Attorney Michael Doctrow
Michael A. Doctrow
Email: mdoctrow@mwn.com
Web: www.mwn.com
Area of Practice: Intellectual Property
Education & Background:
Johns Hopkins University (B.A.)
George Washington University National Law Center (J.D. with honors, 1982)
Mr. Doctrow is a leading franchise attorney and Chair of the Intellectual Property Group at McNees Wallace & Nurick. He practices franchise, trademark, copyright, trade secret and advertising law. His practice focuses on trademark and copyright registration and administration, and advertising and branding strategies. A significant portion of his practice involves the structuring and negotiating of trademark, patent and software license agreements, franchise and distribution agreements, advertising agreements and technology contracts. Mr. Doctrow counsels clients on all aspects of domestic and international marketing and distribution matters, and he is actively engaged in counseling franchise companies.
Mr. Doctrow is a leading franchise attorney and Chair of the Group at McNees Wallace & Nurick. He practices franchise, trademark, copyright, trade secret and advertising law. His practice focuses on trademark and copyright registration and administration, and advertising and branding strategies. A significant portion of his practice involves the structuring and negotiating of trademark, patent and software license agreements, franchise and distribution agreements, advertising agreements and technology contracts. Mr. Doctrow counsels clients on all aspects of domestic and international marketing and distribution matters, and he is actively engaged in counseling franchise companies.He has lectured and authored materials on the subjects of advertising, trademark and copyright law, and has been a guest lecturer on trademark law and franchise law at the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Doctrow is a member of INTA, the International Trademark Association, the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising and the Central Pennsylvania Technology Council. He serves on the Intellectual Property Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Doctrow is also a member of the American Law Firm Association Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group.
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