MIKE HAS EXTENSIVE LITIGATION AND TRIAL EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN CASES INVOLVING COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, AND ADVERTISING. HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS INCESSANT FOCUS ON ACHIEVING THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR HIS CLIENTS IN A STREAMLINED, COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER.
J. Michael Keyes is an intellectual property attorney with extensive trial and litigation experience in cases involving trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition and false advertising. He has tried several cases in federal courts across the United States.
Recently, Mike and his team obtained a final judgment and permanent injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of Rovio Entertainment, Ltd., the creator of Angry Birds®. The Court entered findings that the Angry Birds® trademark was “widely recognized by the general consuming public of the United States” and that the Defendants’ use of the mark “Angry Clubs” on golf-related merchandise was likely to cause confusion and dilution in the marketplace.
Mike previously served as trial counsel in Chicago federal court for Kraft Foods in a highly-publicized false advertising trial that was featured on ABC’s Good Morning America and also covered by the likes of The Chicago Tribune and The New York Times. He was also trial counsel for Abercrombie & Fitch in a high-profile case in California federal court brought by Levi Strauss & Co. involving claims of unfair competition, trademark infringement, and dilution. The jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Abercrombie & Fitch on all claims. The case was profiled in the Daily Journal—California’s largest legal publication—as one of the Top 10 “Defense Wins” in California that year.
Mike’s intellectual property litigation clients have also included the likes of Hall of Fame Major League Slugger George Brett, Amazon.com, Foot Locker, Beats Electronics, LLC (Beats by Dr. Dre), Helly Hansen, The North Face, Nestle, Del Monte Fresh Produce, Novatel Wireless, Esprit, Quest Diagnostics, Red Lion Hotels, Cervecería Modelo (the manufacturer of Corona® beer), Robert Bosch, LLC, and Carma Labs.
In addition to Mike’s trial practice, he also has substantial experience in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Office, and has been lead counsel on several appellate matters before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Mike is an active member of the copyright and trademark litigation bar and frequently teaches, speaks, and writes about intellectual property law. Mike is a co-creator and the co-editor of Dorsey’s IP Blog, TheTMCA.com, which focuses on legal developments in the world of TradeMarks, Copyrights, and Advertising. Mike is frequently called upon by members of the media for his insights and perspective on cutting-edge IP issues and disputes. He has recently been quoted by the likes of USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and the New York Business Journal. Mike is the co-editor of the forthcoming ABA Copyright Litigation Desk Book. One of Mike’s law review articles was cited extensively and relied upon by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in a case involving allegations of alleged music copyright infringement by Lady Gaga. See Francescatti v. Germanotta, No. 11 CV 5270, 2014 WL 2767231, at *9 (N.D. Ill. June 17, 2014)(Aspen, J.).
