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Mr. Bliss manages all phases of intellectual property, including patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, and litigation. He works with multinational corporations, consortiums, small businesses, and individuals. His experience spans a wide range of technology, including mechanical, electrical, chemical, materials, computer software, and business methods.
Mr. Bliss focuses on domestic and international patent and trademark rights, with experience managing a number of portfolios. He excels in patent and trademark management, protection and prosecution strategies, and opinions. Mr. Bliss also focuses on domestic and international copyright protection and enforcement. He has experience in all phases of licensing and contracts.
Additionally, Mr. Bliss is well-versed in all phases of intellectual property litigation, including case preparation, analysis, and execution, including federal court, USPTO inter partes reviews, oppositions, cancellations, and appeals.
He has served as an expert witness on patent law and patent office procedure on several occasions, including testifying at trial in connection with Sundance, Inc. and Merlot Tarpaulin & SideKit Mfg. Co., Inc. v. DeMonte Fabricating Ltd. and Quick Draw Tarpaulin Systems, Inc. and Walter DeMonte, Civil Action No. 02-73543, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Mr. Bliss has also appeared before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other various federal courts throughout the U.S.
Services
Intellectual Property
When ideas translate into products, processes, art, or authorship, we help clients protect their innovations and commercialize their work.
Credentials
Education
- Michigan State University Law School, 1987
- J.D., cum laude
- Michigan Technological University, 1983
- B.S., with high honors, Mechanical Engineering
Memberships
- Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, former President
- State Bar of Michigan
- Intellectual Property Law Section, former Chair
- Oakland County Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Michigan State College of Law Alumni Association, former President
Admissions
Not licensed or admitted to practice law in the state of Nevada
- Michigan, 1987
- Supreme Court of the United States, 1991
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1987
Professional Achievements
- The Best Lawyers in America©, 2016-2025
- Michigan Leading Lawyers, 2014-2021
- dbusiness, "Top Lawyers," 2016-2020
- Michigan Super Lawyers, 2007-2009; 2011-2012
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating
- "IP Law for Businesses: Protecting Yourself & Your Company Patenting for a Competitive Edge." ExecSense, Co-author, 2013.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prepared and filed over 50 patent applications for an automotive OEM for an electronically controlled automatic transmission. One of these patent applications produced the patent that won invention of the year in 1990 by the Intellectual Property Organization.
EditManaged a team of attorneys that prepared and filed over 50 patent applications for a hybrid vehicle for an automotive OEM. Under this leadership, the team obtained the disclosures from a contract supplier, drafted the patent applications, and filed them all on the same day.
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Presentations
- The Seminar Group, "The Business of Marijuana in Nevada," July 18, 2018, Las Vegas, NV.
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52 Attorneys Have Been Named to the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to WatchW. West Allen, Kevin C. Backus, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Miriam Leskovar Burkland ... , Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Todd E. Kennedy, Rodger Kershner, Jon D. Kreucher, Brian A. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Robert L. Rosenthal, John J. Savage, Daniel A. Balavitch, Aaron Beresh, Bill Blancke, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Daniel Chojnowski, David L. Edelblute, Sam Fares, Ryan W. Gardner, Brett G. Garwood, Jonathan F. Karmo, Dane M. Lepola, Rui Lu, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Kristine A. Miller, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Kaila E. Patrick, Carolina A. Rodriguez, Madison Scaggs, Nicholas W. Starr, Stephanie Sitto, Marcus Smetka, Michael D. Solt, Hubert H. Yi
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45 Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”W. West Allen, Kevin C. Backus, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran ... , Thomas W. Davis, II, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Sam Haidle, Robert Hernquist, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Brian A. Kreucher, Jon D. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Bill Blancke, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Daniel Chojnowski, David L. Edelblute, Ryan W. Gardner, Brett G. Garwood, Kristine A. Miller, Jonathan F. Karmo, Dane M. Lepola, Rui Lu, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Kaila E. Patrick, Marcus Smetka, Michael D. Solt, Nicholas W. Starr
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Thirty-Five Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023Aaron Beresh, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Alexander S. McGee, Andrew (Jake) Grove, Brett G. Garwood ... , W. West Allen, Thomas W. Davis, II, Seaton J. Curran, Sam Haidle, Rodger Kershner, Robert L. Rosenthal, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Paul S. Mazzola, Patrick M. McCarthy, Noah A. Menold, Miles T. Macik, Michael V. Kell, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Marcus Smetka, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Kevin C. Backus, Kaila E. Patrick, Jonathan F. Karmo, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Daniel H. Bliss, Mark J. Gardberg, Dane M. Lepola, Christopher A. Cali, Richard J. Cantor, Robert Hernquist
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Twenty-Eight Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022W. West Allen, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Mark J. Gardberg ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Sam Haidle, Robert Hernquist, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Marcus Smetka
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® and Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch 2021W. West Allen, Daniel H. Bliss, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, Mark J. Gardberg ... , Andrew (Jake) Grove, Robert Hernquist, Sam Haidle, Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Michael V. Kell, Rodger Kershner, Jon D. Kreucher, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Robert L. Rosenthal, Aaron Beresh, Paul S. Mazzola, Noah A. Menold, Adrianna Agosta Nichol, Marcus Smetka
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® 2020Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert Hernquist, Rodger Kershner, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert L. Rosenthal, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2019Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, R. Saleha Mohamedulla, Robert Hernquist, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Thirty Howard & Howard Attorneys Named to Michigan 'Leading Lawyers' 2018Andrew (Jake) Grove, Brad Knickerbocker, Daniel H. Bliss, Gary A. Peters, Gerald E. McGlynn, III ... , Henry J. Brennan, Mark A. Davis, Mark W. Peyser, Michael V. Kell, Michael Wais, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert E. Graziani, Rodger Kershner, Sam Haidle, Timothy M. Wittebort, Wayne C. Inman
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Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce Business Voice: Meet Your 2017 Business Excellence Awards Honorees!Michael Robert Lied, Alexander Villamar, Arthur O. Rogers, II, Bruce W. Benson, Daniel H. Bliss, Gwen Rutar Mullins ... , James Kohl, Jonathan W. Fountain, Mark J. Gardberg, Martin A. Little, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Robert Hernquist, Robert L. Rosenthal, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our 'Best Lawyers' 2018Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Mark J. Gardberg, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Seaton J. Curran, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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Howard & Howard Congratulates Our 'Best Lawyers' 2017Andrew (Jake) Grove, Daniel H. Bliss, Gerald E. McGlynn, III, Gwen Rutar Mullins, Jon D. Kreucher ... , Kristopher K. Hulliberger, Matthew J. Kreutzer, Michael V. Kell, Miles T. Macik, Patrick M. McCarthy, Robert L. Rosenthal, Rodger Kershner, Thomas W. Davis, II, W. West Allen
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