Intellectual Property
 
  Business & Tax
 
Jed Spencer handles Intellectual Property matters at Ober|Kaler.  

    

Jed R. Spencer
Associate
  jrspencer@ober.com
410-347-7320
443-263-7520 fax
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  Experience  

An associate in the firm's Intellectual Property Group, Jed handles matters involving copyrights, trademarks, licensing, patents, trade secrets, e-commerce and Internet law. Jed's practice also focuses on business matters and litigation involving intellectual property rights.

 
 
    Representative Cases

Intellectual property counsel to numerous organizations for prosecution, protection and licensing of trademark and copyright asset portfolios

Transaction counsel in connection with a multi-country veterinary pharmaceutical development and licensing deal

Defense counsel in regard to a consumer product trade dress and design patent infringement case

Transaction counsel in connection with the acquisition of a local radio station

Intellectual property counsel in connection with drafting and implementing IP policies for commercial and educational institutions

 
 
    Admitted

Court of Appeals of Maryland

 
 
  Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006

Intellectual Property Law Society, President
Intellectual Property Law Journal, Member
National Environmental Law Moot Court Team Member

Mount Saint Mary's School of Business, M.B.A., 2003

McDaniel College, B.S., 2001

 
 
   Professional & Community

American Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Emerging Technology Centers

Business Mentor

International Game Developers of America

Baltimore Chapter

Maryland State Bar Association

Intellectual Property Section
Council Member at Large
Programming Committee

 
 
   Publications & Presentations

Editor-in-Chief, IP Watch, Ober|Kaler

Presenter, "Legal and Business Considerations When Starting Your Own Studio," International Game Developers Association, 2009

Author, "Analysis: Tetris, Legal Clone Wars Versus Blockles," Gamasutra.com, 2009

Author, "A Sign of the Times" MSBA Annual IP update, 2008

Presenter, "How Your Organization Can Benefit From An IP Audit," Emerging Technology Centers, 2007

 
 
   Professional Background

Law Clerk, Gorman & Williams

Judicial Intern, Honorable M. Brooke Murdock, Baltimore City Circuit Court

 
 
   Favorite Quote "The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker