Ken Germain has joined UD as a Distinguished Professorial Practitioner in Residence to teach intellectual property-oriented students and to help strengthen PILT. He leads the trademark practice group in the Cincinnati office of Thompson Hine LLP and focuses his practice on trademark counseling, consulting, and litigation. He is often an expert witness on issues relating to trademarks and unfair competition. 

Prof. Germain is a frequent presenter at events focused on intellectual property as well as a prolific publisher, having written articles for The Annual Review of U.S. Trademark Law. He serves on the Advisory Council for the J. Thomas McCarthy Center for Intellectual Property and Technology Law and is the founder and continuing chairman of the All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property seminar, which recently held its 15th annual statewide program. Prof. Germain earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was Associate Editor of the N.Y.U. Law Review.