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Melinda S. Giftos

Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
Business & Commercial Litigation
Technology Law
  Attorney
  (608) 234-6076 /  mgiftos@whdlaw.com
Mindi Giftos is an attorney in the Madison office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Her practice encompasses intellectual property, intellectual property litigation and commercial litigation. Ms. Giftos specializes in trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, domain names, trade secrets, anti-counterfeiting, defamation, publicity rights, and non-competition. In addition to her intellectual property expertise, Ms. Giftos is also involved in a broad range of commercial litigation matters.
 
Admission(s)
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Wisconsin, 2005
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Florida, 2000
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United States District Court Western District of Wisconsin
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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
 
Education
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University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., 2000, with honors; Editor in Chief, Journal of Technology Law & Policy, 1999; Book Awards (highest grade) in Intellectual Property Litigation and in Techniques of Growth Management
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Florida State University, B.S., 1996
 
 
 
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On August 31, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Stauffer v. Brooks Brothers.
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In December 2009, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a landmark decision holding that the statutory penalty of up to $500 for false patent marking should be imposed for each article falsely marked.
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Mindi Giftos Article for WTN, "Keyword advertising: An important marketing tool or a potential minefield?"
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Upcoming Events
 
Seminars and Conferences
9/16/2010  Construction Seminar Series - A Flip of a Coin, A Roll of the Dice and Other Games of Chance: Comparing the AIA and ConsensusDOCS Construction Documents in the Real World (Madison)
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9/21/2010  Construction Seminar Series - A Flip of a Coin, A Roll of the Dice and Other Games of Chance: Comparing the AIA and ConsensusDOCS Construction Documents in the Real World (Milwaukee)
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9/21/2010  WHD Breakfast Seminar - Recognizing Patentable Subject Matter: Post Bilski (Madison)
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11/10/2010  Save the Date - Flying Above the Storm: Excelling in Difficult Times (Milwaukee Annual Human Resources Law Conference)
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11/11/2010  Construction Seminar Series - The Role of Mediation in the Green Building Project (Madison)
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Speaking Engagements
9/16/2010  Arthur Phillips to Present, "Health Care Reform-Grandfathered Plan," at the Wisconsin State Bar's 6th Annual Employee Benefits Update
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9/23/2010  Nathan Fishbach to Present, "Crises Management for Corporate Counsel," at State Bar of Wisconsin Seminar
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9/24/2010  Brian Anderson to Present, "Fostering the Development of Green Technology: Emerging Trends," at ALFA International's International Law Practice Group Seminar in Paris
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10/7/2010  Heather Tiltmann to Present, "Navigating Unemployment Hearings: How to Plot the Course to Win," at the 2010 WI SHRM State Conference
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10/15/2010  Frank Gumina to Present on Contract and HR Issues for Clinics at the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine 2010 Conference
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