Max Vern practices International Intellectual Property law with emphasis on securing and enforcing trademark rights. He has significant experience in developing brand strategy and maximizing global trademark portfolio protection. Mr. Vern’s practice involves all facets and stages of domestic and international trademark portfolio management - trademark searches and opinions, filing, prosecution, due diligence, licensing, acquisitions, and enforcement of trademark rights, including oppositions and cancellation actions. The practice encompasses a wide range of industries - electronics, internet, entertainment, retail, banking, medical products, pharmaceuticals, food products and services, construction and real estate.

Mr. Vern is an active member of the International Trademark Association Famous & Well-Known Marks Subcommittee. He is fluent in Russian and Hebrew, and has knowledge of French.

Published Works

• "Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP Trademark Alert
  Facebook To Offer Personalized URLs", June 12, 2009
• "3D Marks and Industrial Designs - International Protection", Trademark World, December 2008-January 2009
• "Second Life - A New Dimension For Trademark Infringement", Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 1, 2008
• "A Trademark Visa - Aspects of International Trademark Use and Protection", Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 10, 2006
• "European Community Trademark: Two Tracks-One Destination", Trademark World, 11, 2004
• "Will The Road To The U.S. Go Through Madrid", Intellectual Property Today, April, 2004

Speaking Engagements

• 6th IP Annual Conference “Intellectual Property: from reliable protection to efficient management”: Trademarks and Brands - Strategy and Optimization of Protection in the United States, Yekaterinburg, Russia, November 26-27, 2008
• Strategy and Practical Aspects of Trademark Protection in the United States, 6th Annual Teaching Seminar on Strategies of Protection and Managing Corporate Intellectual Property, Moscow, Russia, April 16, 2008
• Searching Trademarks in Foreign Countries and Developing an International Trademark Protection Strategy, Halfmoon Seminar on International Trademark Practice for Paralegals, NY, NY, June 11, 2008