James Sims III

• Licensing
• Trademark and Other IP Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Life Sciences

• IP Litigation
• IP Issues in Business Transactions
• Franchising
• Copyright
• Advertising and IP
• Trademarks

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1988

District of Columbia

Pennsylvania

Partner

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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George Washington University National Law Center

J.D

1986

Hope College

B.A

1981

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Activities: Lifetime Fellow, American Bar Foundation

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Activities: Member, American Bar Association (ABA), Intellectual Property Law (IPL) Section

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Activities: Co-Editor, ABA, The Intellectual Property Handbook: A Practical Guide For Franchise, Business and IP Counsel

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Activities: Co-Chair, ABA IPL Section, 2007 and 2008 Annual CLE Programs

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Activities: Former Chair, ABA IPL Section, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Division (responsible for six committees covering Internet issues, federal trademark legislation, international treaties, Patent and Trademark Office affairs, state trademark laws, unfair competition, franchising, and counterfeiting)

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Activities: Former Chair, ABA IPL Section, Copyright Division (responsible for nine committees covering domestic and international legislation, Copyright Office affairs, and special interests)

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Activities: Former Articles and Topics Editor, Franchise Law Journal

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Activities: Former Chair, ABA IPL Section, Copyright Office Affairs Committee

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Activities: Former Chair, ABA IPL Section, Franchising Committee

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Activities: Former Co-Chair, ABA IPL Section, New Publications Committee

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Activities: Member, CT Corsearch Trademark Advisory Board

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Activities: Member, ABA Forum on Franchising

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Activities: Member, International Trademark Association

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Activities: Member, Copyright Society of the USA

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Activities: Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section

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Activities: Member, The George Washington University School of Law Intellectual Property Advisory Board