True Value Company v. Premierco/Robert Aronin, 2012 NAFDD LEXIS 163 (2012) –Initiated Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings against cybersquatter and successfully acquired truevaluetools.com domain name for client.
True Value Company v. Tackle Tamer, 2012 NAFDD LEXIS 126 (2012) – Initiated Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings against cybersquatter and successfully acquired greenthumbstuff.com domain name for...
- American University - Washington College of Law, J.D., 1997,
magna cum laude
- Mount Holyoke College, M.A., B.A., Italian, 1994,
magna cum laude
- Minnesota State Bar, 2007
- Connecticut State Bar, 1998
- District of Columbia, 1999
Co-Chair of M&G Trademark Group (2019)
International Trademark Association
Minnesota State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Intellectual Property Section
Member of CompuMark Client Advisory Panel (2016-2019)
Board of Directors for Leech Lake Legacy (2016-Present)
Co-chair of M&G Trademark Staff Group (2018-Present)
Co-Chair of M&G Income Partner Group (2019)
Publications
Copyright Owners Should Prepare For Music Royalty Reform, Co-Authored with Lindsay Jones, Law360, September 25, 2018
The Top Five Mistakes Businesses Make When Creating a Brand, Charming Keepsakes Newsletter, April 2012
Specimen Basics, January 15, 2011
GETTING INTO THE GAZETTE: Tips For ®esponding To ®efusals, ®equests and ®equirements, Faculty, 2009 Intellectual Property Institute, September 24, 2009
Inside the USPTO’s Closet, September 22, 2009
It’s In the Way That You Use It (Specimen Basics and Avoiding Functionality Refusals), January 26, 2009
Specimens of Use and Filing Bases: An Overview, May 9, 2008
The Basics of Trademark Prosecution, July 18, 2007
An Introduction to Specimens of Use, February 2006
Pendency Task Force, USPTO, July 2004 – August 2005
Intellectual Property Law and Pirating Music, Renbrook School, Connecticut, February 2004
Descriptive Designs Under 2(e)(1) of the Trademark Act – A Case Review of In Re Nonu, Inc., USPTO, May 2001
The Relationship Between Service Mark Specimens & The Recitation of Services, USPTO, January 2001
Presentations
Avoiding Global Brand Rollout Killers and ‘Gotchas’ on Absolute Grounds,” co-presented with Christopher Schulte at the Minnesota Intellectual Property Association Annual Stampede, April 23, 2025
Cyberworld: Bringing Business And IP Strategies Together CLE, April 2019
Hot Topics, Trends, & Updates: Cybersecurity, Patent Litigation Decisions, and the Implications CLE (July 11, 2018)
Mastering Requests for Reconsideration and Ex Parte Appeals: Seasoned Practitioners and Former Trademark Office Examining Attorneys Discuss Strategies, Panelist, Minnesota CLE Mastering U.S. Trademark Registration Practice, Feb. 16, 2016
Niche Practice Areas: One Might Be Right for You, The New Lawyer Experience, Minnesota CLE, January 9, 2009
Behind the Scenes at the USPTO – The Examiner’s Prospective Webinar, September 26-27, 2007
Working with Trademark Examining Attorneys: Two Insiders Tell All, Faculty, Midwest Intellectual Property Institute, September 2006