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Dyan M. House 
600 Banner Place Tower
12770 Coit Road
Dallas, Texas 75251

Phone:
972-628-3600

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 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 franchisers as well as a variety of general contract matters.

Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Areas of Practice:
Intellectual Property Law
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 2002
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2008
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2002
J.D.


University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1998
M.A.
Major:  Italian Studies


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1996
B.A.
Major:  Italian
Major:  Art History


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


Dallas Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Franchise section


Dallas Bar AssociationFranchise & 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


Pro Bono Activities:
Elan Circle, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Languages:
Italian
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