SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooks Kushman law firm's Marc Lorelli was recently appointed president of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA), an organization that consists of Michigan intellectual property (IP) attorneys, patent agents and law students who are interested in IP issues. In this role, Lorelli, a shareholder at Brooks Kushman, will be responsible for acting as the official representative of the association.

"I have a passion for intellectual property law - especially IP litigation - so helping the advancement of patent law in Michigan is very important to me," Lorelli said. "The MIPLA has a rich history of promoting the development and improvement of IP issues and I am proud to be a member of such a noteworthy organization."

In addition to acting as the official representative of the MIPLA, as president, Lorelli will provide leadership and strategic vision to the organization to aid in its growth and importance, offer guidance to the organization's standing committees and preside over all meetings of the membership, as well as the Board.

The MIPLA was founded in 1915 by nine Detroit patent attorneys and was originally named the Michigan Patent Law Association. The organization works to: promote the advancement of industry, commerce and the fine and useful arts by the creation, maintenance and improvement of IP rights; develop and disseminate information concerning matters affecting and of interest to inventors, manufacturers and the patent profession; maintain a high ethical standard among practitioners dealing with patent, trademark and copyright matters; foster good fellowship and promote communication among its members; and consider and take appropriate action concerning matters of mutual interest.

Founded in 1983 by five intellectual property (IP) attorneys, Brooks Kushman P.C. is a leading IP and commercial law firm based in Southfield, Mich. with an office in Los Angeles. Since its inception, the firm has grown to approximately 70 lawyers and patent agents, gaining a reputation both nationally and internationally as a leader in providing cutting-edge, timely and cost-effective IP counseling.

Brooks Kushman helps to protect the IP of America's most innovative companies and counts four U.S. Fortune 100 companies among its clients. Often recognized by peers and leading trade publications, Brooks Kushman has been named a Go-To Law Firm(R) by the top 500 companies, according to Corporate Counsel magazine and a "Best at Client Focus" firm, according to large and Fortune 1000 companies surveyed by The BTI Consulting Group. For more information, visit www.brookskushman.com.

SOURCE Brooks Kushman P.C.