Caleb Green is an associate in the Dickinson Wright Las Vegas office. His primary areas of practice include intellectual property, government affairs, immigration, and cyber-security and data protection matters. Namely, Caleb’s experience revolves around on trademark prosecution, intellectual property litigation and enforcement, deportation defense, employment immigration, government affairs, and business matters. Prior to law school, Caleb worked as an information technology profession and network engineer for the Office of Information Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Education & Credentials
Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.A., Computer Science, 2015William S. Boyd School of Law
J.D., 2019- Taught free informational class on Immigration at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
- Taught free information class on Intellectual Property Law
- Black Law Student Association, President and Western Regional Vice Chair
- Clinic Legal Excellence Award (CLEA) for performance in Immigration legal clinic
Bar Admission
Acknowledgements
- Lawyers of Color
- Hot List, 2020
- American Bar Association
- "Young Lawyer Fellow," 2021
Prominent Assignments
- Author, “The New Copyright Small Claims Board Presents Problems for Copyright Owners and Small Businesses,” IP Watchdog,
- March 2021Drafted trademarks opinions, copyright memos, and conducted preliminary searches for prominent clients by analyzing the risk of infringement and federal registration potential
- Participated in trademark and copyright enforcement activities to protect clients’ intellectual property rights by evaluating potential infringement claims, drafting and responding to cease and desist letters, recording federal registrations with the U.S. Custom and Border Patrol Office
- Participated in trademark and copyright federal registration prosecution including: drafting U.S. and foreign and copyright applications for prominent clients, responding to trademark office actions from the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) and copyright refusals from the U.S. Copyright Office, and renewing federal trademark applications.
- Drafted intellectual property assignment and licensing agreements for various clients
- Drafted appellate briefs for the Trademark Trial an Appeal Board (TTAB)
- Representing clients in immigration court and before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
- Lobbying and testifying before the Nevada state legislature, Clark County commission, and various local government entities regarding proposed regulations and bills.
Professional Involvement
- Western Region of the National Black Law Students Association, Advisory Board
- Las Vegas National Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association IP Section Law Student Action Group, Chair
- ABA Sports & Entertainment Forum, Liaison
- National Black Law Student Association, Alumni Board
Community Involvement
- Provide pro bono immigration services
Publications/Presentations
- Featured, IP Considerations for Landlords, DW’s Minutes on the Matter, March 2021
- Panelist, “Getting Started: Maximizing Your Finances,” National Bar Association, February 2021
- Author, “Upholding the Constitution Through Diversity,” State Bar of Nevada, February 2021
- Author, “Patently Unfair: Racial Inequality Through the U.S. Intellectual Property Legal System,” Clark County Bar Association, January 2021
- Co-Author, “Re-Open for Nevada: Nevada OSHA Issues Guidelines for Nonessential Nevada Businesses Resuming Operations,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, May 2020
- Author, “A Victory for Street Artists,” for the Clark County Bar Association, May 2020
- Co-Author, “Stay Home for Nevada: Nevada Emergency Directive 016 Loosens and Modifies Restrictions for Nonessential Businesses and Various Activities,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, May 2020
- Co-Author, “Romag Fasteners V. Fossil: Unfastening the Circuit Split on Profit Awards for Trademark Infringement,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, May 2020
- Co-Author, “Copyright Office Response to COVID-19 Pandemic,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-Author, “Nevada State and Local Governments Make Licensing and Permit Accommodations to Help Businesses Amid the COVID-19 Crisis,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-Author, “Maintaining Trade Secrets Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-Author, "Stay Home for Nevada: Nevada Emergency Directive 013 Tightens Sanitization/Social Distancing and Adds Enforcement Teeth," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-Author, "To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Why Businesses Should Not Stay Silent Amid COVID-19," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-Author, "COVID-19 Poses Increased Cybersecurity Risks to Employers and Businesses," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Co-author, “Religious Institutions v. COVID-19: Why Religious Institutions Should Think Twice Before Live Streaming", Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020
- Author, “Phishing in the Desert,” Communiqué Magazine, a Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) publication, March 2020
- Author, “Landlords Beware, A Tenant’s Junk Could Be Valuable”, Dickinson Wright Client Alert, November 2019
- Co-Author, Examining Recent USPTO Programs to Improve the Trademark Register, IP Watchdog (May 2019)
- Co-Author, Understanding the Important Sovereign Shield Ruling, Tribal Business Journal (September 2018)
- Nevada Leads the Way in Cyber-Security Legislative Efforts, Cyber Defense Magazine (August 2017)
- An Intellectual Property Legal Guide for Startups (August 2017)
- The Impact of Historical Context and Texas’s Voter ID Law, National Bar Association Civil Rights Law Section Newsletter (Summer 2017)