Intellectual Property Attorney
Resume:
IP COUNSEL AND TRADEMARK ATTORNEY
A self-motivated results-oriented and cross-functional Legal Attorney with distinctive experience in Patents and Trademarks; analytical and creative, thrives in start-up projects with a talent to adapt to new challenging business scenarios and to establish positive interpersonal relationships; excellent Communication Skills.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Trademarks and Copyrights
Litigation Support
Legal Writing
Policy Writing
Patents
Contracts
Mergers and Acquisitions
E-commerce
Licensing
Negotiations
Legal Proofing
Entertainment Law
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In-house Counsel – Entertainment & Media Production 2007 to Present
Stelor Productions, LLC Gaithersburg, MD
• Draft, review and negotiate all areas of legal implications like employment contracts, purchase agreements, MSAs, SOWs and other corporate documents.
• Research, draft and file business patents, trademarks and copyright applications to maximize branding and leveraging power.
• Trademark, copyright and domain name monitoring and enforcement, including filing of UDRP and TTAB actions and dispute resolution.
• Manage company-wide IP portfolio by performing national and international IP enforcement.
• Review and renegotiate licensing terms for royalty agreements, trademark licensing and copyright licensing agreements.
• Ensure adherence to corporate compliance with PCI, SOX and other federal and state regulations.
• Assist and work with outside Counsel on Company litigations.
Contracts Attorney – Software Solutions 2006 to 2007
Zolon Tech – Information Technology Sterling, VA.
• Negotiated contracts and coordinated with different providers to add more services to product suite.
• Produced legal documentation for all advertising materials like sales contracts, manuals and brochures.
• Interpreted contracts and processed correspondence with prime or subcontracting parties.
• Reviewed and negotiated terms and conditions of SOWs, contracts and software agreements.
• Ensure corporate compliance with SOX, HIPAA and other federal and state laws/regulations.
• Managed and administered existing contracts for monitoring performance and wrote amendments and revisions to specifications.
• Acted as liaison between company and subcontractors to implement fulfillment of contracts.
Contracts Attorney – Document Reviewing Mar- Aug 2006
Arnold and Porter – Litigation Support Washington, DC.
• Researched and reviewed documents in an international antitrust litigation matter in discovery stage.
• Reviewed and identified documents for privilege and confidentiality.
• Assisted in completion of legal documentation and contracts
Law Clerk – Trademark and Copyrights 2005 to 2006
Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Washington, DC.
• Assisted ESA in all intellectual property, copyright piracy and anti-counterfeiting matters.
• Drafted cease & desist letters and assisted in trademark and copyright enforcement nationally and internationally.
• Conducted legal research and writing on ESA Policy.
• Engaged in legislative tracking and analysis.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Post-Graduate Law Degree: L.L.M in Intellectual Property 2005
Franklin Pierce Law Center Concord, NH
Bachelors Degree in Law: L.L.B (JD Equivalent) 2004
Bangalore University Bangalore, India
Graduate Diploma: Computer Science 2000
National Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India
Bar Admission: 2006
New York New York, NY
Bar Admission: 2006
India Bangalore, India
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Seminars:
INTA/WIPO International Forum on Trademarks and Industrial Design, Washington D.C.
Association of Corporate Counsel, New York
Intellectual Asset Management for High Tech Industries – Workshop New York, U.S.A
Contracts and Negotiations Workshop – NSG Training Toronto, Canada
Memberships:
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
South Asian Bar Association (SABA)
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