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I am a partner at Pierce Atwood in its Intellectual Property & Technology practice group in Portland, ME and Boston, MA. I specialize in managing and advising on the global trademark portfolios of highly successful, leading businesses of all sizes. My trademark practice includes counseling clients on the selection of new trademarks, clearance searching, U.S. and international prosecution, licensing, enforcement, oppositions, and litigation.I have handled trademark litigations and proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from filing to trial, and I have particular experience handling internet-related trademark issues and domain name disputes, including UDRP proceedings and federal lawsuits and foreign litigations involving domain names. I also advise clients on issues relating to keyword advertising and social media, and have expertise in generic top-level domain (gTLD) issues including use of the Trademark Clearinghouse.Prior to joining Pierce Atwood, I was a partner at the intellectual property firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner in Boston, where I practiced trademark law for nearly 15 years. I have appeared as a speaker on trademark issues before organizations such as the New England Corporate Counsel Association, the Boston Bar Association, and the American Bar Association; have been a guest lecturer on trade dress at Suffolk Law School in Boston; and have been a featured speaker at the American Intellectual Property Law Association's annual Trademark Boot Camp, providing training to lawyers on trademark practice.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Licensing, Litigation, Client Counseling, and 3 others.