Michael F. Clayton

Email: mclayton@morganlewis.com

Washington, D.C.
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Phone: 202.739.5215
Fax: 202.739.3001

education

University of Virginia School of Law, 1980, J.D.

Wake Forest University, 1977, B.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
10/13/0910/13/09	FTC Releases Guidelines Detailing Advertiser and Blogger Responsibilities in Social Media View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
10/09/0910/09/09	Sixth Circuit Holds Internal Corporate Reorganization Can Lead to Copyright Infringement View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
05/17/0505/17/05	Character Licensing and Co-Branding - given by the International Trademark Association, San Diego	Speech
01/06/0401/06/04	Strategic Use Of Remedies In Trademark and Copyright Litigation View Presentation	Speech
07/16/0207/16/02	Avoiding Intellectual Property Liability	Speech
12/01/0112/01/01	Handling Unfair Competition and False Advertising Cases View Presentation	Speech
11/01/9911/01/99	Trademark Law Update, presented at the Practising Law Institute Seminar, New York View Presentation	Speech
03/01/9903/01/99	Legal Issues and the Electronic Storefront, presented a the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association 33rd Annual Lawyer's Conference, San Antonio	Speech
11/07/9711/07/97	Trademark Litigation Update, presented at the Practising Law Institute's Litigating Copyright, Trademark & Unfair Competition Cases Conference, New York	Speech
08/30/9608/30/96	Update on Network Solutions, Inc. Revises Domain Name Dispute Policy View White Paper	White Paper
03/01/9603/01/96	European Community Trademark Office Begins Accepting Applications for a European-wide Trademark Registration View White Paper	White Paper
03/01/9603/01/96	The Internet and Intellectual Property: Avoiding Pitfalls on the Information Superhighway View White Paper	White Paper
02/20/9502/20/95	Does the Lanham Act Apply to Color Per Se?, The National Law Journal	Article
05/01/93May 1993	Traps for the Unwary: Three Recurring Problems in Drafting Franchise, License and Distribution Agreements, Licensing Economics Review, Vol. 3, No. 8 View Article	Article
02/01/9302/01/93	Protecting Trade Secrets (And Your Competitive Edge!)	Speech
01/01/9301/01/93	The Art and Strategy of Protecting Trade Dress	Speech
12/01/9212/01/92	To Copy or Not To Copy: Copyright Liability For Photocopying Newsletter and Other Periodicals: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
08/01/9208/01/92	Environmental Marketing Claims: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
07/01/9207/01/92	Supreme Court Decision Expands Trademark Protection for Distinctive Business Decors and Packaging Designs: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
01/01/9201/01/92	Computer Software Protection, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	How To Protect Them - Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights: Presentation given by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers. View Presentation	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	The Basics of Intellectual Property Protection in the United States, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	The Berne Convention and Recent Amendments to the United States Copyright Act, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	The Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	Use and Protection of Trademarks, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	What Are They - Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
10/01/9110/01/91	Copyright Protection for Architectural Works: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
09/01/91September 1991	Requiem for the Second Comer Doctrine (Trademark Law), The Trademark Reporter, Vol. 81, No. 5	Article
08/01/9008/01/90	Distribution Of Products Or Services: Potential Applicability Of Franchising Regulations: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
01/01/9001/01/90	The Basics of Intellectual Property Protection: Morgan Lewis & Bockius White Paper [Also available in Japanese as published in 'The Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc.' Volume 18, No 1 View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper

Date	Title	Description
Oct 13, 2003	Identifying 15 Leading IP Lawyers	Legal Times identifies 15 of the D.C. area’s top IP attorneys.
Jun 17, 2002	Around the World	How Washington IP practices serve clients with global needs.

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