John Beard

John Beard is a prominent shareholder at Butzel Long in Washington, D.C., with extensive experience in intellectual property law. Previously, John served as a partner and senior trademark attorney at Fishman Stewart Yamaguchi PLLC, where responsibilities included trademark and brand management, patent and copyright law, and domain name management. John's earlier roles include partner and head of the global trademark prosecution and counseling practice at Faegre & Benson, senior vice president and attorney at Merchant & Gould P.C., and officer and head of the IP practice at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Additionally, John started as an associate and partner in the IP group at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. John holds a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.