Brett I. Miller

Partner

Brett I. Miller is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Miller’s practice focuses on trademark and copyright matters, including U.S. and international trademark prosecution, counseling, litigation, and licensing. Mr. Miller advises and assists clients in the selection and protection of worldwide brands and brand portfolios, and counsels a wide variety of clients in transactional and litigation matters involving software, technology, and the Internet. He also has a background in museum and art-related intellectual property issues, and serves on the board of directors of the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts.

Mr. Miller publishes and speaks frequently on intellectual property topics. He is a co-author of A Museum Guide to Copyright and Trademark (American Association of Museums, 1999) and his most recent article, "Who Owns the Written Law? Copyrights on Code, Take 2," was published in the October 2002 issue of the Legal Times Intellectual Property Magazine.

Mr. Miller received his J.D. in 1995 from the University of Virginia. He served as a post-graduate law clerk in the General Counsel’s Office of the Museum of Modern Art in 1995. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Miller worked on graduate-level studies in art history at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and at Columbia University. He also served as the associate curator of collections of the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida. He earned his B.A. in art history from Emory University in 1985.

Mr. Miller is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Georgia and before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.