Christine P. James

Christine P. James

Christine James focuses her practice on domestic and international trademark protection and licensing. She helps clients determine the availability of trademarks, develop and implement appropriate trademark registration programs, monitor and enforce trademark rights, and leverage the goodwill of trademarks through licensing.

Selected Experience

· Advises clients embarking on extensive international trademark protection programs

· Represents clients in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and the E.U.'s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market

Background

· Member of Board of Directors at The Atlanta School, Inc.

· Active member of The International Trademark Association (INTA)

· Assisted INTA in reviewing the proposed Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements

· Active member of INTA's Committee on Geographical Indications (North America).

· Co-editor of the INTA Country Guides publication.

· Published in the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, the Entertainment Law Review and The Intellectual Property Strategist.

· Speaks regularly on domestic and international trademark protection.