1) Your Name: | Brian Winterfeldt |
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| 2) Stakeholder Group: | Commercial |
3) Constituency: | Intellectual Property (IPC) |
4) ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3): | |
5) Please identify your current employer(s): | Mayer Brown LLP |
6) Please identify your current position(s): | Partner |
7) Please identify the type(s) of work performed: | Brian J. Winterfeldt works with clients on the creation of global trademark and branding strategies, as well as the development of programs to enforce their intellectual property rights and protect against infringement of their trademarks, trade dress and copyrights in the United States and internationally. This includes domestic and international trademark counseling, clearance, prosecution, enforcement and litigation, as well as trade dress, Internet governance and domain name issues. His practice encompasses global leaders in the retail and apparel, media, financial services, consumer products, food and beverage, hospitality, and Internet and technology industries. Brian’s practice includes significant work in Internet governance, domain name law and new media counseling and enforcement, including supporting clients with the management of their domain name portfolios and securing domain names that incorporate clients' trademarks through the Uniform Dispute Name Resolution Policy (UDRP) and other similar processes for country code top-level domains (ccTLDs). He has also counseled clients on cutting-edge issues such as the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program, including drafting and prosecuting new gTLD applications and developing advocacy and enforcement strategies in this space. In addition, Brian regularly counsels clients and provides training in the social media space, including developing and administering social media policies and promoting and protecting clients’ brands on social media platforms. Brian has written numerous articles on trademark law and is a prominent and frequent speaker at industry events on topics including trademark issues, Internet governance and social media. He has served as co-chair to several major conferences for the International Trademark Association (INTA), including the recent Trademarks and the Changing Internet Landscape conference in 2013, and is currently a special advisor for INTA’s Internet Committee and chair for INTA’s Trademark Administrators Committee Internet Workgroup Subcommittee. |
8) Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes): | USA |
9) Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimus stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN: | I do not have any personal financial ownership in any registries, registrars, or other interested parties in ICANN policy, nor do I hold any senior management or leadership positions in such organizations. As Mayer Brown LLP is a large international law firm, it is possible that other members of the firm may hold such interests. |
10) Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid? | Yes |
| If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"): | I am participating on the GNSO Council and in policy development process activities as a representative of the Intellectual Property Constituency, on a volunteer basis. |
| 11) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions: | |
a) Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes? | Yes |
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes: | In my practice, I represent both registries and registrars in trademark portfolio matters, although I have not represented these organizations in ICANN policy matters. From time to time, I advise clients on ICANN policy matters relating to brand protection, and have assisted clients with preparing comments to ICANN. In addition, I am currently advising several clients on their new gTLD applications. As Mayer Brown LLP is a large international law firm, it is possible that other members of the firm may hold additional such interests. |
b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member? | Yes |
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s): | With regard to my participation on the GNSO Council and in other policy development process activities, I confer with members of the Intellectual Property Constituency to ensure IPC interests are represented. |
12) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable): |
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13) Additional Information (optional): | |
14) Page last revised: | 10-Jul-2013 |
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