Lisa Normand Congleton focuses her practice in the area of intellectual property law. In particular, she concentrates on procuring, prosecuting, and enforcing trademarks and copyrights for clients with domestic and international portfolios. Lisa has represented plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property disputes in federal court and before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also has experience negotiating and drafting various entertainment industry contracts.
Lisa's practice primarily includes:
- Conducting trademark clearance searches, preparing trademark applications, and prosecuting trademarks for established and emerging companies
- Counseling clients on trademark, copyright, domain name, and music law issues
- Maintaining and enforcing clients' trademark rights through opposition and cancellation proceedings with the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Counseling clients on emerging branding issues, such as mobile device applications and social media
- Negotiating and drafting various intellectual property agreements
- Protecting clients' trademark rights through Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings
- Various copyright and trademark infringement lawsuits