Focus Areas
Litigation
- Successfully represented clients in over 100 trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the United States Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- Manage U.S. trademark enforcement litigation in over a dozen jurisdictions for a medical device manufacturer.
- Defeated motion for preliminary injunction in trademark and trade dress infringement action brought against client in the hardware and home improvement industry.
- Defended clients in copyright infringement and DMCA litigation involving various media.
- Secured victory in patent infringement action after favorable claim construction ruling, affirmed on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
- Represented client in Section 337 action before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Secured full defense verdict for a well-known sporting goods manufacturer in a trademark infringement jury trial.
Intellectual Property Counseling
- Trademark selection and clearance counseling
- U.S. trademark prosecution
- Global trademark portfolio management
- Management of enforcement strategies and informal dispute resolution, including Internet, search engine, and social media misuses
- Domain name management and disputes
- Copyright application, registration, defense, and enforcement
- DMCA take-down notices
- Advertising regulation and review
- “U.S. Court of Appeals Weighs in on Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Classification,” Thompson Hine Cannabis Practice Update, May 2022
- “Ignorance of the Law Is an Excuse: Supreme Court Holds a Copyright Registration Containing Inaccurate Information Can Be Valid,” Thompson Hine Intellectual Property Update, March 2022
- “Supreme Court Opines on Challenging Trademark Registration,” Thompson Hine Intellectual Property Update, March 2015
- Co-presenter, “Copyright & Trademark: What You Need To Know,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Podcast Series, May 2022
- Presenter, “Protecting Your Intellectual Property – Beware the Trolls,” Thompson Hine Investment Management Coffee Chat Webinar Series, May 2021
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021, 2022 for Litigation-Intellectual Property and Trademark Law
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2015-2021
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2009-2010, 2012-2014
Professional Associations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Cincinnati Bar Association
- CincyIP
Community Activities
- 2021 Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s Building Cultural Competence Program, member
- 2015 WE Lead Leadership Development Program Class X, member
- Transylvania University Alumni Executive Board, board member, April 2012
- Children’s Law Center Inc., board member, May 2011
- 2010 class of Leadership Kentucky, member
- Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s 2009 C-Change Leadership, Development Program, member
- 2012 Call Program, member
Professional Activities
- Panel Moderator, “Diversity and Inclusion Best Practices for Legal Employers,” Kentucky Diversity & Inclusion Summit, April 2015
- Steering Committee, CincyBrand Premiere Branding Conference, 2014, 2016; Panel Moderator “Branding Cincinnati,” April 2016
- Duke Law School Moot Court Board, member, 1997-1999; chair, 1998-1999
Education
- Duke University, J.D., 1999, cum laude,
member (1997 to 1999) and managing editor (1998 to 1999), Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy
- Transylvania University, B.A., 1996, summa cum laude,
Political Science with a minor in History
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Weighs in on Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Classification,
Cannabis Practice Update
, May 25, 2022 - Ignorance of the Law Is an Excuse: Supreme Court Holds a Copyright Registration Containing Inaccurate Information Can Be Valid,
Intellectual Property Update
, March 2, 2022