Matt Minder practices intellectual property law. Mr. Minder’s practice focuses on the adoption, prosecution, and enforcement of trademarks, service marks, and copyrights. He has participated in civil actions involving trademarks, unfair competition, trade secrets, and copyrights. Mr. Minder has also participated in advising clients on the selection and availability of trademarks and service marks, and in registering those marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, Mr. Minder routinely handles various aspects of licensing and other transactional matters involving intellectual property.
During law school, Mr. Minder was involved in the Richard Linn American Inn of Court, and Chicago-Kent's Intellectual Property Law Society. He also assisted Professor Graeme B. Dinwoodie in drafting proposed legislation to amend the Lanham Act, on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Mr. Minder has also been involved in pro bono work, including advising clients referred by the Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts on various trademark and copyright issues, obtaining orders of protection for clients referred by Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and protecting a client’s First Amendment rights.
Bar and Court Admissions
Missouri, 2009
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., High Honors, Order of the Coif, 2009
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, B.A., summa cum laude, 2003
Publications
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"Peer-to-Peering Beyond the Horizon: Can a P2P Network Avoid Liability by Adapting Its Technological Structure?," 83 Chicago-Kent Law Review 101, 2010
Professional Affiliations
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International Trademark Association
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Missouri Bar Association
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American Bar Association