Jason is a Partner at The Sladkus Law Group and is a dedicated brand protection attorney. He has spent his entire career helping clients secure, protect, and enforce their valuable trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property. Jason’s practice focuses on dispute work, from pre-litigation demand letters through all phases of formal litigation. Jason regularly represents clients in federal courts around the country, before the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and in Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed working with clients in many different industries including firearms, fashion and apparel, film and entertainment, technology, alcoholic beverages, construction, home goods, nutritional supplements, hospitality, and many others.
Jason was one of the first graduates of the University of Miami School of Law’s joint J.D./M.M. program. He graduated cum laude and with a Master’s degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries. Prior to law school, Jason obtained a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a minor in English from the University of Maryland, where he also graduated cum laude and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Before joining The Sladkus Law Group, Jason worked for IP/entertainment law firms in both Miami and Nashville. He is an Atlanta native, is active in the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and is a member of the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
The American Knife & Tool Institute is grateful for Jason’s knowledgeable contributions to the resources available to our membership.