OUR LEGAL TEAM

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Passionate Playground is proud of our growing asset portfolio of IP including patents, trademarks, domain names and design. We strive to continually expand our intellectual property holdings to enhance our brand and protect our innovations.

Of special note; our Founder Deborah, is the only client member of the infamous trademark lawyer band, The Opposition™.  Watch a performance at the next International Lawyers Trademark Association (INTA) gathering somewhere in the world.

NORTH AMERICA

Barry Horwitz
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
77 West Wacker Drive,  Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601
T +1 312.456.1037

Barry’s practice spans all traditional areas of intellectual property law, and includes an emphasis on patent, copyright, trade secret, and trademark counseling and litigation. His litigation experience includes preparing pleadings, all aspects of discovery, successfully briefing/arguing various motions and summary judgment, trial, and appeals. 

 

Timothy D. Casey
Partner, BakerHostetler
999 Third Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle WA 98104
T +1.206.332.1107

Tim has written and prosecuted thousands of patents worldwide for a wide range of technologies, including software, electrical/electronics, computer science, medical devices, mechanical, physics and industrial. He has managed trademark portfolios, including more than 10,000 marks and written and negotiated business and technology contracts for clients ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. 

 

EUROPE / UK 

Dr. Richard Dissmann
Rechtsanwalt / Partner, Bird & Bird
Maximiliansplatz 22, Munich, 80333, Germany
T +49 89 3581 6152

"My practice revolves around trade mark, unfair competition and design law, as well as around copyright and cyber law. I personally focus on contentious matters, in particular on all manner of litigation and anti-piracy matters."

 

CHINA / ASIA