Sheldon Klein

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1981

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Maryland

Maryland Bar

Supreme Court of the United States

US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Partner

Arent Fox LLP

Current

George Washington University National Law Center

J.D

1980

honors

University of Michigan

1977

BA in history and near eastern studies, high distinction

Current

Activities: Sheldon is a former officer and board member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and was elected a Fellow of the Association. Currently, he chairs the Association’s Committee on Trademarks and the Internet. Sheldon is a past chair of the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and was responsible for four major programs at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association.

Current

Activities: On behalf of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Sheldon co-authored a brief amicus curiae before the US Supreme Court in Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products, Inc. on the issue of whether color per se should be registrable as a trademark. He also co-authored a brief amicus curiae, on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, before the US Supreme Court in Wal-Mart, Inc. v. Samara Bros., Inc. on the issue of the standard to be applied for the protection of product design trade dress.

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