DETROIT – Butzel continues to expand its Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Department with the addition of attorney and shareholder Gregory L. Ozga. He is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
For more than 20 years, Ozga has helped domestic and international clients, in a variety of industries, navigate a multitude of IP issues. His practice encompasses the full lifecycle inherent to IP, including brand development, global IP prosecution, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, joint development agreements, patent and trademark validity and infringement opinions, prosecution, and litigation.
Ozga is known for reducing IP risks and strengthening protection of stakeholders’ innovations and brands. He has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent and trademark applications across various industries.
His experience includes collaborating with businesses at all levels to identify and establish new products and brands for monetization. Ozga assesses client products and services to identify trade secrets, patents, trademarks, and copyrights and then works with the client to develop groups of IP that will meet their long-term goals. His specific areas of experience include a variety of sectors: automotive, robotics, medical, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), clothing/fashion brands, cannabis, and food industries.
Ozga’s extensive experience in brand development and enforcement further include trademark and copyright law matters encompassing the evaluation and filing of trademark and copyright registrations, management of trademark portfolios, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings, investigation and response to infringement claims, and issuing online takedown notices, cease-and-desist letters, and filing trademark complaints with a variety of major online platforms.
When litigation and enforcement is required, clients benefit from Ozga’s substantial experience. He litigates matters involving intellectual property infringement. He has represented appellants and appellees in matters pending before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Sixth Circuit. He also has represented clients before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan – IP Law Section, Michigan IP Law Association (MIPLA) and the American Bar Association.
Ozga holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Albion College and a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
