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225 South Sixth Street - Suite 3500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Phone: (612) 604-6585
Fax: (612) 604-6985
sbaird@winthrop.com
Practice Areas:
Intellectual Property - Copyright Protection
Intellectual Property - Litigation
Intellectual Property - Trademark and Brand Management
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Stephen R. Baird
Chair, Intellectual Property
Trademark & Brand Management
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FarmaSea® Health's attorney, Stephen R. Baird, is listed as 1
of the top 50 Intellectual Property attorneys in the United States. He and his law firm have been instrumental in aggressively launching a national campaign
against COUNTERFEIT MANUFACTURERS who are selling FRAUDULENT SEA VEGG PRODUCTS.
Mr. Baird has informed various National
Retail Chains that the SEA VEGG
product being sold to their customers is a counterfeit
product that is in violation
of FarmaSea® Health, LLC
and Scott Kennedy's intellectual property rights. (see
legal letter to Del Mar Labs)
Stephen joined Winthrop & Weinstine as
a shareholder in 2003 with over a decade of significant experience in the intellectual property arena. He heads
the Intellectual Property and Trademark and Brand Management practice groups, and his practice emphasizes trademark law, related unfair competition law and copyright
law.
Stephen counsels clients on trademark usage and clearance, branding strategies, domestic and worldwide portfolio
management, litigation and enforcement, Internet domain name disputes, licensing and prosecution. He also handles
trademark litigation matters
in federal district court and in proceedings before the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
HIGH PROFILE CLIENTS
Mr. Baird has represented the following companies in litigation matters in federal court or before the Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board:
Alliant Techsystems
America's Team Properties, Inc.
Anchor Bancorp, Inc.
Cargill, Inc.
Corbond Corporation
D'Amico Holding Company
DataCard Corporation
Digi International, Inc.
E.A. Sween Company (“Deli Express”)
Ecolab, Inc.
Elizabeth Grady Face First, Inc.
Fargo Baseball LLC
Federal Cartridge Company
Graco, Inc.
Great Plains Software, Inc.
Intermart, Inc.
International Trademark Association
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Kirchner Corporation
KNOCK, Inc.
Lifetouch, Inc.
Little Six, Inc. (“Mystic Lake Casino & Hotel”)
Magnum Research, Inc.
Mastercraft Tool
McLaughlin Gormley King Company
Menard, Inc.
Naterra Land
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Orphan Medical, Inc.
Pascua Yacqui Tribe
Roche Diagnostics
Ryan Properties
Robinson Outdoors
Sit Investment Associates
St. Croix of Park Falls, Ltd.
Truth Hardware
Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp
Varistar Corporation
Vital Images, Inc.
VDF FutureCeuticals
Walser Specialized Services, Inc.
White Pine Capital
Practice Areas
—Intellectual Property
—Copyright Protection
—Litigation
—Trademark and Brand Management
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
U.S. District Court, 4th District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., with high distinction, 1990
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, B.S., with distinction, 1986
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers ®, Minnesota Law & Politics, 2004-2008
"Top 50 Trademark Attorneys," Name Protect Trademark Insider, 2004-2007
“Top U.S. Trademark Filer #6,” Name Protect Trademark Insider, 2004-2007
“CityBusiness’ Forty Under Forty Award,” 2000
First Prize, 1992 Brand Names Education Foundation Ladas Memorial Award for Writing Excellence
Adjunct Professor, William Mitchell College of Law’s Intellectual Property Summer 1997 Institute
Editorial Board of The Trademark Reporter, 1992-1994 & 1998-1999
Brief Amicus Committee of the International Trademark Association, 1995-1997
Advisory Board for William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Development
Professional Associations &
Memberships
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
Publications
Co-editor. 2007 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2007.
Co-author. “Top Ten TTAB Decisions and Appeals: 2006-2007.” 2007
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2007. Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2007.
Co-author. “Top Ten Recent UDRP Decisions.” 2007 IP Book. Minneapolis:
Minnesota CLE, 2007.
Author. “Look Before You Leap! The Dangers of Not Clearing
Brands Before Adoption and Use.” CREATE Magazine July & August 2007: 52.
Author. “Do I Really Need to
Register My Name and Logo? The Short Answer: Really!” CREATE Magazine May & June 2007: 52.
Author. “What's in a Brand? More than Just a Name!” CREATE
Magazine January & February 2007: 52.
Co-editor. 2006 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2006.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark Cases for 2006.” 2006 IP Book.
Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2006.
Co-author. “The Top Ten Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
of 2005-2006.” 2006 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2006.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark UDRP Decisions: 2005-2006.” 2006
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2006. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2006.
Author. “2005 Trademark Decisions of the Federal Circuit.”
American University Law Review Vol.55. Issue 4 (May 2006).
Co-editor. 2005 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark
Decisions: 2004-2005.” 2005 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
Co-author. “Top Ten TTAB Decisions and Appeals: 2004-2005.” 2005
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005. Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark UDRP Decisions: 2004-2005.” 2005
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CL, 2005. Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
Co-author. “The Co-Existence of Trademark Fair Use and Likely
Confusion: The Supreme Court's KP Permanent Make Up Decision.” 2005 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2005.
Co-editor. 2004 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2004.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark Decisions: 2003-2004.” 2004 IP
Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2004.
Co-author. “Top Ten TTAB Decisions and Appeals: 2003-2004.” 2004
IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2004.
Author. “Summary Guide to Trademark Law.” Minnesota Continuing
Legal Education (2004).
Co-editor. 2005 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2003.
Co-author. “Top Ten Trademark Decisions: 2002-2003.” 2003 IP
Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2003.
Co-author. “The Lanham Act's Little Secret about ‘Actual Dilution.'”
2003 IP Book. Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2003.Minneapolis: Minnesota CLE, 2003.
Author. “Review of the 1999 Trademark Decisions of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.” American University Law Review 49 (August 2000): 1321-79.
Author. “Intellectual Property Fee Agreements.” Fee Agreements
in Minnesota. Minnesota State Bar Association, 1996.
Author. “Sex, Flies and Disparagement: Current Trends in Section
2(a) of the Lanham Act.” The Thirteenth Annual Judicial Conference of the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C. May 1995. (transcript printed in 166 Federal Rules Decisions 574 (1996))
Author. “Review of the 1993 Trademark Decisions of the Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.” American University Law Review 43 (1994): 1559-83.
Author. “Moral Intervention in the Trademark Arena: Banning
the Registration of Scandalous and Immoral Trademarks.” Trademark Reporter 83 (1993): 661-800. (cited in Ritchie
v. Simpson, 50 U.S.P.Q.2d 1023(CAFC 199), In re Hines, 31 U.S.P.Q.2d 1685, rev'd on other grounds, 32 U.S.P.Q.2d
1376 (TTAB 1994), 2 J. McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, 19:77, at p. 19-133, n.1 (1996),
1 J. McCarthy, Trademark Protection and Practice, 3.04[6], at p. 3-116, n.2 (1996))
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