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Overview

  • More than 20 years of experience counseling clients in a wide range of trademark, copyright and advertising matters

  • Handles U.S. and international trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement, brand development and management, trademark and copyright infringement counseling and disputes, domain name issues, advertising compliance, sweepstakes and contest rules, and copyright registrations for software and databases

 

Representative Experience

  • Currently manages more than 1000 U.S. trademark applications and registrations and more than 3000 active trademarks worldwide
  • Provides trademark counsel for clients in the consumer goods, medical device, publishing, computer software, and information technology fields
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Education
University of Minnesota Law School  »  J.D.
University of Minnesota  »  B.A.  »  Journalism
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Areas of Practice
TrademarksCopyrightsAdvertising & Promotional Law
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Recognition

Minnesota Law & Politics  »  “Super Lawyer”  »  Top 40 in Intellectual Property Law  » 
Top 100 Women Super Lawyers

Martindale Hubble—AV Rated

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Associations & Pro Bono

American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section  »  Council, 2004 – 2008  »  Chair, Books Editorial Board, 2007 - 2010  »  Member, 2007-present  » 
Content Advisory Board, 2007 - present

International Trademark Association
Givens Foundation for African American Literature  »  Board Member, 2003 – 2008  »  Officer, 2005 – 2008

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Publications & Presentations

“Protecting Trademark Rights Outside the U.S. - Best Practices for Registering Marks Abroad, Understanding the Madrid System, and Enforcing IP Rights”  »  Strafford Publications Teleconference (2013)

“Trademark Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions”  »  Advanced Trademark Law  »   Minnesota CLE (2011)
“An Introduction to Trademark Clearance”  »  Introduction to Trademark Law  »  Minnesota CLE (2011)
“Trademark Co-Existence Agreements – Evaluating, Negotiating and Structuring Agreements to Resolve Trademark Disputes”  »  Strafford Publications Teleconference (2009-2012)
“Protecting Intellectual Property in Europe”  »  Doing Business in Europe – French American & German American Chambers of Commerce (2010)
“Trademark Co-existence Agreements”  »  National Constitutional Center Webinar (2010)
Trademark Infringement Remedies  »  BNA Books (2006 – Present)  »  Contributing Author
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