Why Joe Dreitler?

There are two things that differentiate us from other firms.

 
  • We are not patent lawyers.  Trademark law is the focus of our practice!
  • Trademark, copyright law, internet and unfair competition is not just a sideline!
    • Here are some of the reasons why we can help you and/or your client.
    We have hands-on experience in global brand development for large corporations. However, we understand the needs of corporate clients to balance legal services with internal budgeting and obtain business goals.
    Mr. Dreitler has or is currently serving the following organizations:
    Past Chair of the Board of Governors Intellectual Property Law Section – Ohio State Bar Association.

    Served on the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA) 1993-96.

    Chair of INTA's Amicus Curiae Brief Committee from 1994 - 1996. Assisted on the brief in INTA's Amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the 1995 case of Qualitex vs. Jacobson.

    Co-author of INTA's brief to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Warner Vision Entertainment Inc. v. Empire of Carolina Inc. The Second Circuit cited the brief with approval in reversing the trial court's decision on the intent to use provisions of the Trademark Law Revision Act (TLRA).

    Joe Dreitler has frequently spoken and written on both U.S. and international trademark, unfair competition, licensing and copyright issues.  His article on the Tiger Woods case was published  in the Spring 2005 Akron University Law Review. His article on "Pre-Filing Strategies and Evaluation" appeared in the April 2004 IP Litigator magazine;  his article on trade dress issues and the Pebble Beach v. Tour 18 case was published in the National Law Journal of May 1999; his article on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame case was published in the National Law Journal in May 1998.  He will speak at the International Trademark Association (INTA) 2005 Annual Meeting in San Diego on trademark fair use; he spoke at  the 2004 INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta on ethics in trademark practice; the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) seminar in New York on protecting non-traditional trademarks in both 2005 and 2004, the 2004 University of Akron law school IP Symposium; and  in November 2003 he spoke on the Madrid Protocol and its use by multi-national trademark owners at INTA's Leadership Meeting; he was Chair of INTA’s 2002 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) forum in Washington; and spoke at INTA’s 2001 Cyberspace law conference in Chicago.

    He obtained experience in geographic indication and Appellation of Origin law while managing the worldwide Budweiser - Budweiser Budvar litigation. He was a participant at the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) Symposia on the conflict between trademarks and geographic indications in Funchal (Madeira), Portugal in 1993 and Melbourne, Australia in 1995. 

    Mr. Dreitler holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cincinnati, a Juris Doctor degree from Chase College of Law, and is admitted to the Ohio Bar and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.