has been involved with the [[INTA|International Trademark Association]] (INTA) since 1987, and since 2009 has been active in the Internet Committee and gTLD sub-committee.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrgraham Michael Graham's Linkedin Profile]</ref>. In addition, he is a member of the Copyright Society of the USA, the Copyright Law and Practice Committee of Intellectual Property Owners (IPO)<ref>[http://www.ipo.org/index.php/about-ipo/committees/copyright-law-practice-committee/ Copyright Law and Practice Committee]</ref>, and the Chicago Bar Association<ref>[http://www.chicagobar.org]</ref>.  He is also an Adjunct Professor, supervising the [http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/ciplit/ Technology & Intellectual Property Clinic] of DePaul University College of Law.</blockquote>
 
  
 
=== Education ===
 
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=== Awards and Honors ===
 
=== Awards and Honors ===
<blockquote>Graham was awarded a '''Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating'''<ref>[http://www.martindale.com/Michael-Richard-Graham/929970-lawyer.htm?view=cr Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating]</ref>, was named '''Recommended Individual Attorney''' among World’s Top 1000 Lawyers by ''World Trademark Review'' in 2013<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/trademark_law/intellectual_property/prweb8405143.htm World Trademark Review announcement]</ref>, was named a '''Leading Lawyer''' in the areas of ''Advertising & Media Law, Computer & Technology Law, and Intellectual Property Law'', and was named a "Super Lawyer" in 2005 and 2014<ref>[http://www.superlawyers.com/illinois/lawyer/Michael-R-Graham/d656b222-1651-4e7a-8b26-69c7f9fc214a.html]</ref>.</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Graham was awarded a '''Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating'''<ref>[http://www.martindale.com/Michael-Richard-Graham/929970-lawyer.htm?view=cr Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating]</ref>, was named '''Recommended Individual Attorney''' among World’s Top 1000 Lawyers by ''World Trademark Review'' in 2013<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/trademark_law/intellectual_property/prweb8405143.htm World Trademark Review announcement]</ref>, was named a '''Leading Lawyer''' in the areas of ''Advertising & Media Law, Computer & Technology Law, and Intellectual Property Law'', and was named a "Super Lawyer" in 2005 and 2014<ref>[http://www.superlawyers.com/illinois/lawyer/Michael-R-Graham/d656b222-1651-4e7a-8b26-69c7f9fc214a.html Super Lawyer]</ref>.</blockquote>
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===Fun Facts===
 
===Fun Facts===
<blockquote>Graham is a member of the [http://www.nsp.org/ National Ski Patrol], and a ''Slope Leader'' in the [http://www.wilmotskipatrol.org/home.htm Ski Patrol], at [http://www.wilmotmountain.com/ Wilmot Mountain] Wisconsin.  He is also an accomplished musician, playing in a country/bluegrass/old time band called "[http://www.crowislandmusic.net Crow Island]", and was bassist for a basement cover band called '''Dads Gone Bad.''' He is also a published poet and essayist, and avid concert-goer and volunteer Lead and Staff for music festival ADA Access Programs.</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Graham is a member of the [http://www.nsp.org/ National Ski Patrol], and a ''Slope Leader'' in the [http://www.wilmotskipatrol.org/home.htm Ski Patrol], at [http://www.wilmotmountain.com/ Wilmot Mountain] Wisconsin.  He is also an accomplished musician, playing in a country/bluegrass/old-time band called "[http://www.crowislandmusic.net Crow Island]", and was the bassist for a basement cover band called '''Dads Gone Bad.''' He is also a published poet and essayist, and avid concert-goer and volunteer Lead and Staff for music festival ADA Access Programs.</blockquote>
  
 
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== References ==
 
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Michael Graham is the Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Director -- Intellectual Property for Expedia, Inc., in Bellevue, Washington. He has practiced intellectual property law, representing corporations, startups, individuals, and artists for over 28 years in all areas of trademark, copyright, Internet, and related Intellectual Property law.

Before joining Expedia in 2014, he was a partner at the Chicago IP Law Firm of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP, and previously at Willian Brinks Olds Hofer Gilson & Lione. He began his own firm, Gnosis IP Law, P.C. in 2004 before joining Expedia, Inc.

He is an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Intellectual Property Constituency and has written and spoken widely on a range of trademark, copyright, and Internet IP topics before Intellectual property organizations, business groups, and companies.[1] In addition, he was recently Co-Director of DePaul University College of Law’s Technology & Intellectual Property Clinic.Technology & Intellectual Property Clinic He has served as a member of the Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice and Competition working group and implementation review group, and served as Vice Chair of the Policy and Implementation Non-PDP Working Group of the GNSO. He is a 2021 NomCom delegate.

Education

  • J.D. - Fordham University School of Law
  • M.A. English - Ohio University
  • B.S.Ed. Secondary English and Speech - Miami University.

Awards and Honors

Graham was awarded a Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating[2], was named Recommended Individual Attorney among World’s Top 1000 Lawyers by World Trademark Review in 2013[3], was named a Leading Lawyer in the areas of Advertising & Media Law, Computer & Technology Law, and Intellectual Property Law, and was named a "Super Lawyer" in 2005 and 2014[4].

Fun Facts

Graham is a member of the National Ski Patrol, and a Slope Leader in the Ski Patrol, at Wilmot Mountain Wisconsin. He is also an accomplished musician, playing in a country/bluegrass/old-time band called "Crow Island", and was the bassist for a basement cover band called Dads Gone Bad. He is also a published poet and essayist, and avid concert-goer and volunteer Lead and Staff for music festival ADA Access Programs.

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