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Douglas N. Masters
Partner and Deputy Chair, Advanced Media and Technology; Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Protection

Douglas Masters litigates and counsels clients primarily in the areas of intellectual property, advertising and unfair competition. He helps sports leagues, athletes and advertisers protect and exploit their branding, marketing and other intellectual property assets. Mr. Masters has counseled major corporations and prominent individuals in a variety of matters involving trademark and copyright clearance, registration, policing and enforcement; as well as consumer protection issues, such as allegations of deceptive or unfair advertising and marketing practices, and unfair competition.

Mr. Masters also has extensive experience advising companies in domain name protection and enforcement proceedings, and matters and litigation relating to the unique issues of online marketing and advertising. In addition to representing clients in state and federal court, he practices regularly before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and the National Advertising Division.

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Affiliations

  • Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers for the Creative Arts
  • Member, Board of Directors, The Museum of Broadcast Communications
  • Member, Editorial Board, The Trademark Reporter
  • Member, Editorial Board, Newsletter of ABA Litigation Section, Intellectual Property Committee
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board, IP Law360 (2009)

Distinctions

  • Named an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property magazine (2013)
  • Named "Best Lawyer" in Trademark Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (2010-2013)
  • Named "Illinois Super Lawyer" in Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation and First Amendment/Media/Advertising by Thomson Reuters (2013) 
  • Named in "Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners," published by Euromoney's Legal Media Group (2009)
  • Named in The Legal 500 US in Marketing and Advertising, published by Legalease Limited and John Pritchard (2008-2009 and 2012 editions)
  • Recommended in World Trademark Review 1000 United States - Illinois (2012), WTR is part of The IP Media Group
  • Recommended “Top Lawyers in Illinois” in Intellectual Property Law (2004-2012), Advertising & Media Law (2010-2012), and Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law (2010-2012), Leading Lawyers Network, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Company
  • Honorable Mention, Hard Work on Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, ABA Section of Litigation (2009-2010)
  • Lecturer, Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property Litigation, University of Chicago Law School
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University School of Law
  • Illinois “40 Lawyers Under 40 to Watch”

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Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1988, cum laude
Editor, Women’s Law Journal
Cornell University, B.A., 1985, With Distinction
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2007
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1997
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