Michael N. Spink, a shareholder in the Ann Arbor office of Brinks Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has been named to the 2018 IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists, the annual guide to globally recognized creators of IP value, published by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine. This year’s guide will be launched at the eleventh annual IPBC Global in San Francisco on June 10. It is the third time Spink has been named to the list.
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) focuses on the many ways in which intellectual property and intangible assets can be used to create corporate value. The IAM Strategy 300 identifies attorneys, consultants, financiers and others whose primary expertise is assisting IP owners to increase the value of their IP portfolios.
Spink chairs the firm’s Intellectual Asset Management and Licensing Legal Practice Group and is co-chair of the Korea Task Force. His practice focuses on all aspects of client counseling, including procurement, licensing and opinions on patents, trademarks and copyrights. He has extensive experience in complex transactions involving intellectual property, including due diligence, acquisition, disposition and bankruptcy issues. Spink is co-chair of the Michigan chapter of LES, an international professional society comprised of nearly 3,000 members engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture and marketing of intellectual property.
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Spink named to IAM Strategy 300 ? World's Leading IP Strategists list

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