Michael B. Dvoren
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney in Scottsdale, AZ
Selected to Rising Stars: 2015 - 2019
Licensed in Arizona Since: 2009
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property
Attorney Profile
Michael Dvoren focuses his legal practice on intellectual property law, business law, and related practice areas. He regularly counsels clients in a wide range of industries on all aspects of trademark, copyright, trade secret, advertising, business, and internet law and has represented them in courts throughout the United States and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Before joining RM Warner, Michael was a partner at several Phoenix area law firms and was an associate attorney at an Am Law 200 law firm prior to that. Before attending law school, Michael was a television producer in Los Angeles.
About Michael B. Dvoren
First Admitted: 2009, Arizona
Professional Webpage: https://rmwarnerlaw.com/team/michael-dvoren/
Honors/Awards
- Client Reviewed , Martindale-Hubbell
- Willard H. Pedrick Scholar, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- CALI Award Recipient , Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Pro bono/Community Service
- International Trademark Association (INTA), Publications Committee, Past Member
- Association for Supportive Child Care, Advisor
Bar/Professional Activity
- United States District Court for the District of Arizona
- District of Colorado
- Northern District of Florida
- Eastern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
- Arizona, 2009
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Federal law provides for two different U.S. trademark registries - the “Principal Register” and the “Supplemental Register.”, A Tale of Two Registries: Trademark Registration on the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register, JaburgWilk.com
- On November 16, 2021, Miramax filed a lawsuit against famed film director Quentin Tarantino, alleging breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition., Miramax Gets Medieval on Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction NFTs: Takeaways for Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Creators, Buyers and Sellers, JaburgWilk.com
- One of the important benefits that come from registering copyrighted works early is the ability to seek statutory damages and attorney’s fees from a copyright infringer in a lawsuit. , Register Your Copyrights Early or Say Goodbye to Statutory Damages and Attorney’s Fees, JaburgWilk.com
- The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (the “TMA”) was buried in the enormous COVID relief and stimulus bill (i.e., the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021), signed into law on December 27, 2020. The TMA amends federal trademark law in several significant ways of which trademark owners should take note., Congress Hands Trademark Owners New Tools to Fight Infringers and Challenge Fraudulent Registrations: The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020, JaburgWilk.com
- In the Netflix’s documentary series “Tiger King”, there was a 2011 trademark lawsuit Carol Baskin filed against Joe Exotic that began a series of negative events that ultimately lead to Exotic’s tragic undoing., Beating Tigers: How Carol Baskin Slayed the Tiger King (with Trademark Law), JaburgWilk.com
- The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (the “CASE Act”) was buried in the enormous COVID relief and stimulus bill (i.e., the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021) and signed into law on December 27, 2020. Copyright owners and accused infringers should take note of the advantages and limitations of the new “small claims” court created by the CASE Act., Congress Creates a Small Claims Court for Copyright Infringement (The CASE Act), JaburgWilk.com
- Intellectual Property 101 for Business Owners, Co-Author, Intellectual Property 101 for Business Owners, JaburgWilk.com
- Good Time to Try to Register that “#[email protected]*!ing” Trademark?, Good Time to Try to Register that “#[email protected]*!ing” Trademark?, JaburgWilk.com
- The Path to Registering Certain Types of Cannabis Trademarks is Now a Little Less Hazy, The Path to Registering Certain Types of Cannabis Trademarks is Now a Little Less Hazy, JaburgWilk.com
- New Rule Requires Foreign Companies and Persons to Be Represented by a U.S. Licensed Attorney in All Trademark Matters, New Rule Requires Foreign Companies and Persons to Be Represented by a U.S. Licensed Attorney in All Trademark Matters, JaburgWilk.com
- You’re no Longer Screwed if You Want to Register that Vulgar Trademark, You’re no Longer Screwed if You Want to Register that Vulgar Trademark, JaburgWilk.com
- Protect Your Copyrighted Works and Avoid Liability for your Website, Co-Author, Protect Your Copyrighted Works and Avoid Liability for your Website, JaburgWilk.com
- Ninth Circuit Ruling Reminds Copyright Owners That Failing to Allege Enough Facts Could Cost Them!, Ninth Circuit Ruling Reminds Copyright Owners That Failing to Allege Enough Facts Could Cost Them!, JaburgWilk.com
- Five Tips to Not Let Your Marijuana Trademarks Get Vaporized, Five Tips to Not Let Your Marijuana Trademarks Get Vaporized, JaburgWilk.com
- Does Pokémon GO Lure You in With a Dangerous Privacy Policy and Terms of Use?, Does Pokémon GO Lure You in With a Dangerous Privacy Policy and Terms of Use?, JaburgWilk.com
- When Social Media Takedown Notices Aren’t Enough, When Social Media Takedown Notices Aren’t Enough, JaburgWilk.com
- What’s in a Name? Trademark Strength in the Blockchain Space, What’s in a Name? Trademark Strength in the Blockchain Space, JaburgWilk.com
- Hasbro Just Successfully Trademarked the Smell of Play-Doh, Hasbro Just Successfully Trademarked the Smell of Play-Doh, JaburgWilk.com
Educational Background
- University of California, Los Angeles (summa cum laude), 2000
Industry Groups
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
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Last Updated: 5/15/2022