Libby Babu Varghese Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

• Responsible for ongoing management of IP (trademarks, patents and copyrights) portfolio for various music industry clients, with heavy focus on worldwide trademarks.• Conduct and analyze trademark clearance searches and patent novelty searches, render legal opinions and search reports on same.• Prepare, prosecute, and manage filing of global trademark, patent and copyright applications and coordinate with foreign counsel on same, as needed.• Conduct global trademark and patent… Show more • Responsible for ongoing management of IP (trademarks, patents and copyrights) portfolio for various music industry clients, with heavy focus on worldwide trademarks.• Conduct and analyze trademark clearance searches and patent novelty searches, render legal opinions and search reports on same.• Prepare, prosecute, and manage filing of global trademark, patent and copyright applications and coordinate with foreign counsel on same, as needed.• Conduct global trademark and patent portfolio audits.• Prepare trademark cease and desist letters, consent and coexistence agreements, manufacturing agreements and negotiate settlements all in coordination with foreign counsel, as needed, and handle logistics for same. • Perform global intellectual property due diligence investigations for merger and acquisition transactions and record related ownership transfers globally, as needed.• Advise colleagues and clients on intellectual property matters, risks, portfolio management and strategic development of same.• Assist and prepare Cancellation, Oppositions and Letter of Protest in U.S. Trademark Office.• Supervise staff attorneys and paralegals on IP matters. Show less

• Prepared and prosecuted utility and design patent applications globally.• Independently handled and coordinated simultaneous patent filings in 14 foreign jurisdictions to meet filing deadlines.• Managed 70 plus foreign patent filings and prosecutions based on parent U.S. patent filing.• Prepared freedom to operate analysis.• Counseled and strategized with clients on filing options in the U.S. and abroad.• Counseled clients on intellectual property issues intersecting with… Show more • Prepared and prosecuted utility and design patent applications globally.• Independently handled and coordinated simultaneous patent filings in 14 foreign jurisdictions to meet filing deadlines.• Managed 70 plus foreign patent filings and prosecutions based on parent U.S. patent filing.• Prepared freedom to operate analysis.• Counseled and strategized with clients on filing options in the U.S. and abroad.• Counseled clients on intellectual property issues intersecting with corporate issues. Show less

• Drafted and prosecuted utility and design patent applications and managed foreign counterpart filings.• Prepared and filed reissue applications and reexamination requests. • Reviewed, analyzed and prepared various agreements such as license agreements, assignments, non-disclosure and joint venture agreements. • Performed intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. • Prepared and assisted in the preparation of freedom to operate, right to use and… Show more • Drafted and prosecuted utility and design patent applications and managed foreign counterpart filings.• Prepared and filed reissue applications and reexamination requests. • Reviewed, analyzed and prepared various agreements such as license agreements, assignments, non-disclosure and joint venture agreements. • Performed intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. • Prepared and assisted in the preparation of freedom to operate, right to use and invalidity opinions including preparing claim construction and invalidity charts.• Provided patent litigation support. • Performed preliminary trademark clearance searches and prepared trademark applications. • Prepared and filed copyright applications for software and related screenshots. Show less

• Prepared and prosecuted U.S. utility and design patent applications. • Performed patent novelty searches.