Experience · Representation of clients in connection with U.S. and foreign trademark matters, including management of international trademark portfolio consisting of trademarks registered or pending in over 50 countries · Representation of clients in connection with enforcement of trademarks, copyrights and domain names · Representation of clients in connection with developing strategies for trademark protection in the U.S. and worldwide · Representation of clients in connection with clearance of intellectual property and publicity rights · Representation of Fortune 500 Company in connection with its trademark portfolio and other intellectual property matters · Representation of open source software companies in connection with trademark, copyright and licensing matters · Representation of clients in licensing matters, including licensing of software, trademarks and other intellectual property · Representation of clients in connection with transfers of intellectual property · Advising clients regarding internet legal issues and the use of social media · Law Clerk to the Honorable Howard S. Chasanow, Court of Appeals of Maryland (1997-1998) General Information Awards · Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2010 - present · Named a "Rising Star" by Maryland Super Lawyers (2009, 2010, 2011) Memberships · Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section · Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City · Member: American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section · Board Member: Maryland Lawyers for the Arts; Chair of the Nominating Committee (2006-2008) · Member & Co-Chair of Baltimore Section: The Association of Women in International Trade · Member: International Trademark Association · Member: Intellectual Property Owners Association Speaking/Writing · Author: Beware of Cybersquatting and other Domain Name Abuse, Associations Now (April 2008) · Author: The Trademark Times are Changing, The Maryland Bar Journal (2003) · Presenter: Intellectual Property in Lending and Other Commercial Transactions, SBA Lenders' Quality Circle Meeting, February 28, 2002 · Presenter: Intellectual Property Issues, How To Conduct A Successful Commercial Closing In Maryland, Lorman Educational Services, September 13, 2001 · Presenter: Breakfast Briefing on the Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, September 14, 2000 · Presenter: Protecting Intellectual Property in the Workplace, Covenants Not to Compete in Maryland, Lorman Educational Services, March 28, 2000 · Presenter: Registering and Protecting Your Company's Names, Slogans and Creative Expressions, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Technology and Intellectual Property Legal Issues Workshop, October 28, 1999 · Presenter: Protecting Intellectual Property in the Workplace, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Technology and Intellectual Property Legal Issues Workshop, October 28, 1999 Articles How Trademark Owners Can Prevent Their Marks From Becoming .XXX Domain Names
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