PacWest Center 1211 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900 Portland, OR 97204 | Phone 503-222-9981 | Fax 503-796-2900 | Direct 503-796-2488 | mcohen@schwabe.com
Michael Cohen

Shareholder, Portland Office

Areas of Emphasis
Trademark & Copyright Law
IP Licensing
Complex Litigation
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Entertainment & Media
Emerging Business & Technology

Professional Experience
Mike Cohen is a shareholder with Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and co-chair of Schwabe's Intellectual Property Practice. He focuses his practice in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright licensing; counseling, prosecution, enforcement and litigation of trademark, trade dress, trade secret and copyright rights; technology transfer; IP due diligence for mergers and acquisitions; internet/e-commerce counseling; domain name and website issues; and entertainment, media and advertising law, including negotiating and enforcing book, music and movie deals and royalty agreements. Prior to joining the Schwabe firm, Mr. Cohen was a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

While attending law school, Mr. Cohen served as the 1995-1996 Executive Editor for the Oregon Law Review. He received the Maxine Lee Award for editorial excellence displayed as a staff member in 1995 and the Frederic R. Merrill Award for the best student article published in 1996.

Professional & Community Activities
Mr. Cohen is a member of a number of sections of the Oregon State Bar, including Patent and Trademark, Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Unfair Business Practices, and sits on the Executive Committee of the Computer & Internet Law Section. He is also a member of the International Trademark Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), presenters of the Grammy Awards. Locally, Mr. Cohen sits on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Portland Rose Festival Association, is a member of the Oregon Media Production Association, and serves as a Project Leader for Hands on Portland, a volunteer service organization.

Speaking Engagements
Mr. Cohen is a panelist for the Trademarks, Patents, and Copyrights session at the Beer and Wine Law Seminar presented by The Seminar Group on July 22, 2009.

Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
United States District Court, District of Oregon
United States District Court, District of Colorado
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Supreme Court

Education
University of Oregon School of Law, Juris Doctor degree (1996)
University of Chicago, Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1989)