Christine (Beaman) Rankin Email & Phone Number

Greensboro

Oversee the Global Trademark, Patent, Copyright and Licensing Portfolio of the Wrangler, Lee and Rock and Republic Apparel Brands

• Practice focused on intellectual property matters with a special emphasis in the areas of licensing and trademark prosecution. Regularly assists clients with respect to the following types of matters:
• Management and implementation of worldwide licensing programs, including drafting and negotiating domestic and international license agreements
• Trademark prosecution and management, including performing trademark clearance analysis, counseling clients on the adoption of trademarks domestically and worldwide, prosecuting trademark applications in the United.
• IP transactions, including advising clients regarding intellectual property issues in connection with divestments, mergers and acquisitions; draft and negotiate assignment agreements relating to the transfer of.
• Internet and cyberlaw, including recommending appropriate actions to take with respect to cybersquatting and Internet domain name disputes, including litigation avoidance strategies.

• Provided legal advice to CEO, CFO and other executive and business team members relating to all intellectual property matters, as well as corporate, commercial, employment, strategic partnerships, mergers and.
• Managed all internal legal and intellectual property matters relating to the acquisition of YellowPages.com by a joint venture arrangement between BellSouth and SBC that closed in November 2004. After the merger.
• Established and implemented corporate web advertising policy and website user terms and conditions with the purpose of mitigating risk associated with keyword advertising and all third party content placed on.
• Ensured company’s compliance with federal and state laws and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to deceptive advertising laws, CAN SPAM legislation, privacy laws and employment regulations, and crafted.
• Directed successful litigation against an international internet scam campaign infringing upon the company’s core brand.
• Negotiated, drafted and advised company in connection with a variety of commercial transactions including various sales, license and distribution agreements, sales commission agreements, severance agreements.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: University of Cincinnati Law Review, MemberAttended last year of law school at The Ohio State University Moritz.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)