Attorneys

After 10 years as chair of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Doug stepped down from that position in 2010 to focus on his dynamic and challenging IP practice, his tenure culminating in a New Hampshire Business Review “Best of Business” Award for the firm’s IP practice. While Doug practices in most areas of intellectual property, he concentrates his efforts on trademark, copyright and licensing work. Doug handles all aspects of trademark prosecution, from initial trademark selection, screening, coordinating with marketing personnel, and opinions, to prosecution and maintenance of trademark registrations, and dispute resolution. He advises clients on various aspects of copyright protection as well, including license agreements, registrations, disputes, endorsement agreements and agreements with publishers. In the licensing area, Doug drafts and reviews agreements, including software development and license agreements, SaaS (ASP) agreements, trademark and copyright license agreements, and other IP agreements, and advises clients on various aspects of the licensing process. He has negotiated and been involved in the drafting of system wide license agreements for medical, educational, and nonprofit service-based organizations. He also has undertaken work in the area of minimum advertised price policies and related antitrust issues. Having handled complex intellectual property, commercial, and corporate litigation, his litigation background enables him to bring those insights and skills to the administrative litigation aspects of trademark prosecution. His clients represent diverse business interests, including manufacturing, technology, education, and the arts. He works closely with foreign counsel in numerous countries on both trademark and licensing matters.

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Education

Honors

New Hampshire Business Review's 2010 "Best of Business" award recipient - Best Law Firm in the Intellectual Property category; recipient of the President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Special Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure. Boston College Law School Law Review (editor and writer, with a published article); Order of the Coif.

Memberships and Admissions

Admitted to New Hampshire and Massachusetts state Bars; admitted to practice before the First and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States District Courts of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Doug is past chair of the New Hampshire Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section and a member of American Bar Association (including the Intellectual Property Law section).

Community Involvement

Doug has provided services in connection with the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of Lex Mundi, a leading association of independent law firms. Additionally, Doug has served on the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Performing Arts Center, the United Methodist Foundation of New England (Executive Committee and Secretary; Honorary Director), and St. Joseph Community Services (currently Chair of Audit Committee).

Doug has authored the New Hampshire chapter of the Lex Mundi Intellectual Property World Desk Reference, published by Kluwer Law International. This two-volume reference provides a handy guide to intellectual property law and practice in both the various U.S. states, as well as in numerous foreign countries. Doug is a frequent speaker at Intellectual Property related events and presentations. He has presented at the International Trade Resource Center, the New Hampshire Bar Association, Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire Technical Institute, Babson College, Upper Valley Computer Industry Association, New Hampshire Travel Council, Manchester Area Human Resources Association, and has created and presented the well-received Effective Brand Selection and Authors’ Awareness Series seminars.