Mike Kanach

About Mike Kanach

Experience in intellectual property, entertainment and music law, branding, trademarks, and other IP (copyrights, patents, trade secrets, licensing). Counseling and transactional experience, negotiating and drafting agreements. Background in litigating complex intellectual property matters from initial analysis through trial.*Disclaimers: Lawyer Advertising; LinkedIn messages are not legal advice; Comments are not on behalf of employer; Admitted to practice in California.

Experience

1. Senior Counsel

   Gerben Ip

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Senior counsel and trademark litigator at Gerben IP, a Washington, D.C-based trademark boutique law firm focused exclusively on trademarks. The firm opened its doors as Gerben Law Firm in 2008. Today, the firm has over trademarks under its management worldwide. Within those trademarks are clients including entrepreneurs, private equity-backed start-ups, mature private companies, public companies, celebrities, and professional athletes.

Education

• University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)

  J.D., Intellectual Property Concentration

  2007 — 2010

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing major, Studio Art minor

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Torts
• Painting
• Breach of Contract
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Copyright Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Research
• Class Actions
• Mediation
• Contract Negotiation
• Licensing
• Trademark Prosecution
• Trade Secrets
• Corporate Law
• Copyright Law
• Patent Litigation
• Contract Writing
• Intellectual Property Strategy
• Civil Litigation
• Lacrosse
• Entertainment Law
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Sports
• Product Liability
• Photography
• Appeals
• Trials
• Art
• Digital Art
• Patents
• Negotiation
• Patentability
• Trademark Infringement
• Counseling
• Sports Law
• Courts