Tagged: Intellectual Property And Corporate Transactions

McBrayer Member Mari-Elise Paul has been recognized in the 2025 edition of WTR 1000 as one of the world's leading trademark practitioners.

Featured in the December issue of BARbriefs by the Louisville Bar Association, intellectual property attorneys Bruce Paul and Mari-Elise Paul have recently published the article "Generative Artificial Intelligence and Deepfakes Prompt a Need for Expanded Right of Publicity Protection in Kentucky."

McBrayer PLLC is proud to announce that Member Mari-Elise Paul has been selected to lead the firm’s formidable Intellectual Property practice. Paul takes the helm of a practice that has seen extensive, innovative growth in recent years, and operates at the highest level within the Commonwealth.

McBrayer’s expansion continues with the addition of two Associate attorneys and a Chief Human Resources Officer in the Lexington and Louisville offices, further expanding the firm’s litigation and intellectual property groups and adding a trusted HR professional to firm administration.

Joining McBrayer’s Louisville office as a Member is Mari-Elise Paul, whose practice falls heavily in the area of intellectual property, from trademark and copyright clearance and prosecution to enforcement and litigation, but she also handles contract and license negotiation and enforcement and management of supply chain and energy transactions. Paul is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. For more information, visit: https://www.mcbrayerfirm.com/professionals-Mari-Elise-Paul.html

On November 8, McBrayer attorney Jack Wheat will speak in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's seminar entitled "Spirits and Intellectual Property: Bourbon" in Louisville, Kentucky.

Member Jack Wheat has received a spotlight feature in Louisville Business First following his recent appearance on the History Channel's The Toys That Built America. Mr. Wheat was interviewed for an episode about the Cabbage Patch Kids due to his role in an intellectual property suit involving the toys. 

McBrayer attorney Peter Rosene is quoted in a recent article in Business Lexington about the importance of protecting your business’ digital content in a changing digital world.

McBrayer Member Jack Wheat is quoted in the September issue of The Lane Report in a piece about the new rule allowing college athletes to earn money from name, image, and likeness deals. 

McBrayer Member Jack Wheat was part of a group of experienced intellectual property attorneys who filed a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States this week. Mr. Wheat and the other trademark experts encouraged the Court to review a ruling from the Second Court regarding dental products produced by a Swiss company. The Second Court had ruled that the "candy-colored" tips of the dental tools were not protected by trademark law; Mr. Wheat and others are urging the Supreme Court to review this decision and establish a "clear national standard" on functionality.