Bret J. Danow

Qualifications and Career Profile

Bret J. Danow is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.  Mr. Danow concentrates his practice in intellectual property law with an emphasis on trademark licensing, agreement administration, prosecution, enforcement, clearance, monitoring and portfolio management; domain name disputes; and intellectual property related diligence and corporate transactions.

Mr. Danow’s practice represents clients in the fashion and apparel, publishing, education, entertainment, liquor, banking, financial services, and consumer electronics industries.

Mr. Danow was named a "Recommended Lawyer" in the 2010/11 edition of Practical Law Company's Cross-Border IP in Business Transactions Handbook. Mr. Danow is admitted to the New York State Bar.

Lectures and Articles

Mr. Danow co-authored, with Karen Artz Ash, "The Effect of New Uses on Copyright License Agreements," which appeared in the October 4, 2004 edition of the New York Law Journal; "Anticipate New Technologies When Drafting Copyright Licenses," which appeared in Entertainment Law Weekly on August 3, 2004; "Reducing the Effect of Licensing Bankruptcy," which appeared in Managing Intellectual Property, July/August 2004; and "Trademark License Agreement Lessons," which appeared in the July 9, 2001 New York Law Journal.

In addition, Mr. Danow is the author of the following:

• "Beware Similar Marks on Related Goods," which appeared in the February 2012 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Tips on Acceleration of Royalties Provisions," which appeared in the December 2011/January 2012 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Renewing domain names and the ACPA," which appeared in the November 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Dividing Trade Marks," which appeared in the July/August 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Reverse Confusion," which appeared in the May 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Rules on Gift Cards," which appeared in the April 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "Domain Name Enforcement Broadened," which appeared in the March 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "How to Avoid Naked Licensing," which appeared in the February 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "The Misconceptions About Incontestability," which appeared in the December 2010/January 2011 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• "UDRP Evidence Standards," which appeared in the November 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Extraterritorial Application of the Lanham Act,” which appeared in the October 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Insurance Coverage for Infringement Claims,” which appeared in the September 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Common Law Rights Can Outlast Registration,” which appeared in the July/August 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Changes in Declaratory Judgment Standards,” which appeared in the June 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Licence Agreements in Cross-Border Bankruptcies,” which appeared in the May 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Cautions on Consent to Registration Agreements,” which appeared in the April 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Likelihood of Confusion for Alcoholic Beverage Marks,” which appeared in the March 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Obtaining Registrations for Personal Names,” which appeared in the February 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Co-Existence Agreements,” which appeared in the December 2009/January 2010 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Effect of Corporate Name Registrations,” which appeared in the November 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Changes to Fraud Analysis,” which appeared in the October 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Registration on the Supplemental Register,” which appeared in the September 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Settlement of Opposition Proceedings,” which appeared in the July/August 2009 editionof Managing Intellectual Property; 
• “Intent-to-Use Requirements,” which appeared in the June 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Licensing in the Credit Crunch,” which appeared in the May 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;

• “Trademark Disclaimers,” which appeared in the April 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Trademark Monitoring,” which appeared in the March 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Excusable Neglect,” which appeared in the February 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Deceptively Misdescriptive Geographic Marks,” which appeared in the December 2008/January 2009 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Avoid Domain Name Scams,” which appeared in the November 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “License Agreement Representations,” which appeared in the October 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Protecting Certification Marks,” which appeared in the September 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Avoiding Willful Infringement,” which appeared in the July/August 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Using a Third Party’s Trademark,” which appeared in the June 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Claiming Trademark Rights in Particular Colors,” which appeared in the May 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Environmentally Friendly Marketing Claims,” which appeared in the April 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Enforcement Options for Foreign Marks,” which appeared in the March 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
  

• “Alternatives to Federal Trademark Filings,” which appeared in the February 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Limitations on Governing Law Provisions,” which appeared in the December 2007/January 2008 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Excusable Non-Use of a Trademark,” which appeared in the November 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Use of Personal Names,” which appeared in the October 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Infringement Risks and Related Goods,” which appeared in the September 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Enforceability of Priority Filings,” which appeared in the July/August 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Fraud Warnings,” which appeared in the June 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Risks Arising from Phonetic Similarity,” which appeared in the May 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “The Importance of Trademark Clearance,” which appeared in the April 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Cautions about Foreign Word Marks,” which appeared in the March 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Keyword Advertising and Trademark Infringement,” which appeared in the February 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “What to Know About Geographic References,” which appeared in the December 2006/January 2007 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Addressing Grey Market Sales into the US,” which appeared in the November 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Gripe sites and fair use,” which appeared in the October 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Tips on Using Priority Foreign Filings,” which appeared in the September 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Disputes in the Financial Service Industry” which appeared in the July/August 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Trademark Enforcement for Domain Names,” which appeared in the June 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Expanding Well-known Brands to the US,” which appeared in the May 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “Domain Name Issues in License Agreements” which appeared in the April 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property;
• “New Developments Concerning Trademark Licenses in Bankruptcy,” which appeared in the March 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property; and
• “Defensive Ownership of Domain Names,” which appeared in the February 2006 edition of Managing Intellectual Property.

Education

Mr. Danow received his undergraduate degree with distinction (B.A., 1997) from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He received his law degree (J.D., 2000) from University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was a Senior Editor for the Journal of Constitutional Law and was recognized for his exemplary public service.