Paul C Van Slyke

I use my 30+ years of legal experience and judgement to provide strategies aligned with business objectivies. My experience includes traditional trademark law, branding, label compliance, online trademarks and anticounterfeiting. I use my experience in consumer goods, retail, banking, energy, manufacturing and personal care products to provide clients with strategies and solutions aligned with their business objectives. I handle for them ltitigation, disputes, contracts, transactions, trademark registrations and clearance of the right to use brand names and company names. I use my six years experience as global head of the trademark, copyright and branding practice for a leading international law firm to counsel and assist clients in protecting and enforcing their brands in the USA and abroad. I also use this experience to review pre-release advertising campaigns and counsel musicians, entertainers and record labels in contract and trademark. In additon, I handle domain name disputes to recover domain name ownership in UDRP arbitrations. I represent personal care dealers and distributors in cosmetic labeling, FDA compliance and distributor/import agreements.

Intellectual Property

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Entertainment & Sports Law

Communications & Internet Law

Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law

• Free Consultation
  Free intial 30 minute initial consulation and case evaluation
• Credit Cards Accepted
  Visa and Mastercard.
• Contingent Fees
  I charge a fee of $500 up front for case evaluation
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Flat fees quoted where feasible.

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 20457000

Since 1968

5th Circuit

Since 2009

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1972

Senior Counsel

Hoover Slovacek LLP

2014 - Current

Current Law firm

Managing Counsel

Van Slyke Law Firm

2014 - 2014

Partner

Locke Liddell & Sapp (later Locke Lord)

1988 - 2014

Partner in law firm

Pravel Gambrell

1988 - 1997

Attorney

Arnold White & Durkee

1969 - 1987

Private practice of Intellectual Property Law and related ltigation.

Patent Agent and later Patent Counsel

Mobil Oil Corporation

1964 - 1969

While I was in law school, I worked in the Office of Patent Counsel assigned to the Field Research Laboratory. My responsibility was to render opinions on the patentability of new technologies and prepare and prosecute patent applications.

Southern Methodist University

J.D. (1969) | Law

1964 - 1969

University of Texas - Austin

B.S. (1964) | Electrical Engineering

1960 - 1964

Super Lawyer

Thompson Reuters

2014

Awarded to the Top 2% of the lawyers in the state after review by fellow lawyers

Best Lawyers in America, for IP litigation, Trademark Law and Copyright Law

Best Lawyers in America

2013

This award is based on interviews with lawyer peers and clients

Leader in the Field of Trademark Law

World Trademark Review 1000

2013

Calling Mr. Van Slyke “a celebrated litigator” with a “formidable courtroom track record,” WTR says his defense of globally recognized brands includes a substantial anti-counterfeiting component.

Superb Attorney 10.0 of 10.0

AVVO, Inc.

2012

10.0 of 10.0 in experience, industry recognitionm and professional conduct

Fellow, Top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows

Texas Bar Foundation

1996

Each year, the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows (or members) of the Texas Bar Foundation. Election to the Fellows is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a member of the State Bar of Texas. Nomination is based on outstanding contributions to the legal profession as well as a commitment to the community. Once nominees are selected, each nominee must be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Membership in the Fellows is restricted to Texas attorneys. If elected as a Fellow, one has the opportunity to join a network of top attorneys in Texas representing various ages, backgrounds, and practice areas, but all with clear agreement on the importance of professional integrity and promoting the cause of justice in Texas

Hon. Nancy F. Atlas Inn of Court

Master of the Bench

Current

Activities: Houston affilate of the American Inns of Court dedicated to promoting excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills. Meets for dinner monthly with an educational program. Membership in the Inn of Court is by invitation only and is limited to 90 lawyers, 24 law students, 4 law professors, and 3 Federal judges. Active members are divided into ten-person teams or "Pupillage Groups" to develop and participate in programs and discussions to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills surrounding the practice of intellectual property law.

American Bar Association

Member, Private Advertising Litigation Committee, Privacy and Information Security Committee, and Consumer Protection Committee

2011 - Current

International Trademark Association

Chair, Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2001-2003 (coordinated a global team of lawyers who monitored and reported on developments in fake goods court decisions and importation practices in many global countries).

2003 - Current

Houston Bar Association

Member, Entertainment and Sports Law Committee,

1970 - Current

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association

Former President

1970 - Current

Domain Name Arbitrator

World Intellectual Property Organization

Technology Mediator

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution