Dyan M. House

Phone: (972) 628-3638

Fax: (972) 628-3616

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Dyan House is an Associate at Munck Carter, and is a member of the Firm's Intellectual Property section concentrating her practice in the areas of trademark, copyright and licensing. Ms. House represents clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Ms. House provides counsel to a variety of businesses including restaurants, retail, engineering firms, software companies and non-profit organizations in the areas of trademark, copyright and licensing. Ms. House also advises clients on franchise regulatory matters as well as assists in the structure of franchise systems and related agreements. She provides day-to-day counsel on issues between franchisees and franchisors as well as a variety of general contract matters.

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2008

Published Works:

  • "Structuring License Agreements and Avoiding the Pitfalls of Franchise Law" Roundtable Moderator, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, May, 2010
  • "Copyright Fair Use", Dallas Bar Association's Headnotes, July, 2009
  • "The Inadvertent Franchise", The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June, 2009
  • "Effective Discovery and Litigation Support: Electronic Records and e-discovery", Dallas, December, 2008
  • "Dealing with e-discovery", Smart Business, December, 2008
  • "An Introduction to Franchising & Agreements", (Co-Author with Earsa Jackson), Dallas Bar Association's Headnotes, March, 2007
  • "Social Media Policies: Legal and Ethical Issues", Moderator, Dallas Bar Association, August, 2009

Honors and Awards:

  • Texas Rising Star, 2009 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Texas IP Section, Chair of Trademark Committee, 2010-2011
  • Dallas Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Franchise Section
  • Dallas Bar Association Franchise & Distribution Law Section Council
  • Dallas Bar Association CLE Committee
  • American Bar Association
  • American Bar Association Committee on Unfair Competition
  • American Bar Association Franchise Committee, IP Section
  • International Trademark Association
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • DFW Women in IP, Group Leader

Pro Bono Activities:

  • Elan Circle, Dallas Symphony Orchestra League,
    Board of Directors, Secretary, 2010-2011

Languages:

  • Italian

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